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Non, Non, Non – Melaaz

April 6, 2009

A version excursion…..from Melaaz offering up a French re-rub of the Dawn Penn’ reggae classic No, No, No. I first heard Gilles Peterson drop this heavy 12″ on his radio show on Kiss (UK 1995) it took me a fair few years of digging before it finally turned up!! The bass and strings on this [...]

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Ray Charles – Compared To What

March 16, 2009

Released on Atlantic Records, a Ray Charles rare groover, suprisingly disco, for the talented musician, here with his version of this northern standard “Compared to What”.

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labi siffre – I got the…

November 18, 2007

Everyone love’s a list don’t they? 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 [...]

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chaka khan – move me no mountain

September 9, 2007

3 of a Kind Part I We absolutely love Chaka & here she is again, with the killer “move me no mountain” taken from her “Naughty LP” (1980).

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mtume – so you wanna be a star

September 9, 2007

Think of Mtume (pronounced Em-Too-May) & usually the first track that springs to mind is the slick “juicy”(1983) sampled so much in hip-hop by so many performers. From the band Reggie Lucas and James Mtume provided their magic touch to Stephanie Mills including the Grammy winning single “Never Knew Love Like This Before” (1979). Reggie [...]

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