Electrified (All-Analog)

Independent shop in BallardDirections

Available from Light in the Attic Records when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Ever since Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth sampled Ernie’s anthemic “Our Generation” on their 1992 chart-topper “Straighten It Out” (and then John Legend and The Roots covered the song in 2010), 1972’s Electrified has been one of the most collectible releases of its era. “Our Generation” is justly famous, a masterpiece of socially conscious ‘70s gospel-inflected soul, but the rest of the record isn’t far from the high standard set by that song, with “Sugar Plum (Gimme Some)” “Your Love (Is All I Need)