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Rare Earth's recording of the song "Get Ready" would later be used in hip hop performances by DJ Kool Herc, who used Rare Earth's breakbeats as part of his turntablism routine. [7] Pioneering hip hop journalist Steven Hager wrote that Rare Earth's recording "was a favorite in the Bronx because it lasted over twenty-one minutes, which was long ...
Rare Earth in Concert is a live album by rock band Rare Earth, which was released as a double-LP in 1971. It contains a 23:33 version of their signature hit "Get Ready", as well as a new studio song: "Nice To Be With You". It was issued a RIAA gold record award.
Rare Earth is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan. According to Louder, "Rare Earth's music straddles genres and defies categorisation, slipping seamlessly between the two seemingly disparate worlds of classic rock and R&B." [6] The band was signed to Motown's subsidiary label Rare Earth. Although not the first white band signed to ...
Toggle Music subsection. 1.1 Albums. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Get Ready (Rare Earth album), 1969;
Greatest Hits and Rare Classics is a compilation album by American rock band Rare Earth released February 26, 1991, by Motown Records. Three of these songs were top ten hits with a total of eight charting on the Billboard Hot 100 when originally released.
[4] It reached #7 on the pop charts and was Rare Earth's final top 10 single, as well as peaking at #30 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. [5] It was the opening song on their live album , Rare Earth in Concert , released later that year; and, in later years was included on various live and best-of compilations.
The rock band Rare Earth regularly played "Get Ready" in concert, where it was a popular staple of their live performances, and recorded a version for their 1968 Verve release, Dreams/Answers. [5] After signing with Motown , executive Barney Ales asked the band to re-record the song for their first release on Motown's then-unnamed rock ...
Willie Remembers is the fifth album of the group Rare Earth.This is the band's first attempt at producing their own original work for a whole album, instead of utilizing some cover versions and a hired producer.