MFSB - MFSB - Limited Edition 180 Gram LP

Limited Edition 180 Gram LP

Elemental Music presents MFSB, the debut album by Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB, originally released in 1973. MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother) was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The O’Jays, The Stylistics, The Spinners, Wilson Pickett, and Billy Paul, among others. The album includes instrumental covers of “Back Stabbers” by The O’Jays, “Family Affair” by Sly & The Family Stone, and “Freddie’s Dead” by Curtis Mayfield. In 1974, MFSB released “T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)”, also known as the TV Show Soul Train’s theme, their first and most successful single, which peaked at #1 on the US Billboard pop and R&B charts. MFSB would become known for the hi-hat-dominated disco sounds so popular in the late 1970s and their sound was influential in establishing the disco sound.

Tracklist:

Side 1

1. FREDDIE’S DEAD
2. FAMILY AFFAIR
3. SOMETHING FOR NOTHING Δ

Side 2

4. BACK STABBERS
5. LAY IN LOW
6. POINCIANA

Personnel and Credits:

Musicians: Electric Piano: Leon Huff Piano: Eddie Green and Harold Williams Organ: Lenny Pakula Bass: Ronnie Baker and Anthony Jackson Guitar: Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, T. J. Tindall, Reginald Lucas and Roland Chambers Drums: Earl Young, Karl Chambers and Norman Farrington Conga and Bongos: Larry Washington Vibes: Vince Montana Alto Sax Solos: Zach Zachary Sax/Flute: Tony William Produced by Gamble-Huff String and Horn Arrangements:*Bobby Martin-Vince Montana-Thom Bell-Norman Harris Don Renaldo and His String & Horn Sections Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mastered at: Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Recording Engineer: Joe Tarsia.