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Walk Alone

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The subject of Music From Memory’s latest compilation release is the elusive and mysterious Philadelphian musician Napoleon Cherry (aka Cool Waters). Oddball funk biz TIP! In the late 80’s and early 90’s Cherry privately released two LP’s and an EP which form the basis of this retrospective, alongside an unreleased cut ‘When You Had The Chance’ which was recently released on 12” in collaboration with US label PPU.Recorded with a very DIY aesthetic and a strong presence of gospel and RnB, Cherry’s unique take on soul and funk music, reflect a rawness that stands in contrast to the slick, over-produced soul of that era. With appearances by jazz musicians such as the late celebrated saxophonist Byard Lancaster, who coincidentally played with MFM’s previous compilation subject Vito Ricci, Napoleon’s music seems to defy any clear categorisation.From cocktail jazz funk to intergalactic synth workouts to melancholy bedroom soul, Napoleon’s use of synths and drum computers, though perhaps unknowingly, also seem to strongly echo elements of early house music.

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1. Clap Your Hands
2. No Need For Us To Explain
3. Rejuvenation
4. Stay With Me
5. When You Had The Chance
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1. Know I'm Not The One
2. Believe It Or Not
3. Don't Hide
4. Walk Alone
5. I've Been Waiting

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Christians Catch Hell: Gospel Roots 1976-79

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Utterly magnificent, sublimely soulful survey of the Gospel Roots label, subsidiary of the mighty TK Records at the height of the Miami Sound.A&R was co-ordinated by Gospel legends Ira Tucker — from the Dixie Hummingbirds — and Ralph Bass, veteran producer with Savoy, King and Chess. The label was run by Timmy Thomas, who had recently smashed with Why Can’t We Live Together, for another TK spin-off, Glades. Operations were overseen by Henry Stone himself, unlikely King of Disco, who had recorded a young Ray Charles, and pushed forward James Brown. They drew in artists from all over the US, from St. Louis, Columbus, Memphis, Brooklyn, Cabrini Green in Chicago: unknowns like Camille Doughty, reluctant to jeopardise her job at GM (‘Generous Motors’) in Detroit, and huge-sellers like the revered Brooklyn All Stars, who started out on Peacock in 1958.Choral belters, deep ballads, harmony quartets, epic city-blues, gritty funk, powerhouse female soul… Killer-diller Philly like a scorching version of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ Wake Up Everybody; and Jean Austin’s raw Spirit Free, co-written by Ronnie Dyson, produced by Jesse James at Future Gold. Chicago Sound like The Fantastic Family Aires — named after the family’s furniture store on North Cicero, but reminiscent of the Staple Singers at their best — through to the full-blown glory of The Fountain Of Life Joy Choir, led by Marvin Yancy from The Independents, and featuring Natalie Cole… Singers like Versie Mae Gibson, from the Jordans, by rights up there with Irma, Etta and Ree… Bangers 100%-guaranteed to find their way into Theo Parrish sets; and mortal delirium for the prissiest of soul and gospel purists.Beautifully presented, with a 12”-square, full-colour, sixteen-page booklet of photos and original artwork — and truly outstanding notes, including insightful new interviews across the board; mastered at Abbey Road.

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1. Pastor TL Barrett - After The Rain
2. Camille Doughty - Elijah Rock
3. The Howard Lemon Singers - For The Children
4. The Fantastic Family Aires - Tell Me
5. Jean Austin & Company - Spirit Free
Side 2
1. The Jordan Singers - Will You Save Me
2. The Phillipians - Never Say What You Want
3. The Fabulous Luckett Brothers - Help Me To Carry On
4. Bright Clouds - I've Got To Make A Change
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1. The Fantastic Family Aires - Troubled Mind
2. The O'Neal Twins - Wake Up Everybody
3. Rev TL Barrett - Said It Long Time Ago
4. The Fantastic Family Aires - The Color Of God
5. The Brooklyn All Stars - Blessed The Name Of God
Side 4
1. The Original Sunset Travelers - On Jesus' Program
2. Reverend Edna Isaac & The Geene Sisters - Christians Catch Hell
3. The Fountain Of Love Choir - Thank You
4. The Fantastic Family Aires - Glory

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Body Rock

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The second half of previously unreleased Aurra recordings produced by Slave-founding member Steve Washington. The Album was recorded in 1983/84 just after the Salsoul years with his wife Sheila who had just finished writing and touring with The Brides Of Funkenstein. Plans were made for it’s release on Quincy Jones’ newly formed Qwest Records, but legal troubles complicated it’s release. No one was quite sure what happened to the master tapes, not even Steve himself. Body Rock represents the final chapter in the Aurra catalog. This is Electronic Funk and R&B at it’s finest, recorded during a pivotal year in Modern Funk music. Post-Disco, right at the beginning of Hip-Hop’s finest hour when Boogie and Electro music was making the scene in New York. Making this an important milestone in music and documenting the inception of the drum machine. The grooves smoke, as Washington delivers the Dayton Funk style. Mean and lean basslines, irresistible hooks & towering vocal riffs with crisp, tight dance rhythms.- Produced by Steve Washington (Slave, Civil Attack, George Clinton)- Featuring vocals by Sheila Brody (Brides Of Funkenstein, Public Enemy) & Mark Stevens (Taka Boom, Chaka Khan)- Liner notes by Dam-Funk- Full Analog production from the original 2”” tapes recorded in 1984

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1. I'll Let You Go
2. It's Up To You
3. Somebody
Side 2
1. Are You Foolin' Around
2. Who Are You
3. Body Rock
4. Danger Zone

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Hip Hop After All

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GATEFOLD 2 LP , INCLUDES A FREE DOWNLOAD CARD WITH EXCLUSIVE A CAPPELLA & INSTRUMENTAL VERSIONS

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1. Hip Hop First Of All
2. Open Wide (feat Lorine Chia)
3. The Forgotten (feat Quelle Chris & Denmark Vessey)
4. Go For Mine (feat Tanya Morgan)
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1. As The World Turns (feat Rah Digga & Akua Naru)
2. Man Funk (feat Leron Thomas)
3. A Glimpse Of Hope
4. Forever My Love (feat Grand Puba)
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1. It's Like That (feat Dillon Cooper)
2. Want It Back (feat Patrice & The School Voices NYC)
3. Enlighten (feat Cody Chesnutt & Murs)
4. We Are All Africans
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1. Innovation (feat Masta Ace)
2. Come Alive (feat Lorine Chia)
3. Looking For The Perfect Rhodes
4. Roses (feat Leron Thomas)

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Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds Vol 2

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Just one year after the release of Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds’ compilation, Favorite Recordings presents the 2nd edition of its acclaimed series.At the control this time is French DJ and producer Charles Maurice, digging again in his collection and travelling to Brazil for the occasion in order to find some local hidden treasures. The result comes as nine additional obscure hits from the Brazilian Funk-Boogie-Disco scene during the years of 1977 to 1984.At that time musicians and arrangers such as Lincoln Olivetti, Robson Jorge, and Oberdan Magalhães along with Banda Black Rio were responsible for the new music scene. They’d dominated the studios with sophisticated and original arrangements that have forever transformed Brazilian musical. This music, at that point, had gained a new style and great international respect that has remained still.Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds Vol.2 pays tribute to this great era, coming out in a deluxe vinyl edition with old-school tip-on jacket, including notes and original artworks.

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1. Marcia Maria - Amigo Branco
2. Miss Lene - Sinal De Desejo
3. Brenda - Natureza Viva
4. Cristina Camargo - Minas Do Rei Salomao
5. Lady Zu - Valeu A Pena
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1. Almir Ricardi - To Parado Na Tua
2. Rosana - Alegria No Ar
3. Kaito - Cara Feia
4. Adriana - Contigo

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Mr Bongo

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26 RED HOT SKIN SLAPPIN' BONGO BASHIN' LATIN JAZZ N' MAMBO BANGERS - The phrase 'living legend' is undoubtedly overused but there can be few people more deserving of such an accolade than Jack Costanzo. Born on the 24th September 1919, Costanzo is arguably the most significant percussionist of the modern era. Playing with many key orchestras, leading his own band, appearing in numerous TV shows and films and tutoring bongo playing to the stars, more than any other figure Jack Costanzo brought percussion, specifically Latin percussion and his trademark bongos, to widespread attention. But he wasn't merely a popularist, he was in turn revered by his peers and critics alike for his natural ability, invention, and perhaps most importantly his sheer versatility. He became known as 'Mr. Bongo' (first coined by jazz critic Leonard Feather), and the tag could hardly be more appropriate.Latin music and its influence in general is often criminally overlooked in music history, but as a white Italian American who rose to prominence playing Latin music at the height of the mambo craze of the 1950s, Jack Costanzo has probably even more neglected. But hopefully not for too much longer as this 23 track retrospective seeks to redress the balance and give him the special treatment his spectacular career deserves. Showcasing many of the musical highlights of his mid-50s peak and featuring extensive liner notes based on new interviews with Costanzo himself, 'Mr. Bongo' serves as a perfect introduction to the many who may not yet be aware of Jack Costanzo, as well as providing those who are already fans with the ultimate collection of his work.· All tracks digitally restored from original sources· Deluxe double-gatefold 2LP vinyl WITH FREE 'HOW TO PLAY THE BONGOS' 20 PAGE BOOKLET INSIDE!· CD with 16 page colour booklet· Original cover art from Derek Yaniger· Both formats contain pics & notes provided personally by Jack Costanzo himself

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1. Sax Con Ritmo
2. Caravan
3. Cubanchero
4. Quiere" (live)
5. El Diablito
6. La La La
7. Bongo Fever
8. Taboo
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1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
2. Malaguena
3. Peanut Vendor
4. Jarochito
5. Adjaye Adjayne
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1. Bongo Festeris
2. Tabu
3. Oye Negra
4. Atu
5. Quiere
6. Goza Negra
7. Robins Mambo
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1. Rabo E Mula
2. Pharaoah's Curse
3. Latin Fever
4. Mira Como Los Pollos
5. Abainaquito
6. Besame Mucho

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Love Is A Hurtin' Thing

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Finally, Gloria Ann Taylor’s musical output on Selector Sound has been compiled and will be presented in a deluxe triple-gatefold double LP package complete with photos and extensive liner notes. TIP! Soul singer Gloria Ann Taylor has no rags to riches tale to tell. Her story is one of personal sacrifice, failed relationships, and missed opportunity. She was leading a hard knock life before being swept-up by the flash and promise of a marriage and business partnership with a successful record producer. She would be nominated for a Grammy, rub shoulders with James Brown and Bootsy Collins, and turn heads from Motown. But in the end she rejected professional singing, the music business, and the lifestyle that came with it. Thankfully for music lovers, before Gloria closed the doors on her singing career, she left us with some amazing soul songs. Deeply shaded by gospel roots, her haunting sound clearly comes from the gut. Gloria did not fake the funk.Gloria was a partial owner of the Selector Sounds label, along with her husband/producer Walter Whisenhunt (previously a right-hand man to James Brown), and her brother Leonard. They released five Gloria Taylor singles between 1971 and 1977. They also released the three-song Deep Inside You EP, under the name Gloria Ann Taylor and Walter Whisenhunt’s Orchestra. In the studio Whisenhunt would work up a unique musical brew that mixed northern soul with exotic percussion and fuzzy psychedelic guitars. He moved Gloria through a range of tempos and stylings from ballads to disco. Her gritty vocal performance was set to orchestral arrangements creating a juxtaposition of grandeur and solace. The pinnacle of their collaborations has to be the jaw-droppingly epic EP version of “Love Is a Hurting Thing”; a chugging, string-laden disco track, that sounds like proto-Theo Parrish. (excerpt from liner notes by Andrew Jervis)

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1. Love Is A Hurtin' Thing (7" version)
2. How Can You Say It
3. What I Want
4. Burning Eyes
5. Deep Inside Of You (7" version)
6. World That's Not Real
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1. What's Your World (7" version)
2. Had It All The Time
3. Jolene
4. Music
5. Deep Inside Of You (12" version)
6. Love Is A Hurtin' Thing (12" version) 

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The Right Side Of Kind

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Recorded in Germany and the Uk between 2010 and 2012.

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1. Wham
2. The New Beginning
3. The State
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1. The Joker
2. Mindout
3. The Reflector
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1. Being Burned
2. Night Porter
3. Enough
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1. Back To The Hill
2. Praying Mantis

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The Mic Buddah

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1. Ouverture
2. EVRBDD (Everybody Dancin')
3. Nasty Girl
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1. Wet
2. Simply Beautiful
3. Good Morning
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1. Why (feat Rachel Claudio, Erik Truffaz & Valerie Delgado)
2. "Womenarium (feat 2morrows Victory)
3. Magique
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1. All The Time
2. Les Fleurs Du Mal
3. Music (feat Oxmo Puccino & Magic Malik On Flute)

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Hot Sauce

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Food and funk music have a strange connection, which is hard to describe, and even if tried, probably delivers somewhat messy and unappetizing results. There are plenty of 70's funk LP sleeves that can be referenced for evidence.With all this in mind Timmion offers its very first 12" single lifted from the upcoming "Happiness In Every Style" album by Nicole Willis. The track features Nicole rapping her way through a highly funky potage. She promises home cooking, biscuits and everything else for anyone listening, peach cobbler for dessert to top things off. It is certain that when hearing this call, one can do nothing else but jump straight to the dancefloor.Those who want to skip the main-course and head straight for the dessert, can flip the disc over, and be exposed to the hypnotic balearic-funk business that just kills things for 6 and a half minutes. A bit like Isaac Hayes and Barry White originally meant it to be done, but à la mode by the The Soul Investigators. The instrumental deserves to be pimped for across-the-board appraisal.

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1. Hot Sauce (vocal)
Side 2
1. Hot Sauce (instrumental version)

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