View basket “A Mary Christmas – The Anniversary Edition” has been added to your basket. 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 Staples Jr. Singers, The When Do We Get Paid Soul / Funk | Luaka Bop | 1LP Released 6th May 2022 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Staples Jr. Singers, The When Do We Get Paid £26.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Luaka Bop SKU: LP99LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th May 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Marlena Shaw Sweet Beginnings Soul / Funk | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 20th May 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Marlena Shaw Sweet Beginnings £20.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1645 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bette Smith Jetlagger Soul / Funk | Big Legal Mess | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 2nd February 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bette Smith Jetlagger £19.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Big Legal Mess SKU: BLM0544 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Aretha Franklin Aretha Now Soul / Funk | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 30th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aretha Franklin Aretha Now £27.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M131LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ben E King Stand By Me… Forever Soul / Funk | Vinyl Passion Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 18th November 2015 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ben E King Stand By Me… Forever £16.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Vinyl Passion Classics SKU: VP80067 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 18th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Diana Ross and Supremes No.1’s Soul / Funk | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP Released 16th March 2015 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Diana Ross and Supremes No.1’s £27.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1336 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 16th March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Otis Redding Complete and Unbelievable (The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul) Soul / Funk | Rhino | 180g, 2LP, Includes 7" Released 3rd October 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Otis Redding Complete and Unbelievable (The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul) £27.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Rhino SKU: 081227944162 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes 7" Released Date: 3rd October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul Soul / Funk | Stax | 1LP Released 19th December 2023 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul £15.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Stax SKU: SXE 005 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jorja Smith Be Right Back Soul / Funk | FAMM | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 27th August 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jorja Smith Be Right Back £22.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: FAMM SKU: JS2021EP001LP Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 27th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View James Hunter Six, The Whatever It Takes Soul / Funk | Daptone | 1LP Released 29th January 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders James Hunter Six, The Whatever It Takes £19.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Daptone SKU: DAP-051LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Soul / Funk Start again
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