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Rhythm & Blues Flavours

April 2, 2010
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Rhythm & Blues Flavours tape by Jon The Love Unlimited Sound System. Put this in your Walkman and press play.

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express – 52nd Street

October 29, 2007

52nd Street formed in Manchester in 1980. Throughout the 1980s they would enjoy success not only in the UK, but also on the Billboard charts stateside. Local funk DJ Mike Shaft became their mentor and would play demos on his Piccadilly Radio shows. After a numbe of studio sessions the group found themselves without a [...]

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happy feelin’ – earth wind & fire (re-edit)

October 29, 2007

Earth, Wind & Fire formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 and by Maurice White. No stranger to being remixed they featured on the soul source release dj remix project, a release that featured the likes of the mastrs at work, phil asher and the mighty re-working of “fantasy” by blaze. Weighing in at a hefty [...]

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sergio mendes & brasil 88 – I’ll tell you

September 18, 2007

Staying with the theme of non-disco artists delivering disco goodness here we have the excellent “I’ll Tell You” by Sergio Mendes. A big spin on the disco & early house scene in Chicago & on heavy rotation with Love Unlimited this week.

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james brown – too funky in here

September 13, 2007

Bobby Byrd sadly passed away yesterday, 12th September 2007. He is well known for his long standing relationship with the Godfather Mr. James Brown. Bobby actually discovered James. His most famous solo outing was “I know you got soul” (1971) a track sampled by Eric B & Rakim, Public Enemy, LL (Ladies Love) Cool J, [...]

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love unlimited – move me no mountain

September 9, 2007

3 of a Kind Part III Released in 1974 on the love unlimited “In Heat” LP here is the original lick in all it’s glory, a longtime personal fave, always in the box & massive at loveunlimited HQ. We really like all 3 versions, hence the post, cover versions are most welcome, but in this [...]

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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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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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manu dibango – african battle

September 9, 2007

As any crate digging vinyl junkie knows sometimes you have to take a few risks or go out of your way to find those much needed original 12″ & 7″ inch fixes. Now Frank Conakry goes further than most in his pursuit of african funk rarities check out http://voodoofunk.blogspot.com/ to find out about his adventures. [...]

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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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south shore commission – freeman

September 5, 2007

Hailing from Chicago South Shore Commission signed with New York-based Scepter Records, recording for their Wand subsidiary. Their biggest hit was “Free Man” released in 1975, and they charted twice more in the next year with “We’re On The Right Track” and “Train Called Freedom”. They released one album the self-titled South Shore Commission, this [...]

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rose royce – still in love (re-edit)

August 25, 2007

Here we have a ssshhhh under the counter disco re-edit of the highest calibre. This track really is the business. Great string arrangements and vocals combine to make it a killer track with a deadly intro that just builds and builds. Originally released via Epic on a promo only 12” single. A Love Unlimited exclusive…enjoy.

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editions disco – rubber band aka the trammps

August 6, 2007

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 [...]

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night trains – miles away

August 6, 2007

Hugh Brooker’s Night Trains were signed to Acid Jazz & BGP Beat Goes Public. Many of their releases had hip-hop leanings featuring cartoon cut-ups, breaks, cinema samples & scratching. Here is Miles Away taken from the Checkmate LP released on BGP – a track constructed from a trumpet solo (Miles) and some programming – simple [...]

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dread flimstone – from the ghetto

July 29, 2007

Over the years licensing deals between record labels have thrown-up some tasty results. When Eddie Pillar & Acid Jazz hooked up with LA based label Delicious Vinyl the brand new heavies benefited from heavy US promotion & dj remixes – check the lunar dub & eclipse mixes of stay this way by Dave Morales. Eddie [...]

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The Aloof – Never Get Out of the Boat

July 27, 2007

What with all the Biblical rain this month there is always the temptation to post Date with the Rain, but instead here we have the slow groover Never Get Out the Boat by the Aloof released in 1991. So many samples on this including snippets from Apocolypse Now, Tribal chants, Dylan the Rabbitt from the [...]

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Walkin’ in the rain – Love Unlimited on Soul Train

June 28, 2007

Love Unlimited originally formed as a group to imitate the legendary Motown girl group The Supremes. Barry White produced, wrote and arranged this classic soul track “Walkin’ in the Rain” He also makes a cameo appearance via a telephone.

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Backstabbers – The O’Jays on Soul Train

June 28, 2007

Here we have a performance of the philly classic backstabbers, if you get chance check out Tailgate by 21st Creation on motown records for a killer piece of heavy disco that deals with the same subject matter.

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Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Reaching For The World

June 19, 2007

Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love has produced some amazing emotional soul & disco. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes contributed massively to this output on the tsop label with global hits like “The Love I Lost” & “Don’t Leave Me This Way” through to socially conscious songs such as “Wake Up Everybody” and “Bad Luck” [...]

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Ruby Andrews – Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)

June 3, 2007

Ruby Andrews – Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over) on the zodiac record label from 1967,later turned into disco heaven by the group Coffee. Keep the faith

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