All serious record collectors agree that finding rare records can
be a difficult, time consuming and often expensive business. Finding
previously unknown records takes this challenge to another level;
another step further and you're into the realm of lost master tapes,
acetates and demos in record company archives - take one step further
still and you've just stepped into a black hole: the mysterious, unknown
world of private recordings made by individual musicians, never before
circulated beyond the four walls of their studio or home.
Such is the case with Master Plan Inc, a band from Chicago led by Fred Shorts. With just one single to their name - an uber-rarity rated at over $2000
- nobody had any idea that within the confines of a studio archive and
Shorts' private residence there would be a wealth of other recordings on
acetate, reel-to-reel tape and cassette.
Despite Jazzman Records's 24/7 commitment to search for such material, such a find
is very rare indeed, coming up only once every few years. Yet what marks
this as so special is that only when these soulful treasures had been
fully excavated did it come to light that the quality of the music would
make for a complete album of astonishingly high quality - most albums
have one or two gems padded out with filler, but here we have the real
deal - gem after gem after gem. And all previously unreleased! If you're
into modern soul, 70s funk, smooth mid-tempo crossover dancers or high
energy funk blasts - you're in for a treat!
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