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Here’s what I played during my first slot at the pre-party for Credit to the Edit with Greg Wilson & Maurice Fulton.

1. Runnin’ - Pharcyde (Delicious Vinyl)
2. Youre The Man - Marvin Gaye feat Snoop Dogg (white)
3. Music Feel The Soul - Marvin Gaye Project (Choonz Inc)
4. Lickshots - Missy Elliott V Roy Davis Jnr (white)
5. I Got The.. - Labi Siffre (Stateside)
6. Sunshine of Your Love - Spanky Wilson (Fat City)
7. I Know You Got Soul - Bobby Byrd (School Yard Breaks)
8. Education Wrap - Community People (Delmar International)
9. Wicked Funk - Kwanza Posse (Fat City)
10. Random House Party - El Jay (white)

Sampled by Eminem for its killer break here is I Got The… by Labi Siffre.

 

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The Trammps, based in Philadelphia are remembered as a disco band. Often seen as part of the disco overground, most likely a result of ‘Disco Inferno’ being included on the massively popular Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977.

In the same year the Trammps released the song ‘The Night the Lights Went Out’ to commemorate the electrical blackout that affected New York on 13 July 1977. This song was housed-up by the Black Science Orchestra, as the basis for their debut single ‘Where Were You’ released on Junior Boy’s Own.

Prior to their disco fame the Trammps released Rubber Band as a single in 1973 on Buddah a real soul gem that has featured on more than one occassion in modern hip-hop.

It was sampled as the basis for the Game’s release ‘Hate It Or Love It’ getting re-worked & chopped-up by the legendary production team of Cool & Dr.Dre. J Dilla (rip) used it for ‘Dilla Says Go’ from Donuts.

Yet another re-working here we have the editions disco edit of rubber band. a real fave at love unlimited towers.

 

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Never Can Say Goodbye was a 1971 hit for The Jackson 5. Covered by Gloria Gaynor towards the end of 1973, it became a major club hit, despite litttle support from label MGM. The follow-on long player Never Can Say Goodbye established Gloria as a disco artist. Produced by Tom Moulton the first side of this album consisted of three disco songs - Honey Bee, Never Can Say Goodbye and Reach Out, I’ll Be There, with no breaks in between the songs. All three songs were released as singles via radio edits. Never Can Say Goodbye became the first song to top Billboard magazine’s dance chart.

Played here there & everywhere & covered by heaps of folk it is seen as one of the defining recordings of the disco era. This very soulful single edit at about 3 minutes long is now 34 years old and still sounds mighty fine.

 

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JOEY YOUNGMAN - one thousand words. captain strikes again ep (fetish)
RICHARD LES CREES - sunshowers . bryan jones remix (i2)
GREENSKEEPERS - polo club.derrick l carter book learnin` dub (om)
KERRI CHANDLER & MONIQUE BINGHAM - in the morning (bigga sounds)
TERRENCE PARKER feat COCO STREET - let god arise. inst (suberb)
MOSSA - town hall , eloi brunelle remix.super secret squirrel trax sampler (guesthouse)
TROYDON - learn to love , learn to love ep (om)
BRYAN JONES - change my world (lingo)
THE UNDERGROUND CULTURE TOURIST - u & i . walk tall ep (hudd traxx)
TRACY COOPER feat GREENSKEEPERS - are you hip . gotta get loose ep (greenhouse)

The track selection for Goy and Saurins Wedding a while back….

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