Trax featured Nina Simone, Bumble Bee Unlimited, Philip Bent, Ellis D aka Junior Vasquez

Strange Fruit  –  Nina Simone (This was originally a poem about lynching of predominantly Afro Americans in “The Deep South” of America … it has being claimed that after getting a very large tax bill and being upset Nina re-named the U.S.A as the ‘United Snakes of America’)

Love bug  –  Bumble Bee Unlimited (Written by ‘Master of the Masterpiece’Patrick Adams and produced by Greg ‘Inner Life’ Carmichael – released on the cult label “Red Greg Records” in the U.S. which was released on “Sky Records” in the U.K.)

The World is a Ghetto  –  Phillip Bent (British flautist Phillip was assigned to GRP Records headed by Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen and was part of U.K. freestyle “Jazz Warriors” … a re-interpretation of ‘War’s evergreen ‘The World is a Ghetto’)

My Loleatta  –  Ellis D aka Junior Vasquez (The only way to described this trax as ‘Loleatta Holloway Live’ … a known Dj taped her at a nightclub – it was remixed and released on Arthur Baker’s “Minimal Records”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WazMc7Hh20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQbzka00hqM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LGaZ81eTRA

2 Thoughts.

  1. great selections! i remember phillip bent doing the rounds with a live pa. i saw him when i was dj’ing at the locarno/powerhouse all dayer in brum.

    • Glad you like it – as Djs/Collectors buy/own more music it no longer becomes memories but music … Share with others !

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