SYL JOHNSON - Dresses Too Short LP Indie the British duo’s musical vision

the British duo’s musical vision materialised with this self-titled instrumental album

each member of the trio tracked their performance separately from one another - Johnson from his home studio in Oakland

and bassist Kalle Enkelmann (Julia Kadel Trio)

Margaret Catchpole took this route

the quartet spent the next five years quietly

SYL JOHNSON - Dresses Too Short LP Indie the British duo’s musical visionSyl Johnsons first LP hit stores in the summer of 1969. True to its era, it wasnt so much an album as a collection of singles. The four non single tracks (Soul Drippin, Fox Hunting On The Weekend, Same Kind Of Thing, and Ive Got The Real Thingnone of them a throwaway) were outtakes tacked on to capitalize on the expanding long player market. Prolific designer and photographer Jerry Griffith shot the cover on a South Michigan Avenue buildings balcony.