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The Blackbyrds - "The Blackbyrds"

$12.00

Donald Byrd’s student group turned one of the tightest Jazz-Funk debuts of the decade. Formed out of Howard University by Donald Byrd, the Blackbyrds hit immediately with this 1974 Fantasy debut — a record that sits right at the crossroads of jazz, funk, and soul. “Do It, Fluid” is the known quantity, but “Gut Level,” “Funky Junkie,” and “The Runaway” are just as deep. Hollywood pressing, gatefold sleeve. Note: minor skip on A1 (“Gut Level”) — disclosed up front, priced accordingly. The rest of the record plays clean.

Genre: Jazz-Funk / Soul-Jazz

Year: 1974

Label: Fantasy — F-9444

Country: US

Condition: Media: VG / Sleeve: VG

Notes: Hollywood pressing. Gatefold. Minor skip on A1. Minor writing on gatefold interior. Taped seam.

Donald Byrd’s student group turned one of the tightest Jazz-Funk debuts of the decade. Formed out of Howard University by Donald Byrd, the Blackbyrds hit immediately with this 1974 Fantasy debut — a record that sits right at the crossroads of jazz, funk, and soul. “Do It, Fluid” is the known quantity, but “Gut Level,” “Funky Junkie,” and “The Runaway” are just as deep. Hollywood pressing, gatefold sleeve. Note: minor skip on A1 (“Gut Level”) — disclosed up front, priced accordingly. The rest of the record plays clean.