Description
Strut presents an exclusive release for Record Store Day, an 11-minute previously unreleased version of folk-soul gem Fishman from 1972 by legendary Caribbean funk band The Beginning Of The End.
Unearthed recently from the band?s tape archives, Fishman paints a warm picture of life in Nassau. As The Beginning Of The End?s bandleader Ray Munnings remembers, ?There was this guy that would walk through the streets early morning ? you?d hear him calling ?Fishmaaan, Fishmaaan!? He had the catch, fresh from the boats so you could buy grouper, goggle eye and snapper there on your doorstep. The song is a nice way of remembering that slice of island culture from the early ?70s.?
This newly unearthed version builds from the 45 version, with the band solo-ing and jamming freely: ?it?s great to hear this version after 55 years,? Munnings continues, ?we would always stretch out in the studio. We were a tight unit with my two brothers and I at its heart. We just naturally played long during our sessions and it?s great to hear the end part here too ? we just started talking together, laughing about cooking up some conk stew!? This new release features the rediscovered full length version and the 45 version, originally released as a B-side to Doin? The Funky Do. It also includes the in-demand full length edit of the band?s rare groove classic, Funky Nassau built from the Part 1 and Part 2 versions. s. All tracks are remastered from the original reel to reel tapes by Peter Beckmann at Technology Works.
