Category Archives: Today’s Trax

Trax featuring Wilson Pickett, Philly Cream, Funkadelic, Urban Soul,

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I want you  –  Wilson Pickett (Known for his power house vocals where his had several monster hits on Atlantic Records – Wilson turned up on EMI after stopping off at RCA and his own boutique label ‘Wicked Records)

Join the Army  –  Philly Cream (Inspired by the success of Village People’s “In the Navy” … Philly Cream featured some/all of ‘Ingram’, a musical family who recorded under the name ‘Ingram Kingdom for “Excello Records” which includes Barbara Ingram – backing vocalist extraordinaire and part of ‘The Sweethearts of Sigma’)

Loose Booty  –  Funkadelic (Funkadelic supremo George Clinton and his Funky entourage – who later became known as ‘Dr. Funkenstein’ released his ground-breaking double vinyl album “America eats it’s young” … released on Westbound Records)

Back together  –  Urban Soul feat. Sandy B(arber) (Writer, producer, arranger, dj, remixer delivered this trak – release from New York’s iconic House/Garage label ‘King Street Sounds’)

 

Trax feat. John White, Gloria Gaynor, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Band, Adeva

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Don’t let it be too late  –  John White (Whilst looking for this album – i went into a record shop and asked : ‘Have you got John White, Scott White or Karen White’ the assistant replied ‘No but i have Barry White’ … released on Geffen Records, this trak was part of Orpheus Productions – the company who gave us Freddie Jackson, Meli’sa Morgan et al )

Honey Bee  –  Gloria Gaynor (Assigned to a production company called “Disco Corporation of America”,  this was the second version of the trak – original released on Columbia Records now Sony … from the album ‘Never can say goodbye’ which was mixed by Tom Moulton – inventor of the 12 inch single)

Do your thing  –  Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Band (Signed to “Warner 7 Arts Records at the early part of his career where he started releasing albums before it became the norm … Funk was the order of the day)

I thank you  –  Adeva (The first female House/Garage superstar Patrica Daniels introduced to the world ‘The New Jersey Sound’ – from her self-titled album … Louie Vega has given the Garage/House populous an opportunity to hear her vocalson his XXVIII album)

Trax : Esther Phillips, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Manu Dibango, Sample Minded

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Candy  –  Esther Phillips (Versatile Esther was discovered by Johnny Otis – father of Shuggie ‘Strawberry letter 23’ Otis … her adaptability meant Esther could sing Blues, Jazz, Disco, Soul & Funk which were featured on labels Atlantic, Kudu/CTI, Mercury & Muse Records)

Calypso Pan American  – Kid Creole & The Coconuts (After the Disco Demolition Fire in Chicago – Disco started changing and no more so than New York’s boiling musical cauldron – heard in the more a fashionable/avant-garde nightclubs)

New bell (Hard pulsation) –  Manu Dibango (Cameroon born/France based Manu released an album called “Soul Makossa” on France’s Fiesta Records – when the world finally caught up with the title trak – others failed to notice that there was another monster on the album)

Where the love  –  Sample Minded (Released on Bottom Line Records which was headed by Ed Golsman and his wife Nancy – this little cottage industry released over 70 12 inch releases)

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