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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’)

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)

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)