Reply With QuoteWayne ST.John - Somethings Up (love me like the first time) - 1977 - Salsoul records. - Another fine orchestrated discotrack, by a group i never heard of. (does anmyone know more of this) I really like the track for its wall-of-sound Violin climaxes. Great!
I do have this somewhere, but recall it being very average - almost poppy. Maybe time to re-investigate.
Crown Heights Affair - Rock the World - 1978 - de-lite records - Was i surprised to find this one! I tought this was so rare i would never find it. Offcourse i bought it for the magnificent b-side ''SAY A PRAYER FOR TWO"; but the a-side "Rock the world" is also great! its a disco-funk-rap track, i never expected this from crown heights (since i only knew their say a prayer song) Very strange at first listening but it grows on ya.
'Rock The World' is actually from late '82. I presume this is the 4-track 12" with 'Heavy Loving'? I much prefer that, though 'Rock...' is good fun.
LEON HAYWOOD - Don't push it Don't force it - a 1991 Unidisc re-release - Great track! and now I finnaly know wher Basement jaxx got their sample for their "Red Alert" hit from! DUUUUM dum dum dum ....
Not the source of the Basement Jaxx sample, though there were a few records which had a similar slant from that era, i.e. Al Hudson's 'You Can Do It' and Locksmith's 'far Beyond' (which BJ used).
WIZZDOM - Free Bass / W-I-Z-Z-D-O-M - 1980 - TK records - This really isn't TK's best really, but I still like this for its funky guitar riff, the bassline and tempo. Funkin' disco all the way. I couldn't find any info on this artist, anyone?
I do love this record - I find the 'sniffing'-type sound effects (think 'White Lines') particularly subversive! A genuine left-fielder and pretty funky, though I can imagine it grating on many.
SYL JOHNSON - Ms. Fine Brown Frame - 1982 - Vogue France - Another one of those great disco-funk track. This is a current favorite of mine! Super funky!
Yep - a then return to form for Syl. Originally released on Shama and then on Erect, then Boardwalk, then Epic...(!) Look out for the follow-up 12", 'Gimme Some", which is more of the same.
Sparque - Lets go dancin' - 1981 - West End
Stone - Time - 1981 - West End
Two off the finest original elecrtofunk tracks on WestEnd!
'Time' took my head off at the 'time' - I played that record to death. Only played Sparque today - I still think it's a great record, if just a little long.
Chalice - Funky kind'a reggea - 1984 - Ariola
Got this as a present from my brother who was in the Caribbean at the time. Again, good fun.
The Little Dabs - E.T. (every Time) - 1982 - Musicworks / BMC records This really is a strange one. An very weird electro track with vocals on top tha sound like 5 year old kids, a biit like Musical youth's pass the dutchie. I preffer the instrumental mix. I by the man a drink that can tell me more about this strange record.
I've had this. Thought it was offal!
VAN TWIST - Shaft - 1988 ? - Magic - This is a ultra rare electro mix of the famous shaft track! On white Vinyl! Van Twist is an alias for Mark Moulin a.k.a TELEX (remember moscow discow)
I wasnt keen on this, but the track on the b-side was more or less a remix of Johnny Dynell's 'Rhythm Of Love'. I used to wonder how this came about and what the connection with Dynell and Van Twist was.
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