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Condition: VG+ (Vinyl & Sleeve) --- TRACKLIST --- Side 1: A1. Cut The Cake (4:03) — R&B Chart-Topping Hit A2. School Boy Crush (4:57) — Legendary Hip-Hop Sample Classic A3. It's A Mystery (3:54) A4. Groovin' The Night Away (3:41) A5. If I Ever Lose This Heaven (4:57) Side 2: B1. Why (3:57) B2. High Flyin' Woman (3:47) B3. Cloudy (4:18) B4. How Sweet Can You Get (3:59) B5. When They Bring Down The Curtain (4:42) --- PRESSING & RELEASE DETAILS --- • Label & Cat #: Atlantic – SD 18140 (ST-A-753399 PR) • Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Original 1st US Pressing • Pressing Plant: Presswell Pressing Plant ("PR" matrix code) • Year / Country: 1975, US • Label Style: Classic Atlantic green/red label with white horizontal center band & 75 Rockefeller Plaza address • Production & Mastering: Produced by Arif Mardin; Mastered by Dennis King • Personnel: Alan Gorrie (Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitar), Hamish Stuart (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass), Onnie McIntyre (Guitar), Malcolm Duncan (Tenor Sax), Roger Ball (Keyboards, Saxophones), Steve Ferrone (Drums/Percussion debut), with special guest Ray Barretto on congas --- RECENT SOLD COMPS (eBay) --- • [eBay Sold Comps for Average White Band – Cut The Cake LP (SD 18140)](https://www.ebay.com/shop/average-white-band-cut-the-cake?_nkw=average+white+band+cut+the+cake): $10.00 – $22.00 (Recent average: ~$14.00 – $16.00) --- ALBUM NOTES & KEYWORDS --- • Notes: The gold-certified 1975 funk masterpiece from Scottish soul legends Average White Band, produced by maestro Arif Mardin. The album introduced phenomenal drummer Steve Ferrone to the lineup and yielded the massive Billboard R&B smash title track "Cut The Cake." Revered by hip-hop producers and DJs for containing "School Boy Crush" (whose iconic opening drum-and-whisper break has been sampled by TLC, De La Soul, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas, and A Tribe Called Quest). • Keywords: Average White Band, AWB, Cut The Cake, School Boy Crush, Arif Mardin, Steve Ferrone, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie, Ray Barretto, Sample Grail, Breakbeat, 70s Funk, Soul, Disco Funk, Atlantic Records, Vintage Vinyl --- STORE POLICY --- • Fast 1-day shipping • Orders bundle automatically to save on shipping • Use the offer feature to receive a discount on any record in the store!