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Roni Griffith

Roni Griffith (LP)

Vanguard Records (US) / 1982 / VSD 79444
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl record

Produced & Arranged by Bobby Orlando (Bobby O)

Executive Producer : Danny Weiss

Side A
1. Love Is The Drug / 4.51
2. (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up / 5.38
(Special Remix By Raul A. Rodriguez)
3. That's Rock And Roll / 3.15
4. Desire / 3.57

Side B
1. Voodoo Man / 5.20
2. Spys / 4.24
3. Heart On The Line / 3.13
4. Take Me Out / 4.53

Excellent Bobby O album accompanying the Phil Spector written "Breakin' Up" single release, which incidentally got to no 63 in the UK charts and was her only UK hit.

Still sounding fresh today. Best tracks are the fantastic Moroderesque "Spys" (I especially love the screams at the beginning), "Love is the drug" with it's "Funkytown" riffs, "Desire" & "Voodoo Man". I've seen this LP changing hands for ridiculous sums of money and it's understandable to see why. This album has been huge in influencing the electroclash scene here in the UK. Listen to Felix Da Housecats' 2003 "Kitten & Thee Glitz" if you want a more up to date version of it. While Roni Griffith was no great vocalist she was a sure forerunner to the wonderful deadpan Miss Kitten on Felix's LP. Does anyone know what Ms Griffith is up to these days?

Listen to (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up by Roni Griffith:


Voodoo Man:


Spys:

Submitted by Sparky (15)