{"product_id":"lonnie-smith-drives-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Lonnie Smith: Drives (180g) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf all the jazz-funk period \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.mom\/search?q=blue+note\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlue Notes\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e this one may have been the most in-demand. It has everything going for it: The striking sky blue cover with \u003cstrong\u003eLonnie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e (ed. note: not to be confused with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Lonnie+Liston+Smith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonnie Liston Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e!) and scarved female hanging out the skyroof of his caddie; the genius typeface treatment; and a high profile \u003cstrong\u003eTribe\u003c\/strong\u003e sample (\"Can I Kick It\") on Lonnie's version of \"Spinning Wheel.\" So much so, that I dropped $40 at the Union Square record show for it (which was a shit ton of money in my college days). The rest of the album keeps pace as it's got a continual fiery quality that other albums from the same era lack. Check \"Twenty Five Miles,\" \"Psychedelic Pi,\" and \"Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf.\" 5 tracks in all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eall-analog remaster cut from the original tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeaturing Lonnie Smith (organ), Dave Hubbard \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Hank+Mobley\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (t. sax), Ronnie Cuber (b. sax), Larry McGee (g), Joe Dukes (d)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Blue Note Records 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by the mngmt 04\/2008\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Lonnie Smith","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":41581962264666,"sku":"fr-5190","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/lonniesmith-drives-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762286306","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/lonnie-smith-drives-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}