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east of underground - hell below (box set) - now again - cd

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. East Of Underground - Higher
2. East Of Underground - Smiling Faces
3. East Of Underground - Hell Below
4. East Of Underground - People Get Ready
5. East Of Underground - Getting Over
6. East Of Underground - Bet'ya Never Lose My Love / California Dreamer
7. East Of Underground - Popcorn / Santana
8. East Of Underground - I Love You
9. East Of Underground - Java Girl
10. East Of Underground - Walk On By
11. Soap - I Just Want To Celebrate
12. Soap - Yo've Got A Friend
13. Soap - Southern Man
14. Soap - Medley: Will The Circle Be Unbroken/ I Don't Know How To Love Him
15. Soap - Ticket To Ride
16. Soap - I Feel The Earth Move
17. Soap - Uncle Albert
18. Soap - Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves
19. Soap - Never My Love
20. Soap - Walk Away
21. Soap - Get Together
22. The Black Seeds - Go Outside In The Rain
23. The Black Seeds - Ain't No Sunshine
24. The Black Seeds - Black Magic Woman
25. The Black Seeds - Do Your Thing
26. The Black Seeds - Backstabbers
27. The Sound Trek - Intro - Kool And The Gang
28. The Sound Trek - Walking In The Rain
29. The Sound Trek - Backstabbers
30. The Sound Trek - Coldest Day Of My Life
31. The Sound Trek - If Loving You Is Wrong
32. The Sound Trek - I Love Everything About You

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After the Wax Poetics reissue- Now Again comes ultra heavy! Soul, funk and rock recorded by US Army Servicemen during the height of the Vietnam War and released as albums by the US Army as recruitment tools !

United States Army soldiers made the music contained in this three CD box-set during the politically turbulent early 70s, towards the end of the Vietnam War. East of Underground, The Black Seeds and The Sound Trek were bands comprised of soldiers stationed in bases across Western Germany. While little is known about the bands, the players, and the milieu they came from - other than what can be pieced together from a handful of photos and documents found in a box in the New York Public Library, and the vague recollections of some of those involved – Now-Again Records have worked diligently with the United States Army and researchers the country over to present this important document – and some damn good soul and funk music.

Only one former band member has come forward during the assembly of this anthology, which has lead us to question: where did these talented performers land after their winning
performances in Army-sponsored Battle Of The Bands contests afforded them (musical) tours across European Army bases? Perhaps some are still around somewhere: perhaps some are still
involved in music, perhaps some were killed in action, perhaps some passed on after returning to the States. We’ve assembled vestiges - a show band contest entry form, a list of names, a
couple of photographs, a playlist – to embellish this sonic time capsule, a capsule that functions as a snapshot of American culture during this politically charged era.
Each of the two double-billed albums contained in this box-set is presented as an exact reproduction of the original United States Army issue. The extensive, full-color 28 page booklet features essays,
annotation and a collection of Army ephemera from the creation of these albums. Also included is a full-color, exact reproduction of East Of Underground’s 1971 tour poster.