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An Aurra Appreciation Set ...
A Set for Aurra, featuring former Slave members Curt Jones, Starlena Young, and "Fearless Leader" Steve Washington...
Curt and Starlena would later form the group Deja...
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Aurra - "A Little Love"
Aurra - "Are You Single"
Aurra - " One More Time"
Aurra - "Make Up Your Mind"
Aurra - 'Live and Let Live"
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[Edited 8/27/12 21:59pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Aurra - Still Free
Aurra - Keep Doin It Right
Aurra - It's You
Aurra - " Positive"
... [Edited 8/27/12 22:08pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Too many to list....
Always loved the sheer ferocity of the basslines on these 2
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IMO, Steve Washington was even givin' Mr. Mark a run for his money on the Bass.....
... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Ndeed!!!
Forreal. The thing that kinda flipped me tho...was years after the fact..finally SEEING Stephen C. PLAYING in the "Are You Single" video...he was so TINY! Little guy...big sound. Wish we knew more about his whereabouts nowadays. Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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I know! After Aurra, he showed up playing with George Clinton off and on, from the mid 80's through the mid 90's...not sure what happened after that...but that's definitely his sound on Clinton's "Do Fries Go With That Shake", and "Hey Good Lookin'"...
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[Edited 8/28/12 9:23am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Yeah..all that reversed bass on the GC stuff...never gets old. Also loved the Civil Attack project & even his solo joint (both from '83) was intriguing.
I seem to recall that he & Sheila split up (foggy on that one).....and he was the proprietor of some kind of "Funk Institute" in the mid 90's. It's all kinda mythical. As far as I know, he just vanished from the studio funk landscape after '86 pretty much. We should ask Dayton..he prolly knows what happened to him. Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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What's the deal with this track...
**Aurra Anthology Vol.1
"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Disgusting bass on this one!
PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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As I understand it, this track was simply Arrington's solo debut that he cut (with Steve Washington producing) for release as a two-track 12" on Salsoul in 1980.
Many years later, it begins being added to Aurra compilations (NO IDEA why, beyond the backing musicians in common).
I guess not too shocking, as they also tacked Arrington tracks onto Slave "best of" comps, too. Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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Got it.I guess it's true that we all look/sound alike. "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Ya know..? Pfft. That's exactly what their rationale seems like when they do that crap. As a harcore fan, I find it REALLY distasteful & disrespectful when they fail to maintain the integrity of artists' bodies of work like this. "Arrington? SURE..throw it on there..." Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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