Jimmy Castor Bunch

Lots of danceable albums in the early to mid 1970's - early funk/disco hit "Troglodyte" ensured Chicano Jimmy's record sales for the rest of the decade. His later songs are as good as they sound (listen for "E-man boogie", "Bertha Butt boogie", "Supersound") as well as a few which are better than their titles (like "King Kong", complete with Shaft style wah-wah guitar work). Late 1970's disco favourites include "Space age" and "Don't do that!" - one of the best disco basslines of the decade.

There is also a very rare, early UK-only 12" of "Bertha butt boogie" (It's the b-side of Herbie Mann "Hi-jack". Jimmy moved to Salsoul records in the 1980's (also recording on the Dream sub-label).

Space age / Dracula Part II (Atlantic 12" DSKO 83, 1976) Bertha Butt encounters Vadar (TK Disco 12" 93, 1978) Don't do that! / (same) (Cotillion 12" DSKO 183, 1979) Don't do that! / Psych-out (Cotillion 12" DK 4731, 1979) Party people / (same) (Cotillion 12" DSKO 206, 1979)

 

  1. Bertha Butt Boogie (Atlantic 12" [UK] SAM 26, 1975)

     

  2. It's just begun (RCA LP, 1972)
  3. Phase II (RCA LP, 1972)
  4. Dimension III (Atlantic LP, 1973)
  5. Butt of course (Atlantic LP, 1974)
  6. Everything man (Atlantic LP, 1974)
  7. Supersound (Atlantic LP, 1975)
  8. E-man groovin' (Atlantic LP, 1976)
  9. Maximum stimulation (Atlantic LP, 1977)
  10. Let it out (Drive LP, 1978)
  11. Jimmy Castor Bunch (Cotillion LP, 1979)

     

  12. Bertha butt boogie (Atlantic, 1974)
  13. The everything man (Atlantic, 1974)
  14. King kong (part 1) (Atlantic, 1975)
  15. Potential (Atlantic, 1975)
  16. Supersound / Drifting (Atlantic, 1975)
  17. Bom bom (Atlantic, 1976)
  18. I love a mellow groove (Atlantic, 1976)
  19. E-man boogie (Atlantic, 1976)
  20. Everything is beautiful to me (WEA, 1979)

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