R E D B O N E
Potlatch
The Los Angeles based group Redbone are led by Native Americans Pat and
Lolly Vegas, who had previously worked under their own names, and appeared
at The Haunted House Club in the 1965 film It's A Bikini World. Their first
success as Redbone came in 1970 with the album opener, "Maggie", a perfect
example of their distinctive funky & highly rhythmic sound. Other selections
are: Light As A Feather; Who Can Say?; Judgment Day; Without Reservation;
Alcatraz (a touching ballad with a seldom-heard Indian perspective); Drinkin'
And Blo; Bad News Ain't No News At All; New Blue Sermonette; and Chant:
13th Hour - A 5:36 track that segues from tribal chanting to Redbone-style
funk, & predates Robbie Robertson's (The Band) similar experiments. With
Tony Bellamy & Peter de Poe, who later backed Brenda Patterson. Produced
by Pete Welding. This is an Original 1970 pressing on EPIC RECORDS (30109),
with the yellow labels. The record jacket shows some color rubbing while
the record labels appear bright & clean. The playing surfaces show appear
in overall Very Good condition!
