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Title: Tower Of Power - Bump City
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1972, Funk, Oakland Soul Funk, Oakland, California 7/26
Matrix #: BS 2616
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great (CC) | Members: Emilio C (50' - Alive), Stephen K (46' - Alive), Rocco P (51' - 20'), David G (46' - Alive), Rick S (40' - 17')
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Tower Of Power came out of Oakland’s tough club circuit, building their reputation through nonstop live work before radio fully caught up to their horn-heavy funk sound.
2. Studio Lore: Bump City introduced their classic horn-section punch, tight rhythm guitar, deep bass pocket, and streetwise East Bay soul into a major-label setting.
3. Scene Ecology: The album helped define the Oakland funk identity, linking soul vocals, jazz-trained horns, Latin flavor, and hard rhythmic discipline into one unmistakable band sound.

6.16.23 KG  7/18/2026 CC