Jimmy Smith was a self-taught pianist who abandoned the instrument in 1954 in favour of the Hammond B3 organ, renting a Philadelphia warehouse and woodshedding for a year until he emerged with a revolutionary style that immediately caught the ear of Alfred Lion. The Blue Note boss dubbed him The Incredible Jimmy Smith and recorded the B3 innovator as frequently as he could between 1956 and 1963. It’s a testament to Smith’s volcanic creativity that he recorded not one but two soul jazz classics — Midnight Special and Back at the Chicken Shack — when he entered Rudy Van Gelder’s studio on April 25, 1960 with Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Kenny Burrell on guitar, and Donald Bailey on drums. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
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“BREAKAWAY” by Steve Karmen was originally released on United Artists in 1968 following a successful advertising campaign for the Pontiac car, for which the ‘jingle’ had been written, featuring the slogan “Breakaway In A Wide-Trackin’ Pontiac”. Karmen extended the 30 second track with fills and breaks building the energy and excitement and creating the perfect dance track for the highly charge Casino Ballroom where it exploded in 1974. Jimmy Radcliffe ad-libbed a new and impassioned vocal for the singles plug-side, but – to this day – it is the thrilling instrumental that rules the dance floor.
Although associated with Wigan Casino, “Breakaway” was originally spun by DJ Colin Curtis at Blackpool Mecca under the imaginative title “Black Ship To Hell” (The Wigan Casino Years by Tim Brown). Today, over 50 years on, it has lost none of its energy and appeal and remains a favourite oldie and guaranteed floor-filler.
- Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me
- Don’t You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby
- Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love
- Farewell Is A Lonely Sound
- Everybody Needs Love
- 96: Tears
- It’s Wonderful (To Be Loved By You)
- Sad And Lonesome Feeling
- Love Gives, Love Takes Away
- I’ll Say Forever My Love Y
- Ou Got What It Takes
- Lonely Lonely Man Am I
Best known for his northern soul classic "Happy To Be", these two songs by Jimmy 'Preacher' Ellis are definitely his most underrated and rarest too! "Since I Fell For You" was his debut recording which he released together with The Centuries in the early 1960s. On the flip side we have the super funk of "Hard Times" with its fat open drum break.
Again, this release is nothing for those who are collecting classics only. However, open-minded djs and music enthusiasts around the world will most likely enjoy these two new discoveries.
• Jimmy Page - Tribute To Alexis Korner Vol.1
• Jimmy Page and Alexis Light Orchestra recorded live in June 1984 as a tribute to the recently passed Alexis Korner.
• Recorded on the June 5th, 1984 at the Palais Ballroom in Nottingham, England.
• Featured Artists include:Jimmy Page - Guitar, Jack Bruce - Bass, vocal, Paul Jones - Harmonica, vocal, Charlie Watts - Drums, Ian Stewart - Piano, Ruby Turner - Vocal.
• FANTASTIC 140 GRAM VINYL.
• LIMITED EDITION
• Full servicing to all relevant media
• Extensive print & internet advertising
• Jimmy Page and Alexis Light Orchestra recorded live in June 1984 as a tribute to the recently passed Alexis Korner.
• Recorded on the June 5th, 1984 at the Palais Ballroom in Nottingham, England.
• Featured Artists include:Jimmy Page - Guitar, Jack Bruce - Bass, vocal, Paul Jones - Harmonica, vocal, Charlie Watts - Drums, Ian Stewart - Piano, Ruby Turner - Vocal.
• FANTASTIC 140 GRAM VINYL.
• LIMITED EDITION
• Full servicing to all relevant media
• Extensive print & internet advertising
Rydim Driven is the fifth studio album by Jamaican singer Jimmy Riley, produced by legendary production duo Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and released in 1981 through their label Taxi/Mango. Way too often overlooked, this record features Riley’s signature mix of reggae, ska and rocksteady. It contains the hits “My Woman’s Love” and “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love”.
This 40th anniversary edition of the album is part of Music On Vinyl’s reggae series, containing the SELECTED REGGAE CLASSICS sticker on the seal.
- A1: Be With You (Feat Millie Go Lightly)
- A2: Bent (Feat Hudson Mohawke)
- A3: Cheetah (Feat Semma)
- A4: Crank (Feat Rochelle Jordan)
- A5: Crown
- A6: Curves
- A7: Turn (Feat B La B)
- B1: Get Up (Feat Danny Brown)
- B2: Have A Great Now!
- B3: Metal (Feat Sophie)
- B4: Notice (Feat 24Hrs)
- B5: Pause (Feat Matt Ox)
- B6: Ready2Die (Feat Messer)
- B7: Zigzag
Looking back, Jimmy Edgar has a lot to be proud of. Over the course of the last decade-and-a- half, the Detroit native has proven both a celebrated favorite and consistent fixture of dance music in its multitudinous forms. Looking over the arc of his lengthy and diverse discography, both under his own name as well as pseudonymously, it’s hard not to see him as one of the most innovative producers and skilled sound designers to emerge this millennium, an artist whose legacy has touched untold numbers of home listeners and dance floor revellers alike. His upcoming album, CHEETAH BEND, achieves its ethos with the aid of some well- placed vocal guests. On "GET UP," a tough love motivational set to springy synth flourishes and bass rattling, Edgar links w/ fellow Detroiter Danny Brown who does irreparable microphone damage. FOR FANS OF: Flying Lotus, TNGHT, Danny Brown, Vince Staples, Schoolboy Q
James Giuffre was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger, notable for his development of forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians. His 1960 album Western Suite features an unusual trio of clarinet, guitar and valve trombone. The first half of the album is devoted to Giuffre’s country music/folk- inspired suite, while the second half features a lengthy and abstract version of the big band standard “Topsy” and a Thelonious Monk song.
Two more floor-friendly 45s from the Deptford
Northern Soul Club’s record box.
Includes Jimmy James & The Vagabonds’ super
rare £100-valued 45, written by Motown’s Barrett
‘Money’ Strong. A great version of The Artistics’
track on what is an obscure gem from 1966 from
the latter-day soul and ska hit maker.
Backed with the often-sampled smooth soul of
reggae singer Sonya Spence on a Sonia Pottingerproduced
track from her £70 album ‘Sings Love’.
First time on seven-inch for this class slice of funky
soul.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!
Let's celebrate the most peaceful time of the year with this fantabolous double-sided soul bomb! "Christmas Is A Drag" starts with a monstrous open drum break and goes straight into a 1960s boogaloo-type funk track! The b-side is a fierce instrumental which might even appeal to the open-minded Northern Soul crowd.
The perfect gift for your record loving husband! Limited edition too!
Australian Soul Jazz holy grail from 1968! Limited to 300 copies w/wide. Debut release on Pacific Theatre Encore, the reissue label started by Melbourne's contemporary funk / soul lynchpin Australian Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Menagerie, Lanu, ex Cookin' On 3 Burners). Two high energy Mod burners, both originals taken from the forthcoming album 'Whatever It's Worth'.
Lead by Australia's own rival to Jimmy Smith and Jimmy Witherspoon, the '68 line up of Col Nolan & The Soul Syndicate would prove to be an Australian jazz super-group, consisting of John Sangster on drums / percussion (whose own late '60s Festival albums are highly collectable), John Allan on bass, Col Loughnan on sax and Jimmy Doyle on guitar (the latter two were also in mid Oz '70s jazz-rock giants, Ayers Rock).
"Pacific Theatre Encore will be reissuing music from across the globe, but it was important to me for the first release to shine a light on the important legacy of our own scene" says Ferguson, who meticulously restored the audio himself, which was then remastered.
SOUL/DISCO/FUNK SINGLE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON ANY FORMAT!
FROM THE INDEPENDENT UK LABEL SIX NINE RECORDS Ltd, BASED IN NEWCASTLE
UPON TYNE, JIMMY STERLING OUT OF MOTOR CITY IS HERE WITH TWO FANTASTIC
SONGS! ON THE A-SIDE A BRAND NEW TUNE CALLED “IF YOU WERE ME, WHAT WOULD
YOU DO? (T-GROOVE REMIX)” IS FOUND, WHILST THE FLIP HOLDS A PREVIOUSLY
UNISSUED SONG RECORDED IN THE 1980S – “I BELIEVE IN LOVE”. DEFINITELY
NOT TO BE MISSED AS IT IS A LIMITED UK PRESS WITH SMALL HOLE AND FULL
COLOUR PRINTED PICTURE COVER!
Irishman Jimmy Rouge of Orange Tree Edit fame joins the Razor-N-Tape team with a 2-track EP of bumping edit heat.
On the A-side “So Long” flips a cheeky hook over a rub-bery bass-line, with tension-building synth interludes that release into an ear worm of a vocal riff. On the flip, “Movin'” is a deep uptempo burner with piano stabs, rhythmic guitar plucks and an unstoppable groove.
RNT takes it back to their OG format of a single track per side, running loud and proud…one listen to these belters and you’ll see why!
- A1: Jimmy And The Inspirations - Ain't No Love
- B1: The Upsetters - Ain't No Love Version
- A1: Sons Of Negus
- B1: Stay Dread
One of Jimmy Rileys best tunes with Lee Perry. An impassioned vocal that lays Jimmys observations on the state of 'Rasta' at the time.
Jimmy acknowledged Perrys production skills when I asked him how was it at the Black Ark with Scratch, he smiled and said
'Fun, Scratch was great to work with' Perry joins in on the vocals on the flipside. Top notch.
Tom Ze - Jimmy Renda-se
Ze's 'Jimmy Renda-se' is instantly recognisable thanks to the driving lead
guitar intro and funk drums; Tropicalia at it's finest. The track is taken from
his 1970 self-titled LP. As sampled by Ameriie on 'Take Control' and recently
included in the soundtrack to 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E'.
Jorge Ben - Take it Easy My Brother Charlie
We thought it was time to release this all-time classic samba-rock/MPB song by
Jorge Ben, also known as 'Take It Easy My Brother Charles'. Taken from his
self-titled 1969 LP on Philips Brazil and also released on a 7' EP the year
before.
Sampled by Drumagick on their Drum & Bass big hitter 'Easy Boom'.
- 1: Black Dialogue
- 2: I Want Get Up
- 3: Black Star Blues
- 4: Let Me Keep Away From You
Continuing further into the music of 1970s East Africa, Soundway present a limited edition 10" of raw, bluesy garage-funk-rock from Jimmy Mawi.
Jimmy Mawi was a Madagascan guitarist based in Nairobi in the mid 1970s. He cut only three 45s for EMI East Africa on their Pathe imprint that have virtually disappeared from sight in the nearly 40 years since they were recorded. Soundway reproduce four of the best tracks here on a super limited edition 10". Fuzz guitars, raspy vocals and metronomic drumming combine for an exhaustive afro-rock workout.
Earlier this year Soundway released their compilation Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & '80s. Accompanied by a limited re-mix 12' these releases represent Soundway's first releases from the East African country and follows from their much acclaimed African 'Special' series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s Nigeria and Ghana.
'Little Drummer Girl' is a stunningly rich, diverse and futuristic 4-track EP from the Brooklyn duo Tiger Fingers. A collaboration between Jordan Lieb (also known as Black Light Smoke) and Asako Kujimoto. The cheekily-named pair have assembled three unique remixes of their title track - each as bold and refreshing as the other. The A side kicks off with the original - all bubbling synths, arps and effects, and a subtle yet disturbing vocal from Asako. Beats and thunderous synth riffs combine with speak 'n' spell samples to produce a mesmerizing brand of 22nd century electro pop. Next up is the 'Night Plane Club Mix' - one of two remixes the Texan William Rauscher provides for this release. The club mix straightens out the groove and develops the track into a crisp house groover, finding plenty of space for old school sub bass, chiming 808 percussion and washed out, ethereal vocals - huge vibes for the floor. 'The Night Plane Remix' sees Rauscher explore more glitchy, post-everything, acid-flecked waters - an atmospheric, twisted stormer. Last but by no means least is the Hotflush man-of-the-moment, Jimmy Edgar. His take on 'Little Drummer Girl' uses the original as a springboard, from which he constructs a slamming electro-boogie-space-jam. Deeply funky, highly charged, and immensely inventive club music. 'Little Drummer Girl' is taken from Tiger Fingers debut minialbum which is due for release on hafendisko in December. About Tiger Fingers: The upcoming self-titled debut album by Tiger Fingers, the duo of Jordan Lieb and Asako Fujimoto, almost never saw the light of day. Recorded in the aftermath of their first collaboration, the aggressive electro-rock band Dead Radar (2005-2007), Tiger Fingers yielded six decidedly more dance and pop inspired tunes filled
- A1: Howlin Wolf - Back Door Man
- A2: Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee
- A3: Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
- A4: Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love
- A5: Muddy Waters - Don't Go No Farther
- A6: Jimmy Reed - Going To New York
- A7: Muddy Waters - Close To You
- B1: John Lee Hooker - Crawling King Snake
- B2: Muddy Waters - Rock Me
- B3: Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
- B4: Richard Berry - Louie, Louie
- B5: Muddy Waters - Baby, Please Don't Go
- B6: Howlin Wolf - Little Red Rooster
- B7: Lotte Lenya - Alabama Song
The Doors Californian kings of psychedelic-blues rock not only stood heads and shoulders above the peace and love hippy explosion of the sixties, but they were also proud to wear their influences on their sleeves by forwarding to the future by reconstructing the past.
The early live shows of the band performed in 1967 at the likes of the legendary Matrix Club in San Francisco would feature the group playing two sets, both featuring a mix of band originals and Blues covers done The Doors way.
Material such as 'I'm a King Bee' by Slim Harpo,'Who do you Love' by Bo Diddley,'Money (Thats what I want)' by Barrett Strong (a song that would stay in the live set for the duration of the bands life) and at The Winterland Ballroom over the Christmas festivites'Mannish Boy' by Muddy Waters were rolled out to an adoring local fanbase.
The classic 'Backdoor Man' by Howlin Wolf would also find a place on the group's debut album.
With all of the members of The Doors being long time blues fans more material was being worked up during rehearsals and added to the live shows along with new songs from The Doors forthcoming albums.
The Doors walked it like they talked it and sadly we will never see the likes of them again...a wonderful mixture of Blues and Psychedelic rock,they proved that in order to meet the future you must never forget the past..NO LIMITS,NO LAWS.................
- A1: Double Exposure Ten Percent (Original Acappella Version)
- A2: Double Exposure Ten Percent (Original Background Vocals)
- A3: Bunny Sigler By The Way You Dance (Original Acappella Version)
- A4: Bunny Sigler By The Way You Dance (Original Background Vocals Acappella)
- A5: Eddie Holman I've Been Singing Love Songs (Original Re-Edit Acappella Version)
- B1: Love Committee Cheaters Never Wins (Original Acappella Version)
- B2: Love Committee Cheaters Never Wins (Original Background Vocals Acappella)
- B3: Double Exposure My Love Is Free (Original Acappella Version)
- B4: Double Exposure My Love Is Free (Original Background Vocals Acappella)
- C1: Aurra Checking You Out (Original Acappella Version)
- C2: Aurra Checking You Out (Original Background Vocals)
- C3: Jimmy Castor It Gets To Me (Original Acappella Version)
- C4: Double Exposure Everyman (Original Acappella Version)
- C5: Double Exposure Everyman (Original Background Vocals)
- D1: Instant Funk No Stoppin' That Rockin' (Original Acappella Version)
- D2: Instant Funk No Stoppin' That Rockin' (Original Background Vocals Acappella)
- D3: Instant Funk No Stoppin' That Rockin' (Original Voicebox Acappella)
- D4: Jimmy Castor Amazon (Original Acappella Version)
- D5: Jimmy Castor Amazon (Original Chorus Acappella)
- D6: Jimmy Castor Amazon (Original Skit Acappella)
- D7: Anthony White I Cant' Turn You Loose (Original Acappella Version)
- A1: Eddie Johns - More Spell On You
- A2: Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
- A3: Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm - Funky Mule
- A4: Skull Snaps - It's A New Day
- A5: George & Gwen Mccrae - The Rub
- B1: Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)
- B2: Cymande - The Message
- B3: Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras
- B4: Imagination - Just An Illusion
- B5: Gwen Mccrae - All This Love I'm Givin
- C1: Freeez - Iou
- C2: The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (Single Edit)
- C3: Carol Williams - Love Is You
- C4: Carrie Lucas - Dance With You
- D1: George Kranz - Din Daa Daa (Us Mix Version)
- D2: Jimmy Spicer - Money (Dollar Bill Y'all) (Dollar Bill Y'all)
- D3: Taana Gardner - Heartbeat
- A1: Daryl Hall & John Oates - Alone Too Long
- A2: Ben Sidran - Hey Hey Baby
- A3: Jimmy Gray Hall - Be That Way
- A4: Eric Kaz - Come With Me
- B1: Leblanc & Karr - Stronger Love
- B2: Dave Raynor - Leave Me Alone Tonight
- B3: R & J Stone - Keep On Holding Me
- B4: Larsen / Feiten Band - Who´ll Be The Fool Tonight
- C1: Byrne And Barnes - Never Gonna Stop Lovin' You
- C2: Paul Davis - Medicine Woman
- C3: Joe Vitale - Step On You
- C4: Niteflyte - If You Want It
- D1: Bruce Hibbard - Never Turnin' Back
- D2: Streetplayer - Shades Of Winter
- D3: Michael Omartian - Fat City
- D4: Michael Nesmith - Capsule (Hello People A Hundred Years From Now)
More Late 70s/early 80s Westcoast Yachtpop you can almost dance to!
Buoyed by the incredible love felt for TSTD Vol. 1 in summer 2014, Berlin's renowned pop archaeologist, that master musical excavator DJ Super-markt, has leapt straight back into the soft-top and been out digging for the lost gems you'll find here on Volume 2. This is another perfect collection of missing-in-action, late-70s/early-80s smooth, singer/songwriter, AOR-paced, yacht-based pop and blue-eyed soul. Every song brims over with that West Coast sunshine, and for Volume 2 we've dug even deeper into obscure corners of LA, London, even Cologne, to create an even more potent soundtrack to that lost world that's somehow always with us. So join us on another sunset trip as we soundtrack summer 2015 in the company of these lost luminaries. Bask in every detail of that glorious over-production, and recall an era when the music industry had the time, money and sheer musical talent to make everything BIG. Pay no mind to the cynics, the cooler-than-thou-erati, or the buzz kills of the sincerity police. These are big tunes that deserve to be hits, even if it's taken 40 years to get there, driving slowly up that winding California coast road in the wonderful warm summer air.
- A1: P Lion - Happy Children
- A2: Duke Lake - Do You
- A3: 50 & 50 Brothers - Red Man
- A4: Anthony's Games - Sunshine Love
- A5: Flexi Cowboys - Domination
- A6: Jimmy & Suzy - Come Back
- A7: Spy 71 - Take Me...mr Love
- A8: Koto - Dragon's Legend
- B1: Valerie Dore - The Night
- B2: Radiorama - Vampires
- B3: Brian Ice - Talking To The Night
- B4: Scotch - Pictures
- B5: One System - Life Is Very Short
- B6: Dario Diviacchi - Waiting For Heaven
- B7: Arm - Number One
- B8: Ken Laszlo - Hey Hey Guy
Der legendäre Italo Boot Mix ist zurück !!
ZYX Italo Disco Boot Mix Vol. 1 knüpft an die großen Zeiten dieser Kult-Serie an. Zuerst gibt es die beiden Mixe als CD, einige Wochen später veröffentlichen wir die Boot-Mixe für alle Vinyl-Liebhaber als LP.
Auf Vol. 1 vertreten sind P. Lion, Duke Lake, Koto, Valerie Dore, Radiorama uvm.
- A1: Johnny Buckett: Hippie In A Blunder
- A2: Guy Drake: The Marching Hippies
- A3: Smokey Harless: Place For Them Called Hell
- A4: Red River Dave: The California Hippie Murders
- A5: Bud Freeman: Because Of Lsd
- A6: Wendell Austin & The Country Swingers: Lsd
- A7: Sam & Annie Taylor: Marijuana Grave
- A8: Vic Woodard & Claudia: Hippie Yippie
- A9: Jimmy Ray: Pushers
- B1: Johnny Price: Marijuana, The Devil Flower
- B2: Buck Jones: A Box Of Grass
- B3: Bobby Roberts: The Hippies Next Door
- B4: Buck Ritchey: The Slave
- B5: Ken Myers: The Needle
- B6: Harry Snyder: The Needle
- B7: Bill Woods: The Story Of Susie
- B8: Arkie Blue & The Blue Cowboys: Too Many Pills
- B9: Keith Herrick: I'm Not Gonna Be A Hippie Anymore
- A1: Moeder En Haar Jongens - Hollandse Taal
- A2: Jimmy Frey - Eva's Pakje
- A3: Lieven - Spitsuur
- A4: Daan Broos - Handicap 2000
- A5: Spectrum - Wie Weet
- B1: André Van Der Veken - Jimmy
- B2: Jan De Beer - Dat Soort Lui
- B3: Magenta - Als Je Iets Wil Doen, Dat Je Echt Doen Wil
- B4: Lamp, Lazerus & Kris - Huisje
- B5: Daan Broos & Dapokaster - Maan-Dag
- B6: Elly & Rikkert - Het Oink-Beest
- C1: Liesbeth List - Hee Ouwe Meneer
- C2: Josine Van Dalsum - Nooit Meer
- C3: Raymond Van Het Groenewoud - Ze Weet Niet Wat Ze Doet
- C4: Laurentius - Zomerliefde
- C5: Luk Bral - Het Huis Van Wilde Tederheid
- D1: Bizjoe - Lui
- D2: Lamp & Lazerus - Onheil
- D3: Schralen Tsjip En De Mussenschrik - De Mens Is Een Beest
- D4: Herman De Bruycker - Gemengd Gevoel
- D5: Della Bosiers - Rust
After taking a deep dive into the dusty crates with Belgian & Dutch music, Harde Smart now unearths a smooth selection of jazzy, funky & soulful gems from their collected vinyl stash. All the music you hear, was recorded and produced during the 1970's, in either Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) or Holland. Besides exquisite grooves and hard-pounding drums, the selected songs also have Dutch lyrics in common, making this a rather unique way to approach and compile lyric-driven Flemish and Dutch music from back in the days. Record collectors all over this language area seem to have neglected a considerable part of their own musical legacy for a few decades, while firmly searching for rare grooves and breaks in the bins with more exotic music.
Yet nothing is so certain as the unexpected. 'Flemish & Dutch grooves from the 70's' is the first 'Dutch' compilation album to uncover the genuine, Afro-American funk and soul vibe. A sound that - albeit infrequently - influenced the work of some of the popular and less popular singers and musicians in this small part of the world in the 70's. Although influences undoubtedly also derived from the French chanson and rock music from that era. This 21-track album smashes all musical predictability and takes you on a weird and nostalgic trip; offering a revised set of 'essential homegrown classics' for the local listener, yet also being very exciting to the ears of the non-Dutch speaking audience.
- This is the debut album from American hip-hop trio,
pioneers of jazz, hip-hop and house fusion
- 11 track vinyl LP has been reissued on 180g
heavyweight classic black vinyl with printed inner
sleeve.
- Includes the classics 'Black is Black' and Because I got
It Like That'
- Cult classic originally released in 1988 on the Warlock
label
- Founders of the Native Toungues, a 1980/90's hip-hop
collective with members from De La Soul, Tribe Called
Quest and Q-Tip
A never before released version of a truly, legendary house record from the late great Frankie Knuckles...working in collaboration with The Frankie Knuckles Foundation who will receive 50% of the profits from this project, SoSure Music is proud to present the Director's Cut re-production of 'Baby Wants To Ride'. Alongside this, a vinyl exclusive edit by Jimmy Edgar, which was originally a tribute release after Frankie's passing in 2014, finally gets an official release.
2011 saw the launch of Frankie and long-time production partner Eric Kupper's 'Director's Cut' project, with the aim to release new music, whilst re-producing classic cuts to fit with the modern dancefloor. SoSure Music is now working alongside Eric Kupper and Hector Romero, with the blessing of both Def Mix and The Frankie Knuckles Foundation, to bring a renewed focus to some of this material.
First up, the illustrious, evocative 1987 anthem, 'Baby Wants To Ride'. Rightly regarded as a masterpiece of early Chicago house and a pioneering classic through and through. Knuckles and Kupper extend the intro and outro to allow for those sweeping blends, whilst adding deft touches and reprogrammed lines to give a crisper, more detailed feel to this sumptuous slice of definitive house music. Couple that with newly spiritualised vocals and fresh erotic ad libs from Jamie Principle and prepare to rekindle that infectious energy 32 years down the line.
On the B side, Jimmy Edgar showcases his trademark touch to provide a fresh spin on the original whilst staying true to its essence. Reworking the arps, adding atmospheric drops and crunchy percussive elements, whilst holding off on the iconic vocal till the last section, all combine to give this version a unique, big room character that nods to the past, yet reinterprets for the present. A fitting tribute from an artist whose own productions are clearly laced with influence from Frankie Knuckles.
- A1: Muriel - Alton & Eddie
- A2: Dearest Darling - Jiving Juniors
- A3: Are You Mine - The Echoes & Celestials
- A4: Dearest Beverley - Jimmy Cliff
- A5: Send Me - Keith & Enid
- A6: Midnight Love - The Downbeats
- A7: Til The End Of Time - Chuck & Dobby
- B1: Album Of Memory - The Mellowlarks
- B2: True Love - Horthens & Stranger
- B3: Diamonds & Pearls - Dobby Dobson
- B4: I'm Going Back - The Charmers
- B5: Pleading For Mercy - The Blues Busters
- B6: Do You Know - Owen & Millie
- B7: Heavenly Angel - Laurel Aitken
A collection of Jamaican doo wop & R&B records taken from the late 50s and early 60s. These records represent a period in which soundsystems were just starting to dominate the island, with Duke Reid and Sir Coxsone stepping up their rivalry by beginning to make and release their own records rather than rely on US imports for use in their dances. Many of these records are definitely more-or-less imitations of the American records, as the uniquely Jamaican ska sound was yet to take hold - however many of the future stars of ska, rocksteady and reggae were beginning to cut their teeth in the industry on these records, incl. Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Harriott, Alton Ellis and more, and they provide a unique view into the fledgling independent record industry culture in Jamaica that would prove to be unbelievably proflific and unparalleled for an island of it's size.
If you're going to call your band audiobooks, you'd
better have some good stories to tell. Stories that
should move you and stories to make you move.
Stories about real life and surreal life and all that
weirdness that you just glimpsed out of the corner
of your eye. Luckily, audiobooks really do.
The London-based duo have developed a unique
ability to conjure up magical aural snapshots that
wallop you like bong hits.
Each of their discombobulating observations comes
stretched out over a series of discomfiting
oscillations, like messages from the spirit world or
pulp fictions found in a box at the end of your road
or a crackling pop broadcast from a far-away
galaxy.
'One to definitely get under the skin... a thing of
exotic beauty' - DJ Mag (8/10)
Tucky Buzzard
The Complete Tucky Buzzard 5 Lp Slipcase Box Set
- Having Come To The End Of The Psychedelic Path, The End Decided On A Change Of Musical Direction And A Change Of Name,
Arising From The Ashes As Tucky Buzzard In 1970 And Retaining The Line-up Of Guitarist Terry Taylor, Organist Nicky Graham,
Drummer Paul Francis, Bassist Dave Brown, And Vocalist Jimmy Henderson.
- The First Album, Recorded With Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra Directed By Waldo De Los Rios, Contained Some Last Vestiges
Of The Band's Previous Existence. But The Second Album, Produced By Old Associate Bill Wyman With Glyn Johns At Olympic
Studios Set Out The Band's Template Of Bluesy Rock, A Leading Genre At The Dawn Of The 70s. Mick Taylor Makes A Guest
Appearance.
- For The Fourth And Fifth Albums, The Band Was Signed To Deep Purple's Own Purple Records. Bill Wyman Continued In The
Producer's Chair, But The Departing Nicky Graham Was Replaced With A Second Guitarist.
- Strictly Limited To 750 Copies, And Housed In A Numbered Rigid Slipcase Featuring Photos From The Collection Of Terry Taylor
(bill Wyman's Right Hand Man In The Rhythm Kings For The Last 25+ Years), All The Original Sleeves (including Two Gatefolds)
Are Faithfully Reproduced. The Inner Sleeves Feature Extensive Annotation By Alan Robinson Based On Interviews With The Band.








































