Kashmere Stage Band - Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 (CD)

 

Original sessions recorded primarily by Joel Johnson at Nashville Sound, Houston, & Bill Holford at ACA Recording Studios, Inc., Houston.
Live performances recorded on site by various engineers.


CD1
"Burning Spear" from <i>Our Thing</i> LP, 1969
"Boss City", "Take Five" & "Thank You" from <i>Bumper To Bumper Soul</i> LP, 1969-1970
"Do You Dig It, Man?", "Thunder Soul", "Super Bad", "Keep On Doing" (Keep Doing It) & "Don't Mean A Thing" (Not on this release) from <i>Thunder Soul</i> LP, 1970-1971
"Thank You", "All Praises", "Scorpio", "Do Your Thing" (Vocal Version) & "Al's Tune" from  <i>Zero Point</i> LP, 1971-1972
"Headwiggle" & "Shaft" from <i>Kashmere Stage Band Live ’73</i> LP, 1973
"Kashmere" from <i>Kashmere Stage Band Plays Originals</i> LP, 1974
"$$ Kash Register $$", "Zero Point" (LP Version), "Do Your Thing" (Instrumental), "Getting It Outta My System" (LP Version) from <i>Out Of Gas (But Still Burning)</i> LP, 1974
"Zero Point – Parts 1 & 2" previously unreleased with unknown personnel

CD2 (Enhanced CD)
"Intro", "Zero Point", "All Prises", & "Zero Point Reprise" recorded live at the Brownswood Stage Band Festival. February 26, 1972. Unknown Personnel, assumed to include members of the Band who recorded on the Zero Point LP
"Intro", "Do You Dig It, Man?", "Don't Mean A Thing", & "Thank You" recorded live at Lamar Tech, Beaumont, Texas. 1971. Unknown Personnel, assumed to include members of the Band who recorded on both the Bumper To Bumper Soul and Zero Point LPs.
"Intro", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Do You Dig It Man?", & "All Prises" recorded live at Sam Houston State University, Hunstville, Texas. 1972. Unknown Personnel, assumed to include members of the Band who recorded on both the Kashmere Stage Band Live '73 LP.
"Getting It Outa My System" (Alternate Take). Unknown Personnel

"Thank You" (Studio Version - CD1), "Scorpio", "Do Your Thing" (Vocal Version) are previously unissued extended versions

<i>Kashmere Stage Band Live ’73</i> included work from Nut, Bolt & Screw Company: Bruce Middleton (Tenor sax, Flute), Michael Johnson
(Trumpet), Gerald Calhoun (Bass), Reginald
Nelson (Fender Rhodes), Earl Spiller (Guitar), Craig Green (Drums) & The Royal Temps: Clyde Walker (Baritone), Larry Vidrine (1st Tenor), Clarence Witz (Bass), Henry Shepherd (1st Tenor), George Miller (2nd Tenor)

Format: CD

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    US  
Released:  2006
Genre:       Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:         Big Band, Jazz-Funk

 

Track listing:

. Studio Recordings
1.1. Boss City 3:40
1.2. Burning Spear 3:20
1.3. Take Five 3:44
1.4. Super Bad 1:47
1.5. Keep Doing It 3:04
1.6. Thunder Soul 3:23
1.7. Do You Dig It, Man? 3:54
1.8. Headwiggle 4:18
1.9. Do Your Thing 5:23
1.10. Scorpio 4:39
1.11. Thank You 5:01
1.12. Al's Tune 2:54
1.13. All Praises 6:37
1.14. Shaft 5:04
1.15. Kashmere 4:57
1.16. $$ Kash Register $$ 4:28
1.17. Zero Point – Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 (45 Version) 5:36
1.18. Getting It Out Of My System 4:13
. Live Performances & Alternate Takes
2.1. Intro 1:08
2.2. Zero Point 0:57
2.3. All Praises / Zero Point (Reprise) 6:14
2.4. Intro 0:20
2.5. Do You Dig It, Man? 3:46
2.6. Don't Mean A Thing 5:31
2.7. Thank You 5:59
2.8. Ain't No Sunshine 4:32
2.9. Do You Dig It, Man? 0:46
2.10. All Praises 7:03
2.11. Thank You (45 Version) 4:06
2.12. Zero Point (LP Version) 4:22
2.13. Do Your Thing (Instrumental) 4:17
2.14. Getting It Out Of My System 4:16
Video. Texas Jewels

 

 

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