{"product_id":"weldon-irvine-sinbad-music-ony-vinyl-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Weldon Irvine: Sinbad (Music On Vinyl 180g) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=weldon%20irvine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeldon Irvine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's 1976 album, the last of his three for RCA.\u003c\/i\u003e I can't believe major labels were touching this kind of stuff back then (where has the music industry gone?!). The title track is an emphatic opener, fusing funk, jazz and rock into a cohesive burner. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Don+Blackman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon Blackman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e joins Irvine on the album, adding a welcomed vocal presence. It's funny, 10 years ago I'd be skipping the vocal tracks, but now those are the ones I'm looking for first. Check out the seven minute monster \"Music Is the Key.\" Think cosmic jazz meets \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Donny+Hathaway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonny Hathaway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in heaven. In my book, this is reason enough to buy the record. \"I Love You\" is not as progressive as \"Music,\" but it's a solid soul ballad in the mode of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Marvin+Gaye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarvin Gaye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \"Do Something For Yourself\" is another pick here, with female-sung chorus and upbeat funk swagger. Also includes covers of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Stevie+Wonder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's \"Don't You Worry About A Thing\" and \u003cstrong\u003eMarvin\u003c\/strong\u003e's \"What's Goin On.\" 8 tracks in all, nice sounding 180g \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/musiconvinyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMOV\u003c\/a\u003e pressing, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginally released in 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Music On Vinyl 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by the mgmnt 12\/2006\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Weldon Irvine","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":30382109163610,"sku":"fr-4194","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/weldonirvine-sinbad-mov.jpg?v=1762277557","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/weldon-irvine-sinbad-music-ony-vinyl-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}