Today’s trax

 

 

The first time  –  Sandy Barber (From the cult album ‘The best is yet to come’ originally released on Olde World Records – owned by Clyde Otis who wrote hits for Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mathis … Sandy dropped the ‘arber’ of her name and blew up dance floors all  across the world)

Intro Disco  –  Discotheque (Simple idea – put the beginning of primarity disco trax together into a medley – that most Disco lovers knows … released on a variety labels including Mercury in the U.K)

No more okey dokey  –  The Meters (Having been recorded and produced by Allen Toussaint for a number of years – The Meters decided to change producers to David Rubinson which gave them a different feel without losing their sound)

Alright  –  Club 69 featuring Suzanne Palmer (Peter Rahoufer – an Swiss national moves to New York and releases this second studio album covering the Urban Soul nugget with award winning Dj Hex Hector remixing)

Today’s trax

 

 

Taking away your space  –  Two Tons o’ Fun (Izora Rhodes & Martha Wash made up Two Tons … they were background vocalists for Sylvester but were so good that they became artists their own right … written by their former employer Sylvester (James))

Full speed ahead  –  Tata Vega (Title trak from her first album on Motown …. other people were impressed by her talent as Quincy Jones had her as the principle vocalist for the movie The ‘Color Purple soundtrak featuring Whoopi Goldberg)

Pick up the pieces  –  Herbie Mann (Flautist Herbie immersed himself in music – e.g when he decided to record an album of Brazilian music – he went to Brazil … this was from his ‘Discotheque’ album where he gives the Average White Band’s juggernaut a new twist)

Love forever more Amen  –  Bobby D’Ambrosia featuring Kelli Sae (Bobby was part of ‘Def Mix’ – a DJ coterie headed by David Morales … Kelli Sae came to prominence as regular guest lead vocalist of the wonderful Count Basic)

Today’s trax

 

 

Dirty Laundry   –  Curtis Mayfield (Curtis tells about corruption – he is talking about his country but it could’ve been about a company, a manager however he basically is saying ‘In God we trust’ which is on the backside of American coins … this trak is culled from his album ‘Honesty’ released on Boardwalk Records)

Love to see you dance  –  Finished Touch (From their solo album came this ‘not often heard’ timeless piece … the album was put together by a variety of Motown ‘inhouse writers/singers’ – from the lp ‘Need to know better’ on Motown  which should have been released on cd)

Double you S-K-Y  –  Captain Sky (Written by Daryl Cameron also known as Captain Sky … from his second album ‘Pop goes the Captain’ on A.V.I. Records )

Life  –  Memi P presents House Divas – Barbara Tucker, Michelle Weeks, Su su Bobien, Sabrynaah Pope & Dawn Tallman (Memi present this great line up of some of the most powerful female vocalists of the Garage/House genre … vocal chorus is inspired by Ultra Nate monster hit)