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Stargard – What You Waitin For

August 1, 2008

Always more disco for your dollar at the love unlimited…
Stargard hailed from Los Angeles, California and are probably best known for their disco hit ‘Wear it Out’, for your listening pleasure we feature this little cowbell groover ‘What You Waitin For’ released in 1978 on MCA records.
Some well known samples for the spotters and relatively [...]

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Sarr Band – Magic Mandrake

April 30, 2008

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 [...]

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Al Wilson – La La Peace Song

April 26, 2008

By way of dedication & thanks to the wonderful music that Al Wilson provided over the years, here is ‘La La Peace Song’ produced by Johnny Bristol & released in 1974, the sentiment of the song still rings very true today.
All at the Love Unlimited raise a glass of cheer & shed a tear – [...]

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Curtis Mayfield – Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here

April 9, 2008

More musical goodness from CurtisMayfield. Do Do Wap Is Strong in here has the unmistakable Mayfield quality from start to finish. Released in 1977 on Curtom as a 7″ (edit) & from the Long Player Short Eyes.

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Venus – Madison ‘76 (part II)

March 19, 2008

Uptown disco for a dollar…
Lovely little funky disco 7 arranged by Randy Muller & Jeff Lane of Brass Construction & similar in style. Randy was also heavily involved with B.T. Express arranging strings on ‘Express’, ‘If It Don’t Turn You On’, ‘Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)’ & ‘Herbs’.
Madison 76 by Venus has disco [...]

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Genya Ravan – Sit Yourself Down

February 8, 2008

Here’s a chunk of soul from 1972.
Performed by the sugar coated, gravelly voiced rocker, Genya Ravan.

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Max and Jon’s Midnight Music Selections

February 7, 2008

Coke Escovedo – I wouldn’t change a thing (unique)
The Controllers – The people want music (juana) 1976
Personal Touch – It ain’t no big thing (p&p)
Zulema – Telling the world good-bye (sussex) 1973
Prince Phillip Mitchell – I’m so happy (atlantic)
Gwen McCrae – Cradle of love (cat) 1976
Alfie Davison – Love is a serious business (boot)
Jean Shy [...]

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dionne warwicke – move me no mountain

September 9, 2007

3 of a Kind Part II
More of the same, Dionne added the ‘E’ to her surname in 1975 on the advice of her numerologist. In the same year she released this version a BIG spin for Gilles Peterson.
Released in the UK on 45.

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brick – dazz

September 7, 2007

From Atlanta Brick scored a big hit with this funky little number “dazz” released in 1976, a real fusion of funk, disco & jazz.
Large elements were sampled by hip-house hero Doug Lazy on the brilliant “lets go to work” from his 1990 LP “doug lazy gettin’ crazy”
Jazz, Dazz, Disco Jazz…

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