Today’s trax

 

 

Love in them there hills  –  The Vibrations (Okeh Records knew their group had talent – so the sent them to Philadelphia to Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff … need i say more)

Gypsy lady  –  Linda Clifford (Her second Curtom Records lp put her into top gear in the Disco field … written by Curtis Mayfield and arranger extraordinary Gil Askey – the promo 12″ kept the dance floor buzzing)

Song for Jeremy  –  Spaces (One-off Jazz-Funk album released on Arista records – produced by Ralph McDonald … there was also a U.K release 4 trak various artists  e.p under the title ‘Arista Funksters’)

Love of my life  – Arnold Jarvis (Released after the late Mel Cherren – owner of West End Records took complete charge of the company  … produced by the Basement Boys)

Today’s trax

 

 

Lovin’ you  –  Norman Connors featuring Gabrielle Goodman (Saw Norman with Jean Carn, Spencer Harrison & Elizabeth Hogue at The Royal Festival Hall, London in the mid 80’s)

Night people  –  Melba Moore (Pete Belotte – Giorgio Moroder’s chief-in-command is in the producer’s chair and Sigma Sound stalwarts Bruce Hawes and Mikki Farrow along with Melba are the writers)

H.F.R.S.  –  Cold Fire (Hustling, freaking, rocking, streaking is its proper name for this trak … From the lp ‘Too cold’ on Capitol records)

Nights over Egypt  –  Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown & Maysa Leak (I saw Jones Girls (original singers of N. o. E) and Incognito – as a double bill at The Dominion Theatre London in the 90’s  … mixed by Masters at Work)

today’s trax

 

 

Stop in the name of love  –  Margie Joseph (From the lp ‘Make a new impression’ which she did with this cover version of The Supremes hit)

Two hot for love  –  THP Orchestra (Three Hats Production Orchestra … a 15 minute opus released on Butterfly Records)

Mr. Bass Man  –  Fatback Band (First trak on their ‘Keep on stepping’ lp … the remix is also ‘top notch’)

Sweet Freedom  –  Shawn Christopher (House version of ex-Doobie Brothers’s vocalist Michael Mcdonald hit – which was featured in the original soundtrax ‘Runnin Scared’)