Isaac Hayes - | Hot Buttered Soul -1969- -eac-flac-

Try saying that title five times fast. This is the funky outlier. A proto-rap, call-and-response groove. The piano riff is dirt simple, but the way the horns punch in feels like a heavyweight title fight. It is the sound of 1969 predicting 1992.

Note to rippers: The original 1969 Enterprise pressing is notoriously hot in the left channel. A proper EAC log should show 100% track quality with no jitter. If you find a copy with the original "Stax" pressing plant identifiers, hold onto it. 1. Walk On By (Burt Bacharach cover) For the first three minutes, nothing happens. Just a vibraphone, a hypnotic bass line, and Hayes talking to himself. It feels like you’re eavesdropping on a man losing his mind in a penthouse. When the orchestra finally crashes in, it’s a religious experience. This is the sample that the Wu-Tang Clan would mine for decades. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul -1969- -EAC-FLAC-

The shortest track, but no less potent. A traditional soul arrangement that serves as the palate cleanser before the main course. It proves Hayes could write a standard radio hit if he wanted to; he just chose not to. Try saying that title five times fast