Today’s trax

 

 

Heaven  –  Solo (An a cappella quartet who released trax on Jam & Lewis’s Perspective Records)

Plain out of luck  –  Gayle Adams (A lost b-side of her 12 inch … produced by Willie Lester & Rodney Brown for their Mainline Productions – released on Prelude Records)

Everything is great  –  Inner Circle (A Reggae band who shows that they can dip their toes in Funk waters)

Bagdad Cafe’ (Callin’ U) A:xus featuring Naomi (From an avant-garde movie and television series – tv series featured Whoopi Goldberg … the label Guidance was also avant-garde)

Today’s trax

 

 

Just can’t say hello  –  Double Exposure (Known for the first 12 inch record to be commercially available which was mixed Walter Gibbons … written by Vince Montana and Ronnie Walker – this song had been previously been recorded by Ronnie with Vince as producer)

Dance little dreamer –  Bionic Boogie (New York studio band written/arranged/produced by Gregg Diamond … i can still remember picking up the three trak import promo 12″ near Mile End Underground station in London)

Give me  –  I level (U.K Funk trio who had an impact on U.S. dance  floors … released on Virgin in the U.K. and in the U.S. on Epic/CBS who remixed it for their market … they were the featured musicians on a Lenny Henry comedy album)

Rise – Soul Providers featuring Michelle Shellers (Soul Providers are a U.S. House/Garage duo  based in Baltimore …  Michelle made this trak an instant anthem  … Bini & Martini on the mixing desk)

Today’s trax

 

 

Searching for another love  –  Soul Train Gang (Named after Soul Train – the U.S. black music television show   … recorded for Soul Train Records which metamorphosed into Solar Records)

Staying alive  –  Salsoul Orchestra (Producer/writer/arranger extraordinaire and Salsoul Orchestra supremo Vince Montana decides to delve into The Bee Gees songbook)

Watch out  –  Brandi Wells (Former vocalist of ‘Slick’ known for trax ‘Space Bass’ and the very risqué ‘Sexy Cream’ … produced and co-writer by Nick Martinelli … released on the wonderfully titled We Men Of Talent (WMOT) records)

If i say stop – then stop  –  Phil Edwards (Put together by the late Peter Rahoufer for GiG Records in Austria but recorded in New York – featuring Jocelyn Brown & Connie Harvey on background vocals … i was introduced to Peter by Jocelyn Brown at The Jazz Cafe’ London – some years ago)