Today’s trax

 

 

Especially for you  –  Manchild (A seven piece self-contained unit which included Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Reggie Griffin & Darryl Simmons … originally assigned to Carl Davis’s Chi-Sound Records)

Don’t beat around the bush  –  Salsoul Orchestra (Vince Montana – writer/arranger/producer extra-ordinaire along with his posse of ‘Sigma Sound’ regular session musicians delivers this underground classic)

Don’t give me up  –  Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes (Veteran Harold Melvin soldiers on through Soul, Disco and now delivers this bone fide slice of Boogie on new label ‘Philly World’)

Moonshine  –  Kenlou (Before ‘Masters at Work’ & ‘Nuyorican Soul’ – Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzalez and Louie Vega recorded under a variety of  monikers including ‘Kenlou’ which used the first syllables of their christian names)

Today’s trax

 

 

What’s come over me – Blue Magic (One word : Magic)

Killing me softly  –  Glen Burton Experience (Written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox (This version was recorded after Roberta Flack’s version … arranged by Charles Fox)

Heat you up (Melt you down)  –  Shirley Lites (Her one and only West End recording … Shirley went on to be one of Billy Paul’s background vocalists whilst on tour … mixed by Nick Martinelli and David Todd)

Sleep Talk  –  A.T.F.C. featuring Lisa Millet (This is a ‘mash-up of two songs : Sleep Talk – Alyson Williams & Bad Girls – Donna Summer)

Today’s trax

 

 

If and when  –  The Three Degrees (After recording ‘Maybe’ for Roulette – the girls later moved to Philadelphia International Records … from their first P.I.R. lp)

Chinese Kung fu  –  Banzai (Chinese film star Bruce Lee’s movies were beginning to be shows across the world which was the obvious inspiration for this trak – released on a ‘mixed’ lp by Tom Moulton on Scepter-Wand Records of New York)

Life is something special  –  Peech Boys (Also credited  to New York Citi Peech Boys … Bernard Fowler on lead vocals on, Larry Levan on the mixing desk and released on his short-lived Garage Records)

Somehow somewhere (there’s a Soul Heaven)  –  Deep Sensation ( It’s back to Sigma Sound where the original song ‘We’re on the right track – Ultra High Frequency was recorded for the sample)