The Wild Magnolias - They Call Us Wild

The Wild Magnolias — They Call Us Wild

Limited edition red colored vinyl

AAA Analog transfer from the original master tapes

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

Includes original gatefold artwork

Coming on the heels of Jackpot Records' vinyl reissue of The Wild Magnolias' S/T debut LP, we proudly announce the band's follow-up record, They Call Us Wild for the first time in the U.S.. Championed by critic Robert Christgau as creating "the most boisterous recorded party I know," the band released this funk masterpiece in 1975, but now with a psychedelic streak running deeply throughout it.

While the first album (which was also the first commercially released record by a Mardi Gras Indian group) declared
Smoke Your Peace Pipe (Smoke It Right), They Call Us Wild is a different type of "elevated" sonic celebration.

With producer Philippe Rault at the helm once again, he continued to capture the dense magic within the band, but on They Call Us Wild, they are taking a darker, more haunted approach with their music. Vocals echo and drip; saxophones and keyboards swing from each other's arms, and the omnipresent multi-layered percussion, which The Wild Magnolias were known for, showcase why they continue to be one of the most sampled bands of all time (they have been sampled by everyone from NAS to Public Enemy to Jungle Brothers).

 

Side A

1. They Call Us Wild

2. New Suit

3. Ah Anka Ting Tang Boo Shanka Boo

4. Fire Water

5. Injuns, Here We Come

Side B

1. New Kinda Groove

2. Jumalaka Boom Boom

3. We’re Gonna Party

4. Ho Na Nae

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