Monday, May 30, 2011

VA - Glucklich Vol. 4 (2000)




Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Glucklich Vol. 4
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: Compost Records
Genre: Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 01:15:32
Total Size: 113 Mb

Tracklist:


1 Elysian Fields 4:25
2 Transcontinental 4:31
3 Magnetica 4:28
4 Triptico (New version) 8:29
5 Alegre 6:03
6 That's What Friends Are For 3:43
7 Sambafrique 5:38
8 El Dia Perfecto 6:23
9 Heaven 5:57
10 What's Baby Singin' 5:42
11 A Calmaria 5:41
12 Ramiro's Theme 5:04
13 O Preguicoso 6:21
14 Procurando O Caminho 3:15


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VA - Glücklich Vol. 3: Collection Of Brazilian Flavours From The Past and The Present (1999)




Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Glücklich Vol. 3: Collection Of Brazilian Flavours From The Past and The Present
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Compost Records
Genre: Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320kbps
Total Size: 119 mb

TRACKLIST
1 Goddess
2 Pra Manha
3 Prima Vera
4 Ife Bobowa
5 Samba
6 Night Over Manaus
7 Ye Mele
8 Rio
9 We Don't Need No Smurf Here
10 Chili Con Carne
11 Latin Protocol
12 Vai Minha Tristeza
13 Belle Affaire


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VA - Glucklich, Vol. 1: A Collection Of Rare German Fusion Grooves With A Brazilian Flavour (1999)




Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Glucklich, Vol. 1: A Collection Of Rare German Fusion Grooves With A Brazilian Flavour
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Compost
Genre: Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova, Latin
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320kbps
Total Time: 44:04 min
Total Size: 101 mb

TRACKLIST
1 Ocean Song
2 Anticipated Joy
3 Mixing
4 Mato Pato
5 Glucklich
6 Like a Samba
7 Onkel Joe
8 Samba Mortale
9 Brazilian Thoroughfare
10 Mystic Latin

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Glucklich -- in which a respected trip-hop producer and nu-jazz musician (A Forest Mighty Black's Rainer Trьby) -- compiles a series of German tracks produced in a Brazilian jazz-funk vibe during the '70s, by artists including Klaus Doldinger, Sunbirds, John Thomas, Rainer Pusch Quartet, Real Ax Band, and Namaz. The sound is smoother than smooth, with songs utterly divorced from their Teutonic origins. Most of the tracks float by as rather pleasant background fusion, halfway between Miles and the Rippingtons, but there are a few standout selections, including what could be an addition to the classic-rare-groove canon, "Mato Pato" by Kitty Winter Gipsy Nova.

VA - Glucklich Vol. 2: A Collection Of European Fusion Tunes With A Brazilian Flavour (1999)




Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Glucklich Vol. 2: A Collection Of European Fusion Tunes With A Brazilian Flavour
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Compost Records
Genre: Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova, latin
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320kbps
Total Size: 109 mb

TRACKLIST
1 Go for the Others
2 Otao E Eu
3 Vou Vencer
4 Flying carpet ride
5 Vera Cruz
6 Rhythm Go
7 Tante Nelly
8 Nil
9 Schoch-Schach


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Monday, May 23, 2011

VA - Florida Funk 1968-1975 (2007)



Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Florida Funk 1968-1975
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Now Again
Genre: Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: VBR kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 01:04:25
Total Size: 92 mb

Tracks:

01 - New Generation/The Universals
02 - Quit Jive'in'/Pearly Queen
03 - Save Me/James Knight & The Butlers
04 - Super Cool/Carrie Riley
05 - Cutting Room (Hot Pants)/Oceanliners
06 - It's Gonna Be A Mess/The Mighty Dogcatchers
07 - All The Time/Bobby Williams
08 - Do Right Man/Sam Baker
09 - Good Things/Pearl Dowdell
10 - Pure Funk/Delrays
11 - Everybody Has Some Dues To Pay/Little Beaver
12 - Butterfly Theme/Blowfly
13 - Lay It On Me/Willie Johnson
14 - Funky Fast Bump/The Outlaw Band
15 - Los Filigreses/Luis Santi
16 - Na Na/Coke
17 - Soul Food/Frankie Seay
18 - Baby Don't Cry/The Third Guitar
19 - Spider Web/Westom Prim & Backlash
20 - Get Down/The Montereys
21 - 90% Of Me Is You/Vanessa Kendrick
22 - Soft Soul/Lavell Kamma (previously unreleased bonus track)


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Ramon Morris - Sweet Sister Funk (1973)




Artist: Ramon Morris
Title Of Album: Sweet Sister Funk
Year Of Release: 1973
Label: P-Vine Records
Genre: Jazz-Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:37:58
Total Size: 81 mb


Tracks:

01 - First Come, First Serve
02 – Wijinia
03 - Sweet Sister Funk
04 – Sweat
05 - Don't Ask Me
06 - Lord Sideways
07 - People Make The World Go Around


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Personnel:

Ramon Morris (ts),
Albert Daily (el-p),
Mickey Bass (b),
Granville "Mickey" Roker (dr),
Cecil Bridgewater (tp),
Lloyd Davis (g),
Tony Waters (congas)

Ramon Morris' lone Groove Merchant date remains one of the most potent fusion records of its time. An uncommonly soulful and nimble tenorman, Morris proves ideally matched to the jazz-funk idiom, and Sweet Sister Funk achieves a near-perfect balance between its mainstream and experimental leanings, forging a series of fierce grooves as imaginative as they are accessible. Recorded with a crack supporting unit including trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater and percussionist Tony Waters, the album radiates with positive energy -- it's a genuine shame Morris never again recorded as a leader, because the mind reels at the possibilities his muse might have pursued.

Nils Landgren - Sentimental Journey (2002)



Artist: Nils Landgren
Title Of Album: Sentimental Journey
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Act
Genre: Jazz, Funk
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 59:59
Total Size: 143MB (Covers)

Tracklist:

01. Speak Low (Nash / Weil)
02. Ghost In This House (H. Prestwood)
03. This Masquerade (Leon Russel)
04. Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez)
05. Fragile (G.M. Sumner)
06. In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
07. The Ballad Of The Sad Young Man (Wolf / Landesmann)
08. My Foolish Heart (Washington / Young)
09. Should I Care (Eastwood - Bayer Sager / Thompson)
10. Be There For You (Serletic / Kadish)
11. Sentimental Journey (Green / Brown / Homer)
12. Everything Must Change (B. Ighner)
13. I Will Survive (Fekaris / Perren)


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Nils Landgren: vocals and trombone
Anders Widmark: piano
Lars Danielsson: bass
Wolfgang Haffner: drums
FleshQuartet:
Jonas Lindgren: violin
Orjan Hogberg: viola
Mattias Hellden: cello
Sebastian Oberg: cello
Chrille Olsson: bass on “Everything must change”
Special Guests:
Esbjorn Svensson: fender rhodes
Rigmor Gustafsson: vocals on ''Fragile''
Viktoria Tolstoy: vocals on ''Be there for you''

Shotgun - Shotgun (1977)




Artist: Shotgun
Title Of Album: Shotgun
Year Of Release: 1977
Label: Lip International
Genre: Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: 256 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:34:19
Total Size: 62 mb

Tracks:

1 Shotgun
2 Troubleshooter
3 Good Thing
4 Concrete Jungle
5 Get Down With the Get Down
6 Mutha Funk
7 Shady Lady
8 Hot Line
9 Dynamite (The Bomb)

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This six-man funk outfit's debut album showcased two single releases. "Hotline" is a moderately paced funk cut with lyrics that are somewhat vague with regard to the song's message; the number peaked at #87 after seven weeks on the Billboard R&B charts. "Mutha Funk" is a pumpin' number which lives up to its title; however, the single only managed a #67 ranking after staying on the charts one week longer than the album's initial release. Most of the vocals are poorly arranged. As funky as this group's music is, many cuts are heavily doused with rock & roll.

Mandre - Mandre (1977)




Artist: Mandre
Title Of Album: Mandre
Year Of Release: 1977
Label: Motown
Genre: Space Funk, Jazz Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: 192 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:40:19
Total Size: 60 mb


Tracks:

A1 Keep Tryin' 3:29
A2 Solar Flight (Opus I) 7:57
A3 Interlude 2:45
A4 Third World Calling (Opus II) 6:42

B1 Masked Music Man 3:03
B2 Money (That's What I Want) 4:15
B3 Wonder What I'd Do 4:35
B4 Dirty Love 4:00
B5 Masked Marauder 3:28

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Mandre was a fictitious persona played out by instrumentalist Andre Lewis. Concealing his identity with a helmet, he released three supercharged space-funk LPs.

VA - Glucklich Vol.5 (2002)



Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Glucklich Vol.5
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Compost
Genre: Nu Jazz / Bossa Nova
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 14
Total Time: 01:17:25
Total Size: 104 MB

Tracklist:

01. Racoon - Eh Luande feat. Rose Max Mimosa Avantgarde Mix [04:34]
02. Rise Ashen - Torn Blissom Remix [06:13]
03. Os Ipanemas - Icarai [03:57]
04. Muro - Bohemian Bah Samba Remix [07:34]
05. Jorge Ben - Comanche [02:52]
06. Nu Tropic - Moonlight [06:00]
07. R. E. Q. - Casa Forte [05:46]
08. Rosalia De Souza - Fica Mal Com Deus [03:40]
09. Rachael Calladine - La La Li [05:08]
10. Les Gammas - Outra Vida Eddy & Dus Remix exclusive on CD [07:28]
11. Ben Human Scott Air - Travelling Light Mix [06:03]
12. Montefiori Cocktail - Gypsy Woman [06:43]
13. Aquarius Y Luiz Antonio - Agua De Beber [04:45]
14. Wagon Cookin - Lua [06:37]

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2002 saw seemingly every facet of dance music gravitate to the sound of the samba, with even jungle veterans V Recordings getting in on the act, via Brazilian signing's Marky and XRS Land. Rainer Truby's Glucklich series pre-empted this interest by some years, however, reflecting the nu-jazz movement's appropriation of South American stylistics with a run of selections which drew upon both authentic works and more modern beats. Though earlier incarnations proved a little hit and miss, a paper thin distinction keeping the contrived from the more perspicuous tracks, this latest outing succeeds through a high hit rate of impressive contributions. The delicious "Fica Mai Com Deus" from Nicola Conte, and the switched tempo which creeps up from the Eddy and Dus remix of Les Gammas' "Outra Vida" are both typical of the infectious nature of this fusion of contemporary techniques with traditional instrumentation, while the emotive "Icarai" from Os Ipanemas, and Jorge Ben's 30-year old "Comanche" will hopefully act to inspire those who enjoy the music of Compost et al to dig a little deeper and source the plentiful vaults of original works. ~ Kingsley Marshall

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

V.A. - Brazilian Hits (1959)



"Brazilian Hits and a compilation album for Odeon in the late 50's that brings together a repertoire of twelve songs well known by the Brazilian public and internationally on the interpretations of Luiz Paes Arruda, Léo Peracchi, Trio Irakitan, Brasíla Ritmos e Os Brasileiros.



Brazilian Hits” e uma coletânea lançada pela Odeon no final dos anos 50 que reúne doze faixas de um repertório bem conhecido pelo público brasileiro e internacionalmente nas interpretações de Luiz Paes Arruda, Léo Peracchi, Trio Irakitan, Brasíla Ritmos e Os Brasileiros.


Tracklist

01. Na Baixa Do Sapateiro – Léo Peracchi E Sua Orquestra
02. Não Tenho – Lágrimas – Trio Irakitan
03. Carinhoso Luiz Arruda Paes E Sua Orquestra
04. Baião – Léo Peracchi E Sua Orquestra
05. Delicado – Brasília Rítmos
06. Kalú – Léo Peracchi E Suas Orquestra
07. Tico Tico No Fubá – Léo Peracchi E Sua Orquestra
08. Maracangalha – Os Brasileiros
09. Aquarela Do Brasil – Léo Peracchi E Sua Orquestra
10. Mulhé Rendeira – Luiz Arruda Paes E Sua Orquestra


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Banda Uniao Black - Banda Uniao Black (2006)



Artist: Banda Uniao Black
Title Of Album: Banda Uniao Black
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Vampi Soul
Genre: Funk / Jazz / Latin / Disco
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps
Tracks: 13
Total Time: 53:12 min
Total Size: 124 MB

Tracklist:

01. Everyone's a Winner [04:37]
02. Yeah Yeah Yeah [03:06]
03. Africa Hot Band [03:49]
04. Tudo Azul [04:38]
05. Melo Do Lula [02:57]
06. Been So Long [03:40]
07. Escorpiao [03:55]
08. Astral [04:23]
09. Na Palma da Mao [02:58]
10. Oris Vacilou [03:38]
11. Been So Long (Remix) [05:52]
12. Been So Long (Remix 2) [05:58]
13. Yeah Yeah Yeah (Remix) [03:34]



Personnel:

Sean Marquand - Keyboards, Producer, Mixing
Greg Vaughn - Mastering
Bira Da Silva - Trumpet, Arranger, Group Member, Vocals
Daniel Collas - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Mixing
Ian Hendrickson-Smith - Flute
Joao Teoria - Trumpet
Joel Hamburger - Engineer, Mixing
Luke OMalley - Guitar
Scott Harding - Engineer


Seu Jorge, Brazilian recording artist and star of The Life Aquatic, once called Brazilian soul and funk band União Black (pronounced OONyow BLACKee) “one of the greatest bands of the Black Rio Movement.” The thirteen member ensemble served as the backing band on the best-selling Brazilian funk record The Gerson King Combo and rose to national stardom on the strength of their James Brown and Earth, Wind, and Fire inspired instrumentals. Their debut album hit shelves in 1977, shortly after the group disbanded. Now, 30 years later, União Black are back with a brand new album recorded with Brooklyn, New York’s Embassy Sound Productions.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Ike & Tina Turner - What You Hear Is What You Get Live At Carnegie Hall (1971)



Artist: Ike & Tina Turner
Title Of Album: What You Hear Is What You Get Live At Carnegie Hall
Year Of Release: 1971
Label: EMI
Genre: R&B/Funk/Soul
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:59:17
Total Size: 133 mb

Tracks:

01. Intro By Dj Frankie Crocker And Mc Eddie Burkes
02. Piece Of My Heart (The Ikettes)
03. Everyday People (The Ikettes)
04. Intro To Tina By Mc Eddie Burkes
05. Doin' The Tina Turner
06. Sweet Soul Music
07. Ooh Poo Pah Doo
08. Honky Tonk Women
09. A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday)
10. Proud Mary
11. Proud Mary (Encore)
12. I Smell Trouble
13. Ike's Tune
14. I Want To Take You Higher
15. I've Been Loving You Too Long
16. Respect


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J.J.Johnson - Willie Dynamite (1974)



Artist: J.J.Johnson
Title Of Album: Willie Dynamite
Year Of Release: 1974
Genre: OST, Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:31:51
Total Size: 73 mb

Tracks:

01 - Willie D (Martha Reeve)
02 - Willie Chase
03 - King Midas (Martha Reeve)
04 - Willie Escapes
05 - Passion's Dilemma
06 - Keep On Movin On (Martha Reeve)
07 - Make It Right
08 - Parade Strut
09 - Gospel Family
10 - Willie D (Martha Reeve)


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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Margie Joseph - Makes a New Impression (1971)




Artist: Margie Joseph
Title Of Album: Makes a New Impression
Year Of Release: 1971
Label: Volt
Genre: R&B, Soul
Format: MP3
Quality: 256 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:40:25
Total Size: 81 mb

Tracks:

01 Monologue: Women Talk 2:42
02 Stop! In the Name of Love 8:13
03 Punish Me 3:33
04 Medicine Bend 3:00
05 Come Tomorrow 4:05
06 Sweeter Tomorrow 3:17
07 Same Thing 2:15
08 How Beautiful the Rain 2:42
09 I'm Fed Up 2:54
10 Make Me Believe You'll Stay 4:27
11 Temptation's About to Take Your Love 3:31

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Review: by Andrew Hamilton

This is Margie Joseph's most successful and aesthetically pleasing album. It was written and produced by Fred Briggs (a.k.a. Coldwater Stone) and Daryl Carter and is a mixture of Stax and city slick R&B sounds; "Punish Me," "Sweeter Tomorrow," and "Temptation's About to Take Your Love" are prime examples. A remake lifts this LP above the average mark; Briggs and Carter transform the Supremes' "Stop! In the Name of Love" into an awesome deep soul classic. Beginning with a monologue titled "Women Talk," Joseph talks to her soon-to-be-gone man about his carousing before preceding into a lengthy Isaac Hayes-type arrangement that composers Holland, Dozier & Holland probably never envisioned. Margie's version is compelling and gripping. This album's #67 chart position suggests it must have caught on with quite a few record buyers.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Chico Buarque – Quando o Carnaval Chegar (1972)


Chico Buarque – Quando o Carnaval Chegar (1972)MP3 320 Kbps CBR 109,67 MB Covers Jazz – Pop - Latin - Brazilian Label: Universal Brazil

Sondtrack “Quando o Carnaval Chegar” is composed, mostly, by Chico Buarque. It also has the participation of Maria Bethania, Nara Leao, among other great names of Brazilian music

Quando o carnaval chegar é um filme brasileiro de 1972, do gênero musical, dirigido por Cacá Diegues, e com roteiro de Cacá Diegues, Hugo Carvana e Chico Buarque.
O enredo do filme e sobre um empresário de um grupo de cantores sem sucesso, lhes consegue um contrato para que se apresentem em homenagem a um rei que chegará à cidade para o Carnaval. Discussões internas, romances inesperados e defecções impedem que o espetáculo se realize. Mas os artistas voltam a se juntar, apresentando-se em shows mambembes.
A trilha sonora do filme é composta, em sua maior parte, por Chico Buarque. Conta também com a participação de Maria Bethânia, Nara Leão, entre outros grandes nomes da música brasileira.


Tracklist

01. Mambembe
02. Baioque (feat. Maria Bethania)
03. Caçada
04. Mais uma estrela (feat. Nara Leao)
05. Quando o carnaval chegar (2:56)
06. Minha embaixada chegou (feat. Nara & Maria)
07. Soneto
08. Mambembe
09. Soneto (feat. Nara Leao)
10. Partido alto
11. Bom conselho (feat. Maria Bethania)
12. Frevo
13. Formosa (feat. Nara & Maria)
14. Cantores do radio


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Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High (1966)




Artist: Ike & Tina Turner
Title Of Album: River Deep Mountain High
Year Of Release: 1966
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Genre: R&B, Soul
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:36:10
Total Size: 82 mb

Tracks:

01 River Deep - Mountain High 3:37
02 I Idolize You 3:43
03 A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday) 3:02
04 A Fool in Love 3:09
05 Make 'Em Wait 2:15
06 Hold on Baby 2:55
07 I'll Never Need More Than This 3:29
08 Save the Last Dance for Me 2:57
09 Oh Baby! (Things Ain't What They Used to Be) 2:42
10 Every Day I Have to Cry 2:33
11 Such a Fool for You 2:43
12 It's Gonna Work Out Fine 3:06

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These sessions, recorded in 1966, were produced by Phil Spector. Spector's production chops and Tina Turner's voice were a match made in heaven. Turner possesses one of the strongest voices ever committed to wax; Spector envelops it in the grandest version of his Wall of Sound that he ever conceived. Besides the title track, Spector cut Ike & Tina redoing their first three chart hits, "A Fool in Love," "I Idolize You," and "It's Gonna Work Out Fine." Although it's a sacrilege to say so, these versions are better than the originals. Finally, Ike & Tina's performance of the obscure Holland-Dozier-Holland ditty "A Love Like Yours" is another phenomenal highlight. AMG.

Olympic Runners - Don't Let Up (1976)




Artist: Olympic Runners
Title Of Album: Don't Let Up
Year Of Release: 1976
Label: London Rec.
Genre: Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: 192 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:32:34
Total Size: 45 mb

One of the better records by this British funk ensemble from the 70s – with a sound that's tight and choppy, in the mode of early Average White Band, and with a very similar appeal. Lots of fast guitar work in a catchy groove – with rolling drums and bass underneath. Tasty funk cuts include "Party Time Is Here To Stay", "In The Can", "Out Of the Ground", "Paca Paco Wa Wa", and "The Kool Gent".

Tracks:

1.Party Time Is Here To Stay 3
2.In The Can
3.The Runners File
4.Out Of The Ground
5.Don't Let Up
6.Paca-Paco-Wa-Wa (Theme From "Nos Hit")
7.Back On The Track
8.The Kool Gent


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Friday, May 06, 2011

Fred van Zegveld - Dynamite (1969)




Artist: Fred van Zegveld
Title Of Album: Dynamite
Year Of Release: 1969
Label: Park (2)
Genre: Funk / Soul, Jazz
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:33:22
Total Size: 70 mb

Tracks:

A1 Family Blues 3:19
A2 Here, There And Everywhere 3:07
A3 Daffodil 2:00
A4 Blue Organ 3:19
A5 Dynamite 4:45

B1 Misty 4:06
B2 Whiskey 4:06
B3 Round About 12 2:42
B4 I Wanna Be Your Man 6:21


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This one it's a rare hard to find, and of course as the tittle showa it's about hammond organ, so for the those who love the groovy sound of the hammond just don't miss it!

Thursday, May 05, 2011

VA - Rare Reggae Grooves From Studio One (2000)



Tracklist:
01 Lloyd Robinson - Cuss Cuss (6:25)
02 Peter Broggs - Sing A New Song (4:10)
03 The Gaylads - Love Me With All Of Your Heart (4:12)
04 The Silvertones - Take A Little Love (7:01)
05 Ken Boothe - Come Running Back (6:13)
06 The Martinis - My Baby (6:12)
07 Arthur Robinson - Moments (6:15)
08 Winston Francis - Going To Zion (6:43)

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The uniquely close working relationship between Chris Wilson's Heartbeat label and Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's venerable Studio One label continues to produce some of the best reggae reissues around, and this one is no exception. This album consists of extended 12" mixes of old singles by such eminent Studio One artists as Lloyd Robinson, the Gaylads, the Silvertones and the great Ken Boothe; interestingly, the original tracks (mostly recorded between the late '60s and early '70s) seem to have new drum parts overdubbed onto them by the legendary drummer Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace. The result is an interesting juxtaposition of old-school rock steady sounds and sharper, more modern drum parts laced with the occasional hint of synthesized percussion. It's a combination that works better than you might expect -- Lloyd Robinson's "Cuss Cuss" benefits greatly from Horsemouth's solid attack, and Ken Boothe's more ska-inflected "Come Running Back" is also nicely fortified by better bass definition and a crisp hi-hat sound. Most of these tracks are presented with dub versions appended; in other cases, the instrumental track is simply extended once the vocal part is finished. Those mixes are less effective than the real dub versions, but aren't a real liability. Recommended. ~ Rick Anderson