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Shuggie Otis | Format: Audio CD

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Audio CD (28 Jun 2004)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: V2
ASIN: B00029CX7W
Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 119,889 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece 17 Mar 2007

By Musicman

Format:Audio CD

I am so lucky that I found this record. About six years ago this record was remastered and re-released. At that time I read a couple of favourable magazine reviews, came across the CD quite by chance in my local independant record store, (remember those?) and on a whim purchased it. I don't usually buy things without having a listen but I am so glad that on this occasion I did.

Shuggie was a true genius, a visionary who locked himself in the studio for months, reluctant to meet with record company executives who would visit from time to time to see how their money was being spent, sending out for horn and string sections to play his lush arrangements when required, and gradually piecing together almost single-handedly this beautiful record.

I won't go into individual discriptions of tracks because that's boring, and let's be honest; how can you have great music described to you? You have to hear it for yourself. Buy this album. You NEED it, you just don't know it yet.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Genius!!! 30 July 2005

By A Customer

Format:Audio CD

Ahhh just buy it trust me!! It has the original and much superior version of Strawbery Letter 23 it has some great rhodes work in it and pioneering use of the drum machine. Funky chilled out summer goodness all written and mostly performed by the teenage Shuggie who at 14 or 15 was hired by the great Zappa to play bass on 'Peaches En Regalia' so he has to be good. BUY IT NOW YOU FOOL!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece 5 Jan 2007

By Andy Edwards TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

Format:Audio CD

This is an amazing album - a funky mellow jazzy masterpiece, with some rock influences thrown in. Listening to it well over 30 years since it was produced you can hear just how influential he has been, and how far ahead of his time he was.

Included here are 4 tracks from his earlier album, Freedom Flight (1971) and this makes the package an essential (if it wasn't anyway). If you like Sly, Isaac, Curtis, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, the Isleys, mid 70's Marvin Gaye, etc etc you will not be disappointed by this - so buy this - NOW

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5.0 out of 5 stars legend

I cannot actually believe Shuggie Otis was not bigger, I recently started listening to him and my god, anyone who doesn't hear this album is seriously missing out. Read more

Published on 20 Oct 2008 by A. Fenton

5.0 out of 5 stars Sly inspired Treasure ahead of it's time

Prodigious talent Shuggie Otis was churning this stuff out as a one man box of tricks, programming, playing most things and composing and scoring all of the orchestral... Read more

Published on 23 Sep 2005 by D.Ro

5.0 out of 5 stars You Must Own This, Period

Like it was recorded tomorrow, this bona fide classic by Shuggie Otis is an album you must own. It was the template for Prince/Formerly and still sounds like Prince's great leap... Read more

Published on 14 April 2003 by "gwmope"

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Soul from a master at work

To all you neo-soul lovers feenin' for ol' skool soul classics, I'd say don't sleep on this gem. I put it up there, with the best of Stevie, Marvin and Donny. Read more

Published on 10 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Shuggie Otis, A lost talent

Half the album (plus Strawberry Letter 23, one of three inclusions from '71's Freedom Flight) is marvellous psychedelic soul - half Stevie Wonder, half Arthur Lee, or like Sly... Read more

Published on 21 April 2001

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