Many thanks for the introduction Ricky. What better way to start than with some music. This rather excellent and widely undiscovered album has been a permanent feature on my player over the last couple of years. Since hearing the title track on the Sean P guest mix over at sixmillionsteps, I was well and truly hooked by the haunting and addictive vibey echoes prominent in both the intro and outro as well as the laidback but genuinely retrospective lyrics and tone that seemed to eminate so naturally from Ike. 'Changin' times' which was released on L.A International, was the one and only album he released. Considering that it was written at Tehachapi State Prison where Ike was an inmate at the time, the level of sincerity is clear. It was actually Stevie Wonder who wrote the sleeve notes:
"There are many Ike Whites' in this world, let's give these men a fair chance making not the colour of his skin final fate for being behind bars"
The album is probably best known for the more famous 'Love and Affection' which has made the tracklistings of many a rare groove compilation, a real dancefloor burner that will hopefully rock the basement of the gramaphone club in the not too distant future ;)
Anyway, if you see this LP anywhere, do buy and cherish it, it's definitely one of those albums for life.
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