We continue our look at the music of 50 years ago……
The music is pure 70’s funk…and the album cover was something we had never seen before…and some would rather we never see it…it was the LP “Pain” from the Ohio Players released in February of 1972.
Before they hit the singles charts with Fire & Love Rollercoaster, the Ohio Players released this LP which didn’t have any hits but showed their proto-funk chops would be a thing to reckon with going forward.
The title track is funky as hell plus they also push the old school soul button with “I Wanna Hear From You” and deliver a stright blues song in ‘The Reds”.
Some doesnt work but you can see where these guys are headed. Whether or not you can stand the LP covers will be an individual choice.
Here is the entire LP….
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