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A uniquely themed set capturing the essence and atmosphere of the East Coast's premier Soul Club
Includes the first ever vinyl reissue of the great Dooley Silverspoon Game Players' transferred from original master tape
An important collection from the club that blended the old with the new

As 1975 dawned Northern Soul was in its heyday and Lancashire was at its epicentre, home to super clubs Wigan Casino and the West Coast Blackpool Mecca.  However, over on the East Coast a rival scene had been slowly molding, shaped by Mary Chapman and her Lincolnshire Soul Club. On a cold winter's night (11pm
February 7th, 1975) the doors opened to the pavilion at the end of Cleethorpes Pier for the inaugural Talk Of The North' all-nighter. As the North Sea battered the iron piles the huge wooden dancefloor swayed to the beat of a new Northern Soul rhythm crafted by the country's finest DJ's.
From the start Cleethorpes was a great successes and, for a short time, it challenged the mighty Casino and put the East Coast firmly on the soul map. For a fleeting 13 months the Pier DJ's established themselves, and the venue, at the forefront of the Northern Soul scene creating a unique playlist of treasured oldies' and newly discovered rarities. Captured here is the essence of the Pier's music policy that blended the old with the new and sounds as fresh today as it did over forty years ago.

- A spectacular reimagining of one of the all time greatest
Northern Soul tunes, Timi Yuro 'It'll Never Be Over For Me'
whilst the original can change hands for upwards on £2000 a
group of young Argentinian Mods and rude boys have come
up with a reggae version.

- On paper it shouldn't work but it does. The most requested
song on Eddie Piller's Eclectic Soul Show on Soho Radio in
2017 following a chance meeting with guitarist Kevin Finigier
from Los Aggrotones in the studio.

- Acid Jazz are proud to release this as a limited edition vinyl
single (backed with one of the bands original organ
instrumentals) as a taster for the labels release of their
European debut LP later in 2018.

ENDLICH: DAS NEUE STUDIO ALBUM VON MACEO PARKER IST DA!!
Er ist einer der Ikonen des Funk und des Soul: Maceo Parker. Seit seiner Zusammenarbeit mit James Brown ab den 60er Jahren sticht Maceo´s Saxofonspiel unverkennbar heraus aus der Masse der Saxofonisten: Klar, deutlich und auf den Punkt. Neben Brown spielte Parker mit George Clinton und jahrelang mit Prince. Seine eigene Karriere forcierte Parker seit den 90er Jahren. Mittlerweile ist Maceo einer der bekanntesten Live Acts weltweit. Anläßlich seines 75. Geburtstages am 14. Februar 2018 wird Maceo mit IT´s ALL ABOUT LOVE seit 2004 endlich mal wieder ein Studioalbum veröffentlichen, was ihn neben seinem Saxofonspiel auch als hervorragenden Sänger präsentiert. Dabei vertraut er auf die Hilfe der WDR Big Band Köln, wo Michael Abene für die Arrangements zuständig war.
Am Schlagzeug sitzt die ehemalige Prince und jetzige Beyonce Schlagzeugerin Cora Coleman.
Mit einem exklusiven BONUSTRACK !

Pacific Express emerged from Cape Town, South Africa in the 1970s. The band were from the so called "Coloured" community and were ground breakers in both musical and political arenas. The founder members Paul Abrahams (Bass), Jack Momple (Drums) and Issy Ariefdien (Guitar) were joined by Chris Schilder (Piano), Vic Higgins (Pecussion), Barney Rachabane (Alto Sax), Stompie Manana (Trumpet) and Zayn Adams & Kitty Tshikana on vocals for their second album "On Time" in 1978.

On several occasions the group fell foul of Apartheid laws and discrimination by the state broadcaster, SABC. On one occasion they were asked to leave the stage of an international tour by Australian act John Paul Young, because the law forbade racially mixed performers on the same stage. The promoter, management and band members all resisted and once he incident made the Australian newspapers the authorities had little choice and turned a blind eye.

And so to the music. The most important thing. The LP opens up with the slick jazz-boogie funk of "We Got A Good Thing Going On", a perfect vehicle for the vocals of Zayn and the statement-of-intent, on-point musicianship of the band.

"I Hear Music" is the first of three smooth sweet string-laden ballads to feature on the LP. The majority of the songs on the LP were written by keyboard player Chris Schilder. As well as high-craft songwriting Chris also contributes layers of effortless musicality with his Rhodes and piano. "Good Old Days" (the only cover on the LP) is next and its smooth-rock grooves swing effortlessly to the fore. The A-Side of the vinyl closes with the instrumental jazz funk of "Saturday Night".

The flip side of the album opens with the bands biggest commercial success. A sweet soul ballad penned "Give a Little Love". Stepping outside their usual sound. This hit however was not without controversy as the video was removed from the TV airways after the South Africa Broadcasting Corp realised that the group were of mixed race, which was against rules for so called local artists in public performance at the time.

"Dream" follows on with the driving jazz rock and travelling keyboard solos. "Reaching Out For Love" is a power-pop boogie groover powered by guest vocalists Erica Lundy and Kitty.

"Say The Last Goodbye" is the last of the trio of ballads. A smooth style moment sounding all the bit like a 70's US TV drama closing theme. The LP features with a funky workout where the band show off their chops and slick level of musicianship.

Besides the success in southern Africa this album became a regional hit as a pirated music cassette in Nigeria. It was also released in France and Japan.

The band would go on to record one further LP in 1979 and a single in 1981. They carried on performing however well pass that. Throughout their years together the band acted as central hub for Jazz musicians within the Cape Town area. Players as Tony Cedras, Jonathan Butler and Alvin Dyers gaining experience alongside established names such as trumpeter Stompie Manana and alto saxman Barney Rachabane.

Here at World Seven we are ever so pleased to be re-releasing what we consider the bands finest album moment.

Originally released on Brainfeeder in 2011, Tokimonsta's own Young Art Records is proud to reissue Creature Dreams on blue vinyl. Tokimonsta is not content with standard 4/4 time signatures and verse- chorus-verse-style track construction — her instrumental compositions are a mind-melting mix of intricately layered samples, exotic percussion, and live instrumentation. Her songs take a strange approach to mellow both cosmic and off-kilter. The seven tracks on Creature Dreams are all distinct, but still work well together, from the breezy vocals of Little Pleasures' (with Gavin Turek), to the freaky, panned sound effects of Stigmatizing Sex,' to the neck-breaking stomp of the closer Day Job.' Akin to artists like Daedelus and Flying Lotus this is modern-day head music for listeners bored with simple genres.' - Apple Music

'Wants List 4' has been compiled in response to customer demand, ten years after Wants List 3. It features some great in demand tracks from the 70's rediscovered in the UK's Rare Groove and Modern Soul Scene's from the mid 80's onwards, several are appearing on a compilation for the first time and some are being reissued on CD or Vinyl for the first time ever. Harold Wheeler Consort 'Black Cream' is a wonderfully lush semi-instrumental funky soul cut that has been sampled many times over the last 20 years. Almeta Lattimore beautiful 'These memories' is an extremely rare 45 fetching upwards to £400. It is 70's Modern Soul at its finest!
Mary Clark's 'You Got Your Hold on Me' is another great slab of rare mid tempo soul produced by Patrick Adams and Billy Nichols which is reissued here for the first time. Tommy McGee rare 45 'Now That I Have You' that has been in demand on both the Rare Groove and Modern Soul scenes for decades, makes it's CD and Compilation debut. Dee Edwards '(I Can) Deal With That' is a wonderful record has been heralded on the Two-Step, Modern Soul and Funk scenes over the past 25 years. The 'Strings and Tambourine' version featured here is very hard to find on CD or LP. Pat Lundy jaunty Jazzy-Soul stepper 'Let's Get Down To Business', Maxine Weldon
'I want Sunday back again' and Debbie Taylor's magnificent orchestrated ballad 'I Don't Wanna Leave You' all make their CD and compilation debut on 'Wants List 4'. There is some great harmony soul from The Ebonys, Manhattans, Impressions and Natural High, plus Jazzy-soul floaters from Margie Joseph, Aretha Franklin and her sister Carolyn, plus 2-step heaven from Jocelyn Brown, Zulema and more. Every track is a winner on what is possibly the best volume in this popular 'cult' series, which is sure to receive airplay and great reviews and be sought after by Soul fans everywhere. This compilation will like the previous volumes be a strong consistent seller.

2 track Single from Earl Sixteen / King Tubbys released by King Tubby's Dub Plate/Dub Store Records