Kiss and make up   –  William DeVaughn (The story goes that William walked into a Philadelphia recording studio – that used for free-lance production which included the session musicians … the owner was so bowled over with what he heard that he made a call and William was assigned to Chelsea/Roxburgh Records)

Ma Baker  –  Boney M (Producer Frank Farian created this studio group  … he also changed the name of Ma Barker who the song is based around – the mother of criminal sons whose were regular inmates at various U.S prisons)

Victorious  –  Ripple (After General Recording Corporation was shut down due to the owner Michael Thevis was sent to prison – a few acts hot-footed to Salsoul Records including this band – their producer Floyd Smith (Loleatta Holloway’s husband))

Get down Africa   –  Andrew Harris (Released as an E.P. (extended play) on Large Records out of Chicago, U.S.A. … this is a 12 inch with different mixes rather than four different trax)

Enchanted Lady  –  The Pasadenas (Forgot about this trak until i was reminded earlier today – i actually saw this group at Ronnie Scott’s Birmingham during the album launch party … this U.K band covered all facets of Soul/Funk music)

Law of the land  –  Alfie Khan (Also released as Alfie Khan Sound Orchestra … this Norman Whitfield composition was originally released both by The Temptations & Undisputed Truth on Motown however Atlantic Records gave us this stellar instrumental)

Monterey  –  Rhythm Makers (Vigor Records – a unit of Delite Records gave us this cult band before changing their name to G.Q and becoming million sellers on Arista Records)

Roots  –  Tedd Patterson presents Blackbone (Landing in Atlanta where he crafted his art – Teddy continued his rise via Emotive Records and beyond …  released on Black Vinyl Records U.K,)

Love at it’s best  –  The Whispers (We (Paradise Brothers) recently saw this group as part of ‘Great Voices of Soul’ whilst they were/are touring the U.K … sadly to say the didn’t not include the this trak – having recorded over 15 albums they could include everything)

Shake  –  Bombers (Canadian studio band headed by producer Pat Deserio – this is a trak from their second album … released on Disco/Boogie label West End Records in the U.S.A which was headed by Mel Cherren who helped bring the 12″ into the mainstream whilst at Scepter/Wand Records)

Keep on  –  D-Train (Released on Boogie/Disco specialist’s Prelude Records owned by Marvin Schlachter – written and produced by Hubert Eaves and features James Williams on lead vocals … mixed by Francois Kervorkian who was the in-house remixer)

Jazz it  – Sandy Rivera & Jose’ Burgos featuring Brocket Parsons (‘Kings of Tomorrow’ and ‘Soul Vision’ are just two of their pseudonyms … released on ‘Under the counter Records)