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From its opening in 1963 until its final emotive all-nighter, starring US soul legend Edwin Starr in January 1971, the Twisted Wheel played host to almost every major British R&B act and the very best that the U.S.A. had to offer. Steeped in black American music it is no surprise that it became the crucible of NORTHERN SOUL setting the template for all-night gatherings across the north of England.
Pictured to the left of our cover - sporting his trademark turban - is Screaming Jay Hawkins arriving at London airport with his wife Ginny for his debut visit to the U.K. on 26th January, 1965. There to meet and greet Hawkins was resident Twisted Wheel DJ Roger Eagle, a huge fan of the charismatic performer. Hawkins' million-selling, I Put A Spell On You' (side 1, track 8), had been recorded almost a decade earlier and released on the iconic Chicago based OKeh Records, a label very much on Eagle's radar for its slue of cult Blues and R&B artists.
Also featured on the cover, bottom right, is the California soul duo Bob & Earl who appeared at the Whitworth Street Wheel in May of '69 performing their original hit Harlem Shuffle' (side 2, track 7). Earl (Nelson) also appears here as Jackie Lee with his 1965 hit The Duck' (side 1, track 2).

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RSD release "One For The Treble" & "The DMX Will" in limited edition throw-back Tuff City logo sleeve.h

Funkdoobiest is an American rap group from Los Angeles, California. The original members were Son Doobie, DJ Ralph M and Tomahawk Funk.

Which Doobie U B is the debut studio album by the Latino rap group Funkdoobiest. DJ Muggs was the executive producer for this album. Tracks on the album are performed by Son Doobie and Tomahawk Funk, including additional Cypress Hill member B-Real on the track Wopbabalubop'. Hence the album is very much in line with the Cypress Hill productions.

It all works anyway', according to Allmusic review writer Steve Huey, he continues Muggs is in his absolute prime as a producer here, and Son Doobie's rhymes are fittingly surreal and stoner-friendly, albeit more cartoonish than menacing like his Cypress counterpart'.

The album title derived from a line in an episode of the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, when the main character, Raj, is introduced to special guests The Doobie Brothers.









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Just before the release of Prince & The Revolution's 1985 classic Paisley Park, the late great Mr. Nelson and group performed a now legendary concert at Syracuse University's Carrier Dome in front of a massive crowd of purple-clad screaming fans. Covering songs spanning a wide swath of his career with a focus on The Revolution era, along with some great early cuts and irresistible b-sides, Flesh For Fantasy is an essential document of Prince's amazing live prowess in the mid-80s. Another classic live broadcast on Egg Raid available on 2CD and 2LP.

Just before the release of Prince & The Revolution's 1985 classic Paisley Park, the late great Mr. Nelson and group performed a now legendary concert at Syracuse University's Carrier Dome in front of a massive crowd of purple-clad screaming fans. Covering songs spanning a wide swath of his career with a focus on The Revolution era, along with some great early cuts and irresistible b-sides, Flesh For Fantasy is an essential document of Prince's amazing live prowess in the mid-80s. Another classic live broadcast on Egg Raid available on 2CD and 2LP.

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A trio of early 70s nuggets f/"Hot 'N'Groovin'" & Funky Lady" from 45 release in '73 + the previously unreleased "Doncha Want My Love"! More in a funk & soul indebted vibe than the organ heavy garage rock mode of their 60s period.e

Zweieinhalb Jahre nach Rhondas Debütalbum "Raw Love" erscheint am 27.01.2017 der Nachfolger "Wire" auf [PIAS] Germany. Das Quintett hat seine Mischung aus groovigen Beats, lässigem Soul mit Sixties-Vibe und perlenden Melodien verfeinert, die Punk-Wurzeln aber keinesfalls vergessen. So klingt "Wire" dann auch teils cineastisch und deutlich düsterer als der Vorgänger, was nicht zuletzt an der Beteiligung des Deutschen Filmorchesters Babelsberg bei einigen Songs liegt! Die Zusammenarbeit begann im November letzten Jahres, als Rhonda ein Angebot bekam, mit dem Filmorchester ein Konzert in Potsdam zu spielen, welches prompt ausverkauft war! Schon dort probierte man einige der neuen Songs aus, und es wurde allen klar, diese Stücke sollten genau in dieser Besetzung für das neue Album eingespielt werden.

Recorded in 1969, the fourth album from Sly And The Family Stone, "Stand!" was the crowning musical statement by this unisex, multi-racial rock and soul combo from the Bay Area of San Francisco, featuring four chart hits, including the number one smash "Everyday People", "Stand!" virtually invented the 'progressive' funk of the 1970s and 80s, jettisoning the trappings of 60s soul and paving the way for a new sound that would influence other artists to this day.

Once a distant message written in the stars, the wisdom of Soul Clap has been beamed down to Earth in the form of EFUNK - Everybody's Freaky Under Natures Kingdom - their debut album on Wolf + Lamb.

At least one of the most sampled tracks in history; 2Pac, Slick Rick, Nas, LL Cool J, N.W.A, Ice Cube, Eric B & Rakim, Audio Two, Kris Kross, Common & more have looped, chopped, & sequenced this legendary break.

The group's infectious R&B groove, led by the powerful rhythms of Charles Dorsey on percussion and produced by Novell Holmes and Paul Chevalier, resonates throughout the 8 tracks. 1982 release on TSOB.

Midwestern Funk from the early-mid 70's. Inspired by Funkadelic, The Ohio Players, Rick James, etc, it's a heavy, rhythmically dense take on the classic funk formula f/Superior Elevation, The High-Maester, Slapback, more.

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1981 boogie funk w/female vox originally released on TSOB The B side, "Bring it Here" was famously sampled by the Beastie Boys for "Brass Monkey".

The Florida based Brookside imprint have dug deep into the Philly master tapes and let NYC master-mixer Mike Maurro loose on a couple of stone cold classics from the catalog! Maurro, a Queens based DJ and mixer since 1986 has become one of the top remixers out there today with his own, faithful takes on numerous dance classics from the last 30+ years. Here, he tackles 2 cuts from Philadelphia International recording artists and Soul, Funk and Disco legends - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes. "Bad Luck" takes up side-A of the 12", a glorious 13 minute remix that just oozes class. This one was made with DJ's in mind, extended drum breaks, elongated sections that squeeze every drop of sweet Philly Soul out onto the dancefloor. Side-B sees a fantastic mix of the evergreen classic "The Love I Lost", clocking in at just under 12 minutes. A slow burning version with the instrumentation and arrangements up front for the first few minutes before the track unfolds and Teddy's iconic vocals grace our eardrums. Incredible! These mixes are ESSENTIAL for any Disco/soul/Funk fans out there, unmissable for the DJ's, legitimately remastered and pressed onto high quality 12" singles in conjunction with all rights holders.

Grand Ancestor's ninth release features Swedish badman,
Blue Hill. On the A side, 'Natty Natty' is a ruff & tuff 140 bpm dub steppers tune produced a few years ago with a classic sample from the mighty Yabby You. This one is sure to be a sound system anthem as it will relentless stretch any bassbin tasked with the duty. On the flip, 'Bassuka' is hardcore steppers track with a proper distorted bass line giving off a proper industrial vibe.

Favorite Recordings proudly presents this new official single reissue of I Believe! by Calvin B. Rhone: A very rare Gospel/Disco masterpiece, originally released at only 1000 private-press copies, and surprisingly unknown and underrated until today.

Calvin Bernard Rhone, a native of Los Angeles, has been ministering in word and song for more than 40 years throughout the US and abroad. He acknowledges that he is passionate about music, yet purposed for ministry. Beginning his professional singing career at age eight, he has shared the stage with possibly every major Gospel artist from the 60's to present.

In 1983, he released the album Intimate Friends on his own label, C.B.R. Records. Recently discovered by DJ and collector Charles Maurice, the LP has never received the attention and fame it deserves. It was anyway obvious for the DJ and Favorite Recordings, that some of the tracks it includes would for sure become real classics for all Disco and Funk music lovers and deejays.

Officially licensed to Calvin B. Rhone himself, it's today reissued for the first time, as a 3 tracks vinyl single.

Estikay zelebriert das good life. Ein entspanntes Lächeln auf den Lippen, den Joint im Mundwinkel, feinste Streetwear auf der Haut, seine Besten um sich herum, heute hier und morgen schon wieder ganz woanders. Klar geht der 24-Jährige auch mal in sich, aber in seinen Songs geht es meist sorglos zu. Rapper von Samy Deluxe bis Sido halten große Stücke auf den Hamburger. Letzterer nahm ihn gar bei seinem eigenen Label Goldzweig unter Vertrag. Denn: Estikay ist der Mann der Stunde.
Insbesondere mit seinen Jungs macht Lebemann Estikay ständig Action. Sei es auf Reisen durch die ganze Welt oder bei Partys auf dem Hamburger Kiez immer sind mindestens ein halbes Dutzend Homies und eine Kamera im Gepäck. Alles wird geteilt, man kennt immer einen, der einen kennt, bei dem die Gang unterkommen kann. So ist der Lifestyle ungeplant, aber es wird immer das Beste rausgeholt.Erstmals machte Estikay mit seiner 2015 erschienenen EP »Genau hier« auf sich aufmerksam. Nur wenig später hört die Berliner Rap-Legende Sido den Namen Estikay zum ersten Mal und lädt das junge Talent zu sich ins Studio in die Hauptstadt ein. Die beiden Rapper verstehen sich auf Anhieb und nehmen den gemeinsamen Song »Eier« für Sidos Album »VI« auf. Nach der gemeinsamen Selbstbeweihräucherung geht es auf gemeinsame »Liebe« Live-Tour, wo Estikay mir nichts dir nichts vor 12.000 Zuschauern spielt. Kaum wieder zuhause, nimmt Sido Estikay auch schon bei seinem Label Goldzweig unter Vertrag.

Fantastic reissue of the super hot and in demand soulful eighties funk bomb 'Gaston' on original collectable Chocolate Cholly's label. Atlanta funkateers Gaston, aka 'The Pied Piper of Funkingham', released this gem back in 1982 and it's been highly sought after by collectors ever since. Every track here is awesome with incredible tight funky grooves and sweet soulful vocals. Standouts include the floor filling party starters 'Broken Record', 'We Come To Take Control' & 'Mind Sticker' as well as killer slow jams 'Love Is Gonna Get You' & 'You Don't Love Me'. Essential!

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* One of the earliest recordings from Bush Chemists aka Dougle Wardrop & Chazbo which features vocals from King General on what was his first ever released recording dating from 1994
* Highly sought after by collectors. General's vocal cut previously only ever appeared on a Dubnology 12' back in the day. Also, the dub cut featured on the B-Side is a different mix from the version on the 12'.
* Another successful archive raid from Partial Records.

Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx known for his surreal, abstract and often profane or incomprehensible lyrics. Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. After being part of the legendary hip hop formation Ultramagnetic MC's he debuted in 1996 as a profound solo artist. He is generally considered to be one of hip-hop's most eccentric and unusual personalities.

By the big audience Kool Keith is mostly known as the voice of the number Smack My Bitch Up' by the Prodigy, a fragment used without his consent.

Black Elvis/Lost in Space is the fourth studio album by mc Kool Keith, but recorded under the alias of Black Elvis. This is the first album performed under this alias.

Kool Keith uses very complex rhymes on various subject matters from Black Elvis' viewpoint on half of the album and on the other half elaborates on space travel and being lost in space. This is the first album for which Keith handled all of the production, although drum programming was done by Kutmasta Kurt and Marc Live.

Mel Tormé, nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician best known as a singer of jazz standards. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books. He composed the music for The Christmas Song' ( Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire') and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells.

Tormé made his movie debut in Frank Sinatra's first film, the musical Higher and Higher. His appearance in the 1947 film musical Good News made him a teen idol.

Paced by his only hit of the rock era, Comin' Home Baby! is a real crossover record, balancing a few groovy dance numbers (like the title track) with early-60s cool jazz versions of the standards Walkin',' Moanin',' and On Green Dolphin Street.'

Henry Roeland Roy' Byrd, better known as Professor Longhair, was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. He was active in two distinct periods, first in the heyday of early rhythm and blues and later in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. His piano style has been described as instantly recognizable, combining rumba, mambo and calypso'. His distinctive style of piano playing was influenced by learning to play on an instrument that was missing some keys.

All of the best of Longhair's work on the Atlantic Records label have been collected on this compilation album New Orleans Piano. His work was famously marvelous. The version of Mardi Gras in New Orleans' reeks of revelry in the streets of the French Quarter, She Walks Right In' and Walk Your Blues Away' ride a bedrock boogie, and In the Night' bounces atop a parade-beat shuffle groove and hard-charging saxes.

First ever reissue of the only solo album from Indian percussionist Ramasandiran Somusundaram, a former member of BAMBIBANDA E MELODIE (post-GARYBALDY band of Bambi Fossati), MAYA and NEW TROLLS ATOMIC SYSTEM, pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies with digital download. Produced and played along with a large portion of New Trolls (the De Scalzi brothers, Gianni Belleno, and Giorgio Usai) SKINNY WOMAN is an absolute anomaly of an album, one that mixes hard-funk and rock with the incisive and extraordinarily rhythmic side of Indian music, all wrapped in an exploito feel. The A side is a funky party starting with the disco-funk-rock title track; but by the second track, "I Am Afraid of Loosing You", all takes a more experimental turn, with Clavinet, Hammond organ, lo-fi brass and a bizarre use of voices incredibly similar to Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention; the Zappa references continue in the next song, "Everybody", which starts with a distorted bass riff in a GEORGE CLINTON style. Then you get to "Electronic Heart", a rhythmic bomb with a long insane flute solo (by the unmistakable Vittorio De Scalzi) in ROLAND KIRK / IAN ANDERSON style. The B side is more psychedelic and meditative, mixing Oriental tinges and American west coast in a very peaceful hindu atmosphere (in the extraordinary "Shanghai'). At the end is the bonus track 'Contrabbando di fagioli' (Smuggling of beans) previously released only in a very rare single in 1973; a percussive orgy with flute.

This Atlanta, Georgia modern soul rarity although being known for some 15-20 years now has remained a scarce and highly desirable 45 to own.
This sophisticated piano driven 1976 soulful outing was to be Robert Montgomery's solitary 45 release with only a 1000 copies ever being pressed.With such a high demand especially in Europe and so very few copies ever surfacing the price of the original Crescent label 45 has recently risen to above a £1000.00
Now available for the first time as a reissued limited pressing run of 500 copies only

Alex Malheiros' earth-shaking slap bass in the first few seconds of 'Dear Limmertz' makes up an iconic moment in jazz-funk history. Next to their groundbreaking disco hit 'Jazz Carnival', it's one of the heftiest of Azymuth's dense and still growing catalogue of floor fillers, along with being one of the trio's most recognized tunes. The flip is home to the equally club ready 'Maracana', another super-heavy jazz-funk belter encompassing Ivan 'Mamao' Conti's signature swing, backing Jose Roberto Bertrami's effortlessly slick keyboard harmonies. Both tracks were classics on the London Rare-Groove scene in the 80's and remain as relevant today as ever.

Now re-mastered from the original tapes and pressed onto heavyweight 12' vinyl, the sole purpose of this release is to make these career defining tracks sound bigger and bolder than ever before, and we honestly can't believe how PHAT these new remasters sound.

Released back in 1983, this modal to slightly free jazz outfit from California takes us on a journey back to the late 60s and very early 70s, into the spiritual realms of greats like John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, John McLaughlin and Miles Davis, among others. Only few contemporary sounds from the bass and keyboards tell you that this album is newer than expected. Listening to it with far over 30 years distance, it easily stands the test of time and even more turns out to be one of these mind bending gems with an ever pulsating flow of magic being transferred into music. With a lead guitar added this could do justice to everything the MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA had ever released, but there is no need for guitars when you have a piano player going crazy and a rhythm section that seems to dance the Saint Vitus dance with each other. Please get me right, this is utterly tight and well performed with each note and each beat sitting where they belong. There are shapes of melodies rather than lines as common with modal jazz. What Miles Davis started 24 years earlier culminates in a sheer musical eruption on this album, which hardly anybody will remember these days. The atmosphere of Hassan's Walk' is deep and enthralling. When the band reaches its starting point, again melody wise after a fantastic roller coaster ride in the sense of an explosive musical performance and relentless improvisations you will fall on your knees. Exhausted but happy. And there is more to experience here. Souljazz of the light-footed yet highly energetic kind, and bits and pieces you can relate to Latin music meet each other on this battlefield of sounds and melodies. I cannot help but I feel totally hypnotized. For all aficionados of at least a bit far out jazz music this is exactly what you need.

Description : DJ DSK has put together a great little scratch tool for the 45 scratch DJs and portable turntablists which includes 4 skipless scratches @ 100bpm, 5 skipless scratches @ 83bpm and 2 scratch sentences @ 100bpm - Kut it up FRESH!! Limited Edition of 500 featuring fantastic artwork from Ricky Also - don't sleep!

A bona-fide Nigerian prince and probably the only musician to have ever played with Fela Kuti, Miles Davis and Bob Marley, Eji Oyewole combined African Highlife with western jazz to create a hybrid so that was as smooth as it was funky. His first album, Charity Begins At Home was an angry tirade against corruption in Nigeria. Me & You is his 'relationship' album, a brighter and happier set of songs that sees Eji all loved up, presumably with the mysterious 'Cameleon' featured on the cover. Eji's flute is no longer a strident voice raised in anger. Instead, on 'Me & You' and 'I'm a Dancer' it is a playful line of seduction. On the wonky and woozy 'Eniafelamo' his sax is a post-coital salutation. Even the one political track, 'Long Live Nigeria', is a loved up call for peace, progress and trust. Chilled, assured and dexterious, Me & You is a sophisticated showcase of Eji Oyewole's chops. 'This is the beginning of an atomic musical evolution,' he declares on the cover. 'Brothers and sisters, stay cool.' - Peter Moore.

A bona-fide Nigerian prince and probably the only musician to have ever played with Fela Kuti, Miles Davis and Bob Marley, Eji Oyewole combined African Highlife with western jazz to create a hybrid so that was as smooth as it was funky. His first album, Charity Begins At Home was an angry tirade against corruption in Nigeria. Me & You is his 'relationship' album, a brighter and happier set of songs that sees Eji all loved up, presumably with the mysterious 'Cameleon' featured on the cover. Eji's flute is no longer a strident voice raised in anger. Instead, on 'Me & You' and 'I'm a Dancer' it is a playful line of seduction. On the wonky and woozy 'Eniafelamo' his sax is a post-coital salutation. Even the one political track, 'Long Live Nigeria', is a loved up call for peace, progress and trust. Chilled, assured and dexterious, Me & You is a sophisticated showcase of Eji Oyewole's chops. 'This is the beginning of an atomic musical evolution,' he declares on the cover. 'Brothers and sisters, stay cool.' - Peter Moore.

In 1979, Emma Dorgu decided it was time to act. He'd torn up the Lagos live scene with The Thermometers and conquered the airwaves with the single, 'World People'. But there were injustices afoot, not just in Nigeria, but in South Africa and Zimbabwe and across the continent as well, and he felt that something needed to be done. Roverman was his politicized call to action. Blackman Akeeb Kareem lent him the instruments and let him rehearse in his sitting room. Dorgu sets his stall out early in the reggae-tinged 'Free My People' calling for freedom for South Africa, freedom for Zimbabwe, indeed, freedom for all. Thankfully political injustice hadn't rid Emma completely of his urge to get on down. The New York ghetto funk of 'Roverman' and 'Loving' and the straighthead boogie of 'Afro Fever' leaven the message with a funky beat and an irresistible pull towards the dancefloor. On Roverman Emma Dorgu has achieved that that rarest of beats, an album that challenges your mind while it speaks to your feet. Protest music has never sounded so funky. - Peter Moore.

In 1979, Emma Dorgu decided it was time to act. He'd torn up the Lagos live scene with The Thermometers and conquered the airwaves with the single, 'World People'. But there were injustices afoot, not just in Nigeria, but in South Africa and Zimbabwe and across the continent as well, and he felt that something needed to be done. Roverman was his politicized call to action. Blackman Akeeb Kareem lent him the instruments and let him rehearse in his sitting room. Dorgu sets his stall out early in the reggae-tinged 'Free My People' calling for freedom for South Africa, freedom for Zimbabwe, indeed, freedom for all. Thankfully political injustice hadn't rid Emma completely of his urge to get on down. The New York ghetto funk of 'Roverman' and 'Loving' and the straighthead boogie of 'Afro Fever' leaven the message with a funky beat and an irresistible pull towards the dancefloor. On Roverman Emma Dorgu has achieved that that rarest of beats, an album that challenges your mind while it speaks to your feet. Protest music has never sounded so funky. - Peter Moore.

First Word enters 2017 with a bang: a 28-track album courtesy of Eric Lau. This, his third instrumental album, is a veritable tapestry of vibes, ranging through Hip Hop, Soul, Jazz, Funk & Brazilian beats. A mere taste into the genius production skills of London's Mr. Lau, it's easy to understand why he's so revered by DJs, artists and producers across the world, including Rich Medina, 9th Wonder, Bobbito, Dam Funk, Gilles Peterson, James Poyser (The Roots), Phonte and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest), amongst others. Eric has had previous outings for First Word as part of the Record Store Day beat-challenge trilogy, along with Tall Black Guy, Kidkanevil and Mr. Thing, and was recently initiated into Jazzy Jeff's star-studded annual Playlist Retreat. As a producer, he's worked with a host of artists, including Kaidi Tatham, Oddisee, Yussef Kamaal, Guilty Simpson, Dego, Tawiah, Rahel and Fatima, to name a few, whilst his DJ skills have seen him tour the globe with luminaries such as Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper and Questlove. Additionally to three instrumental LPs, he previously released his debut-proper for Ubiquity, 'New Territories', and the acclaimed 2013 sophomore album, 'One Of Many'. 'Examples' really provides you with what it says on the tin - a mere taster of this man's talents, available digitally and on wax, black vinyl for the purists and limited edition yellow vinyl for the heads. Kicking off the new year with a bounce, it's unnecessary that we tell you that you shouldn't sleep on this.. Don't sleep on this.

Kiki Gyan's star didn't burn long, but it burned bright. Drafted into the Afro funk super group, Osibisa, at 15, he was millionaire by 18 and regarded as one of the best keyboardists in the world by 21. 'Life was good, man,' he told journalist Kweku Sakyi-Addo. 'Too good!'. In 1983 he dived head first into the New York party scene. He took a lot of drugs, spent a lot of time in clubs and got together a team of crack local musicians to record Feelin' Alright, his third and final solo album. All the Kiki Gyan trademark elements are present and correct. The album is unique a blend of highlife music with electronic funk and disco. 'Rosemary' follows the formula most closely and was a hit across Nigeria and Ghana. But on 'Give It To Me', 'Love To Love You' and the title track, you'll hear a slicker, boogie-influenced sound that has made Feelin' Alright one of his most sought-after albums. Kiki Gyan would never hit such heights again. His addictions eventually took hold and he died aged 47, destitute and alone. Feelin' Alright remains one of the brightest stars in his extraordinary constellation. - Peter Moore.

Kiki Gyan's star didn't burn long, but it burned bright. Drafted into the Afro funk super group, Osibisa, at 15, he was millionaire by 18 and regarded as one of the best keyboardists in the world by 21. 'Life was good, man,' he told journalist Kweku Sakyi-Addo. 'Too good!'. In 1983 he dived head first into the New York party scene. He took a lot of drugs, spent a lot of time in clubs and got together a team of crack local musicians to record Feelin' Alright, his third and final solo album. All the Kiki Gyan trademark elements are present and correct. The album is unique a blend of highlife music with electronic funk and disco. 'Rosemary' follows the formula most closely and was a hit across Nigeria and Ghana. But on 'Give It To Me', 'Love To Love You' and the title track, you'll hear a slicker, boogie-influenced sound that has made Feelin' Alright one of his most sought-after albums. Kiki Gyan would never hit such heights again. His addictions eventually took hold and he died aged 47, destitute and alone. Feelin' Alright remains one of the brightest stars in his extraordinary constellation. - Peter Moore.

Leading the ska revival of the '80s, Madness brought the ska sound to mainstream audiences all over the globe.
Madness achieved most of their success in the early to mid-1980s. Both Madness and UB40 spent 214 weeks on the UK singles charts over the course of the decade, holding the record for most weeks spent by a group in the 1980s UK singles charts.
Madness have had 15 singles reach the UK top ten, one UK number one single, House of Fun', and two number ones in Ireland, House of Fun' and Wings of a Dove'.

Total Madness is the definitive compilation of the best that these British heroes of Madness have to offer, finally available on two 180 gram of vinyl. All the hits are included on the album: One Step Beyond', Baggy Trousers', Our House', Night Boat To Cairo', It Must Be Love' and many more.

This is the heavy heavy monster sound!

With the Super Wings in mutiny and a trail for the manslaughter of his former bandmate, Spuds Nathan, still hanging over his head, Manford Best came out swinging with Come Go With Me. It's a chirpy, calypso-influenced insight into the state of his mind and his first solo album. Recorded at Godiac Studios with the guys from Rock Town Express and a few of the Super Wings, Come Go With Me was the first album recorded on a new Tascam system that Goddy Oku had just bought back from London. The sound is crisp, clean and bright, perfectly suited to tracks like 'Come Go With Me' and 'Good Morning' and a welcome respite to the darker lyrics on 'Nobody Cares' and 'Far Far Far Away.' One of the stranger cuts is 'There's a Woman On My Mind (Mother)'. Manford regarded his mother as something of prophetess and would act instantly and without hesitation on the revelations in her 'dreams'. Come Go With Me was self-financed and released on Manford Best's own MacSeries Records label. Only 1,000 copies were pressed and he distributed them from the back of a Toyota van himself. A rare Afro gem, deserving of its place in the sun again. - Peter Moore.

With the Super Wings in mutiny and a trail for the manslaughter of his former bandmate, Spuds Nathan, still hanging over his head, Manford Best came out swinging with Come Go With Me. It's a chirpy, calypso-influenced insight into the state of his mind and his first solo album. Recorded at Godiac Studios with the guys from Rock Town Express and a few of the Super Wings, Come Go With Me was the first album recorded on a new Tascam system that Goddy Oku had just bought back from London. The sound is crisp, clean and bright, perfectly suited to tracks like 'Come Go With Me' and 'Good Morning' and a welcome respite to the darker lyrics on 'Nobody Cares' and 'Far Far Far Away.' One of the stranger cuts is 'There's a Woman On My Mind (Mother)'. Manford regarded his mother as something of prophetess and would act instantly and without hesitation on the revelations in her 'dreams'. Come Go With Me was self-financed and released on Manford Best's own MacSeries Records label. Only 1,000 copies were pressed and he distributed them from the back of a Toyota van himself. A rare Afro gem, deserving of its place in the sun again. - Peter Moore.