Super Cool is the second volume in our California Soul series and features music recorded between 1966 and 1982. Spanning eclectic genres from soul jazz, blues, Super Cool is the second volume in our California Soul series and V/A SUPER COOL: CALIFORNIA SOUL 2 features music recorded between 1966 and 1982. Spanning STREET DATE: 5/22/2007 heavy funk, modern soul, Northern soul, and disco, there’s even a ballad (previously eclectic genres from Soul Jazz, Blues, Heavy Funk, Modern Soul, unavailable on CD) from Luv N'Haight favorite Darondo. Northern Soul, and Disco, there’s even a ballad (previously unavailable on CD) from Luv N'Haight favorite Darondo. Despite a number of tracks being incredibly rare and highly sought-after, Super Cool was not compiled because of the rare-factor or value of the original releases alone. Super Cool was not compiled because of the rare-factor or value of More importantly this is a treasure trove of music that connects the dots between the original releases alone. More importantly this is a treasure artists and scenes, eras and genres, and none of the acts or tracks should not be trove of music that connects the dots between artists and scenes, lost to obscurity. eras and genres, and none of the acts or tracks should not be lost to obscurity. This is music by artists who may not be household This is music by artists who may not be household names, but were session musi- names, but were session musicians, players, and characters who cians, players, and characters who kept the scenes from San Francisco to Los Ange- kept the scenes from San Francisco to Los Angeles and beyond alive. Artists included on Super Cool have played alongside Fela les and beyond alive. They were the sound of the underground and, far from being a Kuti and George Clinton and members of the bands featured were cast of nobodies, artists included on Super Cool have played alongside Fela Kuti and also integral players in acts like Funkadelic, War, and Sam Cooke's George Clinton. Members of the bands featured were also integral players in acts band, there’s even a second cousin to Martin Luther King amidst like Funkadelic, War, and Sam Cooke's band, there’s even a second cousin to Martin the line-up! Luther King amidst the line-up! 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