The Rimshots

The Rimshots were the home music group at Joe and Sylvia Robinson’s All Platinum/Stang label family through the ’70s, and in addition released their very own records, mainly on the last mentioned imprint. Led by guitarists and sometime composers and companies Walter Morris and Tommy Keith, their rates also included drummer Clarence Oliver, bassist Jonathan Williams, and keyboardist Bernadette Randle. Their highest-profile back-up appearances had been with label flagship performers the Occasions, whose Harry Ray and Al Goodman occasionally penned material to them. The Rimshots started releasing their very own singles in 1972, when their make of funk was harder compared to the disco-flavored sound they might later on adopt. Early tracks like “Spirit Teach, Pts. 1 & 2” and “Conserve That Thing” would continue to become uncommon collector’s products, as would their 1972 debut LP Spirit Train. On the next year or two, the Rimshots continuing to release top quality, non-LP singles — “Dance Woman,” “Harvey Wallbanger,” “Who’s Got the Monster” — that cemented their potential standing as a trusted resource for hip-hop examples. By 1975, singles like “Perform What You Experience, Pt. 1” and “(7-6-5-4-3-2-1) Blow Your Whistle” had been starting to move the Rimshots into smoother disco place, and 1976’s “Super Disco” and “WE HAVE You Performing” solidified the changeover. 1976 also noticed the release from the Rimshots’ second recording, Down to Globe, as well as the group added two tracks towards the lesser-known blaxploitation soundtrack Patty. Furthermore to their are the Stang home music group, the Rimshots supported Etta James on her behalf funky blues outing Etta Is definitely Betta Than Evah. The 2000 Sequel compilation 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) reissued both Spirit Train and Right down to Earth, plus extra non-album material.