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review
by Alex Henderson
When the Ohio Players were burning up the R&B charts in the mid-'70s,
various budget labels tried to cash in on their popularity by putting out
collections of lesser-known material that they had recorded in the 1960s. One
of them was First Impressions, which focuses on the pre-Westbound sessions
that Johnny Brantley produced for the Players in New York in 1968. These
selections are quite different from their Westbound and Mercury output of the
1970s; in 1968, the Players' forte was raw, gritty, southern-style soul along
the lines of Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, and Rufus Thomas. In
fact, "Tell Me Why," "A Thing Called Love," and "It's a Cryin' Shame" sound like
they could have been recorded for Stax -- and the same goes for the early
Players singles "Trespassin'" and "I Got to Hold On." This LP doesn't contain
the Players' most essential work, but the material is generally enjoyable and
certainly isn't without historic value.
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Ohio Players - First Impressions
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Artist...............: Ohio Players
Album................: First Impressions
Genre................: Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1972
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 6/26/2013
Posted by............: Grad58 on 6/26/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front
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Tracklisting
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1. Ohio Players - A Little Soul Party (A Woman & Some Soul)[02:37]
2. Ohio Players - A Thing Called Love [03:01]
3. Ohio Players - Find Someone to Love [02:06]
4. Ohio Players - I Got to Hold On [02:23]
5. Ohio Players - It's a Cryin' Shame [02:08]
6. Ohio Players - My Neighbors [02:47]
7. Ohio Players - Over the Rainbow [03:58]
8. Ohio Players - Tell Me Why [01:52]
9. Ohio Players - Trespassin' [01:39]
10. Ohio Players - You Don't Mean It [02:19]
Playing Time.........: 24:55
Total Size...........: 69.41 MB
NFO generated on.....: 6/26/2013 2:32:16 PM
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