Trax feat. Miki Howard, D C LaRue, The Equals, Ten City

Love under new management  – Miki Howard (Miki was the leading lady for Side Effect – “The Elektra Years” … ‘nothing like leading a blind horse to a pasture, it can smell the grass but just don’t know the way to it’ are a snippet of the lyrics)

Cathedrals  –  D C LaRue (David Charles’s French surname caused pronunciation problems in the U.S. hence ‘LaRue’ … early 12 inch and album title release on Pyramid Records that was swiftly deleted due to distribution issues)

Funky like a train  –  The Equals (Eddie Grant’s U.K. band ‘The Equals’ had early hits in the late Sixties … released backed in ’76 on 7 inch before being re-released on extended 12 inch some ten years later)

Superficial People  –  Ten City (This Chicago-an trio first came to prominence as ‘Ragtyme’ before a name change & an Atlantic Records recording contract … single remixes including Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley & Simon Law also know as ‘The Funky Ginger’)

Trax feat. Arthur Miles, Stephanie Mills, Slave, Ten City

The whole town is laughing at me  –  Arthur Miles (Arthur Miles is/was an American vocalist who made his home in Italy … his trak was co-written by Ted Wortham &  Sherman Marshall – Sherman was co-written of “New York City’s I doing fine” whilst Ted was a member of “City Limits”)

Put your boy in it  –  Stephanie Mills (After playing “Dorothy” in the African-American version of ‘The Wizard of Oz’  – Stephanie was assigned to 20th Century Records where she was produced by  “Mtume” duo Reggie Lucas & James Mtume)

Stone Jam  –  Slave (Groups “Black Satin Soul” & “The Young Mystics” became one and ‘Slave’  was born  … headed by Steve C Washington also known as “the Fearless Leader” later was became involved with ‘Aurra’ and  ‘Civil Attack’)

Satisfaction   –  Ten City (Former “Ragtyme” trio changes their name and records for Atlantic Records … bringing producer Marshall Jefferson from Chicago and they also brought in Earl Young who was a member of both MFSB & Salsoul Orchestra)

Trax feat. Miki Howard, D C LaRue, The Equals, Ten City

Love under new management  –  Miki Howard (Ex-Side Effect leading lady – The Elektra years … nothing like leading a blind horse to a pasture, it can smell the grass but just don’t know the way to it – are a snippet of the lyrics)

Cathedrals  –  D.C. LaRue (one of the early batch of 12″ before it was quickly deleted due to the closing of it’s distributing company Roulette Records)

Funky like a train  –  The Equals (12″ mix had gathered momentum as a bona-fide U.K. funk classic)

Superficial People  –  Ten City (12″ mixed by Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley – but the lp/cd trak is also potent)