Trax featuring Mint Condition, Sylvester, The Jazzhole, Those Guys

Look whacha u done 2 me – Mint Condition (Mint Condition were assigned to writers/producers Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam boutique label ‘Perspective Records’ – this self-contained piece band from Minneapolis, U.S.A originally consists of six members … from their self-produced album ‘Livin’ the Luxury Brown’)

Over and over – Sylvester (Debutting with his backing group ‘The Hot Band’ on ‘Blue Thumb’ before moving to Fantasy Records as a solo artist … his first release was the 7 inch – although there was a promotional 12 inch of this Ashford & Simpson composition which was on his self-titled album in its edited form)

Shining star – The Jazzhole (Musically mixing Jazz with Hip-hop’ The Jazzhole’ dares to re-interpret ‘Earth, Wind and Fire’s ‘live’ single – this assemblage based around the nucleus of Marlon Saunders, Warren Rosenstein & John Pondel were initially signed to Blue Moon Recordings)

Good Vibrations (having fun) – Those Guys (Released on Andrew Komis’s First Choice Records … inspired by The Dells doo-wop acapella classic intro before .morphing into House Music .. produced by Baltimore based Basement Boys – release in the U.K as Vox Populi a four trek double 12 inch)

Trak feat. Cissy Houston, Mary Mundy, Crown Heights Affair, Those Guys

After all  –  Cissy Houston (Having provided background vocals for such stalwarts as Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin … she later went solo she was assigned to ‘Private Stock Records’ & was she was produced  – trak from her album”Think it over”)

Love is gone  –  Mary Mundy (Mary had previously partnered with ‘The Soul Syndicate’ … she later surfaced on the re-activated “Laurie Records” – this was a b side which has since been re-edited by Al Kent)

Dance lady dance  –  Crown Heights Affair (Assigned to RCA for one album only before hot-footing to independent ‘De-lite Records’ for the rest of their career … although they didn’t seem to be very successful it’s because they splintered into such outfits as ‘The Strikers’, Empress, Unlimited Touch & others)

Love, Love, Love  –  Those Guys (The Basement Boys under a different guise – featuring a legal and co-credited sample of ”Computer Incantations of World Peace” – Jean-Luc Ponty … The Basement Boys so believed in this trak that they re-released when they changed distribution)

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