The Winstons – Color Him Father / Amen, Brother

Interesting to note that "Color Him Father" has a similar song structure when compared to the 1967
https://www.discogs.com/master/2877442-The-Poets-Cant-Wait-Until-Tomorrow

It’s a shame that Richard Spencer was not taken care of by at the very least the multi millionaires that sampled the break. Ice cube can’t afford to take care of this guy? Come on

"Amen, Brother" is an uptempo instrumental funk cover of U.S. gospel standard, "Amen". Whosampled estimates that the drum break was used in over 5000 songs, typically by hip hop, drum 'n' bass and big beat artists, making it the most sampled in history. The drummer, G. C. Coleman, was said to have died destitute and unaware of this widespread use, for which he and the band received no official credit. In 2015, a British crowd-funding campaign seeking to redress this raised £24,000 for The Winstons' bandleader Richard Spencer, and a second one is ongoing.

parts of "amen brother" sound alot like "we're a winner" by the Impressions (Curtis mayfield) from the year before this, (1968) https://www.discogs.com/Impressions-Were-A-Winner/release/667114

Just a little FYI:
The Amen break used in most UK 'Ardkore, Jungle, House, and etc productions is actually lifted from Mantronix "King of the Beats", not the original recording of the Amen Brother. Mantronix added additional percussion and processing that adds to the hissy nature of the breakbeat. If your trying to make the above mentioned music authentic to the early 90s you'll want to use the Mantronix version. The other version worthy of use is the one NWA used in Straight outta Compton which has its on unique colored sound. This NWA amen was used extensively in 1991.

Just paid £18.00 for this 7" money well spent haven worth every penny i got the original press

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!