Monday, December 21, 2009

Black Top Records to be Reissued on Hep Cat Records through Collectors

Hep Cat Records, the roots characterization of the Collectors’ Choice Music family, has launched a copy action for Black Top Records, an affecting ‘80s and ‘90s dejection characterization with New Orleans roots. The activity began this accomplished summer with re-releases by Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets (Talk To You By Hand), James Harman Band (Two Sides to Every Story), Rick “L.A. Holmes” Holmstrom (Lookout!), Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers (Blues in the Dark) and Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters (Surrounded by Love).

Coming on October 28 are 5 more: James Harman Band (Do Not Disturb), Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers (Alphabet Blues), Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets (She Knocks Me Out), Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters (Soul Searching) and Sam Myers & Anson Funderburgh (My Love Is Here To Stay).

Black Top Records was a New Orleans-based absolute dejection and R&B characterization founded in 1981 by brothers Nauman S. Scott III and Hammond Scott. The label’s flagship absolution was Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets’ Talk To You By Hand. Artists on the characterization (many of whom will be featured in consecutive Hep Cat releases) included Earl King, Snooks Eaglin, Lee Rocker, Guitar Shorty, Maria Muldaur, Robert Ward, Carol Fran & Clarence Hollimon, Mike Morgan & the Crawl and W.C. Clark. The characterization generally activated abetment musicians from New Orleans or from the abode casting of the Austin club Antone’s. The characterization appear 100 albums afore folding in 1999. Nauman Scott died in 2002 and Hammond Scott has busy the archive for reissue.

Among the albums slated for the next cycle:

• James Harman Band – Do Not Disturb: Originally appear in 1991, this is at affection a Chicago dejection album. But it aswell campaign through time and area to blow on swing, jump and Texas bank blues, with Harman’s harp as its abrasive guide. This is Harman’s admission for Black Top and about advised one of the best Black Top releases of all time.

• Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets – She Knocks Me Out: Having appear Anson’s admission album beforehand this summer, it fabricated faculty for Hep Cat to go aback and “knock out” album amount two. The album was recorded in 1983 with Darrell Nulisch on vocals and showcases Funderburgh’s ripping guitar.

• Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters – Soul Searching: Ronnie Earl’s third accomplishment for Black Top heralded the official accumulation of the Broadcasters band, so called afterwards the aboriginal solid anatomy electric guitar complete by Leo Fender in 1950. The casting included ancient Rocket Darrell Nulisch and ex-Muddy Waters bacteria and harpist extraordinaire Jerry Portnoy a allotment of added luminaries, additional a appropriate bedfellow actualization by Ronnie’s Roomful of Blues acquaintance Duke Robillard. In short, this is one smoker ensemble and album, busy with benefit tracks.

• Sam Myers & Anson Funderburgh – My Love Is Here To Stay: This 1984 bowl apparent the aboriginal recorded affair amid Texas guitar slinger Anson Funderburgh and adept harpist Sam Myers, a agreeable band that lasted up until Myers’ 2006- death. As such, it is a battleground in the careers of both artists, as Myers’ booming articulation and rockin’ harp accommodate the absolute antithesis for Funderburgh’s guitar.

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