samedi 10 décembre 2022
Sister Sledge - Thinking of You_ The Atco, Cotillion & Atlantic Recordings (1973-1985) 6CD Box Set / 2020
Six CD set. SoulMusic Records is very proud to present a 97-track box set of the eight full albums (plus bonus tracks and mixes) recorded for Atco, Cotillion and Atlantic by the internationally-renowned family group, Sister Sledge. Disc One comprises an expanded edition of the group's 1975 debut Atco LP, Circle Of Love with nine bonus tracks plus the first two tracks from the 1977 album, Together. Disc Two features the remaining ten tracks from the Together album as well as the CD debut of the 'A' and 'B' side of a rare single ('I've Seen Better Days'/'Do It To The Max') and the first five tracks off the 1979 platinum-certified We Are Family LP. Disc Three contains the remaining three tracks from We Are Family and the entire follow-up LP, 1980's Love Somebody Today and the first five tracks from 1981 set All American Girls. Disc Four kicks off with the remaining five tracks from All American Girls plus 1982's The Sisters, the group's sixth LP, and the first three tracks from 1983's Bet Cha Say That To All The Girls. Disc Five is composed of the remaining seven tracks from Bet Cha Say That To All The Girls plus the group's final Atlantic LP, 1985's When The Boys Meet The Girls. Disc Six - appropriately titled Lost In Music - includes ten different dance mixes of six of Sister Sledge's most memorable hits ranging from Tom Moulton's 1976 remix of 'Mama Never Told Me' to the 1985 Club Mix of 'Frankie', a fitting conclusion for this superb box set with a running time of over seven hours of wonderful music by this pioneering musical family.
vendredi 9 décembre 2022
The RAH Band - Messages from the Stars (The Rah Band Story Volume One) 5CD / 2022
- 71-track deluxe 5CD box set containing expanded versions of the albums ‘The Crunch & Beyond’, ‘Rah Band’ and ‘Going Up’.
- Also includes 2CDs of additional 12” mixes, 7” mixes and remixes.
- Plus 31 tracks previously unreleased on CD plus an additional two tracks previously unreleased on any format.
- With a fully illustrated 20-page booklet containing brand new sleeve notes by Record Collector and MOJO’s Lois Wilson including quotes from the interview that she did with Richard Hewson in April 2022.
The first of two comprehensive 5CD box sets covering the recordings of the Rah Band. ‘Messages From The Stars - The Rah Band Story Volume 1’ covers the period 1977-1984 and contains expanded versions of the albums ‘The Crunch & Beyond’, ‘Rah Band’ and ‘Going Up’ plus 2CDs of additional 12” mixes, 7” mixes and remixes.
The Rah Band was formed by Richard Anthony Hewson (RAH) in 1977, and launched with ‘The Crunch’, a strange compelling instrumental which was a mixture of glam stomp, space age jazz and futuristic pop that was recorded DIY style in his bedroom.
The single reached No.6 in the UK singles chart and launched a career that has spanned 25 studio and compilation albums and over 40 singles, enjoying chart and sales success in both the UK and a number of overseas territories.
Richard Hewson is still recording today and this collection of his recordings covering the period 1977-1984 maps his illustrious beginnings and reveal a singular talent able to filter jazz and jazz funk through pop to both creative and commercial effect.
Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody (2CD Deluxe Edition - 2022 Remaster)
'Whenever You Need Somebody' is the worldwide smash hit debut album from Rick Astley. 2022 marks the 35th Anniversary of the multi-platinum selling album that topped the album charts in the UK, Australia, Germany and Spain and Top 10 in many more. It is an album that has defined a generation of '80s pop music, helmed by the legendary songwriting trio, Stock Aitken and Waterman. Curated with the, and sequenced with input from Rick himself, this new deluxe double CD reissue features 31 tracks including the remastered original album plus b-sides, remixes and Rick's own reimagined versions of the original singles from the album. It also comes with an expanded booklet that includes previously unseen photographs of Rick from 1987/1988 and liner notes written by Craig McLean, featuring contributions from Rick, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman.
Jaki Graham - 35th Anniversary Collection / Box Set, 4CD / 2021
- Four CD set celebrating the 35th anniversary of Jaki Graham’s albums ‘Heaven Knows’ and ‘Breaking Away’ (released in 1985/86). This is the first widely available reissue of the ‘Heaven Knows’ album since 1986.
- Featuring the most comprehensive collection of Jaki’s EMI albums plus loads of related bonus tracks including 12” mixes, remixes of the singles and B-sides from the
- ‘Heaven Knows’ contains two UK Top 20 singles; ‘Could It Be I’m Falling In Love’, a duet with David Grant that peaked at #5 and ‘Round And Around’ that reached #9.
- ‘BreakingAway’ enjoyed extensive chart success across Europe and produced four UK Top 20 singles, ‘Mated’, again duetting with David Grant and peaking at #20, ‘Set Me Free’ #7, ‘Breaking Away’ #16 and ‘Step Right Up’ #15.
CD 1 features the ‘Heaven Knows’ album plus bonus tracks including UK single versions of ‘Heaven Knows (Feels So Good)’, ‘Once More With Feeling’ and her duet, ‘Could It Be I’m Falling In Love’ with Linx frontman David Grant, plus the US remixes of ‘Once More With Feeling’ and ‘What’s The Name Of Your Game’.
CD 2 features 12 tracks of extended versions plus remixes including the hard to find ‘Revolutionary Mix’ of ‘Round And Around’ and US remixes of ‘Once More With Feeling’ and ‘What’s The Name Of Your Game’. Also included are ‘Freeze You Out’ and ‘Greatest Smile’, both previously unreleased tracks sourced from the tape archives.
CD 3 features Jaki’s 1986 album ‘Breaking Away’ plus 4 bonus tracks including single versions of ‘Breaking Away’ and ‘Step Right Up’ and extended versions of ‘Set Me Free’ and ‘Mated’.
CD 4 includes various mixes and remixes from the ‘Breaking Away’ period including two mixes of ‘Set Me Free’, three of ‘Breaking Away’, two of ‘Step Right Up’ and ‘Still In Love’ along with a three track Mega Mix featuring ‘Set Me Free’, ‘The Closest One’ and ‘Step Right Up’.
The collection comes in a box with each CD in individual wallets featuring related Jaki Graham sleeve images from the period, with a 20 page booklet including sleeve notes and a UK Discography.
John Morales Presents Teddy Pendergrass - The Voice - Remixed With Philly Love / 2CD / 2022
BBE Music presents a brand new album celebrating one of Philadelphia soul music's most iconic figures, Teddy Pendergrass, remixed by pioneering producer and engineer, John Morales.This exploration of 1970s Philly soul at its apex focuses on one of the era's defining voices, Theodore DeReese Pendergrass. Born in Philadelphia in 1950, Pendergrass sang church music at age two, and was ordained a minister at ten years old. Having learned drums and played in local bands during his teens, at 20 he was hired as a drummer for the Blue Notes by group leader Harold Melvin. After being spotted singing along onstage, he was soon appointed lead singer, and the rest is history.The masterful, revealing remix work of John Morales affords these classic songs improved clarity, allowing each individual player more space to be heard and modernising the recordings without ever losing sight of the original spirit. The virtuoso quality of the songwriting, production, arrangements and performances shine forth anew, and so do some of the music's subtler qualities and nuanced, sometimes conflicted, subtexts that might have been overlooked in the most conventional view of Pendergrass in his prime.Curated authoritatively, remixed with love and passion, John Morales' collection revisits our relationship with Teddy's and Gamble & Huff's music as compellingly and immersively as when it was new. Teddy's timeless force resides equally in his talent for portraying truthfully the joys and hurts, beliefs and doubts, blessings and challenges of our lives, and in the bravery of confronting them all with an honesty that is still utterly extraordinary.
Matt Bianco - Remixes & Rarities / 2CD / 2022
- ‘REMIXES AND RARITIES’ celebrates the expansive sound of Matt Bianco featuring a selection of recordings from across their first four studio albums: ‘Who’s Side Are You On?’ (1984), ‘Matt Bianco’ (1986), ‘Indigo’ (1988), and ‘Samba In Your Casa’ (1990).
- Containing remixes of the band’s many singles including the highly sought after Steve Anderson remix of ‘Half A Minute’, never released commercially until now.
- Among the rarities is a previously unreleased version of ‘You’re The Rhythm’ featuring the spectacularly soulful Kym Mazelle, the First Lady Of House Music, on lead vocals; and the original version of ‘Blame It On That Girl’.
An essential companion piece to the deluxe editions of ‘Who’s Side Are You On’, ‘Matt Bianco’, and ‘Indigo’, each of which have been released on the Cherry Pop label and have sold extremely well.
With a 20-page booklet containing comprehensive credits and a fully illustrated discography.
Remastered from the original master tapes stored in the Warner archives.
Also available:
‘Whose Side Are You On?’ (Deluxe Edition)
‘Matt Bianco’ (Deluxe Edition)
‘Indigo’ (Deluxe Edition)
Linx - The Ultimate Linx (2022) {4CD Box Set}
- The ultimate 4CD collection of influential ‘80s Brit soul funk band Linx in a clamshell box
- Featuring the band’s two studio albums, ‘Intuition’ and ‘Go Ahead’ for Chrysalis Records, plus a comprehensive collection of all the related bonus material from the period.
- Sourced from the Chrysalis tape archives, utilising the original production masters.
CD1 features the original ten album tracks from the band’s debut album, ‘Intuition’ and even bonus tracks, including the UK and US 7” versions of ‘You’re Lying’, the 7” versions of ‘Intuition’ and ‘Throw Away The Key’ plus the B-sides ‘The Ice Is Melting’ and ‘Together We Can Shine’.
CD2 is centred around the band’s second album ‘Go Ahead’ with the nine original album tracks accompanied by seven bonus tracks. These include the single versions of ‘So This Is Romance’, ‘Plaything’ and ‘Don’t Hit Me With Love’, plus the Rio Mix of ‘So This Is Romance’ to compliment the selection.
CD3 is crammed full of the 12” mixes of their much-loved singles, ‘You’re Lying’, ‘Rise And Shine’, ‘Intuition’, ‘Together We Can Shine’, ‘Throw Away The Key’, ‘Plaything’, ‘Can’t Help Myself’ and ‘Don’t Hit Me With Love’, plus the US 12” versions of ‘Together We Can Shine’ and ‘Throw Away The Key’.
CD4 includes 16 tracks of remixes and rarities sourced from the archives and mostly appearing on CD for the first time. Tracks include three versions of ‘Look Up And Smile’, and four mixes of ‘You’re Lying’, two US mixes of ‘Wonder What You’re Doing Now’.
The CD booklet features extensive sleeve notes by respected music journalist and friend of the band, Pete Paphides, plus a UK discography.
This is the definitive collection of the band’s output and celebrates their lasting legacy 40 years on. The band enjoyed three UK Top 20 singles and one Top 10 hit with the infectious ‘Intuition’ when they arrived on the scene in 1980/81. ‘Intuition’ was also Top 10 album.
Debarge - Time Will Reveal: The Complete Motown Albums / 3CD / 2011
The DeBarge family--brothers El, Randy, Mark and James, and sister Bunny--signed to Motown and released their first album in 1981, kicking off an intense four years where they rose to the top of the charts with timeless ballads and classic dance tracks. Time Will Reveal: The Complete Motown Albums collects the group's four out-of-print albums on two CDs, restoring them to the marketplace for the first time in years, while adding a bonus third disc of remixes and unreleased versions. Among the many highlights are the No. 1 hits "Rhythm Of The Night," in its original and extended remixed version; "All This Love," from the same-titled album as well in a newly discovered alternate version; and the set's title song, sounding better than ever in a previously unheard, long version.
DeBarge, led by El's instantly recognizable falsetto voice, were renowned for their infectious melodies and memorable hooks in gorgeous-sounding productions. Motown saw them as heir apparent to the Jackson 5, another family dynasty that had left the label in the mid-'70s. But unlike the Jacksons, the DeBarges were given free rein to write, produce and arrange their own material.
After a debut album that showed promise but not much in sales, their second LP, All This Love, went gold. In A Special Way, which included "Time Will Reveal," their first top 20 pop hit, and "Love Me In A Special Way," featuring a harmonica solo by label mate Stevie Wonder, followed. The album also included "A Dream" and "Stay With Me," which have become better known as samples in several hip-hop classics, from "One More Chance/Stay With Me" by Notorious B.I.G and Faith Evans to Mariah Carey's "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time." As a special bonus, this 3-CD set includes instrumental versions of the original DeBarge tracks.
With Rhythm Of The Night and its title hit song, DeBarge leapt into the pop mainstream. Two other songs from the album, "You Wear It Well" and "The Heart is Not So Smart," were dance hits; their rare "M+M" remixes are included on the bonus disc.
The accompanying booklet includes reproductions of the original album artwork, track annotations and a career overview by Gail Mitchell, Senior Editor of R&B/Hip-Hop for Billboard, who was seen on-screen as a commentator in the celebrated DeBarge episode of TVOne's Unsung.
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Irene Cara: Fame singer and actress dies aged 63 / R.I.P.
Fame and Flashdance singer Irene Cara has died at the age of 63.
The American singer and actress was best known for her title track in the 1980 film Fame, as well as co-writing and singing the smash hit Flashdance... What a Feeling, for which she won an Oscar and a Grammy.
She later starred in films opposite Clint Eastwood and Tatum O'Neal.
Cara's publicist, who announced her death, said she died at home in Florida but the cause is "currently unknown".
Born in 1959 in the Bronx, New York City, Cara was the youngest of five children and started her career on Spanish-language TV. Her father was Puerto Rican and her mother, Cuban-American.
Having recorded music as a child, both in Spanish and English, she went on to appear in a number of on-and-off Broadway musicals.
But it was in 1980 that Cara shot to fame when she bagged the role of Coco Hernandez - and sang Fame's title track.
Her performance earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 1981 Golden Globe Awards.
Cara later co-wrote and sang the vocals for Flashdance… What A Feeling, from the 1983 blockbuster Flashdance, and won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance as well as an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Flashdance went on to become the third-highest-grossing film of 1983.
Judith A Moose, Cara's publicist, praised her as a "beautifully gifted soul whose legacy will live forever through her music and films".
She also said Cara had been working on forthcoming projects when she died, which she and the singer's manager now plan to finish.
"She'd want that," Ms Moose said of her client via her official Twitter page.
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IMAGINATION & LEEE JOHN - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 17-CD BOX SET / 2022
The box set has 189 tracks in total
across the 17 CDs which is surely more...
Imagination than you could ever imagine owning.
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