The Players' Association* – The Players' Association
Tracklist
| A1 | I Like It | 5:22 | |
| A2 | Moon In Pisces | 5:27 | |
| A3 | Let's Groove | 7:16 | |
| B1 | Love Hangover | 6:08 | |
| B2 | For The Love Of You | 6:13 | |
| B3 | Hustlin' | 4:22 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
- Copyright © – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Credits
- Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Bob Mover
- Bass – Rasan Mfalme
- Congas – Buddy Williams
- Copyist [Horn Ensemble Notations] – Gene Perla
- Design – Jules Halfant
- Drums, Clavinet, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – Chris Hills
- Electric Piano, Clavinet – Will Boulware
- Engineer – Jeff Zaraya
- Engineer [Assistant] – Brooke Delarco, Charles Repka*
- Guitar – Billy Cadieux
- Percussion – Ray Mantilla
- Photography By – Kwame Braithwaite*
- Producer – Danny Weiss
- Synthesizer – Mike Mandel
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Joe Farrell
- Trumpet – Jon Faddis
Notes
Came with a label inner sleeve.
wood label.
© & ℗ 1977 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Recorded in U.S.A. (on Label)
Printed in U.S.A. (on Backcover)
wood label.
© & ℗ 1977 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Recorded in U.S.A. (on Label)
Printed in U.S.A. (on Backcover)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (On Label Side One): VSD 79384-A
- Matrix / Runout (On Label Side Two): VSD 79384-B
- Matrix / Runout: V SD79384A-1B
- Matrix / Runout: V SD79384A B-1A
Other Versions (5 of 9)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players' Association (LP, Album) | Vanguard | VSD 23029 | France | 1977 | |||
New Submission | The Players' Association (LP, Album) | Vanguard | GP 3115 | Japan | 1977 | ||
New Submission | The Players' Association (LP, Album, Stereo) | Vanguard, Vanguard | VSD•79384, VSD 79384 | Australia | 1977 | ||
New Submission | The Players' Association (LP, Album, Stereo) | Vanguard, Vanguard | VSD•79384, VSD 79384 | New Zealand | 1977 | ||
New Submission | The Players' Association (LP, Album) | Vanguard | VAC 79384 | South Africa | 1977 |
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Reviews
Surprised this has flown under the radar for so long - the cover of "Love Hangover" has to be one of the finest covers ever, its absolutely epic!
That magnificent intro that builds and builds and builds into a wonderful funky crescendo... the beautiful Ron Burgandyesque jazz flute and that sax! Damn the sax hits HARD. I could wax lyrical about this record and this track in particular but I've probably bored you by this point. Just buy the damn thing!
I was expecting some mediocre disco/funk from this album. What I got instead was an album filled with disco/funk gems! Some “players” indeed, very tight grooves, and some great sax playing. Even the tamer tracks are jams, like the Isley Brother’s cover. For the premium of a few bucks, this is hard to beat.
It is a shame that no decent label has picked this up for a CD re-issue....come on guys it 2020 next month!- "lets groove" is a cover of the original by archie + the drells (1975) https://www.discogs.com/Archie-Bell-The-Drells-Lets-Groove/release/560184
Release
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