Softones
Black Magic (LP Promo)
H & L Records (US) / 1977 / HL-69018
LP Promotional 33 1/3 RPM vinyl record
Genre: Dance
Produced and Conducted by Horace Ott
The Softones:
Marvin Brown
Elton Lynch
Steve Jackson
Side 1)
1. Call It Love-7:40
2 Go On With The Show-3:25
3. Laundromat-3:23
4. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story-3:52
Side 2)
1. That Old Black Magic-7:00
2. Maybe Tomorrow-3:37
3. Bulldog (Dog Power Song)-3:06
4. Love Child-3:15
DISCO CLASSIC ALERT!!! This is a fine album, some nice tracks, some interesting songs. But that all does not really matter, does it. There is only one song that matters. If you haven't recognized it, I'll tell you that this song was released as a single in late 1975, and was an early DISCO CLASSIC by the summer of 1976. THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC called love, was so big, so strong, that it could pack an empty dance floor, or add to an already full floor! Then everyone enjoyed it, from the 20 year-old who sneaked in, to the 60 year-old trying to pick-up her up for the night. It was a cover, a DISCO VERSION of a great old standard. And it was done so well, so EARLY DISCO that it took off! The result was an album as a reward. More Money, More Money, More Money!!! On my scale from 1-10, the rules demand that I give it a 10.
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Oct 20, 2011 | 8:19 pmI won a storage unit auction that was full of vintage LP's; including a white label 'Promotional Copy Not For Sale' label and A-1 & B-1 in the matrix on each side.
Any idea of it's value?
Thanks.
Also forgot to add it had MASTERDISK stamped on it with 2 initials scratched nect to it - at first I tought it was a MASTER DISC! Until I learned of the pressing plant in NY from back in the day!