Take me where you want to  –  Gerald Alston (Gerald was the lead vocalist of ‘The Manhattans’ …  this trak is from his first solo lp … written and produced by Stan Sheppard and James Varner known for the work with the group ‘By all means’))

Do you like the way that it feels  –  Tempest Trio (Freelance Disco producers Mike Theodore & Dennis Coffey took their masters tapes to TK Records subsidiary Marlin for this one-off lp …. this trak has recently appeared on a variety of compilations including ‘Horse Meat Disco’)

Givin it to you  –  Skyy (Also known as ‘New York Skyy … when Salsoul Records was closed for business, their producer Randy Muller took them to Capitol Records  – their Funk by this time was 100% Boogie but they still kept the moto of the first trak off their first lp  ‘this groove is bad’)

Domything  –  Sub-urban Soul (Strange name for a record – my guess is that it was a typo that was not rectified … the first Sub-urban Record release and the beginning of the magic that the label gave us … produced by head honcho Tommy Musto)

Eyes  –  Gwen Guthrie (When this trak was released in the U.K. – Gwen came  to promote it … i saw her at The Dome in Birmingham and after she came off stage – we talked for over two hours … b-side was ‘Mo Rent – a re-working of her hit ‘Ain’t nothin’ goin’ on but the rent’)

Doin’ the best that i can  –  Bettye Lavette (This special remix was by the late great Walter Gibbons – who was the first Dj/Remixer  ….  an early release on West End Records whose trax were tested for ‘groovability’ (my word) on Paradise Garage nightclub in New York)

BNH  –  Brand New Heavies (The ‘funkateers’ of London like the music so much that the re-started to have Funk music nights – and hardly any of it was being produced in the U,S, they started to make their own – this group is ‘the top of the tree’ in terms of quality and success)

Love don’t live here anymore no more –  Basement Boys (The Boys took a sweet ballad by Rose Royce featuring Gwen Dickey and turned it a Garage trak … released on Jump Street in U.S. – mixed by Tony Humphries … note word change from ‘any’ to ‘no’)

Holiday  –  Roy Ayers featuring Terri Wells (The lyrics were written by Terri and music by Roy  … there were lobbyists who were trying to get an official Martin Luther King Day in the U.S as a tribute to the great man – this was Roy’s tribute… released on Virgin Ubiquity 2 – Unreleased Recordings 1976 – 1981)

Law of the land  –  Undisputed Truth (Undisputed Truth has been classed as a test bed for producer Norman Whitfield however listening some of their trax for this blog – i sincerely believe they were a creative talent and a variety of soothsayers did not this group the credit they deserved)

I don’t know what it is but it sure is funky  –  Ripple (Released on General Recording Company Atlanta U.S.A. that was owned by the rather interesting Michael Thevis … i was told that someone went into his office in the mid seventies and sitting on the desk was $1 million in cash … need i say more)

It’s too late  –  Kelli Sae (Kelli came to prominence as the lead vocalist of the European musical assemblage Count Basic and she was also the on and off vocalist with Defunkt  … released on Easy Street Records)