TRYIN TO GET DOWN

Big Crown Records is proud to present a reissue of the highly sought-after, very rare, and only?release by Texas funk band, The Soul Explosives.?Active in 1971 and 72, The Soul Explosives were a high school group from Kingsville, TX led?by high school senior Skip Frazier. Their main goal was to play a neighborhood know as?theThe Cut in nearby Corpus Christ, where there were a number of Soul & R&B clubs.?They paid for the recording and pressing of the 45 which was done by a tiny local Tejano?studio/label, Bormeh. Copies of the record were given to friends and sold at shows. In '72 Skip?decided to leave the group to pursue his college studies and they disbanded not long after.?The A Side Tryin To Get Down is a lo-fi funk gem with all the makings of an underground?classic. Driving drums and blown out vocals somewhere between encouraging and liberating?are sure to peak funk fans ears.?The B Side, a absolutely smashing cover of Ain't No Sunshine, is nothing short of a must?have. The Soul Explosives nearly instrumental cover might just be the toughest version on a?45. Another Big Crown sureshot.