The Globe-Trotters The Globetrotters (LP)

(Charly Records) 13 tracks

The most famous sports team in history ON SOUNDBOARD...

Inspired by the smash hit “Sugar Sugar” by the cartoon pop band The Archies, CBS TV was only too happy to hire Don Kirshner's Globetrotters recordings as the soundtrack for the brand new animated series Harlem Globe Trotters, which ran on Saturday mornings from 1971 to 1972.

The TV series - the album and accompanying singles - was a huge commercial success and 22 episodes were produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was the first Saturday morning show to feature an African-American cast and the soundtrack was suitably soulful, upbeat and funky. One of the main writers, James Ralph Bailey, was a former member of the Cadillacs and known for his songs for Main Ingredient and Isaac Hayes. Bailey is also none other than Chuck Wood, author and singer of the Northern Soul anthem “Seven Days Too Long”.

With guest vocals from globe-trotting legend Meadowlark Lemon, this exclusive vinyl reissue is sure to get the balls rolling!