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FUNNY SITUATION
Paint A Picture Records
- Cat No: PAP001RP
- updated:2024-04-05
Repressed! A rare BRIT FUNK release from 1981, formed by David Humphrey, who also drummed for Public Image Limited during the Metal Box era, as well as Sparks and Mike Oldfield.
Paint A Picture are incredibly pleased to announce news of their first release: a fully remastered, licensed reissue of rediscovered British 7” Funny Situation recorded by Reflex - a band put together by drummer David Humphrey (Public Image Ltd., Sparks, Mike Oldfield) and privately released on his Star Records back in 1981. With the original record now changing hands for in excess of £200 and just in time for a 40th anniversary release the reissue - remastered and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery - will include updated original artwork whilst also containing an insert providing further details and context on the release.
Recorded a few months after seminal Britfunk tune "Southern Freeez" at the very same Vine Yard Studios and with the same engineer Simon Sullivan - the release unfortunately suffered from a lack of marketing and proper distribution but almost forty years later the record is now receiving the attention it deserves and with a price tag to match.
The A side presents a beautiful mesh of funk and soul styles with influence from other Britfunk bands of the time but with a more overt jazz and rock feel fusing a tight rhythm section with smooth vocals and climaxing in a guitar and saxophone duel.
The instrumental Version Two provides a fresh approach with the addition of dub FX and Indian percussion with the use of a tabla added to the mix.
Recorded a few months after seminal Britfunk tune "Southern Freeez" at the very same Vine Yard Studios and with the same engineer Simon Sullivan - the release unfortunately suffered from a lack of marketing and proper distribution but almost forty years later the record is now receiving the attention it deserves and with a price tag to match.
The A side presents a beautiful mesh of funk and soul styles with influence from other Britfunk bands of the time but with a more overt jazz and rock feel fusing a tight rhythm section with smooth vocals and climaxing in a guitar and saxophone duel.
The instrumental Version Two provides a fresh approach with the addition of dub FX and Indian percussion with the use of a tabla added to the mix.
Recorded just a few months after "Southern Freeez," the definitive BRIT FUNK anthem, at the same Vine Yard Studios with the same engineer, Simon Sullivan — yet due to a lack of promotion and distribution it went almost entirely unnoticed, becoming a phantom Brit funk gem. Now a sought-after record fetching tens of thousands of yen on the used market, it finally gets a reissue. Sweet, androgynous vocals, a seasoned groove, and superb production. The B-side is an instrumental version laced with dub FX, percussion and tabla — not to be missed either! Highly recommended. (Original Japanese text by Saito)