Shuggie Otis Live in Williamsburg [LP] *

After releasing 1974's Inspiration/Information, his third and final album, California singer/guitarist Shuggie Otis spent the next three decades slowly drifting into cult status on the strength of his brief solo career and of that album in particular. Largely ignored upon its release, the elegant psych/soul/funk sounds he created (playing almost all of the instruments himself) lived on through record collectors, eventually earning a reputation as a lost classic before receiving its first reissue on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label in 2001. A sort of companion album called Wings of Love appeared as part of a 2013 reissue bundle, but it was mainly a collection of unreleased material and not necessarily a new album. While a follow-up to his acclaimed masterpiece might never arrive, the renewed interest in his work inspired Otis to put together a new band and enjoy a late career resurgence as a live act. Recorded at Brooklyn's Music Hall in April 2013, Live in Williamsburg marks Otis' first e