Aw, the good ol' days. When a band decided their groove was so good, they just kept it long and put it out as parts one and two on opposite sides of the same record. In this case, it could be that they pressed two different takes, because part one has fuzz guitar, part two does not. (What the hell?) It's an Allen Toussaint production, on his Sansu label, and as far as I'm concerned he could get away with "Hot Tamale (Part 37)" and I'd still listen. The Prime Mates were led by Al Fayard, Toussaint's his former band mate in the Stokes, and there's a groove here that despite Toussaint's involvement, doesn't really have that New Orleans thing going, it sounds more like something from Packy Axton. With the rhythm section doing some serious plodding, coupled with he organ and chunka chunka rhythm guitar, it would make a boss reggae cover. Yeah, Jackie Mittoo, now that I think about it.
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Listen:The Prime Mates - Hot Tamales (Pt 1) mp3 at Super Sonido
The Prime Mates - Hot Tamales (Pt 2) mp3 at Super Sonido (Go there to get it. Bottom of the post.)
Al Tousan (Allen Toussaint) - Cow Cow Blues mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
The Martinis (w/Packy Axton) - Hung Over mp3 at Rare Funk On 45
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