Heed the Call! Aotearoa funk n soul from 1973 to 1983

Heed the Call! - Whakarongo, Nga Tamariki! 17 Prime Soul, Funk and Disco Cuts from Aotearoa 1973 to 1983...

Blurb via Rough Trade, out Dec 1st on CD/2xLP: "Stunning compilation of 17 Prime Soul, Funk and Disco Cuts. Heed the Call! collects the best New Zealand material from the afrotastic days of 1973 to 1983. Artists like Mark Williams whose House For Sale became a sought after Northern Soul single, The (three) Yandall Sisters (two of whom are pictured behind Mark WiIlliams on the cover), a teenage Tina Cross, Dalvanius and Prince Tui Teka, all became household names in NZ.

The collection mines some overlooked nuggets from their respective catalogues alongside lesser known boogie cuzzins The Pink Family with their non-secular floor sizzler Don't Give Your Life Away, the gritty gospel soul of Sonia and Skee, The Johnny Rocco Band, Inbetweens, and The Totals.

The Kaukau brothers were four fifths of Golden Harvest who hit the national charts with the number one I Need Your Love in 1978 which featured new addition 17 year old Karl Gordon fronting the band. Local 60s beat pioneer Larry Morris fresh out of the big house after a public LSD misdemeanour finds his groove on Who Do We Think We're Fooling.

Funk dynamos Collision hail from Tokoroa, and in an earlier incarnation were known as The Shriek Machine, move to Australia on Dalvanius's insistence to record the showstopper You Can Dance.

Early 70s Acid Rockers Ticket flaunt their funky flare(s) with their Vertigo single only release Mr Music (later covered by Collision) , and the windy city jazzmen The 1860 Band take form fitting self promoting t-shirts to the next level while re- interpreting Rita Jean Bodine's Thats The Kind Of Love."

From Flying Out  - "Compiled by Alan Perrott and John Baker.  Double LP, with illustrated inner sleeves showcasing the sleeves of all the original LP releases. Liner notes by co compiler Alan Perrott based on interviews with actual participants in the recordings in black & white booklet with tasty pics and ephemera."

Pre-order now from Flying Out here.  


TRACKLIST

1. DALVANIUS AND THE FASCINATIONS Voodoo Lady DISCO VERSION
2. COLLISION You Can Dance
3. MARK WILLIAMS Disco Queen
4. THE JOHNNY ROCCO BAND She’s Knocking at My Door
5. THE 1860 BAND That’s the Kind of Love I’ve Got for You
6. INBETWEENS Mr. Funky
7. TINA CROSS You Can Do It
8. GOLDEN HARVEST I Need Your Love
9. MARK WILLIAMS A House for Sale
10. THE PINK FAMILY Don't Give Your Life Away
11. PRINCE TUI TEKA Heed the Call
12. THE YANDALL SISTERS Sweet Inspiration
13. SONIA & SKEE There’s a River Somewhere
14. TICKET Mr. Music
15. LARRY MORRIS Who Do We Think We’re Fooling
16. HERB MCQUAY Night People
17. THE TOTALS Total Man