Monthly Archives: August 2022

Today’s trax includes Leela James, The Whatnauts, Suede, Mondo Grosso

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Music – Leela James (Leela pays tribute to the music she grew up with and name checks Aretha, Chaka, Marvin, Donnie … “can we put the thongs away … it’s all bout the video … someone hollering’ about bitch and hoe” are some of her lyrics)

Help is on the way – The Whatnauts ( The Whatnauts were known for their recordings on Sylvia & Joe Robinson’s All Platinum group of labels … mixed by New York’s superstar Dj Tee Scott on Harlem International Records)

Determination – Suede (Former ‘Sun’ vocalist/drummer Kym Yancey produced & released on Canadian ‘Neige Records’ … it was later remixed and re-released but was credited to Yancey on U.S. Critique Records)

Star suite – Mondo Grosso feat Monday Michiru (Mondo Grosso is the brainchild of Japanese Shinichi Osawa with a variety of musicians and usually U.S female vocalists … remixed by Blaze and released on New York’s ‘King Street Sounds’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCKmwWOfaGY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2wOk2MtZi8

Today’s trax includes South Shore Commission, Universal Robot Band, Sparque, Sole Fusion

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Any day now – South Shore Commission (Co-written by Burt Bacharach and originally a hit for Chuck Jackson on Wand Records … re-recorded for aforementioned label and produced by Dick Griffey who later became the owner of “SOLAR” – an acronym for ‘Sound Of Los Angeles Records’)

Disco Trek (Star Trek Theme) – Universal Robot Band (Put together by Messrs Patrick Adams & the lesser known Gregory Carmichael – who has worked both independently and together and writers and/or producers putting together some of New York’s finest Disco platters including the studio group “Inner Life”)

Music turns me on – Sparque (From the musical mind of Larry Joseph – who was known for his various studio projects … as a ‘Jack of all trades’, he did most jobs in the studio and his worx were released by variety of mainly New York record labels)

We can make it – Sole Fusion (Pierre Salandy is the uncredited vocalist and co-writer … produced by Louie Vega for “Masters at Work Productions Inc” … released on New York’s ‘Strictly Rhythm Records’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blTHI6zeYCM