The South Side Movement – The South Side Movement (vinyle coloré, Numéro 426)
RARITY - Sealed
Vocals – Melvin Moore
Bass – Ronald Simmons
Drums – Willie Hayes
Guitar – Bobby Pointer
Keyboards – Morris Beeks
Saxophone – Milton Johnson
Trombone – Bill McFarland
Trumpet – Stephen Hawkins
Written-by J. Van Leer (A1-5, B1-3, B5), B. Rush (A1), Pointer (A3), J. Moore (A4), Stevie Wonder (B4), Hawkins (A5, B5)
1LP, standard sleeve
Limited to 1000 numbered copies : number 426
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Color
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Gotta Groove Records
Label : VMP (Vinyl Me Please)
Original Label : Wand
Recorded at the Sound Market, Chicago (A1 to B2) and Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama (B3-5)
Engineered by Rich Adler, Mike Milcher
Produced by Jimmy Van Lear
Mastered by Dave Crawford
Photography by Waddell Loflin
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in 2023
Tracks:
Side A
- I' Been Watchin' You
- Love Turned Me Loose
- La Dee Da
- Have A Little Mercy
- Can You Get To That
Side B
- You're Gonna Lose My Love
- Come On And Love Me
- Everlasting Thrill
- Superstition
- Mud Wind
Reviews:
This 1973 gem is another obscure '70s soul-funk album released on a small one independent label that has become a favorite for crate-diggers and a great inspiration for hip-hop artists today and beyond.
Chicago-based The South Side Movement began as a backing band for Sam & Dave-inspired soul duo Simtec & Wylie; their self-titled debut on the Scepter imprint Wand - written largely by Chicago label owner and producer James Vanleer - landed a Top 20 R&B hit with "I' Been Watchin' You," and they made a few more records before disbanding in the mid-'70s.
So the usual one-hit wonder, right? Well, the South Side Movement never had the same commercial success, but that one hit was sampled by the Beastie Boys, Beck, Erykah Badu, Jadakiss and many others. The rest of the album is very tasty Windy City soul-funk, with a great cover of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" a highlight.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.73 / 5