Ike Turner - His Woman, Her Man

Del Records' issue, His Woman, Her Man, is a collection of previously unreleased material by Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm from the years 1970-1973 (and yes, Tina was in the band for these). The period was a fertile one for Turner, who had not only been digging deeply into funkier rhythms and progressions for his brand of soul, but for his embrace of new production techniques and instruments. Here are some of the first ARP synthesizer and drum machine tracks ever recorded and the way Turner utilizes them, we can hear the later sounds of the P-funk organization as well as later Earth, Wind & Fire, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Herbie Hancock's funk-jazz directions. Read More