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WWSLP 090LP
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Wewantsounds presents the reissue of Sho-Nuff's highly sought-after album Body Pressure from 1983. Recorded for Japanese label King Records, the album was only ever released in Japan and disappeared without trace making it one of the most coveted modern soul/boogie albums on the international collectors scene. Mixing funk and boogie with a few juicy ballads for good measure, Body Pressure is a superb album that lives up to its reputation, hence the hefty price tag for an original. The audio was remastered in Tokyo by King from the master tapes and the album is reissued here with its original artwork and OBI for the first time since 1983 with new liner notes by Charles Waring. Sextet Sho-Nuff, who hailed from Jackson, Mississippi were formed in the mid-seventies. They started creating a stir on the local music scene before signing with Stax and releasing their debut album in 1978. After this first album which sold modestly, the group went on to sign with local label Malaco Records and released two further high-quality albums, Tonite in 1980 followed by Stand Up For Love in 1982. In the process they began making waves outside of the US especially on the Japanese market. There they toured regularly leading to their signing a deal with King Records in Tokyo for an album to be released on their sub label Constellation. The album, Body Pressure was duly recorded adding Japanese jazz funk guitarist Takao Naoi (who played with Akira Ishikawa and Yuji Ohno among many others) and was released in Japan in 1983. The album was never released outside of Japan, making it one of the rarest '80s soul albums on the international scene. A superb mix of styles, the album kicks off with the title track "Body Pressure", a fast-paced horn-driven funk setting the mood, followed by "Yakki ! Yakki!" a tongue-in-cheek ode to Japanese culture served in a groovy mid-tempo style. The album then alternates between the hard funk of "Monster Monster" featuring Takao Naoi's slick jazzy guitar opening solo and "Hollywood" and the languid synth modern soul of "Hold On For Love" one of the many highlights of the album. Another mid tempo Soul gem "Don't Keep Me Waiting" that wasn't on the original 1983 album, was added to this reissue as a bonus track.
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