FUNKY BANDS INC / F.B.I

From the magazine "RARE GROOVE ATOZ." This is the only '76 album by "F.B.I.," a UK group whose initials stand for "FUNKY BAND INC." This soul rare album includes the famous song "AFTER HOURS." It also features J.R. BAILEY's "JUST ME 'N YOU." A3 is a mellow and great cover of "LOVE, LOVE, LOVE," a famous song covered on the '74 album "EXTENSION OF A MAN" by DONNY HATHAWAY, who was from Chicago and, along with MARVIN GAYE, CURTIS MAYFIELD, and STEVIE WONDER, has influenced many artists to this day. B4 is a funk cover of STEVIE WONDER's "KEEP ON RUNNING." It also includes "FREE PRISON," a tight JAZZ FUNK track sampled by BLACKALICIOUS for "CHANGES," and "TALKING ABOUT LOVE," a cool urban medium track that is also often sampled. The album is a RARE GROOVE CLASSICS album that showcases a variety of sounds typical of UK bands, including "F.B.I.," which starts with a drum break!!