Name: Come To My Garden
Brand: Minnie Riperton

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SOULG001

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Colour

clear

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-05-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Goodfellas SRL

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0781930069328

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

NOTLP254

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green

Extended format: No

2022-02-25

Fat Cat

5060348582540

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / green

Artist

Minnie Riperton

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Not Now

What a beauty here. A proper re-issue of Minnie Riperton debut album on GRT, originally puvlished in 1970. Her name came to prominence with the highly influential Chicago band Rotary Connection, forerunners of the rock and soul crossover. In addition to their own recordings, including their 1967 debut album Rotary Connection, the band is notable as the backing band for Muddy Waters on his 1968 psychedelic blues album <i>Electric Mud</i>. Standing on her own, Minnie cut a series of sublime albums moving in a more soulful way. Opening track ‘Les Fleur’ is a shiny cover of Ramsey Lewis – who is musical assistant and contributor here – classic number penned in 1968, literally a cornerstone for contemporary hip-hop and r&amp;b being sampled by the likes of Jurassic 5 feat. Nelly Furtado, Damu the Fudgemunk, Dr. Octagon and Cut Chemist among others. Produced by Charles Stepney (already in with Rotary Connection and subsequently behind the desk with Earth Wind and Fire), the album benefits from is lushy orchestral arrangements, pushing the vocal duties of Minnie even forward (her five-octave vocal range, enabled her to sing in ‘whistle register’ nevertheless). The jazzy soft-pop feel overall will mark comparison with Stevie Wonder, Riperton’s future employer / mentor.

Come To My Garden

Music GB