Sho Is Funky Down Here (LP)

Sho is Funky Down Here and The Grodeck Whipperjenny are a pair of albums that are the result of an unlikely but highly productive musical relationship between James Brown, a superstar at the creative and commercial peaks of his long career, and David Matthews, a then young arranger-musician whose limited professional experience had little or nothing to do with the funk and soul of his collaborator.

James Browns psychedelic album, created by his then-bandleader David Matthews, and issued at the same time as Matthews classic The Grodeck Whipperjenny. Underground, fuzzy, rambling psych-funk. The genesis of Browns Talking Loud And Saying Nothing, a 1990s hip hop sample staple, informing A Tribe Called Quest, Large Professor, Brand Nubian and others.

Both albums were lacquered directly from the original master tapes at Capitol Studios. This is the first official reissue of both of these rare titles. Each album contains an extensive booklet with full annotation, liner notes by Brown historian Alan Leeds and never-before-published photos.

TRACKLIST:

A1. Sho Is Funky Down Here
A2. Don’t Mind
A3. Bob Scoward

B1. Just Enough Room For Storage
B2. You Mother You
B3. Can Mind