Episode #245: Captain Midnite

Here's a show focusing on the mid-to-late-'70s, when people were taller, carpets were more forest-like, and nobody could get enough styrofoam. It's a casual glance at some premium-grade funk, soul, and disco-inflected numbers. Most of them are obscure, except for the Sylvers' "Hot Line" and the Jacksons' "Show You the Way to Go." There's also a Bohannon number with the pointed directive to "Dance Your Ass Off." This show's not one for subtlety.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
The Reflections	Love On Delivery (L.O.D.)	1975	Capitol
Hott Snow	Bump Your Funky Boo-Dy	1974	R'Cade
Boobie Knight & the Universal Lady	The Lovomaniacs (Sex)	1974	Dakar
Lee Bates	Shake, Baby, Shake	1976	Samsu
Darwin's Theory	Accept the Truth (About Yourself)	1979	Darwin's Theory
G.C. Cameron	Don't You Want to Give It Up	1976	Motown
Set 2
General Crook	Reality	1974	Wand
Gwen McCrae	Let Them Talk	1974	Cat
Trammps	Trusting Heart	1975	Golden Fleece
Shotgun	Trouble Shooter	1977	ABC
The Master Plan	(The Girl In) Clinton Park	1974	De-Lite
Sebastian	Living in Depression	1975	Pesante
Ronnie Laws	Captain Midnite	1976	Blue Note
The Sylvers	Hot Line	1976	Capitol
Set 3
Bohannon	Dance Your Ass Off	1976	Dakar
Curtis Knight Zeus	The Devil Made Me Do It	1974	Dawn
Calendar	Hypertension	1976	Pi Kappa
Vivian Reed	Solid Rock	1976	H&L
Gloria Gaynor	False Alarm	1975	MGM
Lillian Hale	Don't Boom Boom	1974	Fretone
Set 4/Outro
Brooklyn People	Peace and Love	1975	Cheri
Sounds of Alfred	Superfunk City (Pt. 1)	1976	BM
Rufus feat. Chaka Khan	At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)	1977	ABC
Faze-O	Good Thang	1978	She
Donna Summer	Working the Midnight Shift	1977	Casablanca
The Jacksons	Show You the Way to Go	1976	Philadelphia Int'l