| All Funked Up | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1975 | |||
| Studio | The Manor, Oxfordshire | |||
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| Label | Capitol | |||
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| Snafu chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Sounds | [3] |
All Funked Up is the third album by British rock/R&B band Snafu, released on Capitol in 1975. [4]
The band's line-up for this album included keyboardist Brian Chatton, who had previously played with the Warriors, Flaming Youth, and Jackson Heights.
AllMusic called the album "a notable piece of mid-'70s British rock music [that] deserves to be released for collectors and fans alike." [1] Hi-Fi News & Record Review wrote that it "proves to be their most cohesive [album] to date." [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Keep Me Wondering" | Gregg Allman | |
| 2. | "Bloodhound" | Micky Moody, Fuller | |
| 3. | "Lock and Key" | Bobby Harrison, Micky Moody, Peter Solley | |
| 4. | "Hard to Handle" | Otis Redding, Allen Jones, Al Bell | |
| 5. | "Every Little Bit Hurts"" | Ed Cobb |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Turn Around"" | Brian Chatton | |
| 7. | "Deep Water" | Micky Moody, Fuller | |
| 8. | "Keep On Running" | Stevie Wonder | |
| 9. | "Bar Room Tan" | Micky Moody, Fuller | |
| 10. | "Dancing Feet" | Bobby Harrison, Brian Chatton |
Re-released as Angel Air CD SJPCD032
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Video on YouTube "Lock and Key" on Supersonic , 12 June 1975.