Ohio Players

Ohio Players on vinyl: funk from Dayton

In short: The Ohio Players from Dayton, Ohio, were among the great funk bands of the seventies. After beginnings in the sixties they broke through on Westbound and, from 1974, on Mercury – with hits like “Fire” and “Love Rollercoaster”, hard horns and guitars. Their sleeves featuring models are legendary to this day. The Vinyl Room currently has 11 Ohio Players records.

What makes the Ohio Players special?

From the early years we have “Observations In Time” (1969) on Capitol. The Mercury years are represented with “Skin Tight” (1974), “Fire” (1974) – the album with the number-one hit of the same name –, “Contradiction” (1976) and “Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee”.

Add “Ouch!” and “Back” from the eighties and collections such as “Superpack”. The Ohio Players stand at the start of the Dayton funk scene, which later also produced Slave, Zapp and Lakeside.

From our stock

First pressings

All Ohio Players records

→ Mercury · Capitol · Funk · Soul & funk on vinyl

FAQ

Where are the Ohio Players from? Dayton, Ohio.

What was their biggest hit? “Fire” (1974) and “Love Rollercoaster” (1975) each reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Why are the sleeves so famous? Many Ohio Players albums feature striking photos of models – “Honey” in particular is famous among collectors.

Which records do you have? Albums from 1969 into the eighties – 11 records in all.