Blue Mink's 1974 album, Fruity, is a career highlight along with their 1970 Melting Pot debut album. Some of the strong songs of the set are the Nina Simone styled number, Let Him Stay with it's sensual electric piano and slide guitar arrangement. Get Up is a funky track with a very Kool and the Gang/Meters styled chorus of big voices.
But by far the funkiest track is Eyeballs with it's tight interplay between wah wah guitar and heavy bass all under some warblingly deep vocals. There is some phasing and excellent multilayered rhythms and harmony lines within. Just ignore the offensive cover art I'm not sure why this for the time progressive group was so racially insensitive as well
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