{"product_id":"the-cats-self-titled-compilation","title":"The Cats - limited edition compilation","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e•THIS ITEM IS IN PRE-ORDER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e•PRE-ORDERS SHIP BY NOV 06\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e•ONLY 500 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e•INSTANT FREE DOWNLOAD (EMAIL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e•FINISHED GOODS ARE READY TO SHIP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e•RECORDS #S ASSIGNED FIRST COME FIRST SERVED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRocksteady, soul, R\u0026amp;B, and funk from late-’60s London.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited to 500 hand-numbered LPs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cats made a small stack of records in London at the end of the 1960s, mostly issued as 7-inch singles on their own BAF Records label. Many have been difficult to find ever since.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis LP gathers twelve of those sides in one shot, from the group’s rocksteady version of “Swan Lake,” a UK Top 50 hit, to tough R\u0026amp;B instrumentals and the funkier recordings they made with singer Ray Pereira.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir music sits right where Jamaican ska and rocksteady meet American soul, R\u0026amp;B, and funk. You can hear the influence of Booker T. \u0026amp; the M.G.’s and James Brown, but The Cats have a feel all their own. The playing is lean, mean, and always built on a groove.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e*All downloads delivered via email immediately after checkout.  Includes WAVs and MP3s.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3ErZoNlP9K48l7617jyB5V?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=d1335b9657f844b8\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Track 12, \"Blues For Justice\" will be available on Spotify and all other streaming services on Friday, Nov 6.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Secret Stash Records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl (+Download)","offer_id":42830933065774,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/1685\/files\/TheCatsAlbumCoverDigital_03c84081-c79d-45b7-86ba-3e6420c15e62.jpg?v=1792512065","url":"https:\/\/shop.secretstashrecords.com\/products\/the-cats-self-titled-compilation","provider":"Secret Stash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}