The Meters, les Rois du funk du bayou, seront à l’honneur en janvier prochain avec la sortie du coffret 6-CDs Gettin’ Funkier All The Time – The Complete Josie, Reprise and Warner Recordings (1968-1977).
Cette somme de 116 titres réunit l’intégralité des enregistrements pour les labels Josie Records (1968-1971), Reprise et Warners Brothers (1972-77). Supervisé par le spécialiste David Nathan pour SoulMusic.com, ce coffret propose les versions remasterisées des huit albums culte des Meters, dont les incontournables Cabbage Alley (1972), Rejuvenation (1974) et Fire on the Bayou (1975). Cette sélection est enrichie de faces-B (dont le rare « Disco Is The Thing Today With ») et de notes de pochettes signées Charles Waring incluant de nouvelles interviews de Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr. et Cyril Neville.
The Meters Gettin’ Funkier All The Time – The Complete Josie, Reprise and Warner Recordings (1968-1977) sera disponible le 24 janvier via Cherry Red Records.
Tracklisting
CD1
Here Comes The Meter Man
1. Sophisticated Cissy
2. Sehorns Farm
3. Cissy Strut
4. Here Comes The Meter Man
5. Cardova
6. Live Wire
7. Art
8. 6V6 La
9. Stormy
10. Sing A Simple Song
11. Ease Back
12. Ann
13. The Look Of Love
14. Soul Machine
15. Dry Spell
16. Little Old Money Maker
17. Look-Ka Py Py
18. Rigor Mortis
19. Pungee
20. Thinking
21. This Is My Last Affair
22. Funky Miracle
23. Yeah, You’re Right
24. Oh, Calcutta!
25. The Mob
26. 9 ‘Til 5
CD 2
A Message From The Meters
1. Chicken Strut
2. Hey! Last Minute
3. Grass
4. Borro (Aka Borrow)
5. Liver Splash
6. Wichita Lineman
7. Joog
8. Go For Yourself
9. Same Old Thing
10. Hand Clapping Song
11. Darling Darling Darling
12. Tippi-Toes
13. Britches
14. Ride Your Pony
15. Funky Meters’ Soul
16. Meter Strut
17. A Message From The Meters
18. Zony Mash
19. Stretch Your Rubber Band
20. Groovy Lady
21. (The World Is A Bit Under The Weather) Doodle-Oop
22. I Need More Time
23. Good Old Funky Music
24. Sassy Lady
CD 3
Just Kissed My Baby
1. Do The Dirt
2. Smiling
3. You’ve Got To Change (You Got To Reform)
4. Stay Away
5. Birds
6. The Flower Song
7. Soul Island
8. Lonesome And Unwanted People
9. Gettin’ Funkier All The Time
10. Cabbage Alley
11. Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push And Shove) Part I
12. Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push And Shove) Part Ii
13. People Say
14. Love Is For Me
15. Just Kissed My Baby
16. What’cha Say
17. Jungle Man
18. Hey Pocky A-Way
CD 4
Mardi Gras Mambo
1. It Ain’t No Use
2. Loving You Is On My Mind
3. Africa
4. Out In The Country
5. Fire On The Bayou
6. Love Slip Upon Ya
7. Talkin’ ‘Bout New Orleans
8. They All Ask’d For You
9. Can You Do Without?
10. Liar
11. You’re A Friend Of Mine
12. Middle Of The Road
13. Running Fast
14. Mardi Gras Mambo
15. Keep On Marching
16. He Bite Me
17. A Mother’s Love
18. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
CD 5
Mister Moon
1. Disco Is The Thing Today
2. Mister Moon
3. Find Yourself
4. All These Things
5. I Want To Be Loved By You
6. Suite For 20 G
7. Doodle Loop (The World Is A Little Bit Under The Weather)
8. Trick Bag
9. Chug-A-Lug
10. Hang ‘Em High
11. Honky Tonk Woman
12. Love The One You’re With
13. What More Can I Do?
14. Down By The River
15. Come Together
16. Big Chief
CD 6
Be My Lady
1. No More Okey Doke
2. I’m Gone
3. Be My Lady
4. My Name Up In Lights
5. Funkify Your Life
6. Stop That Train
7. We Got The Kind Of Love
8. Give It What You Can
9. All I Do Every Day
Various Single Edits
10. Hey Pocky A-Way
11. People Say
12. Running Fast
13. Disco Is The Thing Today (Disco Mix)
14. Be My Lady