Disco and funk had been uneasy bedfellows in the late Seventies, with funksters especially suspicious about disco's motives and authenticity. However, 1980 proved to be the year in which the two not only kissed and made up but got down to some serious afternoon delight.
And what a productive union it was, as masterpiece followed masterpiece. Sat at home in Surrey, yearning to be old enough and cool enough to wear a pair of slick Farahs to Canvey Island's Goldmine Club, I made do instead with record purchasing orgies at the nearest HMV. Well, when I say orgies, I mean one, er, 7" a week. And this was one of them.
The Johnson Brothers, guitarist 'Lightnin' Licks' George and bassist 'Thunder Thumbs' Louis', who had worked with Qunicy Jones, enjoyed a minor hit in 1977 with Strawberry Letter 23 but Stomp! was a top ten hit in the UK, a deceptively slinky funk/disco nugget with an uproarious chorus that encouraged ridiculous dancing. In front of my bedroom mirror at least. And listen to that slap bass - 'Thunder Thumbs' indeed. Enjoy.
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