CASSELL, Mathew Larkin
Pieces
LP

OUT-SIDER MUSIC

Cat Nº: OSR066

JAZZ-FUNK / SOUL / RnB

NORTH AMERICA

Matthew Larkin Cassell – Pieces
Matthew Larkin Cassell - Pieces

Originally from San Francisco, Matthew Larkin Cassell is a talented songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. During the ’70s-80s, Cassell fronted a trio in the Bay Area, opening for major acts like The Tubes and Sylvester.

Playing a particular fusion of funk, R&B, soul-jazz and 70s pop, he self-financed and released his first album, “Pieces”, in 1977.

Distributed only locally at the time, the album remained buried until it was discovered in the ’00s by beat makers and crate diggers which led to some of the tracks being sampled and included on mixes by people like Kon & Amir, Madlib and M.F. Doom.

Reputed labels like Stones Throw and P-Vine reissued Casell’s music at the same time that the original album was sought-after by funk collectors and reached outrageous prices.

Here’s a straight reissue in original artwork with master tape sound and including a lyrics insert.

Mellow & laid-back FUNK/SOULFUL/JAZZY SOFT-ROCK recommended if you like STEELY DAN, ROY AYERS, LAURA NYRO, YACHT ROCK, private press AOR…

Label:    Out-Sider – OSR066
Format:    
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:    Spain
Released:    2018
Genre:    Funk / Soul
Style:    
A1        Rendezvous    2:10
A2        Heaven    3:31
A3        Ecoutez Moi    3:13
A4        You    3:28
A5        Beggin To Stay    2:10
B1        Holiday    2:32
B2        Another Day Gone    3:09
B3        One Night    2:07
B4        In My Life    4:08

    Recorded At – The Music Annex
    Recorded At – Harn Soper Sound, Palo Alto
    Mastered At – CBS Studios, San Francisco

    Bass – Gary E. Arluck*
    Drums – James S. Hobson*
    Engineer – Harn Soper
    Layout – William Seidel
    Photography By [Backliner Photograph] – Jamison Goodman
    Words By, Music By, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background], Piano, Guitar, Artwork [Cover Artwork] – Matthew L. Cassell*

Katherine & Clarence, Perry & Laurie, Cass & Margo, Bertus Semmeling, Annette Barthelemay, Mrs. "D", Carlson Circle, Annekke, N.B.L., Greg Felsch, Cynthia, Alan Yarkin, My Muses, Chris Banta, Chris Grey, Seafood & The Rooters, Crawford & Jim Solomon, Rose & Thistle, T. Scott & Truth, Paulo, Hugo, Bob, Karen, John, Jon, Dennis, Rob & Bob, Jeoffrey & Lesley, Tina & Tommy, Keystone Berkeley, Clint, Laura Nyro, Paul Nagel, W. Shakespeare, Wilsons, Ken Winkes, David & Brigitta, Katharine Ross, St. Tropez, Dean, Mike Rackstraw, Oscar Peterson, 3 East, Carson McCullers, Andi R., Darsey Vanderait, Ivar Arnar Bjarnason, Gas, Brad, Harvey, The gentleman who paid for my lunch on the train from Amser. to Paris in '73, Jackie Wilson, Louie Snook, Ross Buckley, Peggy Bridgeman, Fred Wilcox, Sue Goodman, Hope Baldwin, Molly, Cully, Alvis, Hoddinott & Mike, Coffe Cantata, The woman who loaned my 75 gilders so I could take that train in '73, Jennifer Dawson, Mrs. Clement, Beukers Beach, Soundtrack to "A Man & A Woman", June Miller, Robben Ford, Messners, Greg & Franck, Linda, Jackie, Liz, Bruce, Fly, Debs, Lee, Ultracore, Larry, Carlos, Felschs, Nancy, Chris, Alexis, Sheila, David, Martha, David, Mr. Fung, David, Micheal, Tom, Gene, Lisa, Judy, Clark, Yolande, D, Andy, Nita, Tommy, Miss Ross, Rick, Charlie, Scott, Rob, Jamie, Tim, Kim, J. Adam, Nancy, Doug, Karen, Kathy, Leo, Aggie, Dennise, Darlene, Joann, The Yellow Bordello, Neamiah, Bill, Todd, John, Mindy, Ted, Jim, Robrt, Bob, Rick, Arnie, those I've forgotten, and to every face that smiled at me.
Thank You

    Barcode: 4040824088217