{"product_id":"2341553","title":"Aura - Sativa [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heavy, oft-sampled slab of Bay Area history, and a psych funk masterpiece that cannot be denied. Aura formed in 1974 and played extensively throughout Northern California. By 1976, the band recorded their first and only album at Pacific Recording Studio in San Mateo. The original title of the album was meant to be 'Sativa', but out of fear that promoting the joys of marijuana would be too controversial, the band omitted the title and just left it as 'Aura'. Over the ensuing decades, the Aura album has grown in stature to become a major soul\/funk collector's item. It features a number of major funk tracks plus funky ballads with female vocals. Standouts include 'Sativa' (heavy 70's funk with waterpipe sound effects and blistering guitar), and the manic fuzz-guitar jam 'Skyrocket.' The lead singer of Aura was Paulette Collins, who still performs around the Bay Area today with an all-girl group called The Taylor P. Collins Band. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReplete with rare band memorabilia and three previously unreleased bonus tracks, the lone album of Aura is now available for the first time on CD, (thankfully) from the original master tapes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou Got Something\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClap Your Hands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Taste Of Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's A Feeling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGonna Make It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSativa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMess Up Your Mind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't You Worry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrying To Hold It Down\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkyrocket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatch A Falling Star\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvil That Brings You Down\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's A Feeling (Early Version)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420721402241,"sku":"2341553","price":13.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/0619981319324.jpg?v=1750620725","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2341553","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}