O'Baby! (Vinyl 7") Afrobeat & African

O'Baby! (Vinyl 7") Afrobeat & AfricanFour key titles from the R&B organists Heavy Soul! album of 1967. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Billy Hawks was based in Philadelphia and worked with his trio up and down the Eastern seaboard. He was discovered playing in one of the areas many clubs and lounges and recorded his first album, The New Genius Of The Blues, for Prestige in 1966. Heavy Soul!, an organ heavy mod R&B masterpiece, followed a year later. Produced by Cal Lampley at Rudy Van

It was written by Curtis Mayfield whose own version appeared on the Superfly soundtrack

the groundbreaking rock and roll of Bo Diddley

Check the stunning ska dancer tribute to Marcus on the flipside - killer

and syrupy strings

So the quest to find him was not so easy

with trusting love and relationships

The Last Rocket gives off signature "Migos" vibes throughout

it took an unexpected leap forwards

'Africa' and 'Jah Jah Forgive Them'

live takes and rarities

who rather resembles a tragically rebellious heroine flung into the present like a shivering ghost of the victorian bronte sisters

Set in Los Angeles