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Our first GO Ibiza Compilation has been compiled by Bobby & Steve and Michael Hughes and mixed by our very own Bobby & Steve.

It features 28 amazing tracks and is modelled around the launch of our Groove Odyssey Presents GO IBIZA four day weekender, which took place from the 19th - 22nd of May 2017 at the Beach Star Hotel, San Antonio Bay, Ibiza. With over 40 artists from around the globe coming together on the magical island of Ibiza, it was a memorable
affair and many of the guests now feature on the album.

This double CD features two mixes. CD1 is the Poolside mix and will set you up for the day with a journey from chilled to mid-tempo to prime time grooves, featuring a laid back mix of Joe Smooth's house classic anthem "Promise Land", the Kenny Dope remix of Skyy's 80's classic "High", Larry Heard's Fingers Inc "Bye Bye", DJ Spinna's remix of Hallex M's "Feeling" and Joey Negros' Sunburst Bands "In the Thick of It" amongst many other gems.

CD2 is the club mix and we get the party started with the DJ Spen mix of Richard Burton's "Bad Luck', followed by the Bobby & Steve remix of Leroy Burgess "Over Like a Fat Rat", Louie Vega/Monique Bingham's "Elevator", Mike Dunn's "Time Keeps Marching On", The Atjazz Tweak of Exel Tulemo's "Get Down" and Zepherin Saint featuring Sara Devine "Hurry".

We hope the mixes capture some of those special vibes that took place over the four days.

Tracks on the album have been supported by,
Louie Vega, Kenny Dope, Joey Negro, Terry Hunter, DJ Spen, Mike Dunn, Bobby & Steve, Opolopo, Dj Spinna.

Their 5th album titled, "The Fifth State Of Consciousness", is a double LP produced in Peaking Lights Dreamfuzz studio over the last two years. It's both a departure from the new and a return to the old with a whole new twist on the psychedelic dub-pop they've become know for. Self released...from the heart! Gatefold Sleeve. BIG TIP! Sonically the double album shifts through many states from beginning to end, resonating deep, like a drive thru foreign landscapes where you're glued to the window as everything slowly changes around you. The flow and pacing of songs has a sense of wonderment and each time you play it there's a whole new batch of lovely sounds and eccentricities within each of the players. While bringing together their love of Psychedelic music, House, Electronic and Reggae each song manages to live it's own life and yet still there is some magical thread that binds them together. Produced by Aaron Coyes, the whole creative process was filled with nerdy gadgetry, playful experimentation and deep alchemical soul searching for a musical medicine. Aaron describes Dreamfuzz as 'a small junkyard with many happy mistakes'. Using tape machines, writing melodies backwards then playing them in reverse, layering sound upon sound to create 'pads', literally breaking electronics to get sounds, and a strict motto of 'anything goes, pure creativity'. Most sounds were run thru Peaking Lights' 1976 16/8 soundcraft Series Two mixing console (the same type of board used by Lee 'Scratch' Perry at Black Ark, and at the infamous Cargo Studios where many of the early Factory Records bands were recorded) to add some 'mojo'. It's an album that is sure to be a creeper even if you don't fall in love on the first date.

We are proud to announce the third release of the Tony Allen & Africa 70 (Disco Afro Series): featuring remastered original versions of Jealousy' and remixes produced by Loya (Reunion Island).

Multi-instrumentalist, initially playing jazz as well as African music, Sébastien Lejeune discovered electronic music when he was living in mainland France. This was the golden age of Warp Records figureheads IDM who had a huge effect on him, in particular the naïve melodies of Plaid and Boards from Canada. During a trip back to his homeland Sébastien became Loya. From that moment on, he started to mix Réunion maloya, Mauritian séga and Indian music with footwork tempo. He blends traditional maloya drums, beatboxes and synths, harmonizing the powerful vocals of Indian Ocean Island singers.

Tony Allen Afrobeat groove inspired me a lot to create the patterns with my drums machines which is the basic of my production work. The Indian Ocean Rhythms formerly coming from Africa recover the true sense on this beats.'

In 1975, Tony Allen recorded his debut album, Jealousy, the first of three made with Afrika 70 and produced by Fela Kuti. Jealousy is according to many still the highlight of his 4 solo-albums, featuring 2 afro-beat gems Jealousy' and Hustler'. Recorded at Decca's 16 track Abule-Oja studio in Lagos, Nigeria. Originally released on Soundworkshop Records in 1975.

"The Mark of the Devil" is the third and last chapter of Alex Puddu's trilogy with Italian legendary vocalist Edda Dell'Orso, here featured in three songs. Written, arranged, produced and performed by Alex Puddu, together with many great musicians, the album is Dope-Groove, is Prog-Rock, is Psych-Blues, a walk through the gates of hell within Lust and Temptation. This album is the most obscure and experimental Alex Puddu has ever made to date!

Well, KAT Records reach the ripe ol' age of 21 with an exactly what it says on the tin release being the Giant Cuts EP which pays testament to the versatility that's seen the KAT label take on board varying styles & ge-nres since it's conception back in 2007.

This 4 tracker of gargantuan proportions from edit hot shot Deadly Sins sees both classic and underground cuts getting the royal edit treatment and then some this time, mainly focusing on disco, soul & funk.

Starting proceedings we have El Afro, a wicked up tempo disco beauty with an ace afro disco conga loop, squelchy bass, clavs a plenty and love boat-esque keys & strings.....Proper!
Hot on the heels we have Shave a Pair. This absolute Loft classic gets that all important break beefed up and stretched out to satisfy all your dj & dance floor needs.

Mary's Red Hot Grooves kicks off the flip. Originally by Mary Wilson and out in '79 this rolls funk, soul & disco into one producing a monster of a dancer that is simply irresistible - Again, that the break's been stretched followed by a mighty fine arrangement that takes this track from good to great.

Last but no means least we have Give Me Your Love - Originally penned by none other than Curtis Mayfield and covered by Sisters Love in 1973. Deadly Sins firmly has the dj in mind with this re-assembly laying the building blocks and slowly building from the break then those meltingly good vocal stabs hit followed by that riff. Soul music at it's finest !


Early Feedback:

HARRI, Sub Club, Scotland - Digging all of these, full support and thanks for sending :-)

TOM THORPE, PBR Streetgang - I love this e.p... badboy. Full support from me. El Afro probably my favourite. Keep up the good work.

DJ POPE, Baltimore, USA - These four joints are straight butter those grooves are all on point.

ABE BORGMAN, PureSonica, South America - Hey ! I love this release... Nice funky chubby tracks... I will play them this Friday and see how it goes, but really like the EP over all... abrazos !

MARK MILZ, Further in Fusion Radio, Germany -pretty damn good funky edit stuff !!! support 4 sho !!!

NEIL SCOTT, El Daiblos, UK - 4 great disco bombs there. BOOM!

SEAN GORHAM, Love Vinyl Record Store, London, UK - Great release from Deadly Sins nails it as usual full support as always with the KAT label never a bad release Marys Groove is the one for me on this one.

BOBBY BEIGE, The Garden Festival, Croatia - Some Strong action coming here for KAT 21, Doing it for me is the a**ehole ripping extended edit of Afrodesia a perfect way to get a percussive groove going before slamming in the original. Also loving the Sisters of love edit, really lovely,

KEV BEADLE, SunCeBeat, SPW, Mind Fluid Radio - Definitely a couple of useful tracks on here.

Abra zog schon als Kind mit ihren Eltern von Stadt zu Stadt: Geboren in New York, aufgewachsen in SüdLondon, landete sie letztlich in Atlanta. So wie sie aufwuchs, ist auch ihre Musik - beeinflusst von vielen, verschiedenen Orten, Menschen und Szenen und doch einzigartig und nicht zuzuordnen. Dabei treffen
verschiedene Bestandteile aus Miami Freestyle und Elektrofunk auf ihre ganz eigenen, verführerischen in R&B getünchten Vocals, die gleichzeitig zeitlos, wie ungemein aktuell klingen. Komplett in Alleinarbeit hat Abra nach diversen ouTube-Veröffentlichungen nun ihre erste EP geschrieben, aufgenommen - der Legende nach im begehbaren Kleiderschrank ihrer Eltern - und produziert. Ihre Videos hatten sie auf den Radar des Künstler-Kollektivs Awful gebracht, das die Platte eröffentlicht. Abra behält aber bei allem, was sie angeht, die absolute Kontrolle: Sie dreht ihre Videos und ist als Art Director für die Verpackung ihrer Musik verantwortlich. "Princess" ist ein Portal in ihr selbst geschaffenes Universum, das vor Selbstbewusstsein nur so strahlt. Der nächste Schritt einer Künstlerin, die mit jedem Tag mehr wächst und ohne jegliche
Kompromisse ihre Vision wahr werden lässt. Abra ist die Prinzessin in ihrem ganz eigenen Reich

LP is on Now-Again Reserve Edition gatefold jacket. Hand-numbered edition of 1000. 160 gram vinyl from Quality Record Production. OBI strip and resealable Japanese-style' plastic sleeve. Download card for WAV files of the album. Contains booklet with the story of this mysterious band, told for the first time, and many unpublished photos. // The CD is presented in a 6-panel eco-wallet with a 16-page booklet with the story of this mysterious band, told for the first time, and many unpublished photos. They have been known to deep soul, funk and disco collectors for decades for their sought after 7' Watching Out/Dazed,' long thought to be the band's only recordings. Egon tracked down Split Decision Band's vocalist and songwriter Gordon Starr Flipping in the hopes of more and got it - with Split Decision Band, Now-Again presents a never-before-released album of devastatingly good disco and boogie from the unlikely city of Des Moines, Iowa. Flipping's collaborations with Prince's stable made him a Midwestern legend, but his band's music is more than an urban tall tale - this album finally proves to the world their merits.

The good doctor has been a cherished member of the Jalapeno Records family for the best part of ten years now with three albums and many more singles to his name.

With evergreen support from the likes of BBC6Music and especially Craig Charles his back catalogue never seemed to fall out of fashion and we consistently received requests to reissue classic tracks on vinyl for discerning DJs and fans.

Well we're not the types to argue with anyone and frankly we thought that they might have a good point so we've relented and are releasing a special 7" vinyl with two versions of his seminal track 'Disco Scene'.

Of course the classic original mix is present and the frantically energetic 'Breaks Of Wrath Re-Edit' has got its back...One vinyl, two banging mixes, many happy people - it's just simple maths really.

Reissue of a classic !
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The Label: TK Records in essence represents the city of Miami when it came to Soul/R&B and the early stages of Disco. In 1974, George McCrae gave the label its first #1 Disco hit with Rock Your Baby. A little more than a year after McCrae's hit, the record label struck gold with KC & The Sunshine Band with five #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Needless to say at the height of the genre's cultural domination TK did pretty well. Timmy Thomas: Without a doubt, he's most famously known for the hit song Why Can't We Live Together. The record topped the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, made the top three in the Billboard Hot 100 and was charted in top 10 in many countries including the UK. A staple in the R&B scene, he had a succesful solo career until the mid 80s, later focusing on the writing and production side of the business. Why Can't We Live Together: It may have been his biggest hit, but also one that keeps resonating to this day. A response to the devastating news coming from the war in Vietnam, its words No more wars, we want peace in this world, and no matter what color, you're still my brother.' are indicative of a time marked by the horrors of war abroad, and the racial discrimination in America. Written and Produced by Timmy Thomas himself solely on a Lowrey organ, and an early rhythm machine, the song however was far from simple as its emotive message continues to provide a profound context. And even though it's been covered over the years by many artist including Sade and Joan Osborne, Why Can't We Live Together has managed to come back on the charts again in 2015, as the
instrumental backing to Drake's Hotline Bling, which has now sold over 2 Million copies in the U.S. Alone. Once a hit, always a hit. Africano: When it comes to this Deep Disco cut, Africano is one of those tracks that probably never got much shine in America, but has since become a dancefloor favorite of underground disco DJs worldwide. Curiously, years after its release, its biggest supporters were Italian DJs like Danielle Baldelli, Mozart and Gianni Maselli who during the 80s played Disco, African records, American R&B, and reggae to create what has been since become known as the Afro-Cosmic scene at the height of Club culture in the discothèques of Northern Italy.

Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee the smoked out instrumentalist trio Magic In Threes are highly influenced by library records, old film soundtracks, and hip hop tapes. They were formed in 2010 as a side project to their work with DeRobert & The Half-Truths. Following a long line of solid and well-received releases on Nashville's own G.E.D Soul Records, KU started their investigation into the chances of signing the group.

In 2016, Magic In Threes members, Dave Singleton, Nick DeVan, and Mark Spain set a goal to record and release a new track every week. You are about to hear two of them. The a-
side At Jody's' was recorded at flautist Jody Douglas's house in the Sylvan Park neighbourhood of Nashville, Tennessee. Breezy Day' was recorded at DeVan's Poor Man Studios in Madison, Tennessee. We think you'll agree, it's quite blazed out.

For the past four decades, a growing cult of soul music collectors have sought two obscure LPs and a handful of extremely rare 45s released on the vanity record label LAD Productions, Inc. between the late seventies and the mid eighties by the mysterious South Side Chicago singer/song writer Larry Dixon.
Larry's raw songs capture the transition from R&B to boogie-down as disco was rapidly becoming extinct.
They also perfectly illustrate Larry's ability to overcome his environment and discrimination, transcended by his determination to write and produce music. With the support of his faithful musicians, Larry's success was only hindered by lack of airplay and promotion, but his talent shines through.
This is the story of Larry Dixon, his label LAD Productions, Inc., and his friends and family throughout four decades of music in Chicago's toughest neighborhoods.
Jerome Derradji is proud to reactivate Past Due Records - the boogie funk division of Still Music to release this fantastic archive - what many consider to be the Holy Grail - of Chicago Funk, Boogie and Soul.

Östra Discos proudly present "Tumble Down" taken from the album "Ah Coming Too" originally released in 1987. This one comes with three new versions to put fire on the dancefloors around the world!

Merchant, known as Dennis Franklyn Williams, was born in 1943 on the Carribean island of Trinidad where he lived all of his life and became one of the most brilliant calypso/soca artists ever.
Östra Discos proudly present "Tumble Down" taken from the album "Ah Coming Too" originally released in 1987. This one comes with three new versions to put fire on the dancefloors around the world!

RSD 2017 - repress on white vinyl.

Limited edition of 500 #4 in Uncut's "Wierdest Albums Of All Time" - March 2017 issue.
"..an outer space music fantasy by Joe Meek"
A classic of incredibly strange music, electronica, pre Beatles Britpop, or all of the above...however you slice it, I Hear A New World was and is the masterpiece of that left field master of sound, Joe Meek...recorded as usual partly at home with secret equipment, and partly at the state of the art Lansdowne studio he pretty much designed, it is a full on spectacular action stereo extravaganza, almost unknown in British pop recordings of the time and for many years later....here beautifully remastered, and restored to its original track sequence as planned and advertised by Meek when he marketed it as an ideal stereo test recording for hi toned hifi shops....only an ep of less than half the assembled work was originally released....now here it is, on VINYL as it was meant to be heard....

Jongno Edits is an homage to the golden age of K-pop, those rarely heard but always loved strains of psych- rock, funk, disco and boogie from the 60's, 70's, 80's. Our mystery editors spent countless hours getting their hands dusty in the record shops and flea markets of Seoul's Jongno-Gu, in order to dig out the ultra-rare gems from the 'Land of the Morning Calm'.

These tracks have been put together especially for KAT45 and the 7'' format in mind: short and steady edits of soul and psych-rock... No effects or crazy filtering, but fine layering and editing of really hard to find Korean classics that stays true to the originals.

Jongno Edits - Drifter
- - / Key Brothers
South Korean psychedelic rock masterpiece, heavy drums all the way around. In 1971, the Korean group Key Boys split up and its members either went solo or joined/formed groups like He6, Guys & Dolls, and the Key Brothers. This track (A Drifter's Life, ) is from the Key Brothers second album, , which was released in 1972 and features two fantastic originals, one of them penned by the Korean rock god Shin Jung-Hyun, and a sick 12 minute cover of Evil Ways.

Jongno Edits - Dark Alley
- / Jung Sung Jo - Dark alley
Jung Sung-jo began his career as music director in film with "It Rained Yesterday" (1975) by director Lee Jang-ho, and left music to work on about 50 film scores including "Winter Woman", "Lee Jang-ho's" "Baseball Team" and "My Bride My Love". He organised a band called 'Jung Sung-jo and Messengers' with Cho Kyeong-su and Choi Byung-geol in the 1970s, and introduced jazz sounds into film music, playing the saxophone and flute.

Very scarce 1981 glossy cover Australian LP "What Is This Thing Called 'Disco" with bonus 12" single!
Chapter is excited to announce the first ever reissue of What Is This Thing Called 'Disco'' , a landmark Australian post-punk artefact originally released in 1981 as an LP with accompanying 12' single.
One of the first records from the Australian underground to incorporate disco elements into the reigning post-punk asethetic, What Is This Thing Called 'Disco'' sits alongside records by international counterparts like Flying Lizards or Yellow Magic Orchestra in its combination of art school formalism and dancefloor hedonism. Melbourne artist Philip Brophy is best known for his work with 70s/80s art-punk provocateurs Tsk Tsk Tsk (pronounced with three clicks of the tongue). Asked to stage an exhibition in Melbourne in 1980, Brophy decided to put disco into an art gallery context. He created 'fake' band Asphixiation to mime on stage along to tape, and recorded What Is This Thing Called 'Disco'' as the backing tracks. In 1981, iconic Melbourne label Missing Link released a two song 12', and later that year the band released the album themselves, repressing the 12' and including it in the package. 36 years later, Chapter has lovingly remastered and reissued the album + single package, with new liner notes and photos.

Great audiophile pressing of 2 sought after Cosmic Disco tracks on this re-issue pressing. The Violence won't stop is pressed for the first time on a full 12'' side. The original Albatros release was only pressed on a 7''. The rare and obscure Space Art track on the B side goes for around 0 on the bay. Limited edition of 300. Don't sleep

Susana Estrada was one of the muses and main figures from the period known as 'Transition' in Spain. No other woman represented better than her the freedom and sexual revolution which the country experienced in the 70s after the end of the dictatorship.

A truly erotic Goddess, Susana was a model, singer and actress and one of the first women to perform fully-naked plays in Spain. She appeared in numerous erotic magazines and movies and her famous sexual counselling column for Play-Lady magazine caused a big commotion at the time. She reached fame with her erotic musical plays like Historias Del Strip-Tease', Muñecas' (where she simulated to have sex with a robot!) or Machos'.

As a singer, in 1980 Susana released her first 45 for the Belter label from Barcelona: Machos' / Acaríciame'. Produced by Josep Lobell and Manuel Gas, it contained two sexy disco tracks which paved the way for her first LP, Amor y Libertad' (Love and Freedom), released on the Belter sub-label Sauce in 1981. Produced by Cosmic Disco pioneer Josep Llobell (Oliver's Planet), this is a real fest of 80s Italo Disco, Munich Sound, Boogie, Funk and Modern Soul. The fabulous, minimal production of Llobell collides with the sensual vocals and moanings of Susana, singing about sexual liberation and freedom. Of course, when the album was originally released, nobody understood it. Criminally underrated for many years, Amor y Libertad' has now become a cult item in the international Cosmic Disco scene.

But in 1980, a strange cassette by Susana called Machos' was also released on the Belter label. It featured music and songs from the play of the same name. There, we can find Espacial' (seven minutes of robotic funk and Space Cosmic Disco) and Hagamos el amor' ( Let's make love'), another sexadelic funk track much in the vein of the ones included on Amor y Libertad'.

On this comp, you'll find the entire Amor y Libertad' album except the two tracks which were not in a disco / funk vein ( Ven' and Arena y mar'), plus Machos' ( a Celi Bee & the Buzzy Bunch cover), Acaríciame' from the first Belter 45 and two tracks from the Machos' cassette: Espacial' and Hagamos el amor'. We've also included a previously unreleased track courtesy of Susana: Tócame', recorded in 2007, in a High Energy Euro Disco vein.

Artist Susana Estrada was during the late 70s and early 80s one of the leading figures of the Destape', a period in Spain when sexual openness and freedom of thought exploded just when the country was coming out of a dictatorship.

REISSUE OF SUPER-RARE ALBUM WHICH SELLS FOR SILLY MONEY ON DISCOGS.
REISSUED FOR RSD AUSTRALIA 2017..NOW WE HAVE A FEW COPIES FOR EUROPE..LIMITED
For decades the mysterious Hiroshi & Claudia LP has been an elusive jewel amongst the curious world of Australian private press LPs. With nothing more than cryptic broken-English album sleeve notes to reference, the mythical Six To Six LP is a bewildering and intriguing jazz oddity. With prices of the rare original record hitting three figures, collectors began demanding to know who was 'Hiroshi', who was 'Claudia' and why did a group of unknown Japanese musicians record an album in Australia in the late 1970s only to issue it in micro-quantities, then seemingly disappear back into obscurity. For years no trace of whom they were nor any clue as to the origins of their peculiar yet entrancing music had surfaced. Until now....

Welcome to the brainchild of Gilles Germain and Carmen Fabro, a French/Italian husband and wife team of restaurateurs and film producers operating in Sydney during the 1970s. Establishing the custom record label 'Atom', the duo released a handful of highly obscure vanity jazz LPs and promotional horse racing 45s. (Yes it's all very strange...) The highlight undoubtedly being the album Six To Six, a session recorded in Sydney in 1979 by a group of touring Japanese jazz musicians led by guitarist Hiroshi Yasukawa, and a forgotten and still undocumented Mauritian cabaret singer performing under the alias 'Claudia'. Sitting somewhere between spacey Balearic disco, haunting soul and hectic funk reminiscent of electric Miles Davis, the Six To Six LP is a curious beast to say the least.

Released specially for Record Store Day 2017 Northside Records and The Roundtable present a limited edition exact reissue of this legendary Australian rare groove LP.  

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- EXPANDED EDITION FEATURING 3 BONUS TRACKS DISKOMO 1992', DISKOMO 2000' AND TWINKLE 2000'
- LIMITED TOUR EDITION OF 1.000 NUMBERED COPIES ON TRANSPARENT BLUE VINYL

The Residents are one of pop history's best kept secrets, throughout the group's existence, the individual members have ostensibly attempted to operate under anonymity, preferring instead to have attention focused on their art output. Much outside speculation and rumor has focused on this aspect of the group. In public, the group appears silent and costumed, often wearing eyeball helmets, top hats and tails—a long-lasting costume now recognized as its signature iconography.

After Eskimo was released The Residents responded to the furore of fuss and praise it generated by taking various bits out of the album and re-working them to a disco parody of the original, this created Diskomo.

The Residents had long planned to produce a children's record -- of sorts. Goosebump is a collection of Mother Goose rhymes set to music with all of the original sinister overtones' left in place. They teamed up with their long-time collaborator Snakefinger and recorded the songs using only musical instruments. Although children's toys were used to produce the music, The Residents' grown-up toys were used afterwards in the mixing of the recording.

We are proud to bring you the expanded edition of the Diskomo / Goosebump E.P. ! This 'new' version has no less than 3 bonus tracks: Diskomo 1992', Diskomo 2000' abd Twinkle 2000'.

Front sleeve notes Special 12' - 45rpm Disco record - Based on the LP Eskimo - Disco will never die!. The Drawing on the back sleeve was done by Jad Fair of Half Japanese. This limited tour edition of 1.000 numbered copies is pressed on transparent blue vinyl.

. New jersey connection are pretty much set in stone in the disco hall of fame. There 1981 smash "love don't come easy" on carnival records became a hit all around the globe. Move on a few years and band leader Eddie Saunders had many other musical groups and acts going on. Here in the late 1980's he teamed up with Cynthia Wilson to record this lovely modern disco cut. For some reason the project got shelved and they returned to it only last year. With a few tweaks here and there they deliver another beautiful slice of New York Soul.

The Revenge has quickly reached dizzying heights in recent years, conquering a style that escapes labeling and crowned the king of the edit.

BLACK BONES debut release is really something !
As soon as we heard these expertly sourced and beautifully crafted reworks we were hooked !
This crew definitely know what they're doing. From the Daphni-esque full throttle Afro A Side, to a duo of lost classics on the flip, this one's a keeper...We're told their skill at exhuming knows no bounds, so get ready for the next instalment !

The volume one of the big Open minded compilation from Ninja Tune with big tunes as that Henri Texier... and some cool disco sweet tunes and jazzz and electronica and ..,and....

Following on from the previous 3 volumes of high quality Disco heat dug from Salsoul's legendary back catalog we have here the 4th and final installment of selections that were favored by DJ-demi God Larry Levan on the dancefloor of his seminal, game changing NYC nightclub The Paradise Garage.

That's right, high quality Disco, Boogie, Funk & more is the order of the day here with prime-time hits flawlessly rubbing shoulders with underground cuts in a way that mirrors Levan's open mind & faultless ear for music.

This is an essential release for those who dig the Disco sound & want to have all these incredible records in one place, or for newcomers who wish to explore the sounds & vibe of one of the greatest DJ's of modern times & who want to get down to some of the tracks that have shaped modern day club culture. His never before released remix of Sparkle's "Handsome Man" sits alongside classics from Candido, The Salsoul Orchestra, First Choice and Instant Funk.

Re-mastered, re-pressed & re-released for 2015 in full conjunction with Salsoul records New York City.

Previously unissued and extended instrumentals* produced by:Dexter Wansel, Jerry Butler, John Ursry Jr., Licensed with permission, all songs originally released in 1979 on Philadelphia International/CBS LP # 36196

Keni St. Lewis and Carl Kidd teamed up once again in 1980 to deliver a single sided floor filler in fine boogie fasion. St. Lewis a veteran songwriter beginning with the Shrine Records era, later moved to L.A. and at times with Freddie Perrin and as a solo producer began racking up hits including Tavares "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" , The Sylvers "Boogie Fever" and "Hot Line" Minnie Riperton's "Back Down Memory Lane, an anthem in its own right.

1978 talk box funk recorded at DB Studios and issued for the first time from DC band Light Years, featuring Carl Kidd, Ernest Smith, Skip Pitts of Isaac Hayes Shaft fame, and others. Kidd often referenced the Cosmic funk genre in his group names and songs, and this production is no exception. A Cosmic Astro Disc release, the first release in a new series from Al & The Kidd.

Previously unreleased, recorded in 1979-1980, one of D.C.'s most obscure Funk Fusion bands Light Years, comes to the forefront with a 6 min release on Al & The Kidd AK1207. The song has been played in DJ sets since 2004, and on one night in Miami Beach, an ESPN party was held on the patio and when this song was played to close the set, around 20-25 ESPN staffers danced to close the set... Months later, the late ESPN host Stuart Scott began saying during his broadcasts "You Ain't Gotta Go Home, But You Gotta Get The Heck Out'a Here"!

In 1978 D.C. based funk from Light Years recorded at DB Studios and issued for the first time from as with previous sessions featuring Carl Maxx Kidd, Ernest Smith, Skip Pitts on vocals, Charles Steptoe on drums and others. Light Years performed around DC during the summer of 1978 and featured lineups differed between live performances and studio recordings. AK1212 features Kidd, on lead vocals on the self-penned Do It To The Maxx (Kidd), and It's Up To You.

This follow-up to our recent Love Hit Me! Decca Beat Girls' and Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls' releases comprises superior 60s she-pop from the EMI group of record labels - Parlophone, Columbia and HMV - headquartered in Marylebone in the heart of London's West End.

The collection is available in 12-track LP and 24-track CD formats. The LP edition is pressed on 180g orange vinyl in a heavy duty sleeve with comprehensive notes and rare photos on the inner bag. The CD version comes with a bumper booklet featuring expanded notes and extra photos.

Most of the female acts signed by EMI were teenagers completely tuned in to the current pop trends. Scottish duo the McKinleys, R&B club habituée Julie Driscoll (cover star of the vinyl version), talent show winner Billie Davis (the CD cover girl) and Midlands pub singer Beverley Jones took original material from London's Tin Pan Alley and American covers and gave them an abrasive, vigorous kick that made for fabulous 45s. They may not have had quite the polish of their US counterparts, but the rough'n'ready sound of the Marylebone Beat Girl was precisely her appeal.

Among the many highlights are 'Dancing Yet', a Dobie Gray-style discotheque number by Liza & the Jet Set, 'Like The Big Man Said' by Toni Daly, a cover of Italian star Caterina Caselli's 'L'uomo D'oro' with edgy English lyrics by Peter Callander, and Billie Davis' groovy gender switched update of Chuck Willis' R&B nugget 'Whatcha' Gonna Do'.

Compilation and notes by Ace Records' in-house girl-pop buffs Mick Patrick and Sheila Burgel.

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Heavy debut release by Melbourne based music agency/record store Crown Ruler. This is a three track EP by South African studio outfit Focus. BIG tip
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Comprised of Sello Mmutung and Keith Hutchinson, the original six track album 'Zulu Disco' was laid down in Johannesburg circa 1983.

The original release has almost mystical qualities, no-one actually knows if it had a vinyl release or not. The only known media that exists is the cassette this was mastered from. A super strong EP that doesn't have a weak moment, side A for the full dancefloor, side B for deep afrocentric, mid-tempo chuggers. Including the original version of Picnic, later covered by Starlight and Kumasi..