Instant Funk Instant Funk -Kool – Aid 1978-Funk / Soul (vinyl)

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Instant Funk came out ofTrenton, New Jerseyconsisting of Raymond Earl, Scotty Miller andguitaristKim Miller. The group was then called The Music Machine and they were very successful as a back-up band forThe Manhattans,Bunny Siglerand also the TNJs. Throughout their careers, Instant Funk would be the back-up band for many stars, includingLou Rawls,Loleatta Holloway,The O’Jays,MFSB,Curtis MayfieldandEvelyn Champagne King(they are the backing band on thehit single, “Shame”).

The group relocated toPhiladelphiain 1976 to release its firstalbum,Get Down With the Philly Jump, as they started to formulate their own sound. The group followed this album up with a release for former MFSB guitaristNorman Harris’ newrecord labelGold Mind, with front man Bunny Sigler entitled “Let Me Party With You”.

The Gold Mind label folded, and Instant Funk’s new cut “I Got My Mind Made Up” was transferred to theSalsoullabel, which pushed therecordheavily to all of the discoclubs. Theremixof thissongby clubDJLarry Levanand engineer Bob Blank quickly became the talk ofManhattan. “I Got My Mind Made Up” hit #1 on both theR&Band discochartsand #20 on theBillboardHot 100chart in the spring of 1979. The group’s eponymous firstalbumon Salsoul was also a hit, reaching #1 R&B and being certifiedgold discstatus.

Instant Funk initially stayed together to tour when Salsoul folded. They eventually disbanded, and Bunny Sigler went on to perform as part ofThe Trammps

Label:Salsoul Records SA 8513,Format:Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry:CanadaReleased:1979Genre:Funk / SoulStyle:Funk,Disco
Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~ 7 slight age wear / punch hole
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~ 10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side 1 -10 awesome
side 2 –10
BIN # *228

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