Machine

IMPOSSIBLY RARE SOUL/FUNK ALBUM RELEASED IN 1972 ON SYLVIA ROBINSON'S LABEL

ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER ALBUMS ON THE FUNK SCENE

Machine's self-titled album is shrouded in mystery. Supposedly released in 1972 on All Platinum Records, it completely disappeared without a trace and only a few copies seem to have survived, making it one of the rarest Funk albums on the planet.

The album, only known to a handful of hardcore collectors, fetches prices in excess of $5000 whenever one turns up on the auction market, which happened four times in the last twenty years. Consisting of three young session musicians backing their label mates The Whatnauts, the group display a superb mix of socially conscious hard-hitting funk and earthy soul, the album is reissued here in its original artwork and remastered by Colorsound Studio in Paris. It includes a 2-page insert with new liner notes by Charles Waring.

PERSONNEL:

• Donald McCoy - (drums)
• Curtis McTeer - (bass)
• Michael Watson - (lead vocals, guitar)

• GUESTS:
• Ray Jones - (organ, piano)
• Frank Prescod - (bass)
• Bunch Herndon - (percussion)
• Dee & Cordy Pridges - (trumpet & sax)
• Whatnauts - (background vocals)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Time Is Running Out
• A2. Only People Can Save The World
• A3. Why Can't People (Be Colors Too?)
• A4. Headhunter

• SIDE B
• B1. World
• B2. Trails
• B3. Lock Your Door
• B4. Boots In The Snow