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Dusty Springfield: Dusty In Deutchland (Zone Records)
This special was recorded in Cologne during November 1969 and was later revamped to become Germany’s official entry into the 1970 Montreux TV Festival. “I was astonished and very pleased” Dusty said at the time
Jermaine Jackson: Dynamite Videos (Wienerworld)
Jermaine – the gentle Jackson with the quiet voice – has his first video collection released by Wienerworld this month. Maybe not with the most exciting of music, but certainly long overdue in tribute to his talent
Live Tropical Fish: The Day Is Too Short To Be Selfish (LTF Records)
Acid Jazz never really died and seems to be coming back even Mother Earth are reforming, yikes! So it's nice to see that italian survivors Live Tropical Fish are still going strong and more still producing quality material...
The Black Lillies: Black Lillies (Freestyle Records Ltd)
Copenhagen collective The Black Lillies start promisingly on this self titled effort and the open track is a right moody barnstormer that promises much but just as it gets going it fades out! Two styles clashing here on one album...
A Complete Introduction To Disco 1970-1980 (Universal Music)
Beautifully packaged and researched this time bomb is a serious attempt to put these glory days right back on the map. Probably the most creative period in the history of dance music...
The Root Sauce: Firewalker (Freestyle)
Freestyle continue with their quest to bring fresh and contemporary sounds and it gets no better than 'Fire Walker" by The Root source, from the off the title track a, slice of samba modal madness, shows off the tightly honed skills....
Tom Moulton Remixes: Philly ReGrooved (Harmless)
Father of the original disco mix Tom Moulton goes back to his first love the Philly sound and makes all those classic anthems sparkle again. These tunes replete with strings horns and funky guitar predate the golden age of disco...
Pulp Fusion: The Return Of The Original Ghetto Jazz & Funk Classics (Harmless)
To mark the fifteenth anniversary of Harmless records, veteran DJ and famed label manager of Acid Jazz, Dean Rudland has compiled a stonker of a platter mixing classic jazz funk nuggets with lesser known rarities...
GUITARS, BARS, AND MOTOWN SUPERSTARS DENNIS COFFEY
Edwin Starr once said - “Guitarist Dennis Coffey was in that elite band of musicians who helped to create the Motown Sound.” . And, to be honest, there can never be enough stories told by these unsung heroes...
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE BLUES: WEST COAST VARIOUS ARTISTS
After decades of dominance by major labels, California experienced a phenomenal growth in independent recording in the post war years. Millions had flocked there during the war and these people wanted entertainment...
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