Brass Construction
Vocalist/instrumentalist Randy Muller was at the helm of two pivotal East Coast funk and disco aggregations in the '70s and '80s. One was Brass Construction; the other was Skyy. Muller, a vocalist and instrumentalist who doubled on keyboards and flute, organized the band with drummer Larry Payton, trumpeters Wayne Parris and Morris Price, lead guitarist Joe Arthur, vocalist/conga player Sandy Billups, saxophonists Michael Grudge and Jesse Ward, and bassist Wade Williamston. Their 1975 debut, produced by Jeff Lane, went platinum and contained two dancefloor anthems in "Moving" and "Changin." Brass Construction II, III, IV, and V mined the same territory, though only the single "Ha Cha Cha (Funktion)" in 1977 and "L-O-V-E-U" in 1978 came close to attaining similar commercial heights. They recorded for United Artists until 1980, then moved to Liberty and recorded for them until 1983. Muller became their producer in the early '80s, and he shifted their emphasis into a heavily synthesized direction. They continued on Capitol from 1983 to 1985, but couldn't regain their past momentum. The group's vintage hits were remixed and reissued internationally by EMI's Syncopate label in the late '80s, and Brass Construction reappeared on England's charts in 1988.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Brass Construction
Funk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1975
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Brass Construction III
Funk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1977
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Renegades (Expanded Edition)
Funk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 30 Nov 1983
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Brass Construction 5
Funk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1979
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Best Of ..Movin' & Changin'
R&B - Released by Capitol Records on 1 Jan 1993
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Brass Construction II
Funk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1976
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Something For The Weekend
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by EMI Catalogue on 1 Jan 2006
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Brass Construction IV
Funk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1978
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Conversations (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Capitol Records on 1 Jan 1983
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Attitudes (Expanded Edition)
Funk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1982
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Get Up To Get Down: Brass Construction's Funky Feeling
Funk - Released by EMI Catalogue on 1 Jan 1997
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Conquest (Expanded Edition)
Funk - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1 Jan 1985
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Turn It Up (Raf n Soul New York Remix)
Miscellaneous - Released by Bassline records on 9 Jun 2023
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WAIT (feat. Mick Grudge)
World - Released by Red Scorpion Music on 7 Nov 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Make a Stand
Funk - Released by Red Scorpion Music Publishing LLC on 15 Oct 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shattered Earth, Vol. 1
Soul - Released by Red Scorpion Music Publishing LLC on 1 Jun 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo