Saturday, February 23, 2008

KPM 1044 - Big Beat


One of the grooviest sound library records ever made -- a whopping batch of funky Hammond heavies from British legends Keith Mansfield and Alan Hawkshaw! The rare set was recorded right at the tail end of the 60s -- and it's got a mod sort of style that mixes funky rhythms with some incredibly groovy work on organ -- all in service of tight, short tunes originally recorded for use in radio and TV, but which is easily some of the best instrumental work coming out of the UK at the time! Both players are at the top of their game here -- Hawkshaw, with plenty of those whomping grooves we love so much in his work with The Mohaws -- and Mansfield, with a clean lean line on the keys that's equally great. Titles include "Exclusive Blend", "Teenage Travelogue", "Teenage Ton Up", "The Mexican DJ", and "Red Square Stomp" by Keith Mansfield -- and "Studio 69", "Work Out", "Beat Me Til I'm Blue", "Senior Thump", "Tap Footer", "Delivery Date", "Man On The Move", and "Debsville" by Alan Hawkshaw.
This is meant to be the HOLY GRAIL of library albums but for me its still got to be AFRO ROCK check it below and enjoi
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26 comments:

FunkWell said...

What a funky album - thx so much - these albums are so rare and have such good grooves about them. Peace. Keep um coming/

Quietist said...

thanks man, these kpm releases are pure quality. I really appreciate you posting this stuff. every update is always all killer no filler. thanks again
- qui

geoffrey mutton said...

Cheers HWC. Everyone a winner.

Vince said...

what a GEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a million for that. Now the hardest part I guess is to get for real...!

Henry Lancaster said...

great stuff, one love.

aceha1 said...

thanks man, these are great!

Anonymous said...

incredible taste! if i had a blog it would be just like yours. keep up the good work!!

Anonymous said...

You're a legend for posting these mate.

Anonymous said...

Your blog is just amazingly funky, lots of respect from holland. new fan

Jacko said...

Great job you've done here. The KPM albums are all unheralded treasures. Thanks a lot.

Unknown said...

HAha...i love this. Keith Mansfields Son was my manager at my old work.

nice blog btw, keep up the good work

Anonymous said...

This stuff is brand new to me and I love it. Absolute pucker!!!!
Fantastic to discover 'new' music like this and looking forward to rocking out to it on my next road trip. Cheers and much appreciated, really appreciated.

Unknown said...

Thanks a million. appreciate these hugely! pure gold!

Anonymous said...

This joint right here is crazy homie... 'Preciate you taking time out to post it...

Mannie Beatz

~www.myspace.com/manniebeatz

sweetbeats™ said...

Can't wait to hear these later...love KPM stuff
Many thanks Jason

Eric Nord said...

oh man... thank you!!

the III said...

thank u again thanks u rock dude

adam_n said...

thanks a lot man ! love it !

sweetbeats said...

Been hammering this....Love it !!

Anonymous said...

thx for all your hard work here ! The albums are all top notch! Nice selection overall! Keep it up!!!! :-)

Joachim Fischer said...

Thanks a lot for posting. I don´t like organ music very much, but bass and drums are sooooo funky.

Greatings from Stuttgart Germany

Unknown said...

Fantastic! Thanks from Melbourne, Australia.

Anonymous said...

thx for all the kpm stuff, keep em comin

Anonymous said...

senior thump is worth the admission alone!! plenty action on this slab, word

doc zoots

Anonymous said...

Fantastic, just fantastic ...

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for posting this!