From a listing on ebay:

"Back in 1968, Houston, Texas native Rufus Wood was a mysterious genius nonpareil - his brilliant and presciently titled hard-hitting soul record "Before 2001" gave everyone who was alive at the time 33 years advance notice on how the 21st Century would be. In this song he sings of being a king with his queen and convincingly sings "Before 2001, I want to have my fun" on this ultra rare one-off 45 for the Espanola label. The Espanola label HQ was situated at 3602 Dowling in the heart of Houston's Third Ward - and in this case the reference number does match the street address. Today, it seems as if Espanola and Rufus Wood have vanished into thin air - not much is known about this one-off label and its star singer. I like to refer to Rufus Wood's "Before 2001" and "Ghettoville" as a type of subtle Northern Soul subterfuge - with his music he is able to masterfully get someone to dance by giving the option to contemplate his thematic subjects later. As great as Wood's singing is, the musical arrangements of "Before 2001" give an unexpected frisson with its edgy guitar riffs and hard-driving beat."

I think we could all agree that the juxtapositioning of Wood's vocals within the historical context of the lyrical content definitely collaborate to imbue the listener with a sense of 'joie de vivre' at the abundant possibilites of the future.

What do you guys think?

I think we could all agree that the juxtapositioning of Wood's vocals within the historical context of the lyrical content definitely collaborate to imbue the listener with a sense of 'joie de vivre' at the abundant possibilites of the future.

What do you guys think?

WTF Is that all about

I've no idea i was just following the sellers lead.

What other soulful 'frissons' can be heard in the records?

Every Northern record played on the scene except the instrumentals.

2001 is more of a pastiche of expectation than posthumous desire.

Put the kettle on.

Edited July 3, 200816 yr by Prophonics 2029

From a listing on ebay:

"Back in 1968, Houston, Texas native Rufus Wood was a mysterious genius nonpareil - his brilliant and presciently titled hard-hitting soul record "Before 2001" gave everyone who was alive at the time 33 years advance notice on how the 21st Century would be. In this song he sings of being a king with his queen and convincingly sings "Before 2001, I want to have my fun" on this ultra rare one-off 45 for the Espanola label. The Espanola label HQ was situated at 3602 Dowling in the heart of Houston's Third Ward - and in this case the reference number does match the street address. Today, it seems as if Espanola and Rufus Wood have vanished into thin air - not much is known about this one-off label and its star singer. I like to refer to Rufus Wood's "Before 2001" and "Ghettoville" as a type of subtle Northern Soul subterfuge - with his music he is able to masterfully get someone to dance by giving the option to contemplate his thematic subjects later. As great as Wood's singing is, the musical arrangements of "Before 2001" give an unexpected frisson with its edgy guitar riffs and hard-driving beat."

I think we could all agree that the juxtapositioning of Wood's vocals within the historical context of the lyrical content definitely collaborate to imbue the listener with a sense of 'joie de vivre' at the abundant possibilites of the future.

What do you guys think?

Think he means it's a great record

Reminds me of that brilliant 'Dave Godin' sketch in one of the Northern fanzines from a few years ago.....but I think this was written without any tongue in cheek

To be fair he is actually right about the record. Just made me laugh as its exactly how you'd imagine Tony Parshole or Brian Sewell to talk about it......

A candidate for Pseuds Corner in Private Eye I think....

Having said that i think it would be fair to say there are plenty of soul records that could be considered high art so maybe all the verbal is apt??

Edited July 3, 200816 yr by mulf

Hes just cut and pasted the listing on Ebay :mellow:Probbaly did it to amuse us all

Edited July 4, 200816 yr by Ernie Andrews