East of Underground - S/T - LP - Now Again Records

How much soul on this LP? A lot. How much funk on this LP? A lot. How much does an OG cost? A lot… So buy this essential reissue of a classic from the fringes of the soul and funk canon, an album originally given away by the U.S. Army during the height of the Vietnam War.

Tracklist:

A1 Higher
A2 Smiling Faces
A3 Hell Below
A4 People Get Ready
A5 Getting Over
B1 Bet’ya Never Lose My Love/California Dreamer
B2 Popcorn/Santana
B3 I Love You
B4 Java Girl
B5 Walk On By

Credits:

Bass Guitar – Ronald Hall
Drums – George Daniels
Lead Guitar – Lou Perry (2)
Rhythm Guitar – Gus Marquez
Vocals – Austin Webb, Bobby Blackmon, Larry Watson
Engineer – Heinz Boetcher, James Stout
Photography, Cover – Chico Arnaldo
Producer – Ted Spencer
Reissue Producer – David Hollander, Eothen Alapatt

Recorded in the studios of American Forces Network, Frankfurt, Germany.
Prepared and distributed by the Office of the Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the army.