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WILD CHERRY/AVERAGE WHITE BAND - Play That Funky Music - Vinyl (12")
Sold Date:
January 28, 2023
Start Date:
December 24, 2022
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£17.75
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information WILD CHERRY/AVERAGE WHITE BAND Play That Funky Music (12") Use Vinyl Italy
Cat: UVR 13021. Rel: 20 Sep 21
Funk/Rare Groove
Side 1 - Track 1. Play That Funky MusicSide 1 - Track 2. Play That Funky Music (Marco Fratty remix 2k21)Side 1 - Track 3. Play That Funky Music (Marco Fratty dub remix 2k21)Side 2 - Track 1. Pick Up The PiecesSide 2 - Track 2. Pick Up The Pieces (Marco Fratty main remix 2k21)Side 2 - Track 3. Pick Up The Pieces (Marco Fratty vs Claudio Diva Percussion mix 2k21)Side 2 - Track 4. Pick Up The Pieces (Marco Fratty dub remix 2k21)
Given that Wild Cherry's 'Play That Funky Music' and Average White Band's 'Pick Up The Pieces' are both amongst the most anthemic disco-era funk cuts around, many may see these new remixes from Marco Fratty as being a bit unnecessary. Yet while neither track needed tampering with, the Italian producer has done a terrific job in updating them. His full vocal versions of both tracks make great use of the original instrumentation and vocals, effectively extending them - re-edit style - while adding marginally tougher new beats that never overwhelm the mix. Even better though are the two dub mixes, which use familiar sonic tropes - delay-laden vocal snippets, Refkex style instrumental builds and so on - to help turn both tracks into 21st century dub disco epics. A surprise triumph!
