Color Him Father Winstons, The SKU: SJRLP497 Barcode: 5026328004976 25.00 £25.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Soul Jazz Released Date: 25th February 2022 Buying Format: 1LP Includes 12" Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info What do Tyler the Creator, Mantronix, Stetsasonic, DJ Shadow, Eric B and Rakim, Brand Nubian, Jay-Z and N.W.A. have in common? How about UK Apachi and Shy FX, DJ Zinc, Bukem, Ganja Kru, Lemon D Ice, Dillinga, Photek, 4-Hero, Congo Natty, Krome and Time, Roni Size, Skream and Shut Up and Dance? Not to mention The Prodigy, Squarepusher, Leftfield, Oasis, Aphex Twin, Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, David Bowie, Primal Scream, Lady Gaga and Dizzee Rascal? Answer: They have all sampled The Winstons’ ‘Amen, Brother’, the most sampled drum break in the history of music (over 5000+ according to whosampled.com), it has shaped the history of electronic music ever since its creation in 1969. This is the official release of the Winston’s ‘Color Him Father’ album, out of print for fifty years on vinyl, a glorious, break-heavy album of soul, funk and gospel featuring the tracks ‘Color Him Father’, ‘Amen, Brother’ and loads more. The fully remastered album is housed in exact-reproduction original sleeve and design and comes with 4 extra bonus tracks that the group released only as singles. There is also a very special one-off, first pressing only of this album that comes with an exclusive one-sided dubplate special 12” of ‘Amen, Brother’ featuring a specially extended break mix of the classic tune. The Winstons’ ‘Amen, Brother’ was originally the B-side to ‘Color Him Father’, a superb soul tune released by a multi-racial group from Washington, DC, in 1969. The drum break was played by George GC Coleman, and the song was based on a Curtis Mayfield guitar riff. The soul connection was no coincidence. The Winstons were formed from the backing groups to both Otis Redding and Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions before they came into their own spotlight. The Winstons signed to Mayfield’s Curtom Records in Chicago in 1968. Drummer extraordinaire GC Coleman had already played with The Marvelettes, Otis Redding and Curtis Mayfield (and in the 1970s would play with the funk group Brick). ‘Color Him Father’ became a million-selling Number 1 R&B hit single in the US and the following year The Winstons released their debut (and only) album, also entitled ‘Color Him Father’, on Metromedia Records, featuring both sides of the single alongside nine other excellent soul, funk, gospel and R&B cuts. Unfortunately, the group split up the following year, citing difficulties in touring the southern US due to their inter-racial line-up, and their sole album has long-since sunk into obscurity. Fast forward nearly 20 years and the ‘Amen, Brother’ break was discovered by hip-hop producers after the song appeared on the seminal ‘Ultimate Breaks & Beats’ series of original breaks (alongside ground-breaking tracks such as James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer’, The Incredible Bongo Band’s ‘Apache’ and Herman Kelly’s ‘Dance to the Drummers Beat’) in 1986. The track became the staple of hip-hop, with countless songs based on George GC Coleman’s epic six-second drum break. Fast forward once more, this time to the UK at the start of the 1990s, and 100s of drum and bass producers began sampling and speeding up the ‘Amen, Brother’ break, adding reggae bass lines to create first jungle and then drum and bass, and by the 1990s the ‘Amen’ drum break dominated this new musical genre. The Winstons’ ‘Color Him Father’ is a superb rare slice of soul, funk and gospel music that has changed the course of music over the last fifty years. Artist Winstons, The Genre Soul / Funk Label Soul Jazz Buying Options 1LP Includes 12" Format 1LP , Includes 12" Condition New Country UK Track Listings Color Him Father I’ve Gotta Be Me The Chokin’ Kind The Greatest Love A Handful Of Friends Everyday People Love Of The Common People Wheel Of Fortune The Days Of Sand And Shovels Birds Of A Feather Only The Strong Survive Traces Amen, Brother Say Goodbye To Daddy Mama’s Song Bonus 12” (SJRLP497 only) Amen Brother (Extended Mix) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Winstons, The and more from Soul / Funk View Product Quick View Winstons, The Golden Brown / Black Shopping Bag Psychedelia / Garage | Vinyl Magic | 7", Single Released 23rd September 2016 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Winstons, The Golden Brown / Black Shopping Bag £22.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Vinyl Magic SKU: AMS4504 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 23rd September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Evie Sands Get Out Of Your Own Way Soul / Funk | R-Spot Records | 1LP Released 2nd October 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Evie Sands Get Out Of Your Own Way £23.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: R-Spot Records SKU: RSR1112LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Summer Walker Over It Soul / Funk | Polydor | 1LP Released 10th January 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Summer Walker Over It £18.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Polydor SKU: 837796 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th January 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part Two Soul / Funk | EMI | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 31st March 2023 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part Two £30.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: EMI SKU: 3594607 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Mid-Atlantic Story Vol. 3 Soul / Funk | Numero Group | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th April 2023 £20.00 - £22.00 Select options Various Artists Mid-Atlantic Story Vol. 3 £20.00 - £22.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Numero Group Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th April 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Nolan Porter If I Could Only Be Sure Soul / Funk | Light of Love Wax Co | 7", Single Released 4th November 2016 £5.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nolan Porter If I Could Only Be Sure £5.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Light of Love Wax Co SKU: LOLWC4 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 4th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ramsey Lewis Sun Goddess Jazz Dance / Fusion | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 16th February 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ramsey Lewis Sun Goddess £19.00 Genre: Jazz Dance / Fusion Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP705 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 16th February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lewis Taylor Lewis II Soul / Funk | Be With Records | 2LP Released 30th June 2023 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lewis Taylor Lewis II £29.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Be With Records SKU: BEWITH129LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 30th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Marvin Gaye The Stubborn Kinda Fellow Soul / Funk | Waxtime | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd August 2017 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Marvin Gaye The Stubborn Kinda Fellow £17.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Waxtime SKU: LP772199 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Rock And Pop | Arista | 1LP Released 23rd October 2023 £10.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Whitney Houston Whitney Houston £10.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Arista SKU: nn274890 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd October 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Wilson Pickett The Sound Of Wilson Pickett Soul / Funk | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 12th March 2014 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Wilson Pickett The Sound Of Wilson Pickett £34.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Speakers Corner SKU: SD8145 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th March 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Soul / Funk Start again
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