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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July 29, 1976 | |||
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| Length | 40:05 | |||
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| Robert Christgau | B [2] |
| musicHound R&B | (3/5) [3] |
Free Yourself is the debut studio album released in 1977 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Experience Unlimited. [1] [2] [4]
Maggot Brain is the third studio album by the American funk band Funkadelic. It was recorded at United Sound Systems in Detroit during late 1970 and early 1971, before being released in July 1971 by Westbound Records. Shortly after Maggot Brain was recorded, Tawl Ross, Eddie Hazel, Billy Nelson, and Tiki Fulwood left the band for various reasons.
Curtis is the debut album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield, released in September 1970. Produced by Mayfield, it was released on his own label Curtom Records. The musical styles of Curtis moved further away from the pop-soul sounds of Mayfield's previous group The Impressions and featured more of a funk and psychedelic-influenced sound. The album's subject matter incorporates political and social concerns of the time.
Historic Performances Recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival is a live album recorded at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967. A split artist release, it documents performances by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on side one and Otis Redding on side two.
Right On Time is the second album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo Brothers Johnson. Released in 1977, the album peaked at number two on the R&B albums chart and number thirteen on the pop albums chart in the U.S. It includes the number-one R&B song, Strawberry Letter 23, and winner of a Grammy Award in 1978 for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, "Q".
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies is a music reference book by American music journalist and essayist Robert Christgau. It was first published in October 1981 by Ticknor & Fields.
Livin' Large is a studio album released in 1989 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band E.U. The album included the charting singles "Buck Wild", "Livin' Large", and "Taste of Your Love". This album also includes the 1988 hip-hop/go-go song "Shake Your Thang", a collaboration with Salt-N-Pepa which was previously released on their 1988 album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa.
Go-Go Crankin' is a compilation album originally released in 1985. The compilation consist of ten original songs by prominent Washington, D.C.-based go-go bands of that time period. The music is heavily influenced by the popularity of go-go in the mid-80s in Washington, D.C. and throughout the Northeast. The album has been considered to be influential to the growing popularity of hip hop and go-go music in the 1980s.
Bustin' Loose is a studio album released in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers. The album includes the charting single and one of the all-time classic go-go songs "Bustin' Loose", along with a remake of the classic Jerry Butler's soul ballad "Never Gonna Give You Up" from the 1968 album The Ice Man Cometh.
Drop the Bomb is a studio album released in 1982 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. The album included the songs "Drop the Bomb" and "Pump Me Up" which have been sampled numerous times by many hip hop artists.
Trouble Over Here is a studio album released in 1987 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk.
Live is a live album recorded and released in 1981 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. This was the group's debut album, and consist of four approximately 15-minute jam sessions. The album was remastered and reissued in 1996.
Saturday Night Live is a live album released in 1983 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk.
The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop is a 2001 book written by Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr. In 2009, an updated second edition of the book was published and retitled The Beat! Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C.
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Funk Express is a studio album released in 1980 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers.
Go Ju Ju Go is a live album released in 1987 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Experience Unlimited.
Future Funk is a live album released in 1982 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Experience Unlimited.
In Times of Trouble is a studio album released in 1983 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk.
Good to Go is a soundtrack album released on August 1, 1986 in conjunction with the release of the film Good to Go. The album features songs by prominent Washington, D.C.-based go-go bands and Jamaican-dancehall artists from the early-80s.
Rock Yuh Butt is a 1988 studio album released by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Experience Unlimited.