Record Kicks proudly presents "Bird of Paradise", the first single taken from The Grease Traps much awaited debut album on a limited edition 45 vinyl. Recorded between Kelly Finnigan's Transistor Sound in San Francisco and Fifty Filth Studio in Oakland and mixed by Orgone producer Sergio Rios and Kevin O' Dea, Solid Ground is the long-awaited debut album by United States finest deep funk & soul outfit The Grease Traps. The album is set for worldwide release on November 5 on vinyl, CD and digital format. The band, based in Oakland, CA, is the latest addition to Milan-based Record Kicks roster. Active since 2002 and with a 45 released on well-respected funk/soul label, Colemine Records, now, after six years spent working on the album's recording and mixing, they are ready to present their first full-length release Solid Ground on Record Kicks, anticipated by the two killer funk singles "Bird of Paradise" and "More and More (and More)" on limited edition 45 vinyl.