Aura. 2011 Lion (LP) (1977). Collection revisit (Nov). Aura were a funk band from San Francisco that released this one very rare LP before disappearing. It mostly falls to the female sung soul side of the equation, though the organ and psychedelic guitar go a long way to enjoying it at a Funkadelic level. Melodies are nice and I appreciate the horn charts. There's nothing earth shattering here and the LP reissue offers nothing else, so I can let this one fly.
Foxy - Party Boys. 1979 Dash (LP). From the Austin Record Show last year (Apr 2023/Aug). It's sealed so I decided to check it out online to see if I wanted to keep/open it. Naw. Even with my new found appreciation of disco, this title is fairly average despite Airto's involvement. Mostly disco with some funk, but 100% dedicated to the dance floor.
Johnny Pate - Shaft in Africa. 1973 ABC (LP). Thrift shop find (Aug). Solid funky soundtrack with The Four Tops providing the songs. Lacks the monster tracks that Isaac Hayes brought to the original though the core sound is more appealing. All the same, it's still incidental music, and that diminishes the impact on repeated listens.
*Righeira. 1983 Teldec (LP). From T & R (Jul). Interesting release that is sung in no less than five languages: Spanish, French, German, English, and their native Italian. Righeira play in what is known as Italo-Disco which seems to have more in common with Kraftwerk than Chic. It makes for an interesting listen, and it sounds like there are plenty of good albums in this space. Not sure where Righeira falls, but I enjoyed it enough to keep it, since it's unique to my collection.
* - Keeping for the collection
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