Star Time #112: Take Up the Slack

Some premium excerpts from the R&B wing of the Aquarian Conspiracy this week with classics from 1969 to 1978. Highlights include cultish reprogramming, shovels, unshackled free weights, nocturnal escape artists, smoldering diplomats, planes landing during earthquakes, childish codes and -- somehow, someway -- Johnny Mathis.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Mack Rice	Love's a Mother Brother	1969	ATCO
The Soul Children	Take Up the Slack	1969	Stax
The Experts	You're Bein' Brainwashed Baby	1969	Whirl World
Johnny Mathis	Evil Ways	1970	Columbia
The Sisters Love	The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)	1970	A&M
Two Tons of Love	It's a Bad Situation in a Beautiful Place	1970	Gordo
Krystal Generation	Wanted Dead or Alive	1970	Mister Chand
Barbara Jean English	Love's Arrangement	1971	Alithia
Set 2
Big Black	Diggin' What You're Doin'	1971	UNI
Yvonne Daniels	Spread the Word	1971	De-Lite
Roscoe Robinson	We're Losing It Baby	1972	Paula
Nat Turner	Ruby Lee	1972	Philly Groove
Mandrill	I Refuse to Smile	1972	Polydor
Ike & Tina Turner	What You Don't See (Is Better Yet)	1973	United Artists
Bobby Womack	Can't Stop a Man In Love	1973	United Artists
Darryl Carter	Looking Straight Ahead	1973	Hi
Set 3
Jay Jay Taylor	I'm Not Tired Yet	1974	Dynamite
Lou Toby & his Heavies	Heavy Steppin'	1974	Peach-Mint
Karen Pree	Make Love Last Forever	1974	Casablanca
The Jackson 5	Dancing Machine	1974	Motown
Nancy Wilson	Houdini of the Midnite Hour	1975	Capitol
Wilson Pickett	Smokin' in the United Nations	1975	RCA Victor
The Isley Brothers	Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2	1975	T-Neck
Set 4/Outro
Minnie Riperton	When It Comes Down to It	1975	Epic
Nia Johnson	Plain Out of Luck	1976	Mainstream
The Choice Four	Come Down to Earth	1976	RCA
Phoebe Snow	Shakey Ground	1976	Columbia
Darrow Fletcher	Improve	1977	ATCO
The Fatback Band	Double Dutch	1977	Spring
The O'Jays	Used Ta Be My Girl	1978	Philadelphia Int'l