This is a compilation of Diplomats recordings from 1963 to 1970 issued on Arock, Wand, Minit, and Dynamo Records; omitted are tracks from a stint with Fat Back Records as the Four Puzzles (1967), then as the Puzzles (1968) when William Collier left. Their Dynamo debut in 1968 as Sam, Erv & Tom (Price) -- the remaining Diplomats -- is missing as well. So are tracks cut after 1970 as the Skull Snaps (a trio comprising Samuel Culley and Ervan Waters with newbie {$G...   [ read more ]

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Steeped in the sizzling, funky gumbo of Booker T & The MGs, The Meters, James Brown, and the backyard barbecue jams of Jimmy Smith, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith, and Jack McDuff. The Diplomats' third full-length is jam-packed with a dozen original songs guaranteed to lubricate and agitate every bone in your carcass. A jaw-dropping glimpse of the band's propulsive, kinetic "live" sound. An enviable arsenal of dance floor dynamite that intermingles the boogaloo magic of their time-honored influ...   [ read more ]

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Steeped in the sizzling, funky gumbo of Booker T & The MGs, The Meters, James Brown, and the backyard barbecue jams of Jimmy Smith, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith, and Jack McDuff. The Diplomats' third full-length is jam-packed with a dozen original songs guaranteed to lubricate and agitate every bone in your carcass. A jaw-dropping glimpse of the band's propulsive, kinetic "live" sound. An enviable arsenal of dance floor dynamite that intermingles the boogaloo magic of their time-honored influ...   [ read more ]

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