Winstons, The ‎– Color Him Father / Amen, Brother

As everyone commenting on this 7" single, it's the B-Side that I will be commenting on, Amen Brother.
Without realising it, the Watsons and the drummer/ vocalist Gregory Coleman had created one of the most important records within modern music. The 6 second drum break that begins at 1:27 help create modern dance music & hip-hop. When the early Hardcore & Jungle music was being pioneered, you would find that 90% was sampling the Amen Brother drum break.
I am surprised that not a lot of fuss isn't being made about this record, not only because of the infamous 6 second drum break but also for the fact that it is an all round great song.

There is no way The Winstons could have known. Technology is odd like that. Here we were wishing for hoverboards when instead all we got were ipods.

Amazing tune that proves the old adage, "What is one man's trash is another man's treasure"!

If only The Winstons had known...

Amen Brother is, without a doubt, one of the most influential songs to have ever been recorded. In spite of this high accord, it is also one of the most under recognized songs by mainstream music. It's there though. Lurking in an untold number of drum and bass, breakbeat and hiphop songs. A staple of thousands of producers worldwide. Chances are you have heard it spliced into many songs, commercials, movie title tracks and many other sources. Maybe it catches your ear. Chances are though you'd be damned if you could name the source.

Well here it is. A one shot single from a 60's RnB group that launched entire genres into existence.

If only they had known. If only they could foreseen the rise of sampling in music. Perhaps they would receive the credit and royalties they well deserve.

One of my first great moments in crate digging involved me finding 3 copies of this 7" in the "Winger" section at my local record shop. For $2 each. I took them all! "Amen, Brother" is probably my favorite break, it's the one that inspired me to start looking for drum breaks on old records. It has been used countless times in many of the greatest jungle and hiphop tracks of all time. Essential!