The Sand Dollars - Waterloo Bossa (feat. Gretchen Parlato) b/w Get Thy Bearings - 7-INCH SINGLE [7 inch Vinyl Disc]

Recorded in the early 2000s, The Sand Dollars' two Tropicália-inspired remakes of classic late 60's nuggets by The Kinks and Donovan are paired together for the first time here on F-Spot Records' new subsidiary tag Pangea International Recording Co., which focuses on world and global groove inspired releases, curated by David M Celia and Dan Ubick. From the vaults of Dan Ubick's Lions Den Studios, we get the crown jewel in Ray Davies' catalog, InchWaterloo SunsetInch from Something Else by The Kinks, redone as a funky Tropicália-inspired track and re-named InchWaterloo BossaInch complete with fuzzy compact organ, bouncy Fender bass, funky drums from Connie Price, a rich horn arrangement by Ubick's former Keystones cohort and trumpeter Todd M. Simon (Dap Kings, El Michels Affair, Macy Gray), string arrangement by mix guru and multi-instrumentalist Steve Kaye (The Lions, Inara George, Hepcat, Marley Bros.) and topped off with stereophonic vocals by jazz chanteuse Gretchen Parlato (Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding, Lionel Loueke). Side B's InchGet Thy BearingsInch was initially pressed on Now-Again Records back in 2003 and quickly sampled by Lily Allen on her track InchSunday MorningInch due to the raw and heavy drums and Fender bass courtesy of Connie Price and Richard InchDooInch Lee along-side inventive horn arrangement by Todd Simon flipping the original on it's heady head. Now freshly mastered, this B-side instrumental is available again as the hard-hitting remake of Donovan's classic from 1968's The Hurdy Gurdy Man LP that may inspire you to sample it as Biz Markie did on InchI Told You.Inch Album Tracks 1. Waterloo Bossa (Feat. Gretchen Parlato) 2. Get Thy Bearings (Instrumental)