As I was going through my 12' I noticed that the Salsoul label of all the "independents" that sprang up during the revolutionary period in Soul/Dance/Funk music was unique in its own right. The Cayre Bros. N.Y. label and Gamble & Huff's P.I.R label share the equivalent of The Funk Bros. ,in regards to studio players ,such as Baker ,Harris and Young , strings of Don Renaldo ,Bobby Eli ,Bunny Sigler ,percussion of Larry Washington , and vibes of Vince Montana of Philly as the core of their sound. Salsoul however went one step further in that it served as an outlet for producers like Patrick Adams ,Leroy Burgess ,Stan Lucas ,Soloman Roberts and others ,along with the introduction of mixers like Moulton ,Gibbons ,Levan and combined the sounds of Philly and N.Y. Salsoul records document the works of B.H.Y. ,Holloway ,Brown ,First Choice ,Skyy ,The Salsoul Orch ,[[Which is damn near the same as M.F.S.B.).
I think that Salsoul is one of the most influential "independent" labels of the late 70's and early 80's. Any comments on this???
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