Ohio Players Fire 180g LP (Smokin' Hot Translucent Red Vinyl)

1974 was a magical year for The Ohio Players; after years of hard work, a plethora of fine recordings, and tours, their sixth album Fire would become all the things you would want for a hit album — multi-platinum hit songs, multi #1 chart sales in both pop and r&b, and multiple radio formats all over the dial.

"Fire" was just the song everyone was looking for in 1974. It had the full fledged funk sound of their many years of stewardship to the soul crowd, and it also brought in first time rockers, pop listeners and a major push from radio and massive television exposure with shows like In Concert, Midnight Special, and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.

The chart topping album was filled with more great fare like "I Wanna Be Free" and "Smoke," as well as the soul balladry of "Together," which would all become instant classics which have stood the test of time now for over four decades.

Featuring the guitar and vocals of the late great front man Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, his guitar and vocal wizardry along with the keyboard and vocals of the great Billy Beck, plus the musical geniuses of Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams, Marvin Pierce, Marshall Jones and Ralph Middlebrooks, the Ohio Players were surely on top of their game and for a very long time afterwards, thanks to the songs and musicianship displayed on this red hot album.

Friday Music is very pleased to celebrate the legendary Ohio Players with their chart topping masterpiece Fire now manufactured for a super limited run on smokin' hot red vinyl, which will also be featured in the striking gatefold cover art.

Produced by The Ohio Players and mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso (Ohio Players/Earth Wind and Fire) from the original Mercury Records tapes, this fine album will become one of the more important funk album revisits in many years.

Without question, Fire was one of the Ohio Players' greatest triumphs – both commercially and artistically.