"Skull Snaps" is one funky album! 'Nuff said? Born out of the Diplomats, a New Jersey trio formed in '63 with a solid output but poor sales, Skull Snaps would only release this one album. A blend of driving funky bass and guitars, outstanding drum breaks, piercing horns and gloriously soaring vocals and harmonies, this is another one for the list of greatest albums nobody knows about. Highlights include "My Hang Up Is You" (with shades of Philly soul), "It's A New Day" (What? Hip Hop in 1973?), and "I'm Your Pimp" and "Tresspassing" (two classic Blaxploitation themes looking for movies to star in). This is why I trawl the music blogs and second had record stores... every now and then you discover something like this, and your heart sings!
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