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Richard Popcorn Wylie - Funky Rubber Band (Vocal) / (Instrumental) - The Funkadoobian
Richard Popcorn Wylie - Funky Rubber Band (Vocal) / (Instrumental) - The Funkadoobian
Richard Popcorn Wylie - Funky Rubber Band (Vocal) / (Instrumental) - The Funkadoobian
Richard Popcorn Wylie - Funky Rubber Band (Vocal) / (Instrumental) - The Funkadoobian

Richard Popcorn Wylie - Funky Rubber Band (Vocal) / (Instrumental)

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Product Details
  • Artist Richard "Popcorn" Wylie
  • Title Funky Rubber Band (Vocal) / (Instrumental)
  • Label Tamla Motown
  • Catalogue No TMG 932
  • Format 7''
  • Genre Funk Soul
  • Media Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
  • Sleeve Condition Generic
Description

Year Released: 1975
Genre: Funk / Soul / Detroit Funk

Description:
Released on ABC Records, “Funky Rubber Band” by Richard “Popcorn” Wylie captures the gritty, syncopated energy of Detroit funk at its most elastic. The track features a driving bassline, tight horn lines, wah-wah guitar, and Wylie’s playful, commanding vocal urging the band on. The instrumental version strips back the vocals to reveal a pure, percussive funk groove perfect for DJs and sampling.

The instrumental version of “Funky Rubber Band” has been sampled by Hip-Hop and breakbeat producers, its rhythm section and horn stabs appearing in underground tracks and rare groove compilations. Wylie’s work has influenced later Detroit artists exploring funk and soul textures, linking Motown’s polish to P-Funk’s grit.