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Trax featured Tony Aiken & Future 2000, Philly Devotions, Light of the World, South Street Player

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She loves me  –  Tony Aiken & Future 2000 (Released on New York’s Kimsha Records , Tony & Co also released trak which was also duplicated on Shyriden Records – later available on a Greg Carmichael compilation cd)

I was a lonely man  –  Philly Devotions (Produced by John Davis – later of ‘The Monster Orchestra’ … originally mixed by Tom Moulton and has recently been remixed by both Moulton & ‘Dimitri from Paris’)

Back 2 back  –  Light of the World (U.K. Funk assemblage L.o.t.W. has splintered into various bands but periodically re-group … co-produced by Kenny Wellington – an original member of the band from the album ‘Inner Voices’ on Art’s Network)

Who keeps changing your mind  –  South Street Player (South Street Player is one of a plethora of pseudonyms used by Roland Clark  – the most well known is ‘Urban Soul’ … release on New York’s Strictly Rhythm Records)

Trax featured Nina Simone, Bumble Bee Unlimited, Philip Bent, Ellis D aka Junior Vasquez

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Strange Fruit  –  Nina Simone (This was originally a poem about lynching of predominantly Afro Americans in “The Deep South” of America … it has being claimed that after getting a very large tax bill and being upset Nina re-named the U.S.A as the ‘United Snakes of America’)

Love bug  –  Bumble Bee Unlimited (Written by ‘Master of the Masterpiece’Patrick Adams and produced by Greg ‘Inner Life’ Carmichael – released on the cult label “Red Greg Records” in the U.S. which was released on “Sky Records” in the U.K.)

The World is a Ghetto  –  Phillip Bent (British flautist Phillip was assigned to GRP Records headed by Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen and was part of U.K. freestyle “Jazz Warriors” … a re-interpretation of ‘War’s evergreen ‘The World is a Ghetto’)

My Loleatta  –  Ellis D aka Junior Vasquez (The only way to described this trax as ‘Loleatta Holloway Live’ … a known Dj taped her at a nightclub – it was remixed and released on Arthur Baker’s “Minimal Records”)

Trax featured Gene Chandler, Cory Daye, New Birth, Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero feat.Robert Owens

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Rainbow ’80  – Gene Chandler (Former Eugene Dixon became Gene Chandler and had a monster hit with “Duke of Earl” … the Chicago-an Gene recorded this trak three times … written by Curtis Mayfield  from the album ’80 on Carl Davis’s Chi-Sound Records)

Pow wow  –  Cory Daye (Lead vocalist of avant-garde Disco band “Dr. Buzzard Original Savannah Band” releases a single on ‘New York International Records – inspired by Native American speak … produced by Sandy Linzer)

I can understand it –  New Birth (Written by Bobby Womack and originally recorded by ‘The Valentinos’ which consists of Bobby and his brothers … N.Birth was a concept group formulated by Vernon Burch with input by Motown producer Harvey Fuqua)

I go back  –  Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero feat. Robert Owens (Legendary and former vocalist of iconic House group “Fingers Inc” teams up with New Jersey Dj/producer Harry for this Sublimal Records release)