Lou Bond

Description

Lou Bond only made one album, but what an album it was. Politically charged, deeply introspective, and wonderfully lyrical, Lou Bond from 1974 recalls the releases of Eugene McDaniels' Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse and Outlaw (both previously released on Real Gone) in its frank and idiosyncratic social commentary. But there is a devastating sensitivity here; Bond's falsetto soaring above his strummed acoustic guitar recalls Bill Withers (whose "Let Me into Your Life" he covers) at his most poignant, while the orchestrated arrangements evoke the vibes of What's Going On. With such comparisons, you know this record is special, but Lou Bond is a truly one-of-a-kind album that defies any comparison (despite all our efforts). For this ALLANALOGUE reissue, we asked our friends at Well Made Music to cut lacquers directly from the original tapes and press the record at Gotta Groove Records. Available in black vinyl or light yellow. Outkast and Mary J. Blige have both sampled Lou Bond... that's because it's one of the pivotal albums of Memphis soul.