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Fat Freddy’s Drop – Based On A True Story (2LP Vinyl)
The Drop (2005 / Year Of This Pressing Unknown)

4.00 out of 5 based on 1 customer rating
(1 customer review )

$50.00

Brand New ~ Sealed! 2LP Set On 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl With Heavy Grade Gatefold Cover. The Classic Debut Studio Album By The Critically Acclaimed, Highly Successful New Zealand Soul / Dub / Roots Group, Fat Freddy’s Drop. Winner ‘Album Of The Year’ At NZ Music Awards, 2005.

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SKU: DRP007 Categories: Audiophile, New Zealand, Soul / Dance / Reggae Tag: Fat Freddys Drop
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Brand New ~ Sealed! 2LP Set On 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl With Heavy Grade Gatefold Cover. The Classic Debut Studio Album By The Critically Acclaimed, Highly Successful New Zealand Soul / Dub / Roots Group, Fat Freddy’s Drop. Winner ‘Album Of The Year’ At NZ Music Awards In 2005.

Side 1:
Ernie
Cay’s Crays
This Room

Side 2:
Ray Ray
Flashback

Side 3:
Wandering Eye
Roady (Featuring Ladi 6)

Side 4:
Dark Days
Del Fuego
Hope (Featuring Hollie Smith)

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Origin

Germany

Condition

NEW

Format

2LP

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1 review for Fat Freddy’s Drop – Based On A True Story (2LP Vinyl)
The Drop (2005 / Year Of This Pressing Unknown)

  1. geoffofdunnlirium@hotmail.com
    4 out of 5

    AMG – April 2, 2015

    Kiwi Reggae/Dub/Funk fun. Highly recommended! The debut album from Fat Freddy's Drop was originally issued on the band's own Drop label in its native New Zealand, where the disc promptly shipped gold and gained notoriety as the first indie album ever to hit number one on that country's pop charts. It ended up spending 42 weeks in the Top Ten. So expectations were high for the U.S. issue of Based on a True Story on the Kartel label, and the album doesn't disappoint. Although the band favors the term "hi-tek soul" to describe its music, the simple fact is that most of these songs fall squarely in the reggae/dub category, with occasional excursions into ska and jazzy, semi-electronic funk. Joe Dukie's voice is appealingly silky and soulful without being off-puttingly slick, and the band's horn section contributes alternately smooth and chunky chordal backing along with old-school organ and more modern synthesizer sounds. The mood of Based on a True Story is pretty consistently laid-back and mellow, and it's a little bit hard to identify highlights from among the album's mid-tempo offerings, but the extra funk edge of "Ray Ray" is especially nice, and "Cay's Crays" nicely evokes early UB40. The swinging ska beat and jazz flute of "Wandering Eye" are also lots of fun. Highly recommended.

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