Funk/Soul
Ernie K. Doe - Ernie K. Doe Vinyl LP (Used)
DESCRIPTION
Ernie K-Doe Review by Jason Ankeny
Filing Ernie K-Doe among the myriad one-hit-wonders littering the rock & roll landscape is an enormous disservice to artist and listener alike -- consider K-Doe's scorching, self-titled Janus LP, a deeply funky effort produced by Allen Toussaint that remains a lost classic of New Orleans R&B. Toussaint's soulful, infectious arrangements wonderfully complement K-Doe's eccentric vocals, guiding the singer through the twisted narrative of Southern soul from the mud-baked Memphis sound of Stax ("Who Ever's Thrilling You Is Killing Me") to the Crescent City funk of the Meters ("Lawdy Mama") and beyond. What K-Doe lacks as a traditional vocalist he more than compensates for as a pure entertainer, and it's impossible to imagine cuts like the sex-crazed "Here Come the Girls" achieving such libidinous transcendence in the hands of a more conventional performer.
CONDITION
VINYL: VG++
COVER: VG++
Stock images used. 1cm angled cut top right corner.
RELEASE DETAILS
Pressing Year:Â 1971
Pressing Country: US
Label: Janus
TRACKLISTING
Here Come The Girls   3:09
Back Street Lover   2:31
A Place Where We Can Be Free   3:14
Who Ever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) Â Â 2:29
I'm Only Human   4:09
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye   3:20
Fly Away With Me   2:55
A Long Way Back Home   3:07
Lawdy Mama   2:46
Talkin' 'Bout This Woman   3:26
Ernie K. Doe - Ernie K. Doe Vinyl LP (Used)
DESCRIPTION
Ernie K-Doe Review by Jason Ankeny
Filing Ernie K-Doe among the myriad one-hit-wonders littering the rock & roll landscape is an enormous disservice to artist and listener alike -- consider K-Doe's scorching, self-titled Janus LP, a deeply funky effort produced by Allen Toussaint that remains a lost classic of New Orleans R&B. Toussaint's soulful, infectious arrangements wonderfully complement K-Doe's eccentric vocals, guiding the singer through the twisted narrative of Southern soul from the mud-baked Memphis sound of Stax ("Who Ever's Thrilling You Is Killing Me") to the Crescent City funk of the Meters ("Lawdy Mama") and beyond. What K-Doe lacks as a traditional vocalist he more than compensates for as a pure entertainer, and it's impossible to imagine cuts like the sex-crazed "Here Come the Girls" achieving such libidinous transcendence in the hands of a more conventional performer.
CONDITION
VINYL: VG++
COVER: VG++
Stock images used. 1cm angled cut top right corner.
RELEASE DETAILS
Pressing Year:Â 1971
Pressing Country: US
Label: Janus
TRACKLISTING
Here Come The Girls   3:09
Back Street Lover   2:31
A Place Where We Can Be Free   3:14
Who Ever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) Â Â 2:29
I'm Only Human   4:09
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye   3:20
Fly Away With Me   2:55
A Long Way Back Home   3:07
Lawdy Mama   2:46
Talkin' 'Bout This Woman   3:26