Rhythm & Business Brewerytown Beats

We listen to the B-Side of ‘I’ll Get Over It'. The Thompson Brothers, as well as the producers of the album, Eric and Tyrone, give us their reactions and some background on each track.

We listen to the A-Side of 'I'll Get Over It' by The Thompsons. We get the immediate reactions from the Thompson Brothers and the producers, Eric and Tyrone. We also get insight on how the songs were written and recorded.

We continuing talking to Eric and Tyrone, the producers of 'I'll Get Over It' by The Thompsons. We find out how the album got made and how the industry was so much different than how it is today.

By the end of the last episode, The Thompsons had been finding local success. With that success, they hired a manager and a producer. Eric Ward and Tyrone Broxton are credited on the album, ‘I’ll Get Over It’, as producers. This episode, we are going to talk to Eric and Tyrone, and hear their side of the story.

This is part 2 of a 6 part series. In the first episode, we introduced the band and they gave us some background on their origins. If you haven’t heard it yet, go back and take a listen. This episode, we talk to the Thompson Brothers about making it big, and adding another member, and brother, to the group.

Brewerytown Beats proudly presents a soul LP born in their backyard, the highly sought after 1975 release “I'll Get Over It” by North Philly's own, The Thompsons. The group's childhood home is mere blocks from the brick and mortar record store located on Girard Ave. It's not uncommon to spend an afternoon in the shop and encounter someone who either grew up with a Thompson, got schooled on a basketball court by one of the brothers at the 26th and Master recreation center, or had the pleasure of hearing them sing at a Vaux Jr High School talent show or The Big Dollar bar and music venue. Our first episode dives in head first in to the Thompson's world starting way back in the late 1960's, join us in exploring this unknown Philly soul masterpiece as we hear it directly from the people involved in making the record.