Kashmere Stage Band - Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 [ Expanded Edition ]

Expanded deluxe edition released in conjunction with the Jamie Foxx-produced, award-winning documentary “Thunder Soul: The True Story of Conrad Johnson and the Kashmere Stage Band”. After capturing audience awards at festivals like SXSW and the Los Angeles Film Festival, the word is out that Kashmere was the greatest high school band - ever. Their story is tucked in between slabs of hard ‘70s funk, soul, and jazz: Conrad Johnson transformed a bunch of rough-hewn high schoolers into a band that could compete with any in the nation, professional or otherwise. Forget high school bands, we’re talking about 16 year old kids who would give the JBs a run for their money. The Kashmere Stage Band released a total of eight albums and three 45s on Johnson’s Kram label. The band’s best tracks are collected here, in an anthology now expanded into a 3LP deluxe edition with bonus DVD. Producer Eothen “Egon” Alapatt has extended the original booklet with updated liner notes and essays, more rare photos and ephemera. The DVD contains the B+ (Mochilla / Timeless) and Flying Lotus produced “Texas Jewels: The Making Of Texas Thunder Soul” short film, a recently unearthed 1973 documentary on the band, and a 1972 performance.

TRACKLIST:

A1. Boss City   A2. Burning Spear   A3. Take Five   A4. Super Bad   A5. Keep Doing It   A6. Thunder Soul   B1. Do You Dig It, Man?   B2. Headwiggle   B3. Do Your Thing   B4. Scorpio   C1. Thank You   C2. Al’s Tune   C3.. All Praises   C4. Shaft   D1. Kashmere   D2. $$ Kash Register $$   D3. Zero Point Pt. 1 & 2 (45 Version)   D4. Getting It Out Of My System

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