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UK three CD set. One Way Glass is a very different kind of RPM compilation. Instead of the usual cross-section of '60s collectables, this unique release takes a fresh look at British music from the late '60s through to the mid-'70s, with an eye on overlooked dancefloor-friendly finds. The rhythmic backbone of One Way Glass lies in progressive rock outfits who - every so often - would emulate their jazz heroes and record funky sides tucked away on albums or B-sides. Many of these tracks (Jonesy, Hardin & York) have been known to collectors of Funky Breaks for years. In addition, One Way Glass boasts some excellent funky Folk tracks which lighten the load for the listener - tracks by Alan James Eastwood, Bridget St. John, Dana Gillespie, Joan Armatrading and Melanie, for example. More typical funk rock selections come from Hanson (featuring future Bob Marley & The Wailers mainstay Junior Marvin on guitar) and Curtis Knight Zeus (fronted by Jimi Hendrix's old bandmate and featuring future Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke). Maybe it all started - in terms of breaks and hip hop culture, at least - with DJ Kool Herc, who would spin key segments from old rock records to create the funky break. Ever since, fans of funky music have been crate digging to find any tunes which have that infectious shuffle, regardless of their musical heritage or background. In some ways, One Way Glass is the next chapter in the musical story told on previous RPM box sets, Looking Back, Keep Lookin' and Night Comes Down, which documented British artists who made music inspired by black America, aimed squarely at the clubs. Now, instead of borrowing from R&B and Soul, the prog-era bands took a leaf from American jazz and funk artists
One Way Glass - Trifle
Elegy - Colosseum
Man from Afghanistan - Curtiss Maldoon
3D Mona Lisa - Paul Brett Sage
Home Is Where I Belong - Quicksand
Somethinâ You Got - Second Hand
Get One Together - Paladin
Cold Wall of Stone - Fat Mattress
Libel - Hard Stuff
Sanctuary - Gravy Train
City of Darkness - the Web
Out of Nowhere - Patrick Campbell-Lyons
The Bitch - Gasoline Band
I Saw An Angel - Pentangle
Ricochet - Jonesy
RevolutionâS Death Man - Edwards Hand
MacUmbe - Bond & Brown
Henry - Cmu
Sunburnt Virgin Trousers - Knocker Jungle
Cubano Chant - Climax Chicago Blues Band - Climax Chicago Blues Band
SheâS My Sister - Open Road
The Lord Doesn't Want You - Crazy World of Arthur Brown
IâVe Got My Mojo Working - Melanie
Eyeballs - Blue Mink
Celebration - Chillum
Confusions About a Goldfish - John Kongos
Skin Valley Serenade - Skin Alley
Little Message - Jody Grind
WerenâT Born a Man - Dana Gillespie
Drinking My Wine - Hardin & York
SheâS Mine, SheâS Yours - Juicy Lucy
Avez-Vous Kaskelainen? - Burnin Red Ivanhoe
Message to Mankind - Demon Fuzz
Closer to the Truth - Alan James Eastwood
Wake Up My Children - Siren
The Devil Made Me Do It - Curtis Knight Zeus
Hilary Dickson - Atlantic Bridge
Sly Willy - Blue Beard
Mean Old Man - Joan Armatrading
Funky - Spencer Davis Group
In the Beginning - the Foundations
HeâS Gonna Step on You Again - John Kongos
Bad Times - Bad Times - Paladin
Instant Whip - the Tremeloes
The Rock - Atomic Rooster
Margarita - Fat Mattress
Gesolreut (Live) - Soft Machine
Some Kind of Beautiful - Bridget St. John
House on the Hill - Audience
Indian Rope Man - Noir
So Many People - Skin Alley
Alibi Annie - Trifle
IâM a Thief - Juicy Lucy
Travelling Like a Gypsy - Hanson
Looking for the Red Label - Fair Weather
IâM a Man - the Web
Pigs Foot - Pesky Gee
One Way Glass - John Schroeder Orchestra
