Description
The Peddlers were a 1960s pop/jazz group that was derided by some for their easy listening interpretations of pop hits, but has since acquired a certain retro cool for their "pop-art-jazz" style. This compilation gathers the group's three late 60s albums they cut for CBS (Freewheelers, Three In A Cell, and Birthday), as well as singles and rare recordings. The Peddlers were tight and could swing with the best of them, with their rich organ and funky rhythms recalling both Ramsay Lewis and Booker T & The MG's. The group disbanded in 1976, but their fans consider these recordings the finest recordings of the Peddlers available.
Two CD 42 track set featuring their complete CBS recordings. Once
derided as three blokes in matching shirts playing easy listening
interpretations of pop hits, they now have a certain retro cool for
what keyboardist/ vocalist Roy Phillips describes as 'a sort of
pop-art-jazz' and can be seen as an influence on acts as diverse as
Air & Lemon Jelly. This double CD compilation gathers the
group's three late-60s albums they cut for CBS (Freewheelers, Three
In A Cell and Birthday) as well as singles and rare recordings.
Unbelievably tight, The Peddlers could swing with the best of them
and their rich organ and funky rhythms recall both Ramsay Lewis
& Booker T & The MG's. Although The Peddlers did not split
up until 1976, the group (and their fans) consider these recordings
the finest recordings Peddlers available and listening to them is a
pleasure. Imaginative interpretations of 'Little Red Rooster' and
'Stormy Weather' alongside brooding originals make this a
definitive set of a seriously underrated '60s act who truly embody
the pop-art-jazz thing like no other. Sony Jazz. 2002.
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