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Cold Sweat
R&B / Soul · 1967 · 8 tracks

Cold Sweat

A rhythmic revolution captured on tape. Staccato horn bursts and polyrhythmic drum breaks define this pivot point where soul music hardens into foundational funk.

August 1967 · King Records (3)

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Cold Sweat is the sound of a musical tectonic shift. It is the exact moment where the fluid, melodic swing of 1960s R&B began to crystallize into the rigid, percussive architecture of funk. When you listen to this album, you aren't just hearing songs; you are hearing a band being treated like a single, massive drum kit. Every horn hit, every guitar scratch, and every bass pop is calculated to land with the force of a physical blow, creating a tension that only finds release in the sweat of the dance floor.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
02
Nature Boy
2:41
03
Come Rain or Come Shine
2:51
05
Back Stabbin'
2:55
06
Fever
3:05
07
Mona Lisa
1:57
08
I Wanna Be Around
2:23
09
Good Rockin' Tonight
2:30
10
Stagger Lee
2:45
Moments Worth Listening For
The moment the drum break hits on the title track, stripping everything back to a raw, skeletal rhythm.
The sharp, staccato horn blasts that punctuate the bridge of Cold Sweat, acting like a second set of drums.
James Brown's rhythmic grunts during the breakdown of I Can't Stand Myself, where his voice becomes a pure percussion instrument.

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