Credits:

Placebo

Description:

Combining the jet-black groove with the sophisticated coolness of European jazz, the Belgian jazz band Placebo, led by jazz pianist Marc Moulin, recorded three albums in the 1970s. The band boldly incorporates electric instruments and jazz, while crossing over into funk, soul, and rock. This is a masterpiece, a milestone in the rare groove/jazz scene in Europe and around the world, and a coveted album not only for rare groove collectors around the world, but also for deep jazz collectors! This is the first album released in 1971 and is a masterpiece that defined the Placebo sound.The groovy sound with its unique cool arrangement and looped feel, not found in US bands of the same period, is a mirror of rare groove! M1 "Inner City Blues" has a different glossy feel from the original Marvin Gaye, M3 is Sam and Dave's hit "You Gotta Me Hamin," and M4 "Humpty Dumpty" is a funky track with a heavy sound that incorporates a brass rock style horn arrangement that was popular at the time. M5 "Aria" is a progressive jazz song that develops with the melody of horns from the modal and deep harmonies of the new mainstream. The song is a wonderful pole of progressive jazz! The "Placebo" has a wide variety of expressions. The groovy looped beats that support the bottom, the horn ensemble that intricately intertwines with the cool harmonies, and the superb sound that is a mixture of these elements is the Placibo style! This most important work in the greatest rare groove lineup is finally being reissued in its original LP reprint! P-VINE

Tracklisting:

1 INNER CITY BLUES
2 PLANES
3 YOU GOT ME HUMMIN
4 HUMPTY DUMPTY
5 ARIA
6 SHOWBIZ SUITE
7 BALL OF EYES
8 OH LA LA