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The Very Best Of The Meters

The Meters

1997 · Funk / Soul

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The Very Best Of The Meters by The Meters

The Very Best Of The Meters is a Soul & Funk album by The Meters, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.

About

The first half-dozen tracks on this mostly chronological collection capture the New Orleans band in its all-instrumental purity. The flawless funk of early jams "Cissy Strut" and "Pungee" eventually gave way to classic Mardi Gras chants like "Hey Pocky a-Way" and the voodoo urgency of "Fire on the Bayou." Their scorching cover of Earl King's "Trick Bag" suggests they may have been the city's best rock band too.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Cissy Strut3:06
  2. 2Live Wire2:41
  3. 3Sophisticated Cissy2:56
  4. 4Look-Ka Py Py3:19
  5. 5Pungee3:00
  6. 6Tippi-Toes2:28
  7. 7Soul Island3:10
  8. 8Cabbage Alley3:30
  9. 9People Say5:16
  10. 10Hey Pocky A-Way4:04
  11. 11Just Kissed My Baby4:44
  12. 12Jungle Man3:25
  13. 13Out In The Country3:35
  14. 14Fire On The Bayou4:07
  15. 15They All Ask'd For You4:10
  16. 16Trick Bag3:19

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

1. Josie single #1005 (3/69)
2. From the album The Meters, Josie #4010 (5/69)
3. Josie single #1001 (11/68)
4. Josie single #1015 (10/69)
5. From the album Look-Ka Py Py, Josie #4011 (12/69)
6. From the album Struttin', Josie #4012 (6/70)
7. From the album Cabbage Alley, Reprise #2076 (5/72)
8. Reprise single #1106 (7/72)
9. Reprise single #1314 (11/74)
10. Reprise single #1307 (7/74)
11. From the album Rejuvenation, Reprise #2200 (7/74)
12. From the album Rejuvenation, Reprise #2200 (7/74)
13. From the album Fire On The Bayou, Reprise #2228 (7/75)
14. From the album Fire On The Bayou, Reprise #2228 (7/75)
15. Reprise single #1338 (10/75)
16. Reprise single #1372 (9/76)
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