Saturday, 21 June 2025

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Saturday, 31 May 2025

Boys Town Gang - The Moby Dick Records Recordings Part One

Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Come And Get Your Love
Cruisin' The Streets
Disco Kicks
Here I Am (Waiting For You) (Early Version)
I Just Can't Help Believing
Remember Me-Ain't No Mountain High Enough Suite
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (Long Version)
You're The One
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Monday, 26 May 2025

The Crusaders - Streetlife 1979

Classic Crusaders album from 1979 including long version of Street Life
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Street Life 11:18
My Lady 6:43
Rodeo Drive (High Steppin') 4:28
Carnival Of The Night 6:24
The Hustler 5:18
Night Faces 5:10
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Producer: Wilton Felder
Recorded At:  Hollywood Sound Recorders
1979 MCA Records  lp MCA-3094
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Wednesday, 21 May 2025

HTFB Soulful Grooves Part 2

Part 2 of a series of collections with special Soul and Disco tracks that you hardly ever hear anymore... so heart to find. I hope you will be surprised by this second compilation
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01 Billy Preston - Outa-Space 1972
02 Commodores - Machine Gun 1974
03 Bill Harris - Am I Cold, Am I Hot 1975
04 Lucy Hawkins - Gotta Get Out Of Here 12" 1978
05 The Night People (Earl Young) - Again 1980
06 Timmy Thomas - Stone To The Bone 1976
07 Dennis Coffe & The Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio 1971
08 James Brown - Woman 1976
09 Moment of Truth - Helplessly 12" 1976
10 Desire - Now That We're Together 1982
11 TJM - Am I Dreaming 12" 1979
12 Dobie Gray - Drift Away 1973
13 James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet 1976
14 Donald Byrd - Change (Makes You Wanna Hustle) 12" 1975
15 Millie Jackson - (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
16 Ultra High Frequency - We're On The Right Track (Album Versie) 1975
17 Dusty Springfield - Silly Silly Fool 1970
18 Eddie Holman -This Will Be A Night To Remember 12" 1977
19 Willie 'Beaver' Hale - Groove On 12" 1980
20 Ripple - The Beat Goes On & On 12" 1977
21 Main Ingredient - Have You Ever Tried It 1974
22 Madagascar - Rainbow 1979
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Re-Recorded from different albums and singles
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Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Produced by Nile Rogers Volume 4

part 4/4
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01 Carly Simon - Why (12'' Mix)
02 Chic - Hangin'
03 Johnny Mathis - Something To Sing About (Previously Unreleased)
04 Chic - I Feel Your Love Comin' On (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
05 Fonzi Thornton - I'll Change My Game feat. Chic (Previously Unreleased)
06 Chic - Soup For One (12_ Mix)
07 Johnny Mathis - I Want To Fall In Love (Previously Unreleased)
08 Chic - Just Call Me (Previously Unreleased)
09 Johnny Mathis - It's Alright To Love Me (Previously Unreleased)
10 Chic - Will You Cry ( (Previously Unreleased Outtake)
11 Teddy Pendergrass - Dream Girl (Previously Unreleased Nile Rodgers Remix)
12 Chic - You Are Beautiful
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Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Produced by Nile Rogers Volume 3

part 3/4

01 Chic - Burn Hard
02 Debbie Harry - Backfired (12'' Version)
03 Chic - Rebels We Are
04 Sister Sledge - Got To Love Somebody
05 Diana Ross - Upside Down (Original Chic Mix)
06 Chic - Chip Off The Old Block
07 Sister Sledge - Reach Your Peak (12'' Mix)
08 Chic - What About Me (Previously Unreleased Outtake)
09 Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (Original Chic Mix)
10 Fonzi Thornton - I Work For A Living (Nile Rodgers Long Version)
11 Chic - Stage Fright
12 Norma Jean - High Society (12'' Version)
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Sunday, 20 April 2025

Produced by Nile Rogers Volume 2

Part 2/4
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Chic - Good Times 8:10
Chic - I Want Your Love (Dimitri From Paris Remix) 8:33
Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing 6:38
Chic - My Forbidden Lover (12- Mix) 6:24
Norma Jean - Hold Me Lonely Boy (Previously Unreleased Long Version) 5:16
Sheila & B. Devotion - Spacer 5:55
Sheila & B. Devotion - Your Love Is Good (Previously Unreleased Outtake) 2:43
Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer 6:14
Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (Dimitri From Paris Remix) 7:51
Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Dimitri From Paris Remix) 6:29
Sister Sledge - We Are Family 8:20
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Saturday, 19 April 2025

Produced by Nile Rogers Volume 1

Part 1/4
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Chic - At Last I'm Free 7:09
Chic - Chic Cheer 4:43
Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) [12 Mix] 8:21
Chic - Est-ce Que C'est Chic 3:54
Chic - Everybody Dance [12 Mix] 8:26
Chic - Funny Bone [Outtake] 3:30
Chic - Happy Man 4:26
Chic - Le Freak 5:29
Chic - Savoir Faire 5"01
Norma Jean - Saturday [Dimitri From Paris Remix] 9:47
Norma Jean - Sorcerer [12 Mix] 7:12
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Sunday, 9 March 2025

Philly Devotions – We're Gonna Make It (The Complete Recordings)

Didn't Anyone Ever Tell You I Love You 2:54
Makin' Up 3:17
I'll Never Color You A Rainbow 3:27
Yeah, Yeah Girl 2:54
Come Over On The Lovin' Side 3:00
I Just Can't Say Goodbye 3:11
We're Gonna Make It 3:07
I Was A Lonely Man 3:19
I Just Can't Make It (Without You) 3:07
Hurt So Bad 2:41
Isn't It A Dream Come True 3:34
It's Gotta Be This Way 3:17
I Just Can't Make It (Without You) (Extended Mix) 4:50
Hurt So Bad (Extended Mix) 5:38
I Just Can't Say Goodbye (Instrumental) 3:01
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Saturday, 8 March 2025

Sheila & B.Devotion - The Disco Singles 70's

Love Me Baby 6:00
Singin' In The Rain 6:58
I Don't Need A Doctor 4:54
Hôtel De La Plage 3:53
You Light My Fire 4:38
Gimme Your Loving 4:34
Seven Lonely Days 4:51
Sheila Come Back 5:05
No No No No 5:02
Tender Silence Of The Night 4:21
Sunshine Week-End 4:43
Spacer 5:55
Don't Go 4:27
King Of The World 4:32
Mayday 3:41
Your Love Is Good 4:42
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Friday, 7 March 2025

Sammy Davis Jr. - Best Of

The Candy Man 3:09
I'm Over 25, But You Can Trust Me 2:58
Chico And The Man 2:36
Love Is All Around (Theme From The Mary Tyler Moore Show) 2:26
We'll Make It This Time (Theme From Kojak) 3:08
Tomorrow 2:54
Sweet Gingerbread Man 2:41
Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow) 2:25
John Shaft 3:56
Get It On 3:10
It's A Musical World 3:08
Willoughby Grove 3:52
Take My Hand 4:20
Mr. Bojangles 5:43
The People Tree 2:26
You Can Count On Me (Theme From Hawaii Five-0) 2:09
I Want To Be Happy 2:45
Get Happy 2:33
This Is My Life 3:30
I'll Begin Again 2:30
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Thursday, 6 March 2025

The Undisputed Truth - Cosmic Truth 1975

Including the singles Earthquake Shake and UFO's
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Earthquake Shake 5:49
Down By The River 6:29
UFO's 4:13
Lil' Red Ridin' Hood 3:59
Squeeze Me, Tease Me 3:55
Spaced Out 3:18
Got To Get My Hands On Some Lovin' 2:35
1990 3:58
(I Know) I'm Losing You 6:49
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Produced and Arranged by:
Norman Whitfield
Music by:
The Funk Brothers
Recorded at:
Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
(P) 1975 Motown Records  Gordy lp G6-970S1
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Re-Recorded from vinyl
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Sunday, 2 March 2025

Isaak Hayes - Don.t Let Go 1979

Including the singles Don't Let Go and A Few More Kisses To Go
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Don't Let Go 7:16
What Does It Take 6:00
A Few More Kisses To Go 6:08
Fever 8:19
Someone Who Will Take The Place Of You 10:26
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Produced By:
Isaak Hayes
Backing Vocals:
Debra Carter, Diane Davis, Pat Lewis and Rose Williams
Recorded at: 
Mastersound Studios, Atlanta
© 1979 Polydor Incorporated lp PD-1-6224
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Saturday, 1 March 2025

Isaac Hayes - For The Sake Of Love 1978

Including the singles Just The Way You Are, Shaft II and Zeke The Freak
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Just The Way You Are 9:17
Believe In Me 5:20
If We Ever Needed Peace 5:17
Shaft II 9:51
Zeke The Freak 4:31
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 6:50
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Produced By:
Isaak Hayes
Recorded at: 
Mastersound Studios, Atlanta
© 1978 Polydor Incorporated lp PD-1-6164
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Saturday, 15 February 2025

O'Jays - Travelin' At The Speed Of Thought 1977


Including We're All In This Thing Together, Work On Me and So Glad I Got You, Girl
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Travelin' At The Speed Of Thought
We're All In This Together
So Glad I Got You, Girl
Stand Up
Those Lies (Done Caught Up With You This Time)
Feelings
Work On Me
Let's Spend Some Time Together
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Produced By:
Gamble & Huff
Music By:
Mother Father Sister Brother
Recorded at: 
Sigma Sound Studios Philadelphia
℗ © 1977 Philadelphia International Records PZ-34684
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Friday, 14 February 2025

O'Jays - Family Reunion 1975

Including I Love Music and Living For The weekend
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Unity
Family Reunion
You And Me 
She's Only A Woman
Livin' For The Weekend
Stairway To Heaven
I Love Music
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Produced By:
Gamble & Huff
Music By:
Mother Father Sister Brother
Recorded at: 
Sigma Sound Studios Philadelphia
℗ © 1975 Philadelphia International Records PZ-33807
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Thursday, 13 February 2025

O'Jays - Survival 1975

Including Give The People What They Want and Let Me Make Love To You
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Give The People What They Want
Let Me Make Love To You
Survival
Where Did We Go Wrong
Rich Get Richer
How Time Flies
What Am I Waiting For
Never Break Us Up
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Produced By:
Gamble & Huff
Music By:
Mother Father Sister Brother
Recorded at: 
Sigma Sound Studios Philadelphia
℗ © 1975 Philadelphia International Records KZ-33150
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Monday, 27 January 2025

Three Degrees - Standing Up For Love 1977

01 Standing Up For Love 5:15
02 What I Did For Love (From The Musical "A Chorus Line") 3:41
03 Just Leave Me Alone 5:41
04 Macaroni Man 3:42
05 Gee Baby (I'm Sorry) 2:54
06 People With Feeling 4:41
07 In Love We Grow 3:57
08 We're All Alone 3:41
09 Standing Up For Love (Reprise) 2:29
Bonus Tracks:
10 Toast Of Love (Single Version-Non Album) 3:57
11 Do It (Use Your Mind) (Single Version) 3:38
12 Standing Up For Love (Single Version) 3:45
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Sunday, 26 January 2025

Three Degrees - New Dimensions 1978

01 Giving Up, Giving In 6:07
02 Looking For Love 5:26
03 Falling In Love Again 5:34
04 The Runner 6:18
05 Woman In Love 5:16
06 Magic In The Air 5:45
Bonus Tracks:
07 Giving Up, Giving In (Single Version) 3:56
08 Woman In Love (Single Version) 4:13
09 The Runner (Single Version) 3:46
10 Falling In Love Again (Single Version) 3:58
11 Out Of Love Again 3:59
12 The Golden Lady Sheila Ferguson 4:15
13 The Runner (12" Extra Long Version) 8:15
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Saturday, 11 January 2025

Three Degrees 1973


Dirty Ol' Man
Can't You See What You're Doing To Me
A Woman Needs A Good Man
When Will I See You Again
I Didn't Know
I Like Being A Woman
If And When
Year Of Decision
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Produced by:
Gamble & Huff
Music by:
MFSB
Recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studio
℗ 1973 Philadelphia International Records KZ-32406
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Tuesday, 7 January 2025

The Armada Orchestra 1975

Band Of Gold
The Hustle
Tell Me What You Want
Cochise
You Want It, You Got It
It's The Same Old Song
Feel The Need In Me
The Drifter
Do Me Right
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A Tom Moulton Mix
Remixed at Sigma Sound, Phila., Pa.
Mastered at Media Sound, New York
℗ 1975 Scepter Records lp SPS-5123
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Sunday, 5 January 2025

The Best Of SHAFT

Johnny Pate - You Can't Even Walk In The Park (Opening Theme)
Isaac Hayes - Theme From "Shaft"
The Four Tops - Are You Man Enough?
Isaac Hayes - Cafe Regio's
Isaac Hayes - Ellie's Love Theme
Johnny Pate - Shaft In Africa (Addis)
Johnny Pate - Aleme Finds Shaft
Johnny Pate - Headman
Johnny Pate - El Jardia
Isaac Hayes - Soulsville
Johnny Pate - Aleme's Theme
Johnny Pate - Truck Stop
Johnny Pate - Jazar's Theme
Isaac Hayes - Do Your Thing
Bernard Purdie - Theme From "Shaft"
The Four Tops - Are You Man Enough? (End Credits Version)
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Saturday, 4 January 2025

Best Of The Silver Convention

Always Another Girl
Dancing In The Aisle
Fly Robin Fly
Get Up And Boogie (That's Right)
I Like It
Lady Bump [Penny McLean]
No No Joe
Ooh What A Night [Linda Thompson]
Save  Me
Spend The Night With Me
Thank You Mr. DJ
Tiger Baby
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