Last week I finally got around to listening to Wheedle's Groove—Seattle Funk, Modern Soul & Boogie: Volume II 1972-1987, the second volume in a series from superlative reissue label Light in the Attic that collects rare soul and funk from Seattle. The first volume spanned the years 1965 to 1975, and it sported a grittier, hard-edged sound more in line with Stax/Volt, Motown, and the New Orleans swamp boogie of Allen Toussaint and the Meters.…
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