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01. THE VAMPIRES - Memphis Underground
02. THE VAMPIRES - Into the Fire
03. THE VAMPIRES - Rose Garden
04. THE VAMPIRES - Funky Broadway
05. THE VAMPIRES - Exodus
06. THE VAMPIRES - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
07. THE VAMPIRES - Whole Lot of Love
08. THE VAMPIRES - Love Story
09. THE VAMPIRES - Get Ready
10. THE VAMPIRES - Unchain My Heart
11. THE VAMPIRES - I'm Your Puppet
ARTIST
TITLE
Vampires Underground
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
PHS 021CD PHS 021CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/24/2014

Where does a band of Indian guys in East South Africa even play, and how on earth would they end up with fuzzy guitar riffs, wah-wah and funky drums? Riddles abound when you discover a platter like this one. Durban, famous for its beaches and also for beach signs that marked off areas for white people, had a very unique dance band scene in 1971. The Vampires are a strange footnote in a strange world, and they slosh through each song like they're having the time of their lives. The mostly instrumental band covers everything from a soundtrack that prefigures the drama of Ennio Morricone fuzz, to middle-of-the-road Nashville country, to Zeppelin, with flute, organ and fuzz guitar high in the mix. Like the undead, the Vampires now rise from having been long buried. But they only showed up to get their dirt in your ears. One of the most obscure psychedelic funk exploitation albums ever, reissued for the first time. Remastered sound, insert/booklet with liner notes by Angela Sawyer (Weirdo Records).