THE POSSE + LITTLE DENICE: FLIP SIDES

The Posse: You Better Come Out and Play b/w That's What Makes Us Happy From 7" (EJC, 197?)Lil' slice of Michigan funk here; the A-side sounds like something Norman Whitfield might have whipped up for the Temptations in their psychedelic era but then accidentally ended up in the hands of the Jackson 5 (albeit, the Posse's falsetto lead here is no MJ). The lyrics make it sound innocent but the vibe is so dark that when the singer croons, "you better come out and play," it sounds like a threat made...

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