The Soul Searchers - Salt Of The Earth (2021 Remaster) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Frederic Belli - Belli Plays Works By Berio Rota Martin Rabe [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/22/2011

50th Anniversary Edition of the classic sophomore album by D.C.-based Funk and Go-Go legends, The Soul Searchers. Originally released in 1974 by Sussex Records, Salt of the Earth spotlights the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown, on gritty funk jams InchBlow Your WhistleInch and InchFunk to the Folks.Inch The instrumental InchAshley's RoachclipInch features perhaps the most sampled drum break in history, instantly recognizable as the basis for genre-spanning hits by Run-D.M.C., Duran Duran, Milli Vanillli, Ice Cube, Mick Jagger, P.M. Dawn, New Order, Eric B. & Rakim, EMF, LL Cool J, and many, many more. Beyond it's grooves, the album surprises with the tender balladry of InchWe ShareInch and a soulful rendition of Bacharach and David's InchClose to You.Inch This first-ever U.S. CD reissue of the highly influential Salt of the Earth features new liner notes by Justin Richmond (Wax Poetics).

Throughout the 1960s, Pye Records released a series of EPs by their leading hit recorders The Searchers. These EPs included hit singles, b-sides, album and EP-only tracks. Also included in this compilation is their French language EP. The Searchers held their InchFarewell TourInch in 2019, but you wouldn't bet against them still turning out to play the odd gig! Digitally remastered and slipcased