Steppin by The Pointer Sisters (Vinyl record album review)

Record basics

Album name: Steppin

Group name: The Pointer Sisters

Year: 1975

Number of discs: one

Label: Blue Thumb Records

Collection: Selman

Distinguishing characteristics: clipped corner (lower right)

Buy it:

Amazon (Vinyl): $12.75

My review

Level of familiarity before listening

I’ve heard of the Pointer Sisters, but don’t know anything about them.

What I expected

The album art might imply disco, or oldies, but one of the songs is subtitled A Medley in Tribute to Duke Ellington, which implies jazz. So I don’t really know what to expect.

What it was actually like

This was a great R&B record that sounded totally unlike anything I’ve ever heard from its time period. It was bluesy and jazzy, with a lot of funk, and sounded like it could have been recorded in the late 1990s. I was impressed and surprised!

Grade

4/5: would listen again