16 Slabs of Funk

by The Jimmy Castor Bunch, Jimmy Castor

Overview

BMG Heritage's 2002 collection of The Jimmy Castor Bunch, 16 Slabs of Funk, doesn't cover as much ground as Rhino's 1995 set The Everything Man, but concentrates instead on Jimmy Castor's early '70s work for RCA Records. This means there are crucial tracks missing -- no "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You"; no "Bertha Butt Boogie"; no "Supersound" (to mention the most obvious tunes missing in action, and this isn't even counting a sampling of his earlier doo wop material tacked onto the Rhino set). So this really isn't the first place to turn if you want to hear The Jimmy Castor Bunch, especially if you want all the best stuff on one disc. However, if you want to dig deeper into his funky prime, this collection is a necessity, since it contains just three tracks from the Rhino comp; with the remaining 13 tracks being wildly funny, wildly funky, jams that may be silly; but for sheer enjoyment, The Jimmy Castor Bunch falls just below Parliament in their flamboyant goofiness. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/19/2002
Label:	Bmg Heritage
UPC:	0078636510422
Rank:	88788

Tracks

1. It's Just Begun
2. Say Leroy (The Creature From the Black Lagoon Is Your Father)
3. Psyche
4. Party Life
5. Soul Serenade
6. L.T.D. (Life, Truth & Death)
7. Troglodyte (Cave Man)
8. Helpless
9. When?
10. Luther the Anthropoid (Ape Man)
11. I Promise to Remember
12. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
13. You Better Be Good (Or the Devil Gon' Getcha)
14. I'm Not a Child Anymore
15. Tribute to Jimi: Purple Haze/Foxey Lady
16. Bad

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Jimmy Castor Bunch   Primary Artist,Conductor
Jimmy Castor   Primary Artist,Conductor
Gerry Thomas   Conductor

Technical Credits

Ewan MacColl   Composer
John Hudson   Product Manager
Rob Santos   Compilation Producer
The Jimmy Castor Bunch   Arranger,Composer
Jimmy Castor   Arranger,Composer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Bill Lacey   Mastering
Luther Dixon   Composer
Gerry Thomas   Arranger,Composer
Johnnie Pruitt   Composer
Jimmy Smith   Composer
Sue Raffman   Project Coordinator
Betty Ann Rizzo   Project Coordinator
Mathieu Bitton   Design,Art Direction
Stephanie Kika   Project Coordinator
Paul Williams   Compilation Producer
Laura Dorson   Project Coordinator
Michael Hill   Liner Notes
King Curtis   Composer
Jeremy Holiday   Production Coordination