Episode #242: You Better Believe It

This week's horn o' several is loosely organized around the concept of '70s funk, which allows me to get away with a few detours without too much scar tissue. It includes no less than three forays into Brazil, a quick stop in Nigeria, a fraction of an hour in England, and a long weekend in Dayton. I like to get back to Dayton as much as possible, mainly to see if the pawn shop still has my gold medallions. I swear I'll buy them back someday.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Midnight Movers	Crabs	1970	Elephant V
Hidden Strength	Hustle On Up (To the Bump)	1976	United Artists
Tim Maia	Bom Senso	1975	Seroma
High Voltage	Country Road	1972	Columbia
Bo Diddley	Elephant Man	1970	Checker
The Rance Allen Group	That Will Be Good Enough For Me	1972	Gospel Truth
Set 2
Ohio Players	Jive Turkey	1974	Mercury
Gerson King Combo	Hereditariedade	1977	Polydor
William Onyeabor	Heaven and Hell	1977	Wilfilms
Cane & Able	Starchild	1972	Epic
Parliament	Wizard of Finance	1977	Casablanca
Edwin Birdsong	It's Hard to Move When It's Your Move	1971	Polydor
Set 3
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul	The Way They Do My Life	1973	GSF
Vernon Burch	Ghetto Penthouse	1977	Columbia
Stu Gardner	Sister Matilda	1974	Volt
Boscoe	If I Had My Way	1973	Kingdom of Chad
The Overton Berry Ensemble	Superstar	1972	C.E.
Eric Mercury	I Can Smell That Funky Music	1971	Enterprise
George Duke	Foosh	1975	MPS
Set 4/Outro
Rhythm Makers	You Better Believe It	1976	Vigor
Mandingo	Medicine Man	1973	Capitol
União Black	Abelha Africana	1977	Polydor
Instant Funk	I Know Where You're Coming From	1976	TSOP
Magnum	Evolution	1974	Jamie (reissue)
B.T. Express	Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)	1974	Scepter