Funk

Ultrafunk were brainchild of Blues & Soul editor and Contempo label boss John Abbey. His idea of the band was a kind of British version of the crack backing outfits Soul labels had in the US, like (most relevantly to Ultrafunk themselves) MFSB on Philadelphia. His first move was to bring in Brixton-born Gerry Shury, who had worked with Maurice Gibb, Barry White and Soul act the Fantastics. By the mid-70s he had settled down to labour on the UK session scene. Later, whilst working on the Ultrafunk project, he also arranged Carl Douglas’s big novelty hit Kung Fu Fighting.

Ultrafunk’s second LP, a groovy instrumental (for they primarily were an instrumental band) was launched on Contempo label. Though not a hit, it made more than enough of an impact for second single Gotham City Boogie. But perhaps their third 7 incher was the one most fondly remembered from the first LP, Kung Fu Man.
The record became fixture on the burgeoning Disco scene.

Gotham City Boogie 5:31
Sunrise 6:02
I Wish 8:00
Temptation 12:00
Meat Heat 9:10



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