Various – Welcome To The Newsroom

Name: Various - Welcome To The Newsroom
Rating: 4.22 (9 reviews)

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Label:	7 Bridges Recordings – 7BR 8573 89907-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	Sep 30, 2002
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul
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Tracklist

A1	Electric Church–	We Had A Love Drums – Greg Hogg Saxophone – Elzey Green Trumpet – Bill Keist Written-By, Bass – Charles Thomas (14) Written-By, Guitar – Ray Obiedo Written-By, Trombone – Ronald Taylor (5) Written-By, Vocals, Percussion – Lewelynn Christian	3:10
A2	Electric Church–	We've Got To Find A Way Drums – Greg Hogg Saxophone – Elzey Green Trumpet – Bill Keist Written-By, Bass – Charles Thomas (14) Written-By, Guitar – Ray Obiedo Written-By, Trombone – Ronald Taylor (5) Written-By, Vocals, Percussion – Lewelynn Christian	3:51
A3	Paul Tillman Smith–	Newsroom Bass – Fred Dycus Guitar – Ray Obiedo Percussion – Sheila Escovedo Piano – Lonnie Hewitt Vocals – David Gardner (7) Written-By – Greg Levias, Renee Smith (2) Written-By, Drums – Paul Tillman Smith	4:05
A4	Paul Tillman Smith–	Country Flower Bass – Fred Dycus Guitar – Ray Obiedo Percussion – Sheila Escovedo Piano – Lonnie Hewitt Vocals – David Gardner (7) Written-By, Drums – Paul Tillman Smith	4:05
A5	Plight–	Soul Duck Alto Saxophone – Greg Jackson (12) Bass – Darrell Ratcliff Drums – Kenny Raney Guitar – Ray Obiedo Tenor Saxophone – Victor James (4) Vocals – Doward Washington Written-By – Plight	2:44
A6	Electric Church–	I Can't Dance Bass – Charles Thomas (14) Drums – Greg Hogg Guitar – Ray Obiedo Saxophone – Elzey Green Trombone – Ronald Taylor (5) Trumpet – Bill Keist Vocals, Percussion – Lewelynn Christian Written-By – Hugh Masekela	3:18
A7	Electric Church–	Down The Line Drums – Greg Hogg Saxophone – Elzey Green Trumpet – Bill Keist Written-By, Bass – Charles Thomas (14) Written-By, Guitar – Ray Obiedo Written-By, Trombone – Ronald Taylor (5) Written-By, Vocals, Percussion – Lewelynn Christian	5:19
B1	Paul Tillman Smith–	Back Here Again Bass – Anthony Davis (19) Drums – Sam Cox Guitar – Carl Lockett Piano – Larry Bradford Vocals – Freddie Hughes Written-By – Paul Tillman Smith	2:29
B2	Paul Tillman Smith–	Ready To Live Drums – Sam Cox Keyboards, Written-By – Lonnie Hewitt Vocals – Freddie Hughes Written-By – Paul Tillman Smith	4:11
B3	Paul Tillman Smith–	Ready To Live Raw Funk Drums – Ramsell Merritt Written-By – Lonnie Hewitt Written-By, Vocals, Keyboards – Paul Tillman Smith	3:13
B4	Paul Tillman Smith–	A Good Dream Bass – Fred Dycus Guitar – Ray Obiedo Percussion – Sheila Escovedo Piano – Lonnie Hewitt Written-By, Drums – Paul Tillman Smith	3:44
B5	Paul Tillman Smith–	Before You Know Bass – Anthony Davis (19) Drums – Ramsell Merritt Written-By, Vocals, Keyboards – Paul Tillman Smith	2:41
B6	Paul Tillman Smith–	This Morning, Your Sorrow Bass – Anthony Davis (19) Drums – Sam Cox Guitar – Carl Lockett Piano – Larry Bradford Vocals – Wylie Trash Written-By – Paul Tillman Smith	4:21

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 7 Bridges Recordings
Copyright © – 7 Bridges Recordings
Copyright © – Hindi Malalanta Music
Copyright © – H. Masekela
Made By – Optimal Manufacturing, Europe
Mastered At – Sonorous Mastering, Inc.
Recorded At – Funky Features
Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
Recorded At – Columbia Studios
Recorded At – Likewise Studios
Mixed At – Columbia Studios
Mixed At – The Ranch In El Sobrante, California

Credits

Liner Notes – Michael Kirsch
Mastered By – David Shirk*

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 685738990719
Label Code: LC01781

Other Versions (4)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Welcome To The Newsroom (CD, Compilation)	7 Bridges Recordings	7BR 8573 89907-2	US	2002
New Submission	Welcome To The Newsroom (CD, Compilation)	7 Bridges Recordings, 7 Bridges Recordings	7BR 8573 89907-2, 8573 89907-2	Europe	2002
New Submission	Welcome To The Newsroom (LP, Compilation)	P-Vine Records	PLP-6916	Japan	2002
New Submission	Welcome To The Newsroom (CD, Compilation)	P-Vine Records, 7 Bridges Recordings	PCD-23260	Japan	2002

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Reviews

MFell Feb 22, 2022
Edited 2 years ago
I was lucky to stumble on this LP in a local record store and picked it up out of intrigue due to the cover photo. I am so glad I did because this is a superb comp featuring just three rare funk bands from the Bay Area circa 70-76: Electric Church, Paul Tillman Smith & Plight. The first two bands receiving most of the feature space, but the quality of the songs is gritty, soulful and tremendously funky. According to the liner notes the original tapes were found in a garage decades later and were covered in mold and on the verge of disintegrating, but after tedious and very cleaning and sonic restoration what you have is this brilliant compilation. Sound quality is best on side A, but given the age and neglect the masters tapes saw, even the tracks that have lower fidelity are really not too bad. Thank you to all involved who helped make sure this fantastic music survived and saw life once again. Get a copy if you can as it is well worth it.