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Today’s trax includes South Shore Commission, Universal Robot Band, Sparque, Sole Fusion

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Any day now – South Shore Commission (Co-written by Burt Bacharach and originally a hit for Chuck Jackson on Wand Records … re-recorded for aforementioned label and produced by Dick Griffey who later became the owner of “SOLAR” – an acronym for ‘Sound Of Los Angeles Records’)

Disco Trek (Star Trek Theme) – Universal Robot Band (Put together by Messrs Patrick Adams & the lesser known Gregory Carmichael – who has worked both independently and together and writers and/or producers putting together some of New York’s finest Disco platters including the studio group “Inner Life”)

Music turns me on – Sparque (From the musical mind of Larry Joseph – who was known for his various studio projects … as a ‘Jack of all trades’, he did most jobs in the studio and his worx were released by variety of mainly New York record labels)

We can make it – Sole Fusion (Pierre Salandy is the uncredited vocalist and co-writer … produced by Louie Vega for “Masters at Work Productions Inc” … released on New York’s ‘Strictly Rhythm Records’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blTHI6zeYCM

Trax feat. Millie Jackson, Universal Robot Band, Noel Pointer, KXP feat. Ceybil Jefferies

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I’m in love again – Millie Jackson (Signed to Spring Records, where her break-through single was part of the “Cleopatra Jones” movie soundtrak … from the album ‘Free and in love’ is co-written by Millie & produced by herself also longtime producer Brad Shapiro)

Thyme – Universal Robot Band (Instrumental version of ‘Dance, dance, dance – Marta Acuna’, on P&P Records and written by label co-owner Patrick Adams … this trak turned up on Universal Robot Band album -released on French ‘Panther’ label)

Fiddler on the roof – Noel Pointer (Signing to Jazz label “Blue Note Records” after doing session work around New York … Violinist Noel was produced by Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen – version of the Broadway Show/Movie of the same name)

Ain’t no mountain high enough – KXP feat Ceybil Jefferies (written by Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson – was originally a hit for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell … Sybil Jefferies was assigned to Atlantic Records, with slight name change also as “Sweet Sable” with Scotti Brothers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iF8M_BNnJk

Trax featured Kolorz, Universal Robot Band, Fatback Band, Studio Apartment feat. Terrance Downs

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A little love  –  Kolorz (Quartet released a 5 trak E.P (extended play) on Scotti Brothers Records which got some U.S. airplay … arranged and produced by Michael Denton)

Space Disco  –  Universal Robot Band (released on Greg Carmichael’s ‘Red Greg Records’ imprint – this trak has Patrick Adams’s wacky but deeply original synthesizer programming written all over it … featuring Donna McGhee on background vocals)

Nija Walk (Street Walk)  –  Fatback Band (Assigned to New York’s Perception/Today Records – The Fatbacks’ brand of ‘Street-Funk’ was built around the neucleus of Bill Curtis, Johnny Flippen, Gerry Thomas & Johnny King)

We are lonely  –  Studio Apartment feat. Terrance Downes (Known for being the featured vocalist for Chris Brann’s Ananda Project … duo Masanori Manori & Noboru Abe are ‘Studio Apartment’ – from the album “People to People)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clQY6EmN-_0