Name: Piano Viberations (The KPM Reissues)
Brand: Francis Coppieters

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Bonus disc: No

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BEWITH045LP

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Remastered 180 Gram Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-11-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

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4260544825958

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Francis Coppieters

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Funk / Soul

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Be With Records

Be With Records is a reissue record label that specializes in officially licensing and releasing vinyl records. They focus on making music available that is currently unavailable or has never been released on vinyl before. The label works closely with artists to ensure they have as much input as they desire.
Their mission is to bring *unreleased* gems and forgotten classics back into the spotlight, allowing music lovers to experience these timeless tracks in their original format. Be With Records carefully selects each release, ensuring the highest quality sound and packaging for collectors and enthusiasts alike.
With an extensive catalog spanning various genres, *artists* from Be With Records have gained recognition for their contributions to the world of music. From soulful melodies to funky beats, their releases offer a diverse range of sounds that appeal to a wide audience. Whether you're a seasoned collector or new to vinyl, Be With Records offers something special for everyone.

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Piano Viberations “small group jazz featuring piano and vibes with rhythm” makes for a gorgeous Francis Coppieters showcase, surely one of Belgium’s best-kept musical secrets. Released in 1975, and arguably the most low-key of the KPM and Themes records we’re re-issuing, this is easily our current favourite.

The Open Highway is the appropriately-named opener, and immediately demonstrates Coppieters’ dexterous interplay between piano and vibes in assured, joyous fashion. The shuffling bossa of Sales Notes is a jaw-dropper, well-mined by samplers with impeccable taste. The mellow head-nod drum-break that is Funky Chimes brilliantly demonstrates Coppieters’ quiet majestic side with its slow-motion funk rhythm with beautifully reflective notes throughout.

The upbeat and joyful Cross Talk closes out side A. Vibes and piano are definitely at the heart of the arrangement here. The quick cut movement of Piano In Transit is another gem, driven principally by piano but those vibes along for more than just the ride. On a more gentle, elegiac note, To Shearing With Love is a warm, slow, romantic piece in the style of George Shearing. It’s plaintive and sublime. Piano Viberations is one of those rare library records the original description of which makes as much sense now as it did when it was first released. Piano and vibes with rhythm indeed.

As with all ten re-issues, the audio for Piano Viberations comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. The same care has been taken with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM’s brand identity.

Piano Viberations (The KPM Reissues)

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