Ohio Players - Pleasure - Silver - VINYL LP

Black Vinyl. Pleasure is the 1972 record from Detroit funk pioneers the Ohio Players. Immediately returning to the studio after the initial success of their debut album, Pain, this would become the most influential album of their career. Massive chart success came with this record, propelled by the song InchFunky Worm,Inch which went on to become one of the most sampled songs in Hip Hop history.Working with the original Westbound Records master tapes at the iconic 54 Sound studio in Detroit, these legendary recordings have been remastered by award winning engineer Dave Gardner with restoration and tape transfers by archival specialist Catherine Vericolli, and additional engineering assistance from in-house 54 Sound engineer Nick King. The vinyl is housed in a gatefold jacket, including a foldout poster of the iconic cover photo.

Rone - Megaptera [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/17/2026

- Translucent Green 2LP vinyl - Deluxe gatefold sleeve featuring stunning original futuristic artwork fully restored - The definitive pre-superstardom collection - First ever curated collection bringing together the complete Johnny Brantley productions - Curated and annotated by black music historian and 'Acid Jazz' co-owner DEAN RUDLAND.The definitive pre-fame / Pre-InchPainInchoverview of one of the world's greatest funk bands.By the time the OHIO PLAYERS released their breakthrough single InchPainInchin 1971 they had been together since the late Fifties, originally as the Ohio Untouchables and as the Ohio Players since 1967. Within a few years they would hit superstardom with US #1 pop hits InchFireInchand InchLove RollercoasterInch. However, it was their earlier work with legendary producer Johnny Brantely, featured here, that created their unique InchsoundInchand the foundation of their future success.This exclusive two-disc deluxe package gathers together - for the first time - all of the Johnny Brantley productions including every track originally released on single, the complete Observations In Time album, plus later compilation-only tracks and additional unreleased recordings from the vaults.Features the bands first R&B hit InchTrespassin'Inchand the Northern Soul anthem InchLove Slips Through My FingersInch. Also features the bands wacky funked-up cover version of Allen Toussaint's classic InchMother In LawInchwhich paved the way for the Top 20 hit InchFunky WormInch.As mentioned above The Ohio Players would go on to become one of the most successful soul and funk groups of the decade, they were a phenomenon. It was a success that was built on the work that was done in the late 1960s, when as a band with a new identity they forged a sound that was uniquely their own.