Purdie Good! (Vinyl LP) Rock N Roll & 50s

Purdie Good! (Vinyl LP) Rock N Roll & 50sIn between being one of the most recorded studio drummers of all time (the Purdie Shuffle graced everything from Aretha Franklin to Steely Dan), Bernard Purdie squeezed in a few sessions of his own. Purdie Good! was recorded early in 1971 by legendary engineer and audio obsessive Rudy Van Gelder at his bespoke studio, and it masterfully balances three Purdie penned originals with three covers of hits du jour, utmost among them a blazing romp through

Lust for Fife is a return to the sloppy

and occasionally three background singers

standing alongside such icons as The Stone Roses and the Happy Mondays

which is the title track of this magnificent album

who could this be for

An offcial Mr Bongo reissue licensed from John Schroeder Enterprises

silky vocals on the title track

still have their golden voice

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After steaming up the slipmat with three sexy compilations of French Boogie

whilst Downie carried on with The Black Dog name

The Healer is effectively a tribute to the power of hip hop to ground otherwise lost lives