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Underground disco 45, “Magic Mandrake” from the Sarr Band, released on the Calendar label in the UK as both a 7″ & 12″ single with Double Action as a Double A side and also on the Canadian Unidisc record label.

Big with the Love Unlimited & many DJ’s in the UK & US (it was re-edited by Rahaan for his jisco records release) & has featured on many a mix from the States. With a distinctly European sound the vocal is nice & sleazy & has the killer line “Turn this dirty city into a rosepetal garden.”

This acts as a nice little taster for the next installment of our series of mixes courtesy of the Chuck Brothers that will be added to the love unlimited mixes archive soon.

 

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Disco Lover & member of Six Million Steps JJ takes his place in the love unlimited archive with a tight mix of disco, boogie & a few house classics. This mix sits nicely alongside JJ’s regular smoking sessions podcasts, you can sign-up for JJ’s podcast at the 6MS site.

If you have a passing interest in disco then check out the 6MS Sessions every Saturday morning on Starpoint Radio featuring disco, soul, boogie, house, funk & plenty of exclusive edits (many of their own), special shows and regular guests.

We hope you like.

 

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US house business from the love unlimited crates.

Tucked away on the B-Side of the US 12″ of Good Beat, DJ Pal Joey remixes Deee-Lite & gives us this drum heavy dancer.

 

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Acid Jazz Goes House II

Diana Brown & Barrie K Sharpe hook up with Larry Heard for remix duties. Released over two 12″s in 1990 this is the Solar Dub of the Sunworshippers

 

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Where the sun sets and the stars rise…Sadly the Godfather of Disco Mel Cheren passed away yesterday.

If you like disco & soul it’s hard to imagine that you won’t have danced & listened to something Mel had a hand-in be it a release on Scepter or West End Records, a b-side instrumental or a Disco 12… and for this contribution we will always be thankful to Mel.

Mel Cheren began his career in the music business via ABC/Paramount Records where he eventually became head of the label’s production department. When the company moved operations to Los Angeles in 1970, Cheren left to become head of production for Scepter Records. Here the musical innovator forged new territory: he was instrumental not only in supporting the creation of the first 12″ single for DJs and in forming the first record pool, but also the first to release an instrumental mix on a 12″ B-side (”We’re On The Right Track” by Ultra High Frequency). Other hits during his tiime at the label included B.T. Express’ “Do It Till You’re Satisfied,” and Patti Jo “Make Me Believe in You”

When Scepter closed in 1976, Mel co-founded West End Records and soon after signed Karen Young, whose single “Hot Shot” sold 800,000 copies making it one of the biggest selling 12″ in history.Disco hits followed from the likes of Jakki, Taana Gardener, Loose Joints, Barbara Mason & Ednah Holt featured here with the club mix of “Serious Sirius Space Party”.

To top it all Cheren, was the financial backer of The Paradise Garage one of the world’s most famous nightclubs.

Truly one of the most important and passionate figures in dance music history…Mel Cheren

RIP

 

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From, Washington Frankie Kelly began his professional career as a session singer during the mid-70’s working with artists that including Herbie Hancock, Melba Moore, and even Richard Pryor.

In 1985 he released the popular, feel-good, Marvin Gaye sounding “Ain’t That The Truth”

 

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manu dibango’s new bell with masters at work on the remix.

a up.

 

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