ROY PORTER SOUND MACHINE: The Story Of Roy Porter Sound Machine (2012)

The Story Of Roy Porter Sound Machine is the latest in Tramp Records’ The Story Of… series and follows on from its superb predecessors featuring slept-on funky-soul man Vernon Garret and the unbelievably slept-on super-heavyweight Texas funk crew Soul Bros. Inc. While there’s been a funk-soul link between the previous two efforts, Roy Porter is a slightly different kettle of fish. He’s still funky but this is more of a jazzy affair. That’s right – it’s time to get your smooth on – but…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

VERNON GARRETT: The Story Of (2012)

RATING: 5/5 I’ve lost count of the times I’ve said that Tramp Records’ Tobias Kirmayer has done it again – but he has done it again. The Story Of Vernon Garrett is yet another quality retrospective look at the career of a funky soul legend who failed to get the recognition he deserved back in the day. And there’s no doubting that Garrett’s gospel-trained raw soul power is deserving of recognition as the …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM