Father’s Children / Who’s Gonna Save The World

Numero Group

As much spiritual adherents of black sounds as they were of black Islam, FATHER’S CHILDREN was born in the dirt and grime of Washington, DC, and incubated in local producer ROBERT HOSEA WILLIAMS’ less-than-immaculate suburban beltway garage. Hailing from the Adams-Morgan neighborhood, in 1973 NICK SMITH, BILLY SUMLER and TED “SKEET” CARPENTER created a lost document of gritty soul, concerned with its own time and place, stripped of the LA gloss that permeated the group’s own 1979 “debut” for Mercury. Unreleased until now, Father’s Children’s true freshman offering is an amalgam of sunny vocal harmonies, fuzz guitar solos, shimmering keys, bubbling percussion, spiritual prophecy and dub experiments. Packaged with extensive notes and unpublished photos. Deluxe vinyl edition includes a bonus 45 with the songs “Linda Movement” and “Intellect” (the latter not included on the CD).

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