The Meters - A Message from The Meters: The Complete Josie, Reprise & Warner Bros. Singles 1968-1977 (3LP, Mono & Stereo)
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COMPILATION
The Meters [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Meters] :
- Joseph Modeliste - drums, vocals
- Art Neville - keyboards, vocals
- Cyril Neville - percussion, vocals
- Leo Nocentelli - guitar, background vocals
- George Porter, Jr - bass, background vocals
3 LPs, triple gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES except 5 Single Sides
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono (first 3 sides) & Stereo (last 3 sides)
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Real Gone Music
Original Label : Josie, Reprise, Warner
Remastered by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision Mastering
Liner Notes by Bill Dahl
Originally released in September 2016
Reissued in December 2022
Tracks:
Side A:
- Sophisticated Cissy
- Sehorns Farms
- Cissy Strut 3:02
- Here Comes The Meter Man
- Ease Back
- Ann
- Dry Spell
- Little Old Money Maker
Side B:
- Look-Ka Py Py
- This Is My Last Affair
- Chicken Strut
- Hey! Last Minute
- Hand Clapping Song
- Joog
Side C:
- A Message From The Meters
- Zony Mash
- Stretch Your Rubber Band
- Groovy Lady
- (The World Is A Bit Under The Weather) Doodle-Oop
- I Need More Time
- Good Old Funky Music
- Sassy Lady
Side D:
- Do The Dirt
- Smiling
- Cabbage Alley
- The Flower
- Chug Chug Chug-A-Log (Push N' Shove) (Part I)
- Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove) (Part II)
Side E:
- Hey Pocky A-Way
- Africa
- People Say
- Loving You Is On My Mind
- They All Ask'd For You
- Running Fast (Long Version)
Side F:
- Disco Is The Thing Today
- Mr. Moon
- Trick Bag
- Find Yourself
- Be My Lady
- No More Okey Doke
Reviews:
“Back in 1995, Rhino released a set called Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology, a double-disc compilation that rounded up 43 singles and album tracks in what appeared to be the final word on the seminal New Orleans soul band. Released some 21 years later, Real Gone Music's Message from the Meters: The Complete Josie, Reprise & Warner Bros. Singles 1968-1977 is a little more exacting in its approach: it focuses just on songs that made their way to a 7", so it excises the longer loose-limbed jams and demonstrations of instrumental prowess showcased on Funkify Your Life. In some respects, this performs a slight disservice to the Meters -- they may not have made concept albums but certainly used the form of a long-player to strut their stuff -- but by focusing on their tightest material, A Message from the Meters emphasizes how their groove never remained static, how they were flexible enough to dip their toes into disco without losing sight of their identity. By marching through the 45s in chronological order -- the entire first disc is in glorious, gritty mono -- the Meters seem vibrant and ever-changing, while remaining true to their bayou beat. Sometimes their attempts at riding coattails are conceptually a little silly -- witness "Stretch Your Rubber Band" -- but the group is so dexterous, so natural in its grooves, that it's impossible not to smile. Such is the brilliance of A Message from the Meters: by concentrating on the singles, the compilation winds up tying the Meters to their time a little tightly, but that only illustrates how the group was exceptional, a band defined by its interplay, not trends.” Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.78 / 5