messengers inc - soulful proclamation - jazzman - vinyl 
JMANLP 059 - 73126 - uklp - €22.50
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Genre: Funk / Soul
1. Soulful Proclamation
2. Frequency Response
3. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
4. He Ain't Heavy
5. Twenty Four Hours a Day
6. If I'd a Club
7. Eleanor Rigby
8. Rebecca
9. Just Can't Run Away
10. Rejoice
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In the '70s radio stations were a powerful force across the whole of the US, and anyone with a transistor radio had access all kinds of music. Live music was another matter altogether, and unless you found yourself in a major city your nights out were limited to what the local talent had to offer. This was especially so with soul and funk acts, as mainstream rock and pop was where the money was. So for small time Oklahoma soul bands such as husband and wife Charles and Barbara Burton's groups "Messengers Inc" - and later "Burton Inc" - times were tough. However, like many purveyors of soul, tough times were no match for those with determination, persistence and a story to tell. Many artists scraped enough money together to make a 45 or two on their own label; but the Burtons took this to another level - they got themselves organised and released their own full length LPs.
