Rick James makes his debut appearance at the Love Unlimited with “Fool On The Street” released via Gordy in 1979 on the long player “Bustin’ Out Of L Seven” & as a 7″ single.
A great sounding crossover tune that was big on the Bank Holiday Do’s of yesteryear. To read more about Rick’s life & music visit www.rickjames.com
Produced by Skatemaster Tate here is “Lesson One” by “The Stone Cold Boners”
Jazz Q&A session.
More classic break action from the love unlimited crates. Released in 1976 here is the wonderfully cosmic “fly like an eagle” by the Steve Miller Band.
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 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.
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, Tribe Called Quest & Ice Cube and many, many more.
RIP
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…
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.
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 & effective.
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 got the likes of Skate Master Tate & Dread Flimstone - from the early 90’s bass-heavy party business…revival pressure
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 Magic Roundabout & Eric Thompson, but don’t let this put you off.
Is it balearic?
