Oliver, over at Soul Sides has posted some tracks off of a Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band album that he wrote the liner notes for. They’re pretty awesome.

For background, Oliver says:

Here’s the super-condensed history behind this recording: back in the mid-60s, Wright and his band, The Wright Sounds (which would morph into the Watts 103rd Band) had a regular gig at the Haunted House in Hollywood (see this great photo of the Haunted House’s stage). At their shows, they would mostly play a medley of Top 40 R&B hits (especially since the group itself didn’t have much original material recorded at this point). One of the things that makes this live show taping so important, in particular, is that edits from it ended up as songs on Together, the first “real” Watts 103rd Band album.

One track, “We’re a Winner”, is repeatedly making me very happy. It’s a great great groove and the horns and band are really tight, but what really gets me is the vocals when the band briefly goes into “People Get Ready”.

Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - We’re a Winner/I Can’t Turn You Loose (Link to Soul Sides. Download there.)

It’s really a rare day when I say, go over to this other blog and download a tune now, but that’s what I’m saying now. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

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