Sunny & The Sunliners: The Missing Link Vinyl LP (Record Store Day)

Record Store Day Exclusive. Sunny & The Sunliners' rare late 60's full length reissued for the first time, just for RSD BLK FRI 2017. The Missing Link catches bandleader Sunny Ozuna and the rest of the band in peak form, laying down all-instrumental funk with a Texas Latino touch. From Big Crown - "Ranging from hip soul – James Brown’s "Soul Pride," The Inclines' Muscle Shoals groover "Pressure Cooker" and the Meters classic “Cissy Strut” – to a wide swath of 60s Texas Latin party essentials ("Uno," "Rosita Bonita" and "La Pecosita"), the Sunliners are in top form all throughout. It won’t take much to envision a San Antonio backyard BBQ in the early '70s with this long player spinning in the background, on repeat. Instrumental party albums were all the rage back when this hit in the late '60s, and Sunny Ozuna and crew show here that they could groove with the best of them. Throw it on, break out the back deck smoker, and let the good tunes roll." Limited edition of 1,000.

• limited edition of 1,000
• instrumental Texas soul reissued for the 1st time
• $2 from each copy will go to The Greater Houston Community Foundation to help with relief for areas of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey
• originally released in the early 70's, 10 song album of instrumental soul grooves
• remastered sound with original cover art reproduction
• music label: Big Crown 2017
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reviewed by Al Pastor 11/2017