{"product_id":"tower-of-power-back-to-oakland-mov","title":"Tower Of Power — Back To Oakland [Vinyl LP · 180g · Music On Vinyl]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTower Of Power — Back To Oakland [Vinyl LP · 180g · Music On Vinyl]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album Reissue, 180g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e MOVLP1274\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8718469537679\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soul \/ Funk \/ R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warner \/ Music On Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 1974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis Edition Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e Music On Vinyl reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180g audiophile LP reissue on Music On Vinyl, pressed at Record Industry in the Netherlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBack To Oakland\u003c\/em\u003e is Tower Of Power's fourth album, released in February 1974 on Warner Bros. and widely considered one of the high-water marks of 1970s horn-driven funk and soul. It features the same classic line-up that made the band's reputation as the tightest rhythm section and horn section on the West Coast — Lenny Williams fronting on vocals, the Rocco Prestia bass and David Garibaldi drums axis locked tight underneath, and a horn section (Emilio Castillo, Stephen \"Doc\" Kupka, Lenny Pickett, Mic Gillette, Greg Adams) that generations of funk bands have tried to copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record opens on the instrumental \u003cstrong\u003eOakland Stroke\u003c\/strong\u003e, drops into the uptempo \u003cstrong\u003eDon't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)\u003c\/strong\u003e, and delivers two standout vocal performances on \u003cstrong\u003eTime Will Tell\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJust When We Start Makin' It\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eSquib Cakes\u003c\/strong\u003e — an eight-minute instrumental ride on Chester Thompson's Hammond B-3 — closes the first side and remains one of the tracks most quoted by samplers and arrangers. The Williams-led ballad \u003cstrong\u003eLove's Been Gone So Long\u003c\/strong\u003e gives the record its emotional centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 180g LP reissue on Music On Vinyl is pressed at Record Industry in the Netherlands to audiophile standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOakland Stroke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust When We Start Makin' It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSquib Cakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime Will Tell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMan From The Past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove's Been Gone So Long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got The Chop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelow Us, All The City Lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOakland Stroke (Reprise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLenny Williams — Lead Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmilio Castillo — Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen \"Doc\" Kupka — Baritone Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLenny Pickett — Tenor \u0026amp; Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMic Gillette — Trumpet, Trombone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreg Adams — Trumpet, Arrangements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce Conte — Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChester Thompson — Keyboards, Hammond B-3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrancis \"Rocco\" Prestia — Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Garibaldi — Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrent Byars — Congas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Chinowsky — Producer [Sound Production]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmilio Castillo — Production Supervisor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreg Adams — String Arrangements \u0026amp; Conductor on \"Time Will Tell\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry Betts — String Conductor on \"Below Us, All The City Lights\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Flye — Recording Engineer (Record Plant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJim Gaines — Recording \u0026amp; Remix Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g LP reissue on Warner \/ Music On Vinyl, pressed at Record Industry in the Netherlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Tower Of Power","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57800875409795,"sku":"MOVLP1274","price":26.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/MOVLP1274_Cover.webp?v=1776444966","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/tower-of-power-back-to-oakland-mov","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}