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SAFT is proud to present a re-release of a sought after disco classic from 1979. Carlos Romanos' 1-2-1 is without a doubt one of the highly regarding dancefloor classics from the heydays of the genre. With a length of 5.30 this brass infused stomper is club friendly, positive and drenching with Latin influenced percussion sounds.

As the original version has been available as a 7" as well as a 12" release, the new edition will appear on a 12" record only and includes a hypnotic 'Sotofett' formula dub on the B-side that spans ten minutes and maximises the percussive nature of the original to create a psychedelic voyage that builds and builds whilst generating a threatening atmosphere around the brass, vocals and perc hits of the original.

A roaring guitar gives 1-2-1 a bizarre but signature Sotofett treatment which shouldn't be missing from any adventurous record collection. 1-2-1 including DJ Sotofett's formula dub will be available from all specialised retailers from the summer of 2019.

Soul Jazz Records are releasing this stunning new collection, The World of Keith Haring, featuring
music influential to the artist Keith Haring.
The art of Keith Haring is today one of the most recognisable of any visual artists of his generation,
defining 1980s New York during an intense period when downtown artists and musicians collaborated
like never before. Haring’s musical inspiration took in the punk/dance downtown sounds of clubs like
The Mudd Club, underground disco at Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage, as well the early days of hip-hop
and electro.
The album is released to coincide with the opening of the first major exhibition in the UK of Keith
Haring’s work at Tate Liverpool and which runs for the next six months.
Haring’s many friends included Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Madonna, Fab Five Freddy,
William Burroughs, Jenny Holzer, Yoko Ono, Grace Jones, Larry Levan, Futura 2000.
If you were looking for a person to guide you through the wide variety of nightclub scenes of
downtown New York in the 1980s, then Keith Haring would have been your man.
This album comes in deluxe artwork and three formats – Double CD + 48-page book, a deluxe 3xLP +
bonus 7” + download code vinyl version, and a standard 3xLP + download standard vinyl version. All
formats of the album feature stunning photography, extensive sleevenotes and interviews.
The music here includes the work of a number of Haring’s close friends, including Jean-Michel
Basquiat, Yoko Ono, Larry Levan, John Sex and George Condo (The Girls), as well as healthy dose of
rare disco, early electro and New York punk/dance tracks.

Moloko’s third album 'Things to Make and Do' marks a shift in the sound of the duo, with tracks more reliant on live musicians.

The first single “The Time Is Now” became Moloko’s biggest hit, peaking at number two in the UK. Roisin Murphy’s singing style, combining a variety of voices and textures, is as impressive as ever before. Mark Brydon’s musical palette is versatile and powerful, going from rock/dance to electro and hip-hop.

It is a great album from start to finish, including fan favourites “The Time Is Now”, “Pure Pleasure Seeker” and “Sing It Back (Boris Musical Mix)”. As masters of their own domain they created another excellent piece of music. 'Things to Make and Do' held the record as Echo’s (label) fastest-selling UK platinum record for six years.

Available as a limited edition of 3000 numbered copies on pink transparent coloured vinyl. The package includes a 4-page booklet.

West End records open the vaults once more to today's top editors and remixers. This incredible 12" sees Full Intention don Michael Gray take the reigns. 2 monster jams included on this massive 12", Mahogany's 'Ride On The Rhythm' starts proceedings, an amazingly well crafted Boogie bullet with a fresh perspective aimed fully at the disco dancefloor, you need this! Raw Silk's huge 'Just In Time' takes up side B, another deftly crafted contemporary version courtesy of Mr. Gray, whose respectful remakes will undoubtedly find their way into your DJ bag, and stay there!

After a couple years behind the scenes label boss Peter Croce (aka Mr. PC) is back in the production seat to release 3 of his most prized edits with a message. First up is “Life Is A Circle”, a peak hour Philadelphia Disco classic, remastered and extended in all the right places for maximum ecstatic dance floor use. Rounding out the A side is “What Can I Do For You?”, a Gallery-era R&B proto-disco cut with a massive drum break that never got the 12” treatment that it deserved until now. On the flip Peter delivers some dance floor meditation, complete with tons of drums and dub poetry for the heads that dream of a better day. These 3 have been tried and tested on dance floors from Detroit to Chicago and London to Paris, and Rocksteady Disco is excited for you to have them in your mitts. Vinyl only, and hand-stamped by Mr. PC himself.

THE INDEPENDENT UK LABEL SIX NINE RECORDS LTD, BASED IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, PROUDLY PRESENT PLEASURE FROM THE CITY OF ROSES (PORTLAND, OREGON), WHO ARE BACK WITH TWO NEW FANTASTIC SONGS! ON THE A-SIDE A SMOOTH MID-TEMPO INSTANT HIT TUNE CALLED “ONE MORE TIME” IS FOUND, WHILST THE FLIP HOLDS A FUNK BURNER OF THE HIGHEST ORDER – “FOR YOUR PLEASURE”. DEFINITELY NOT TO BE MISSED AS IT IS A LIMITED UK PRESS WITH SMALL HOLE AND FULL COLOUR PRINTED PICTURE COVER!

Limited edition remastered reissue of Funky Family, the italo disco studio project from 1984. This production features Nicola Nicolosi from Nicolosi Family (we can remember him on Amnesie by Turas) and represents a real example of proto-house that became a Chicago classic regularly played by Ron Hardy at Muzic Box and during WBMX radio shows. This edition has the full instrumental cut on the side two instead of the short radio edit available on the original one.

I met a man at a party, he said "I'm a producer..."
I said "Really Neither am I"

A two man trampoline fantasy finding genesis in Gemini.
Heavy rollers for open minded floors and working DJ's
DON'T ASK WHY - JUST BANG THE NAILS

2x12"

EP number 2 from the wizards of re-editing - Psychemagik.
A selection of far-flung and undiscovered lysergic renderings of some 'well-known' pop & dance classics.
These aren't your common dime a dozen covers either, these are straight killer, bizarro rearrangements that will have you scratching your head in wonder, and hitting the discotheque dance-floor in equal measure. As always, the Psychemagik boys strive to bring you that heat, reworking from only the prime source material sourced from their regular global jaunts and epic record trades in far-flung places. Welcome to the soundtrack to a funky alternative dimension where things seem somewhat familiar, but perhaps a little off.... in the best way! Pure sonic trips all over this one. Dig it! Answers on a postcard please!

More cut n paste action aimed straight at late nite floors!

The mysterious mischief makers Cannon & Mirrorball are back with another slice of sample-heavy dancefloor madness for ya'll.

The A side is all about feverish disco breaks, strings, cowbells, crowd noise, and ear-worm riffs and old school raps to keep the club pumping.
It's a melting pot of park jam throwback energy at its finest, and is a guaranteed hoot to the last drop.

Back in 1982, with ten days left before the submission deadline to win a Sony Records recording contract, Dean Hummons gathered Jenny Douglas, A. J., Chris Bowman, Roger “the Dodger” Parker and Jared Michael Nickerson to lay tracks reel-to-reel stylee in Dean’s Dayton, Ohio basement studio. “I’m Mad” and “Livin For Your Love” are two of the five tracks recorded for Dayton Flic’s contest entry. After making the deadline with only a day to spare and receiving no notice one way or the other from Sony Music ... the Dayton Flic crew disbanded and went their separate ways, eventually going on to join such acts as Sun, Dayton, Toto and Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber.

Mastered from the demo cassette submission with a touch of tape hiss.

From the people who brought you Disques Sinthomme and Ghost Town comes a new imprint LESDK.

Bringing back that NYC Lower East Side grime, LESDK will feature edits as well as new work from Dennis Kane and his circle of proper low-lifes...

Ghost Town and Disques Sinthomme featured contributions from Brennan Green, Richard Sen, The Beat Broker, Bicep, Jose Manuel, and Cosmic Metal Mother, as well as edit monsters like Jeff 'The Drunk' Overton and Cazbee. Kane will be helming this label, curating work and providing his own productions and remixes.

LESDK

Starts off side A with 'Real' - A soulful disco romp that has a gospel force as well as a powerful vocal performance. The song grooves from its first beat, and pushes the energy as it builds. "Now it's time to be real..." Edit as manifesto - Pure heat! The edit work here comes from one of the OG's of serious digging, Senior Reyes aka Jersey Pete.

Side B brings 'Action' as its first track, complementing the A Side, this is some dirty late night Philadelphia bar nastiness, mentholated disco with a humid female vocal, "I like to party, I like to flirt..."

Side B closes out with 'Motion', a slice of cosmic funkiness that laments a love that is not happening while a thick bassline moves the proceedings along.
This song has heartbreak and the haze of an early morning on the dancefloor.

Three essential edits for the DJ to bless the party people with.

Dennis Kane is a DJ and producer based in NYC, he has run the Disques Sinthomme and Ghost Town labels and is also a partner in the recording group SIREN, (with Darshan Jesrani) on Compost records.
Kane has produced numerous tracks and done remix work for Cantoma, Liz Torres, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, and Hokis Pokis among others.
He has been a DJ in NYC since the mid 90's holding down numerous residencies and touring worldwide.

Salsoul opens the vaults once more to today's top editors and remixers. This incredible 12" sees Australian editor supreme Dr.Packer take the reigns.
Side A sees the good Dr tackle Loleatta Holloway's massive 'Hit & Run' to devastating effect, and Aurra's boogiefied 'Such A Feeling', taking these classic dance cuts into a new dimension, essential DJ weapons right here. Over on side B we have Salsoul Orchestra's evergreen early 80's jam 'Take Some Time Out' being tweaked and The Jammers 'Be Mine Tonight', another total killer from the vaults.

The first of 2 salvos from the wizards of re-editing - Psychemagik.
Part 1 is a selection of far-flung and undiscovered lysergic renderings of some 'well-known' pop & dance classics.
These aren't your common dime a dozen covers either, these are straight killer, bizarro rearrangements that will have you scratching your head in wonder, and hitting the discotheque dance-floor in equal measure. As always, the Psychemagik boys strive to bring you that heat, reworking from only the prime source material sourced from their regular global jaunts and epic record trades in far-flung places. Welcome to the soundtrack to a funky alternative dimension where things seem somewhat familiar, but perhaps a little off.... in the best way! Pure sonic trips all over this one. Dig it! Answers on a postcard please!

** INITIAL 400 LPs CONTAIN A BONUS 7" OF AN ULTRA-RARE DISCO / MODERN SOUL BANGER! **
Only one year after the big success of "Can You Feel It? Modern Soul, Disco & Boogie 1976-86", Tramp Records is extremely proud to present the second volume in the series. Get up, get down, and get ready for some more highly underrated MODERN SOUL, DISCO and BOOGIE! SIDE A: Cirt Gill's disco bomb "Put The Music In Your Ear" is the perfect tune to open this second Volume. Tony Swamy, originally from Georgetown, Guyana, South America, recorded his one and only 45 in 1978. German saxophonist/band leader Ambros 'Mabusso' Seelos is best known for his 1960s/70s funk outings. "In Orbit" is an insanely groovy disco cut and with this compilation celebrates its debut on vinyl! The Gangbusters unreleased disco banger remained in the can for 38(!) years until Tramp put it out on proper 45rpm single (on clear wax!) in 2018.
SIDE B: The contribution of The Mabin Brothers Band is quite obscure as is "Love Me" by Mr. Maurice, while Maxwell is best known for his funk classic "Radiation Funk". "Meltdown" was recorded around the same time but remained unreleased. Funk 45 collectors watch out as Tramp will put out a strictly limited 7" of both tracks soon - don't sleep! Harry Hann recorded "Bump and Run" in 1977 when The Bump was one of the hottest dances around.

SIDE C: Tyree Glenn Jr. is no new name for the educated Tramp musicologist (check out "Can You Feel It? Vol. 1" and the two recently released 7" reissues "Jealous Love" b/w "Beautiful Woman" and "Superbad" b/w "Marl Sehen"). Jeremy Power's "Ombre De Plaisir" is sung in french, and what a "magnifique" Boogie-Funk track it is! "Intercession" was recorded in 1984 and is also a very fine midtempo Boogie track. Cecil Lyde is best known for his superrare, self-produced Stone Free album from which we pulled "Money's Funny".

SIDE D: The album finishes with four mellow tracks. First of all we have the wonderful "Dear Wendy", followed by the equally great "Lover's Fantasy". Grayson Street delivers the uplifting "Medicine Man" which has a similar positive vibe as the final choice for CYFI 2 by The Fantastic Shakers, Carolina's premier beach music combo. "The Wrong Side Of Me" with its catchy almost pop-ish arrangement closes out the set perfectly.

So there you have it, 16 obscure but brilliant Disco, Modern Soul & Boogie grooves of which the majority have not been compiled anywhere else. Not sure if there will be a third volume in the future, but if the answer to the question: "Can You Feel It?" is "YES!", then we shall see.

Half of the dark synthwave duo THE HUNT ,Herbert West is a French electronic producer heavily influenced by 70’s and 80’s horror soundtracks. This artist tends to use vintage, analog and modular synths and It ́s important to point out that he has released with the Hunt two albums through the well-known labels Giallo Disco (2014) and Bordello a Parigi (2018).

Vortice Mortale is his new project in which he mixes space disco and dark synth music.It is clear as water that Herbert West loves Italian horror movies and French disco music of the past decade considering that this work “Memento Mori” is perhaps a perfect combination of powerful beats, enigmatic passages and wicked catchy melodies.

Whodamanny presents "The Dance Sucker"

The 12' DANCE series is dedicated to showcasing the finest rare original 12' remixes and extended versions of crowd-pleasing, floor-filling classics. From the Disco, Soul, Rare Groove and Funk mixes of the 70's, to the Groove, Hip Hop/Electro & Techno/House of the 80's and the Acid Jazz, Indie, R&B, Rap & Club/House of the 90's, 12' DANCE will deliver a lovingly curated selection of both the commercial big hitters and the underground cult club classics!

This 2LP collection presents the finest in soul, funk, disco and jazz-funk mixes of the era, from feel-good old school classics to dance-floor anthems to underground club classics featuring artists such as Gwen McCrae, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Jocelyn Brown, Sister Sledge and many more.

HOT PEAS 'N BUTTER round 2 !

Following the fast-moving first EP, this series of floor-friendly re-rubs from Mom & Pops' collection.
UK upstart Simba rinses the racks for 4 bona-fide underground classics.

Time machine tear-ups from the golden era, as likely to be heard on Mom & Pop's turntable as they were rattling the cones on the home-made block party stacks or basement sound systems.

100% DJ material - and available in VERY short supply...you snooze, you lose !

Hand stamped vinyl only 12" series in poly-lined kraft sleeves

Sheffield soulbender thatmanmonkz teams up with his good pal Martín Miguel's Better Listen Records for his newest EP.

The record is inspired by several trips to and dope parties in the District of Columbia, home of the quickly rising label.

West End records open the vaults once more to today's top editors and remixers. This incredible 12" sees Australian editor supreme Dr.Packer take the reigns.
Raw Silk's total anthem 'Do It To The Music' goes under the knife, the good Dr. has massaged, tweaked and embraced this early 80's gem into a 2019 dancefloor banger. All killer, no filler. Barbara Mason's 'Another Man' kicks off side B, another post Disco classic lovingly reworked with care and brushing shoulders with Shirley Lites powerhouse 'Heat You Up, Melt You Down', a dubbed out proto House monster that hits all the right spots. Back to back classics.
Fully licensed, sanctioned and released by Above Board distribution and West End Records, 2019. Accept no imitations!

One Thelma it seems, is never enough...

Following the rousing response to GALL008, Bitter End return like a Nadal serve with two more interpretations from their private stock

'Kneel B4 Thelma' spoiled us with an utterly futuristic cyborg-Soul anthem...
'Thelma Hous' takes her down an altogether more dimly lit back alley to gain entrance to a clandestine gathering, a door rattling throb greats us upon entry, then a kaleidoscopic Disco Ball and laser combo explodes with 'Leave Me This' on the flip. A raucous and scantily clad energy blast of a timeless piece of Disco history


This one's frighteningly limited folks - so let us sell ya some Thelma, pronto !

BLACK BONES are certainly having something of a purple patch, so what better way to celebrate their regal success than with a purple edition in the best-selling series !

More awe-inspiring archeology afoot here, as we're treated to another invaluable 4-tracker taking in heavyweight Funk, a fired up freestyle beatdown, strobelit, leather-clad Disco and Folky outdoor Balearia

Limited, hand-stamped vinyl 12"

Salsoul opens the vaults once more to today's top editors and remixers. This incredible 12" sees Italian maestro Moplen take the reigns. Side A sees Skyy's 'Here's To You' getting some serious boogie love from remix powerhouse Moplen. 2 absolutely essential reworks of this massive garage classic are featured, both vocal & dub mixes for the Salsoul hardcore. Over on side B is Salsoul Orchestra's 'Ooh I love It', again blessed by the Moplen magic, always adding something to the mix in a respectful and knowledgable way, offering up breathtaking contemporary versions of the classics.
Fully licensed, sanctioned and released by Above Board distribution and Salsoul Records, 2019. Accept no imitations!

Limited edition unreleased 12" containing two italo disco and proto house classics anthems : Who, What, Where, When & Why on the side A and No Promises on the flip side.
Both taken from the Magic Spell Album produced by Mario Boncaldo & Tony Carrasco in 1983, the same guys from Klein & MBO, Plastic Mode, Amnesie and Ris. This unreleased 12" contains for the first time the extended disco versions of these two precious gems taken and re-mastered from the archive collection of the legendary Tony Carrasco.

PROPER PIC SLEEVE REISSUE OF THIS EARLY LCD 12" FROM 2004. ‘Yeah’ was the follow up to LCD's breakout track "Losing My Edge," and was kind of a sleeper that has definitely stood the test of time and is worth a revisit. LCD records seem to speak to those kids sick of the scene, who want their 12" to retain interest longer than the next trend, but without sacrificing up to the minute relevance. An impossible feat, but listening to tracks like "Yeah (Crass Version)" will make you a believer. The song writing and composition are the foundations that the track is built on, with enough rock pretentiousness and sleazy analog to keep you interested. It takes a little more to keep our jaded ears interested these days, and this is might be it. "Yeah (Pretentious Version)" is a completely alternate version, offering a cleaner instrumental take on the track. Also includes the "Clap-a-Pella." Recommended.

Wow !

A bona fide genius from the formative 12" remix era of NYC's Disco explosion opens up his secret vault !!

These are previously unreleased versions of classic cuts from one of the pioneers
Super limited...

The late 1980s in the rainbow nation was a time when disco was mutating into what was becoming known as Bubblegum: pop music aimed at the black population of South Africa.

Bubblegum was a response to Western styles like disco and the fast spreading house music which originally came from the black ghettos of Chicago and New York. When the second Summer of Love took over the UK in 1988, first house, and other electronic music styles conquered South Africa as well. DIY - do it yourself - a motto that had already appeared in the punk movement, lifted the young local scene to the next level. With a minimal set up - keyboards, some drum machines and samplers it was suddenly possible to make music without having to rent expensive studios.

1 of 3 12" in a compilation of tracks from The ON label which was active in South Africa between 1987-1992, an era following the end of the apartheid regime and defining the new sound of Young Black South Africa in the early 90s

Next up on Peach Discs is the debut 12' from newcomer Videopath. The A-side piles up the melodies over some box-banging drums, while the B-side goes full-on 90s with pumping organ riffs and wailing diva vocals. 2 jacking tracks for the clubs!

epress of the Killer Italo Disco Funk Holy Grail released on 45rpm single in 1979; now available in 12' includes previously unreleased instrumental versions and two alternative versions of "Samedi Soir" by PATRICIA & TOP SECRET and OLGA MELCHIONDA.

All tracks are from ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES.

"Samedi Soir" is full of funky tropical percussion and basslines, dramatic disco strings, cosmic synthesizers and infectious piano with seductive male and female vocals sung in French over a very catchy wha-wha and P&P disco funk popping rhythm. "Sexy Banana' is a superb crazy euro disco groovy track with rhythms in a jungle groove and funky percussion breaks; vocals also sung in French.

Continue the rediscovery of Italian pearls of the 70s and 80s by Mondo Groove Records after the legendary compilation in LP PHANTOM RECORDS (MGOP01)

While in pursuit of a Radio and TV Broadcasting degree from Chicago State University, Cynthia C. Gibson directed the music video for the Universal Togetherness Band’s “More Than Enough.” Backed with the unreleased party anthem “Saturday Night,” “More Than Enough” is available for the first time in an attractive picture-sleeve 45.

'SHAKTI, a three-man formation around “Praga Khan”. With this first mini-lp Praga once more proves his capability to drill into new rhythmic territories. Demonic Forces is a dance record. Western discotheque rhythmics mixed with Eastern influences. A unique creation that certainly can be called astonishing. The use of original Eastern instruments gives the whole an extra mystik dimension. With the help of some friends amongst whom a.o. Naburak Pran, Shakti succeeds in attaining an unparalleled atmosphere without losing sight of the ever so important dance beat. Demonic Forces, a revelation. '

KASKADEUR #3

With the fifth release and the first 7inch on the quality imprint, Notes On A Journey turns its attention to Brazil. Finally, one might think, since it’s an open secret that the guys behind the label all have a soft spot for music from the leading coffee exporter in the world. So, when Brazilian DJ, record collector and digger extraordinaire Junior Santos brought this Celso Rubinstein 7-inch EP (called «Compacto» in Brazil) to the Berlin label’s attention he hadn’t to do a lot of persuading to have NOAJ reintroduce this beautiful piece of music to fans around the world some 36 years after its first appearance.

Born in Brazil to a family of Holocaust survivors, Celso Rubinstein’s career as a singer allowed him to take residency in several countries including Spain, Portugal, Israel and Britain. He performed as an artist in numerous clubs and supported other artists as backing vocalist. In 1982 he booked studio time at Chico Batera’s studio in Rio De Janeiro to record two songs for an intentional debut album.

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the first-ever official vinyl reissue of ZiadRahbani's mythical Lebanese Disco 12" "Abu Ali" originally issued in Lebanon in 1978 on his label Zida Records. A highly collectible album, it will get reissued by Wewantsounds with its original artwork, remastered by Colorsound Studio in Paris. ZiadRahbani is a cultural icon in Lebanon. The musician, pianist and producer is also a renowned playwright and a political activist, one of the most important exponents of the lebanese left-wing counterculture to emerge from the 70s. Coming out of an illustrious artistic dynasty (his father is the famous composer and musician AssiRahbani, member of group The Rahbani Brothers and his mother is the legendary Middle East Diva, Fairuz), ZiadRahbani started his music career during his late teens, composing music for his mother. Rahbani quickly spread his wings further. He started producing his own music co-founding the labelZida in 1978 at age 22 in the processs and started releasing records under his own name. Among these was "Abu Ali" recorded in Greece at the EMIStudios in Athens with a full orchestra (there he also recorded his mother's album "Wahdon") and released it as a limited run EP for the lebanese market. Legend has it that the album was only pressed at 500 unit hence itsrarity The result is a fabulous New York-meets-Beyrouth Disco.

Sixth in the series: Shake Tapes is an outlet for Dan Shake's private stash of DJ friendly cuts, exploring all corners of the globe.