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The Best Of The Ohio Players

Late in 1971, Armen Boladian's Westbound label had a lot going for it: after only two years, the Detroit independent had a roster that included Funkadelic, the Ohio Players, Denise LaSalle and the Detroit Emeralds. All four acts experienced varying degrees of success; for the Emeralds and LaSalle,...

1998 RS: Not Rated

Fire

1974

Skin Tight

1974

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After stirring a lumpy Funkadelic-derived stew dur-ing their early years, Dayton's Ohio Players signed to Mercury Records in 1974 and cut their recipe back to the basics; soon, gleaming proto-disco concoctions like "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster" would leave entire dance floors slavering for more. Notorious for their silly S&M-themed album covers, Ohio Players backed up the salacious cartoon flash...

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