1974 Turkish press The Soul Searchers “Salt Of The Earth” on Joker

Two days in a row with bangers from Constantinople! Yeah, I have the Sussex pressing (as essential a soul/funk record as it gets), but had to grab this one too just because the cover is hip as shit, and since I love the wax so much. Back when I lived in D.C. (WAY back), these dudes were a revelation for me, and at the time Chuck Brown was still the King of The Town. I don’t know how many times I saw him play, but basically every night it was either Chuck or Fugazi. I posted and wrote about this record already, and I’m too lazy to scroll back and cut and paste what I already said, but basically I maintain my contention that the drum break in “Ashley’s Roachclip” launched hip hop. Not to mention it’s funky younger cousin Go-Go. So, hip-hop came out of the South Bronx under the stewardship of Sylvia Robinson, AND out of DC with Chuck Brown. Anyhow, this pressing sort of sucks, but who buys a Turkish Soul Searchers for the pressing? Still sounded pretty sweet when I spun it for the hell of it last night, and even the dog boogied by the door, entranced by the beat and massively tight playing. OH YEAH.