PRESSED ON GREEN COLORED VINYL Before their chart-topping success with hits like “Fire” and “Love Rollercoaster,” the Ohio Players built their signature sound during a fertile creative period in the late 1960s. This deluxe two-LP collection presents, for the first time, the complete recordings produced by Johnny Brantley—essential early tracks that laid the foundation for their later fame. Included are all original singles, the full Observations in Time album, rare compilation-only cuts, and previously unreleased tracks from the vault. Standouts include their R&B breakthrough “Trespassin’,” the Northern Soul favorite “Love Slipped Through My Fingers,” and a funk-heavy take on Allen Toussaint’s “Mother-In-Law.” This is the definitive look at the pre-fame Ohio Players—raw, funky, and full of soul. Tracklist: A1 Here Today, Gone TomorrowA2 Mother-In-LawA3 Stop Lying To YourselfA4 Over The RainbowA5 Find Someone To LoveA6 Cold, Cold World B1 SummertimeB2 Bad BargainB3 The Man That I AmB4 Lonely StreetB5 Street Party C1 A Little Soul PartyC2 A Thing Called LoveC3 NeighborsC4 Tell Me WhyC5 You Don't Mean ItC6 Trespassin' D1 I've Got To Hold OnD2 It's A Cryin' ShameD3 Alabama SoupboneD4 I Gotta Get AwayD5 Love Slipped Through My FingersD6 Lonely Streets At Midnigh
