Behold! Yes, Blue Butterfly, one of the absolute stunners on the revered Selected Sound, is finally available for all the beat-heads. Heavyweight library funk with a psychedelic touch, the super in-demand Blue Butterfly from deep breath Hardyโs Jet Band, Orchestra Klaus Wuesthoff, Jan Troysen Band and Orchestra Gary Pacific โ was originally released in 1971. Incredibly ahead of its time, itโs been rare and sought-after for decades.
For many aficionados, this is the best Selected Sound release. Loaded with fuzzy wah-wah guitar, deep flute-lines atop soulful psych-rock breakbeats and huge organ action, its uncompromising funk will blow you away. Sampled for many hip hop beats and dropped by well known rare groove DJs around the world, one jewel in particular from this glorious German vault needs little introduction. The intro to Orchestra Gary Pacificโs mesmeric โSoft Windโ rides the illest, crispest drum break youโve perhaps never heard โ like, the drum break to end them all โ alongside a smooth, deep bass line from the heavens. It featured notoriously on the beloved Dusty Fingers comps of the 90s and was brilliantly sampled by Pacewon for his eternal โSunroof Topโ. Just listen and be dazzled.
Beyond this mini-masterpiece, the other killer tracks offer brilliance in abundance. Hardyโs Jet Band take control of the full A side, and itโs full of dynamic psych-funk bombs. Hard, โbig cityโ industrial groovers. In particular, the initial one-two of โSorry, Doc!โ and โWind It Upโ provide thrilling funky-blues rock instrumentals showcasing relentless guitars, flutes, sax and organ, the latter containing gorgeous, hypnotic breakdowns; these tracks just slay. The title track, โBlue Butterflyโ is a real deep strut of a track with fantastic soloing from guitar and flute over crisp drums whilst the highway banger โWhat You Call To Be Freeโ certainly sounds a lot like unbridled, rhythmical liberty.
On the flip, the ghost-riding โLady In Spaceโ is a string-drenched acid-western foxtrot. Yep. โPop Happeningโ by Jan Troysen Band is a heavy, druggy psych-fuzz organ groover whilst their slow beat-organ-flute gem โA Blue Messageโ is a gorgeous psych floater conjuring deeply strange frontier lands. Preceding their monster โSoft Windโ, the soulful, uptempo groover โGhetto Gapโ by Orchestra Gary Pacific contains solo piano and flute whilst closing out the set is the free-and-easy samba beat of โSo Farโ.
Founded in the late 60s by German composer and musician Klaus Netzle (who recorded under the alias Claude Larson for Sonoton) Selected Sound began as a production music company specialising in jazz, orchestral and electronic recordings. You canโt miss those early LPs in their iconic glossy metallic copper sleeves with minimal German typography. Serious, classy stuff.
The audio for Blue Butterfly has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis whilst Richard Robinson has handled reproducing the glossy metallic (iconic) original Selected Sound sleeve. Essential.
- Pressed on black 140g vinyl
- Mastered for vinyl with audio from the original tapes
- Packaged in a reproduction of the original and iconic glossy metallic Selected Sound sleeve
BEWITH115LP -Artist-Hardyโs Jet Band / Orchestra Klaus Wuesthoff / Jan Troysen Band / Orchestra Gary Pacific
- Format Detail: LP Black
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: FUNK
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**
- Released: 10/21/22
- Internal ID: JIT
