The Meters – The Meters (Red vinyl)
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The Meters [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Meters] :
- Organ, keyboards - Art Neville
- Drums - Ziggy Modeliste
- Guitar - Leo Nocentelli
- Bass guitar - George Porter Jr.
Written by The Meters (A1-A6, B1-B4), Buddy Buie (B5), J.R. Cobb (B5), Sylvester Stewart (B6)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Red
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Memphis Record Pressing
Label : Jackpot
Original Label : Josie Records
Recorded in 1969 at Cosimo Matassa’s Studio, New Orleans, LA
Produced by Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Art Supervisor - Janie Gans
Liner notes by Jake Kennedy
Design by The Graffiteria
Photography by Zenon Montz, The Graffiteria
Originally released in May 1969
Reissued in December 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Cissy Strut
- Here Comes The Meter Man
- Cardova
- Live Wire
- Art
- Sophisticated Cissy
Side B:
- Ease Back
- 6V6 LA
- Sehorns Farm
- Ann
- Stormy
- Simple Song
Reviews :
"Initially created to be the house band for Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn's Sansu Enterprises, the Meters started out backing such famous names as Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris. Led by organist Art Neville, the quartet was rounded out by jazz-influenced guitarist Leo Nocentelli, along with the bubbling rhythm section of bassist George Porter, Jr. and drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste. Booker T. & the M.G.'s may have been the most obvious influence, but the Meters differentiated themselves by injecting a healthy dose of New Orleans funk into their sound. Led by Neville's fat-sounding organ, the Meters quickly scored hits with the sinewy "Cissy Strut" and the more languid "Sophisticated Cissy." Simplicity is the hallmark of this impressive debut and nuance is paramount, whether it's Nocentelli's lazy riffs echoing throughout "Ease Back" or Modeliste unobtrusively riding his hi-hat along the perimeter of the Memphis-fried "6V6 La." Not unlike the M.G.'s, the Meters were masters of interpretation -- the band here moves easily from a chugging reading of Sly Stone's "Sing a Simple Song," to kicking back on a smoky version of the Classics IV's "Stormy." AllMusic Review by Rovi Staff.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.7 / 5