Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Puckey Puckey: Jams & Outtakes 1970-1971

Puckey Puckey: Jams & Outtakes 1970-1971

cd Compilation

credits:

    A&R [Supervision] – Mason Williams 

    Art Direction, Design – Greg Allen 

    Bass Guitar – Melvin Dunlap

    Drums, Vocals – James Gadson

    Guitar – Benorce Blackmon

    Lead Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Producer [Original Session], 

Lyrics By – Charles Wright

    Tenor Saxophone – Bill Cannon

    Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – John Rayford

    Trombone, Piano – Raymond Jackson*, Yusaf Rahman*

    Trumpet, Piano – Gabriel Flemings*

    Written-By – Charles Wright (pistes : 1-1 To 1-4, 2-2 To 2-11) 

recorded at – Gold Star Studi

recorded at – Western Recorders

Mixed at – O.F.R., North Hollywood, CA

Remastering – DigiPrep

Engineer – Doc Siegel, Eddie Epstein, Rudy Hill (2), Stan Ross

 Mixed By – Brian Kehew (pistes : 1-1 To 2-3, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8, 2-10, 2-11

Remastered By – Dave Schultz

tracklist:

1-1 Puckey Puckey

1-2 Jam #3

1-3 Jam #2

1-4 Watts Towers

2-1 Hard To Handle

Written-By – Allan Jones, Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding

2-2 Sagittarius

2-3 Brothers And Sisters

2-4 I Got Your Love (Alternate Version)

2-5 Till You Get Enough/Do Your Thing (Alternate Versions)

2-6 Express Yourself (Alternate Version)

2-7 I Love You Girl

2-8 Wine (Early Version)

2-9 Gemini

2-10 Jam #1

2-11 Puckey Puckey (Short Version)

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 Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band ‎– Live At The Haunted House 

Live At The Haunted House : May 18, 1968

credits& notes

Between their first and second albums, 

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 

taped a May 18, 1968 performance at the Haunted House 

night club in Hollywood for possible future use

    Bass – Melvin Dunlap

    Drums, Vocals – James Gadson

    Guitar, Vocals – Al McKay, Charles Wright

    Tenor Saxophone – Bill Cannon, John Rayford

    Trombone, Percussion [Congas] – Ray Jackson

    Trumpet – Gabriel Flemings

1-1 Intro

1-2 The Joker

1-3 Get Ready

Lyrics By, Composed By – William Robertson

1-4 Come See About Me

Lyrics By, Composed By – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland*

1-5 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

Lyrics By, Composed By – James Brown

1-6 I Can't Turn You Loose

Lyrics By, Composed By – Otis Redding

1-7 Philly Dog

 Lyrics By, Composed By – Rufus Thomas

1-8 Ain't Too Proud To Beg / (I Know I'm) Losing You

Lyrics By, Composed By – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland*,

 Norman Whitfield

1-9 Mustang Sally

Lyrics By, Composed By – Bonny Rice

1-10 I Can't Turn You Loose (Reprise)

Lyrics By, Composed By – Otis Redding

1-11 Intro To Set 2

1-12 Something You Got

Lyrics By, Composed By – Chris Kenner

1-13 Dance To The Music

Lyrics By, Composed By – Sylvester Stewart

1-14 Fried Neck Bones

Lyrics By, Composed By – Melvin Lastie, William Correa, Willie Bobo

1-15 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

Lyrics By, Composed By – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper

1-16 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher

Lyrics By, Composed By – Carl Smith (2), Gary Jackson (2), Raynard Miner

1-17 Bottomless

Lyrics By, Composed By – Gabriel Flemings*

1-18 Stormy Monday

Lyrics By, Composed By – T-Bone Walker

2-1 Respect / Satisfaction

Lyrics By, Composed By – Jagger-Richards, Otis Redding

2-2 Day Tripper

Lyrics By, Composed By – Lennon-McCartney

2-3 Funky Broadway

Lyrics By, Composed By – Arlester Christian

2-4 Do Your Thing

2-5 Band Intros

2-6 (I Wanna) Testify

Lyrics By, Composed By – Deron Taylor*, George ClintonVocals – Ralph Morris

2-7 I Can't Turn You Loose (Reprise)

Lyrics By, Composed By – Otis Redding

2-8 Sweet Lorene

Lyrics By, Composed By – Alvertis Isbell, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding

2-9 Just A Little Misunderstanding

Lyrics By, Composed By – Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax, Stevie Wonder

2-10 I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

Lyrics By, Composed By – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding

2-11 Knock On Wood

Lyrics By, Composed By – Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper

2-12 (I'm A) Road Dunner

Lyrics By, Composed By – Lamont Dozier, Norman Whitfield

2-13 Try A Little Tenderness

Lyrics By, Composed By – Harry Woods (2), Jimmy Campbell*, Reg Connelly*

2-14 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Version 2)

Lyrics By, Composed By – James Brown

2-15 Something You Got (Version 2)

Lyrics By, Composed By – Chris Kenner

2-16 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

Lyrics By, Composed By – Eddie Holland*, Norman Whitfield

2-17 Since I Lost My Baby

Lyrics By, Composed By – Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore

2-18 Stand By Me

Lyrics By, Composed By – Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

2-19 You're A Winner / I Can't Turn You Loose

Lyrics By, Composed By – Curtis Mayfield, Otis Redding

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Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Band ‎– You're So Beautiful 

Warner Bros. Records 1970      ‎– WS 1904

credits:

    Art Direction – Ed Thrasher

    Bass – Melvin Dunlap

    Drums – James Gadson

    Guitar – Benorce Blackmon (pistes : A2 to A3, B1, B3 to B4), 

Charles Wright (pistes : A1, B1 to B2, B4)

    Piano – Monk Higgins (pistes : A3, B1, B3 to B4)

    Producer, Vocals – Charles Wright

    Saxophone – Bill Cannon, John Rayford

    Tambourine – Gabriel Flemings* (pistes : A2 to B4)

    Trumpet – Gabriel Flemings, Joe Banks 

    Written-By – Charles Wright (pistes : A1 to A3, B2 to B4), 

James Gadson (pistes : B1)

 Recorded At – Gold Star Recording Studios, Inc.

Engineer – Eddie Epstein (tracks: A1, B2), 

Stan Ross (tracks: A1, B2)

   

Recorded At – Western Recorders 

Engineer  – Rudy Hill (2) (tracks: A2 to B1, B3 to B4)

Overdubbed By, Edited By – Bob Kovachs*

    Producer – Charles Wright

 Tracklist

A1 Express Yourself II

Tambourine – Larry Durham

5:38

A2 Let's Make Love Not War

Arranged By – Ray Jackson

Arranged By, Piano – Charles Wright

Guitar – Benorce Blackmon

2:08

A3 Just To Settle My Nerves

Arranged By – Monk Higgins, Ray Jackson

Organ – Charles Wright

6:13

B1 What Can You Bring Me?

Arranged By – Gabriel Flemings*, James Gadson

2:45

B2 Your Love Means Everything To Me

Arranged By – The Watts Band*

3:06

B3 You're So Beautiful

Arranged By – Monk Higgins

4:52

B4 I Got Your Love

Arranged By – The Watts Band*

Organ – Gordon DeWitty

3:30

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Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band - Express Yourself

WARNER BROS. RECORDS  19        WS 1864

vinyl Edition

credits:

Band members

Charles Wright - vocals, guitar, piano

Al McKay - guitar

Benorce Blackmon - guitar (replaced Al McKay)

Gabe Flemings - piano, trumpet

Melvin Dunlap - bass

James Gadson - drums

Big John Rayford - saxophone

Bill Cannon - saxophone

Ray Jackson - trombone

Arranged By – Yusuf Rahman (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2)

Engineer – Doc Siegel, Stan Ross

Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Charles Wright

Recorded at Gold Star Recording Studios, Inc.

track list:

A1 Love Land

Arranged By – Ray Jackson

3:04

A2 I Got Love 3:37

A3 High As Apple Pie - Slice I 6:03

A4 Express Yourself

Arranged By – Gabe Flemings, Ray Jackson

3:45

B1 I'm Aware

Arranged By – James Gadson

3:45

B2 High As Apple Pie - Slice II 17:43

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 The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band,  ‎– Together

Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1968   ‎– WS 1761

credits & notes:

Originally an instrumental group known as the Soul Runners, 

the original line up consisted of:

Bernard Blackman (guitar)

Raymond Jackson (trombone)

John Rayford (b.1943, tenor saxophone)

Melvin Dunlap (bass)

Al McKay (guitar)

James Gadson (drums) 

Charles Wright is a singer, pianist, guitarist, and leader of the eight-member band.

The group were from Watts area in Los Angeles.

As the Soul Runners, they released 'Grits and Cornbread' in 1967 for the Keymen Imprint.

That album reached the U.S. R & B Top 30.

The 'Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band' album contained the popular 'Spreadin' Honey' 

and was produced by the late Fred Smith (b. Fred Sledge Smith, 18th May 1933, Los Angeles,

 California, U.S.A., d. 29th July 2005, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.).

Fred wrote 'Harlem Shuffle' for Bob & Earl.

    Arranged By – Gabriel Fleming, Ray Jackson

    Art Direction – Ed Thrasher

    Bass – Melvin Dunlap

    Design [Cover] – Bob Zoell

    Drums – James Gadson

    Guitar – Al "Steel Chest" McKay*, Charles Wright

    Tenor Saxophone – Bill Cannon, "Big" John Rayford*

    Trombone, Congas – Ray Jackson

    Trumpet – Gabriel Flemings*, Joe Banks (3)

    Vocals – Al "Steel Chest" McKay*, Charles Wright, James Gadson, Joe Banks , "Big" John Rayford

Recorded at – The Haunted House, Hollywood

Recorded at – United Recording Studios

Engineer – Bill Halverson, Rudy Hill 

Producer – Charles Wright, Fred Smith 

tracks list:

A1 Sorry Charlie

Written-By – Charles Wright

3:28

A2 Something You Got

Written-By – C. Kenner*

2:56

A3 65 Bars And A Taste Of Soul

Written-By – Wright*, Flemings*

2:38

A4 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

Written-By – J. Brown*

3:17

A5 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Written-By – Jagger-Richard*

3:09

A6 A Dance, A Kiss And A Song

Written-By – James Gadson

2:33

A7 Phuncky Bill

Written-By – Bill Cannon

2:10

B1 Get Ready

Written-By – William Robertson*

4:10

B2 Stormy Monday

Written-By – T-Bone Walker

4:56

B3 Giggin' Down 103rd

Written-By – Flemings*

3:02

B4 My Summer's Gone

Written-By – James Gadson

3:13

B5 Knock On Wood

Written-By – Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper

2:50

B6 I Wake Up Crying

Written-By – Bacharach - David*

3:19

B7 Do Your Thing

Written-By – Charles Wright

3:27

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THE WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND HOT HEAT AND SWEET GROOVE

The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Hot Heat And Sweet Groove

 

warner bros the seven arts records 1968          WS 1741

First Watts 103rd Band 

The name, Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band was originally coined 

by Los Angeles producer and Keymen Records owner Fred Smith in 

1967. However, between 1967 and 1968, the Watts 103rd name applied 

to three, arguably four different personnel configurations before 

settling into the final band who played on every Watts 103rd album 

from 1968 forward.

Smith produced a theme song for KGFJ radio personality, DJ 

Magnificent Montague. The song became so popular that Smith released 

it as a single in 1967 and created the name, Watts 103rd St. 

Rhythm Band for the studio group who had recorded it. Purportedly, 

the players on the single included Wright, James Carmichael, 

Leon Haywood, Bobby Womack

There is some confusion because, after "Spreadin' Honey" became a success, 

Montague re-released the single on the MoSoul label (a Keyman subsidiary) 

and credited to a different group altogether, the Soul Runners. It has been 

long assumed that the Soul Runners were simply an earlier line-up of the 

Watts Band however, according to Wright, the two groups had nothing to 

do with one another whatsoever.

credits:

  Arranged By  James Carmichael
    Bass  Melvin Dunlap
    Congas  Ray Jackson
    Drums  James Gadson
    Guitar  Al McKay, Charles Wright
    Producer  Fred Smith
    Saxophone [Tenor]  BillA Cannon, John Rayford
    Trombone  Ray Jackson
    Trumpet  Gabriel Flemings, Joe Banks

Recorded at Nashville West, Hollywood.
Engineer   Charles Underwood

     tracks listing

A1 Caesar's Palace
Written-By  Earl Nelson, Fred Smith    
A2 Yellow Submarine
Written-By  John Lennon/Paul McCartney
A3 Brown Sugar
Written-By  Jesse Hill, Mac Rebennack    
A4 Soul Concerto
Written-By  Earl Nelson,
Fred Smith , James Carmichael   
A5 Fried Okra
Written-By  Fred Smith   
A6 Spreadin' Honey
Written-By  Fred Smith, Nathaniel Nathan   
B1 A Little Class & A Little Trash
Written-By  James Carmichael   
B2 The 103rd St. Theme
Written-by  Robert West 
B3 The Girl From Ipanema
Written-By  Antonio Carlos Jobim,
Norman Gimbel, Vinicius De Moraes    
B4 Bring It On Home To Me
Written-By  Sam Cooke 
B5 Whole Hog, Or None At All
Written-By  Earl Nelson    
B6 Watts Happening
Written-By  Fred Smith

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THE WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND In The Jungle Babe

 Warner Bros - seven arts records 1969                 ws 1801

  Artwork By – Ed Thrasher
    Engineer – Rudy Hill (2) (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2, B4, B5)
    Photography – Ivan Nagy
    Producer – Charles Wright

Recorded in June, 1969, at Western Recorders, Hollywood, California.

This album is dedicated to Joe Banks and his grandma,

whose great grandmother was born "in the jungle"

tracks list:

A1 Till You Get Enough

    Arranged By – Gabe Flemings, John Rayford, Ray Jackson

Written By – Charles Wright & Assoc. 4:45    

A2 I'm A Midnight Mover

    Written-By – Bobby Womack, Wilson Pickett 2:11    

A3 Light My Fire

    Arranged By – Gabe Flemings, Ray Jackson Written-By – 

Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger 3:40    

A4 Comment

    Arranged By – Charles Wright, Ray Jackson Written By – 

Wright-Rahman Written-By – Wright*, Rahman* 5:55    

A5 Everyday People

    Arranged By – Charles Wright, Gabe Flemings, Melvin Dunlap 

Written-By – Sylvester Stewart 2:35    

B1 Must Be Your Thing

    Arranged By – Ray Jackson Written By – Hayes-Wright Written-By – 

Wright*, Hayes* 3:39

B2 Love Land

    Arranged By – Charles Wright, Ray Jackson Written By – 

Trotter-Wright Written-By – Wright*, Trotter* 3:02    

B3 Oh Happy Gabe (Sometimes Blue)

    Arranged By – Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band, The* Engineer –

Don Blake Written-By – Gabriel Flemings* 3:53    

B4 Twenty-Five Miles

    Arranged By – Gabe Flemings, Ray Jackson Written-By – 

Edwin Starr, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol 3:05    

B5 The Joker (On A Trip Through The Jungle)

    Arranged By – Al McKay, Bill Cannon Written-By –

Miles Grayson 3:04

 

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