Strut Your Stuff by Donald Ray & His Revue - Tramp Records [TR117]

Strut Your Stuff

Donald Ray & His Revue

A 2 track funk single (5m 53s) — released August 6th 2007 on Tramp Records

#soul #funk
Not much is needed to describe the two songs on this re-issue. Although pretty unknown even in collector circles, Donald Ray recorded three 7†singles in the early to mid 1970s. His last outing from 1976 is probably the easiest one to find (and of less interest for deep funk lovers), but his others remain sought after 45rpm singles in the deep funk scene. ‘Strut your stuff’, taken from his first released 7†single, is a midtempo masterpiece led by a strong bassline and contains a wonderful wah-wah guitar solo. Donald Ray’s vocals fits perfectly, it could not have been done better. The b-side, ‘We don’t need it’, is from his second 7†single, which is even harder to find nowadays than his first one. Funk lovers might be disppointed when hearing the intro, expecting something like a soul song or a ballad. But after the mellow intro, when Donald Ray and his gang kicks in you know for sure that some serious deep funk business is going on. Another quality re-issue delivered by Germany’s funk 45 specialist, Tramp Records.
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