A record that has been burning up rare soul dancefloors over the last few
years is a rare recording by Force "Holy Moses". It's quite surprising (or not if you know the rare soul scene) as it's
more of a soft rock song (to my ears) than a soul tune.
It was originally recorded in 1974 on Streaker Records (promo only we
believe) and was intended to be released under the band's original name, Life Force, who were Bart Zazzali (lead vocals), Frank Filipetti
(songwriter and drummer), Rich Bora and Tommy Mandel (keys), Even Levee
(bass) and Terry Alverado (flute).
They previously went by the name Saratoga Trunk (the name of a 40s Western
book/movie) who released three singles on three different labels (Capitol,
Scepter and Uni) in 1970/71. United Artists in France released "Holy Moses"
by Saratoga Trunk in 1975 which is a longer version than the Streaker promo
version (i.e. 4:00 v 3:24) and apparently it was originally 5:00
long. Filipetti used a pseudonym Frank Silketti for writing credits on that
release.
A previously unknown third recording of the song was made in French which
turned up recently on an acetate in Barcelona.
So, coming out on Cannonball at the end of June, is a 7" single
containing the original Streaker version and the new, previously
undiscovered, French version of "Holy Moses". Limited to 250, these will
surely fly off the shelves as this one has got under the skin of many rare
soul followers, so get your pre-order in at
Cannonball Records.
The song's writer, Filipetti, went on to become a seven time
Grammy
winning (plus another six times nominated) audio engineer, mixer, producer
for Color Purple, The Book Of Mormon, Monty Python's Spamalot, Wicked,
Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida and two for James Taylor's "Hourglass"
album.
From humble beginning with his group, he has worked on projects for
Foreigner, The Bangles, Survivor, Carly Simon, Barbara Streisand, Vanessa
Williams, George Michael, 10,000 Maniacs, Frank Zappa, James Taylor, Billy
Joel and Meat Loaf, Pavarotti Liza Minnelli and Elton John.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 8.2 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Modern Soul / Blue-Eyed |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" Vinyl |
| Label: | Cannonball Records |
| Cat No: | CBLL041 |
| Date: | 06/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | £20 |
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