Tower of Power

50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 (Signed)

$199.00
Release Date: March 26, 2021
ART7078TP
Format

Ultimate Test Pressing Bundle

  • Limited edition signed test pressing
  • Original album with full artwork and packaging

    Over the course of two memorable evenings in June 2018, legendary soul-funk-R&B outfit Tower of Power returned to Oakland, the city that started it all, to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary with a few thousand friends, family and fans. The window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit of ToP has been a balm for the soul throughout the band’s half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 couldn’t have come at a better time.

    This high-spirited live album and video offers a reminder of the communal joys of the live music experience, something that’s been sorely missed over this staggering pandemic year. 50 Years of Funk & Soul is the next best thing to hearing these brilliant musicians in person. Fittingly for such a special occasion, Tower of Power went all out for these hometown shows, supplementing the core 10-piece band and its iconic horn section with additional horns and a string section.

    ABOUT TEST PRESSINGS
    Before the large-scale production of a vinyl record, a scarce number of copies are pressed to test the quality and fine-tune any audio that may need to be adjusted. Once this process is approved, Mack Avenue makes an extremely limited quantity of these test pressings available to the general public. Packaged in a simple white jacket featuring a signature from the artist (when available), these collectible test pressings are available in extremely limited quantities. Bring home a rare version of your favorite album today!

    Tips for listening to your test pressing:

    Step 1: Clean the record.
    Step 2: Play the record all the way through with the volume at zero. 
    Step 3: Clean your cartridge stylus.
    Step 4: Turn up the volume and ENJOY!