{"product_id":"young-holt-unlimited-born-again","title":"Young - Holt Unlimited - Born Again","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoung-Holt Unlimited, was a U.S.\u003cbr\u003esoul and jazz instrumental musical ensemble from Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir album Born Again is a perfect reflection of its time -- which does not mean it sounds dated.\u003cbr\u003eThis is early 1971 in the aftermath of the summers of love and hate, the assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., and the height of the Vietnam War.\u003cbr\u003eYoung-Holt Unlimited wanted to lay out a music that brought people together at a very tense juncture and offer a more spiritual vibe form which to groove according to Brother Isaac \u0026amp; Holt's liner notes.\u003cbr\u003eThe album opens with a swinging version of \"I'll Be There\" The groove is up-tempo, slippery and almost gospel in intent, it's simply breathtaking.\u003cbr\u003eLikewise, an extended version of George Harrison's \"Something\" is a blissed-out mind-bender.\u003cbr\u003eOther covers, such as \"We've Only Just Begun\" and Bread's \"Make It With You\" sound like paeans to reconciliation and brotherhood as much as they do love songs.\u003cbr\u003eThe tempos are breezy, the textural production elements -- by the murky and mysterious Saturday Night Music Inc.\u003cbr\u003ebrain trust -- swirl and shimmer through the mixes.\u003cbr\u003eIf Young and Holt wanted to put something across that offered people an opportunity to agree on something, that something was groove, and a spiritual groove to boot.\u003cbr\u003eIt's positive, mood altering, thought-provoking and butt-shaking.\u003cbr\u003eBorn Again is a winner on all counts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe band has been sampled over 200 times, most often in the hip hop genre.\u003cbr\u003eBorn Again is available as a numbered limited edition of 750 copies on crystal clear vinyl and comes in a gatefold sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition 180G Crystal Clear Vinyl","offer_id":53333708407111,"sku":"TRI-70465","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/86d3b9e48e1c7f33053e16e26e29400d.jpg?v=1771332032","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/young-holt-unlimited-born-again","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}