Run's Lossless Library

[RunawayTrane]

My bad also. Just noticing Who's post. Maybe I should read all of the comments. It's all luv.


It's all in fun. Tracks aren't that bad anyway. Not out loud on my cheap speakers. But when I throw on the headphones (at home) I can notice even the faintest noises sometimes. But it's good music, that I'd never heard before

[jacopass]

Fatback - Gigolo [1981]
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This 1981 outing is probably the slickest album in the Fatback catalog, and that's not necessarily a good thing. Although the instrumentation still has a familiar earthiness to it, the album employs a new set of different, slicker vocalists and just as many engineers to create an album that appears designed to appeal to as many different segments of the R&B market as possible. Gigolo is professional enough to live up to this ambition, but its attempts to be all things to all people cause it end up as an album that is neither fish nor fowl. It also robs the band of the distinctive personality that characterized past albums like Raising Hell and XII. Case in point: The slick but lifeless cover of the Chi-Lites' classic "Oh Girl," which sounds like it could have been recorded by any second-tier soul band. That said, Gigolo still offers enough high points to appeal to the Fatback fan. Knockout tracks on this album include "Higher," a barnstorming track about an addictive love that sports a surprisingly rock-oriented beat, and the title track, an electronic opus with plenty of Zapp-styled synthesizer hooks. There is also an inspired cover of "Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye," which transforms that song from a lightweight bubblegum tune into a full-blooded funk outing dressed up with Parliament-style cartoon vocals and synthesizer squiggles. All in all, Gigolo probably won't take pop or soul fans by storm but remains an interesting curio with enough solid tracks for the hardcore Fatback devotee. [Donald A. Guarisco - All Music Guide].
Tracks:
1. Rockin’ to the Beat
2. Rub Down
3. I’m So in Love
4. Higher
5. Do It (’Til the Feelin’ Runs Out)
6. Gigolo
7. Oh Girl
8. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Her Goodbye)

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[Kosta]

MAGIC LADY - Magic Lady (1980, Arista)
Vinyl rip:
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01 - Love Feelin'
02 - That's The Way We'll Always Say Goodnight
03 - Wake Up
04 - Please Don't Say Goodbye
05 - I Can't Believe I Found True Love
06 - Break My Heart
07 - I Just Wanna Be Free
08 - I Need Your Lovin'

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[zacki]

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Four Tops - Magic (1985)

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01. I Can Feel The Magic
02. Don't Tell Me That It's Over
03. Sexy Ways
04. Easier Said Than Done
05. Don't Turn Away
06. I'm Ready For Love
07. Again
08. Maybe Tomorrow
09. Remember Me

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[Se7enDT]

Rick James - Garden Of Love (1980)

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01. Big Time
02. Don't Give Up On Love
03. Island Lady
04. Gettin' It On (In The Sunshine)
05. Summer Love
06. Mary-Go-Round
07. Gettin' It On (In The Sunshine) Reprise

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thanks. most of rick james albums never got released on cd and i been lookin forever for some lossless vinyl rips, thought id never find any.

[Blaq]

It's all in fun. Tracks aren't that bad anyway. Not out loud on my cheap speakers. But when I throw on the headphones (at home) I can notice even the faintest noises sometimes. But it's good music, that I'd never heard before

No doubt. I am gonna check it out over the weekend. I have fallen way behind. :smh:

I just had to pick up some DVD's so I can move a lot of this from my computer. I just cannot keep up anymore. It's a losing battle, fam. :498:

[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]The Manhattans - Greatest Hits (1980)
Web-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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Track-listing
01. I'll Never Find Another (Find Another Like You)
02. Shining Star
03. Kiss And Say Goodbye
04. Hurt
05. There's No Me Without You
06. Do You Really Mean Goodbye?
07. We Never Danced To A Love Song
08. It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad
09. I Kinda Miss You
10. Don't Take Your Love


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[RunawayTrane]

Out of print release from 2008. Found on a TURKISH (http://www.tulumba.com/) website.
Been waiting months for the price to go down (they wanted $23.99)
Finally got a break for Christmas ($16 + free shipping)
So grabbed it while I could cause they wanted some OUTRAGEOUS
price for it on AMazon (last copy). And trust it will be shared all over
All the linear notes are indeed in Turkish. Made out what I could of the credits

enjoy


Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Watcha Playin
ACIDREGGAEJAZZFUNK | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | TIFF | 482MB | 75:22
Pozitif 2008

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Following an eight year hiatus, the acclaimed collective triumphantly return with this 2008 studio gem. Immaculately produced by founder Lati Kronlund, the blistering set marks the legendary multicultural collective's 15th anniversary and is their first new studio offering since 2000. Watcha Playin' reunites the classic line-up of Kronlund (bass, beats, guitar, keyboards and turntables), vocalists Hanifah Walidah, Papa Dee and Everton Sylvester, and Yancy Drew (drums & vocals) alongside Desmond Foster (vocals & guitar), Iwan van Hetten (trumpet, keys & vocals), Philippe Monrose (percussion) and an impressive cast of notable guest contributors including Turkish super-star clarinet player Husnu Senlendirici and Tunisian Rai Diva Amina Annabi (lead vocals), Awa Manneh and Stephanie McKay (background vocals) and from Bebel Gilberto's band Masa Shimizu (guitars).


TRACKLISTING
01. Need
02. The Day Before Adidi
03. Bellybuttons T&A
04. Dibby Dibby Sound
05. The Park
06. Wendell Wedding
07. Rude Boy Shuffle
08. Work It Out
09. Dance-Free Night
10. S-Curved
11. My Jamaican Girl
12. For a Few Dollars More/Faya



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[Blaq]

Out of print release from 2008. Found on a TURKISH (http://www.tulumba.com/) website.
Been waiting months for the price to go down (they wanted $23.99)
Finally got a break for Christmas ($16 + free shipping)
So grabbed it while I could cause they wanted some OUTRAGEOUS
price for it on AMazon (last copy). And trust it will be shared all over
All the linear notes are indeed in Turkish. Made out what I could of the credits

enjoy


Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Watcha Playin
ACIDJAZZFUNK | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | TIFF | 482MB | 75:22
Pozitif 2008

Good looks, Run. Thanks! :thumbs up:

[RunawayTrane]

ClickRepair can fix this problem without (absolutely!!) touching the frequency dynamics like many Declickers do....
http://www.clickrepair.net/



Damn, this costs 40 bucks! Thought it was gonna be open source (or at least freeware)

oh well

[Kosta]

Damn, this costs 40 bucks! Thought it was gonna be open source (or at least freeware)

oh well
After you try it once, these 40bucks won't weight at all...
i couldn't believe my ears when i first tried it in the trial version,
and i didn't wait the expire, but purchase suddenly...
the suggestion came to me from Smooth (Myjazzworld.blogspot)
:
""People have been wondering about the quality of my rips which are very clean and almost free of clicks and pops. Here is how I achieve it - I use a piece of software called ClickRepair. I have been experimenting with several others before (among them SoundSoap, which learns the noise and filters it out), only to find out that the audio is heavily degraded with these filters and loses a lot of quality in the process, a fact which was not acceptable to me. For a while I edited the sound wave by hand and cleared each click with the pen tool, but had to give up because it was too time consuming. Reading about ClickRepair in a recent issue of Macworld prompted me to try it out - and life hasn't been the same ever since! ClickRepair uses a different approach, it uses a mathematical algorithm to analyze the sound wave. When a click is encountered it is removed and the sound wave is reconstructed by comparing the wave form before and after the click. This way only clicks are removed without touching the wave form yielding results which border on magic! I was able to transfer some badly scratched records to almost pristine audio. Even mint records have a certain amount of background noise, which is completely eliminated by ClickRepair. This way a record sounds like a CD in the end, maybe even better, because the audio is not taken from a master tape which may have degraded over time. ClickRepair is the software that takes LPs to the digital age and I cannot praise it enough. By the way ClickRepair is available for Windows and Linux also."

Here the smart Smooth advices about vinyls ripping in full post
(that i was also used to since a long time)
http://myjazzworld.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-transfer-vinyl-to-mp3-tutorial.html
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[Alex_bog_13]

SNOOPY - SNOOPY
CNR Records, 1979
Disco/Reggae | Direct Rip | APE | Covers | 260Mb

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A disco duo from Surinam, consisting of Ethel Mezas and Maureen Seedorf (in 1979, she replaced Florence Woerdings).
Producer: Jaap Eggermont ("Stars on 45").

TRACKLISTING:
1. It's All In The Bible (3:06)
2. Down The Bayou (2:59)
3. Rain, Snow And Ice (2:42)
4. Honolulu (3:01)
5. Dr. Jones (3:38)
6. My Sister Does The Cha-Cha (2:26)
7. No Time For Tango (2:45) :207:
8. I'm Sorry (2:53)
9. Shame And Scandal In The Family (2:42)
10. Stoned In Love (2:54)
11. Mammy Said Yes, Daddy Said No (3:14)
12. Snoopy Reggae (2:40)

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[whodshecoo]

Bar-Kays - Flying High On Your Love
Mercury 1977

VINYL | FLAC | 206 MB

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1. Shut The Funk Up (4:24)
2. Standing On The Outside (4:18)
3. Woman Of The Night (3:50)
4. Whatever It Is (2:11)
5. Can't Keep My Hands Off You (3:20)
6. Let's Have Some Fun (6:02)
7. Attitudes (2:02)
8. You Can't Run Away (4:49)
9. Flying High On Your Love (3:52)



AMG Review:
The Age of Aquarius may have fallen out of fashion, but "what's your sign" was still the ultimate pickup line at the end of the 1970s. Disco novelty band the Floaters had counted on that with their brash mid-1977 "Float On," and the Bar-Kays, of course, couldn't resist a little good-humored stroke, especially if it carried commercial punch as well. So, for the November release of their second Mercury LP, Flying High on Your Love, the inner sleeve featured the band's photos -- complete with star signs. Jokes aside, the Bar-Kays delivered a juicy set of funk movers accented by disco beats and augmented by ballads. It was a tremendous mix. "Shut the Funk Up" is an overlooked gem, lost as the band sublimated their sound in the 1980s. A near-perfect disco song punctuated by the funky horn triumvirate of Charles "Scoop" Allen, Harvey "Joe" Henderson, and Frank "Captain Disaster" Thompson and dominated by vocalist Larry "D" Dodson's call to "get on up or just shut the funk up," it's immediately apparent that disco never sounded so good -- or so funky. "Woman of the Night" and "Let's Have Some Fun" follow suit, while stomping the disco beat down with some pretty heavy funk riffing. But, of course, that's why the Bar-Kays were, and remained, so successful. They were fully committed to their funk forbears while never taking their eyes off the shifting musical climate. Thus, they were able to make the leap from funk to disco in a way that almost no other bands could match. The Bar-Kays' late-'70s sounds, then, were not one or the other, but a seamless blend of both. A fine mix and a glorious achievement.


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Coldplay
A Rush of Blood to the Head
2002
FLAC

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After touring in support of their debut album, Parachutes, Coldplay was personally and professionally exhausted. Frontman Chris Martin insisted he was dry; by the time they closed their European tour in summer 2001, he hadn't written a song in months. The U.K. music press immediately pounced on the idea of Coldplay calling it quits, but somewhere lurked the beauty of "In My Place." The spirit and soul of this ballad allowed Coldplay to pull it together to make a second album. What came from such anguish and inquisition was A Rush of Blood to the Head. Coldplay has surely let it all go on this record. Acoustics are drowned out by Jon Buckland's riveting guitar work, and vocally, Martin has sharpened his falsetto, refining his haunting delivery. It's a strong album; you can feel, hear, and touch the blood, sweat, and tears behind each song, and that's exactly what Coldplay was going for. Co-producer Ken Nelson and mixer Mark Pythain (the team behind the blissful beauty of Parachutes) allowed Coldplay to make an album that's initially inaccessible, but that's what makes it intriguing. Lush melodies and a heartbreak behind the songs are there, but also a newfound confidence. From the delicate, shimmery classic "In My Place" to the piano surge of "The Scientist," Coldplay exudes an honest passion. The disco haze of "Daylight" and the love-drunk ballad "Green Eyes" are divine examples of solid lyrical arrangements, but "Politik" and the stunning guitar-driven "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" project a nervy edge to the band. Echoes of early post-punk showcase Coldplay's ballsy musicianship. Don't fret -- it's not exactly rock & roll, but Radiohead, Echo & the Bunnymen, and the Smiths aren't exactly rock & roll either, and they're well loved. "Yellow" didn't follow the rock formula, but it sold well, and similarly A Rush of Blood to the Head might not instantly grab listeners, but it's not tailored that way. It pushes you to look beyond dreamy vocals for a musical inner core. Regardless of the band still being in their mid-twenties, they've made an amazing record, and if it ends up being their last, A Rush of Blood to the Head didn't sugarcoat anything. It's a bittersweet design no matter what.

01. Politik.flac
02. In My Place.flac
03. Got Put a Smile Upon Your Face.flac
04. The Scientist.flac
05. Clocks.flac
06. Daylight.flac
07. Green Eyes.flac
08. Warnign Sign.flac
09. A Whisper.flac
10. A Rush of Blood to the Head.flac
11. Amsterdam.flac

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Cheryl Lynn - In The Night + Instant Love (1981-1982)

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Cheryl Lynn - In The Night (1981) CD1

01. Shake It Up Tonight (5:42)
02. ShowYou How (4:07)
03. In The Night (4:28)
04. Hurry Home (4:29)
05. I'm On Fire (4:24)
06. With Love On Our Side (4:02)
07. If You'll Be True To Me (4:04)
08. What's On Your Mind (4:06)
09. Baby (4:19)

Cheryl Lynn - Instant Love (1982) CD2

01. Instant Love (5:11)
02. Sleep Walkin' (6:25)
03. Day After Day (4:35)
04. Look Before You Leap (4:03)
05. Say You'll Be Mine (5:07)
06. I Just Wanna Be Your Fantasy (4:05)
07. Believe In Me (3:20)
08. If This World Were Mine (5:34)

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Groove Collective - People People Music Music
LATINJAZZFUNK | APE | CUE | LOG | 300DPI | 376MB | 67:47
BHM 2006

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For more than a decade, Groove Collective has been transcending categories with one goal in mind: to move listeners' minds and feet. This crew of New York City-based Jazz-Funk-Afrocuban-Electronic stylistic adventurers have been laying down grooves that buzz and always have the crowd on its feet and dancing. Jam? These guys helped shape the modern definition. People, People, Music, Music takes the listener on a musical journey.

LISTEN (http://www.savoyjazz.com/sites/savoy/features/groovecollective/)


TRACKLISTING

01. Forgotten Travelers
02. Dfu
03. What If
04. Eat No Space
05. Tito
06. Kog
07. Mambo Mongo
08. Outermost
09. 6 for Fred
10. Set Up
11. Centerfield
12. Speak Like a Child
13. Outermost (live)


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[Kosta]

Groove Collective - People People Music Music
THANKS!!!!
i got them all, but didn't know about this....:thumbs up:
i also saw them performing live a couple of times here in Rome:clap:

[jacopass]

Mistyc Merlin - Sixty Thrills A Minute [1981]
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Mystic Merlin were from New York.The original line-up consisted of Clyde Bullard (bass), Barry Roark Strutt (sax / keyboards), Leslie Dorsey (keyboards / lead and background vocals), Jerry Anderson (guitars / background vocals), Keith Gonzales (lead vocals / harmonica), Sly Randolph (drums / percussion / background vocals) and Betty Brown (lead and background vocals).
Mystic Merlin were originally a novelty act incorporating magic into their live shows before being taken seriously on the soul / dance scene. The group were, originally known as Mystic Merlin’s Magic Band. They then became, simply, Mystic Merlin and in 1980 they signed with Capitol and released the, Charles Kipps produced, album ‘Mystic Merlin’. It featured the dance classic ‘Just Can’t Give You Up’, a U.K. Top 20 single (the acappella from which was utilized by the U.K. group Life On Earth on their single ‘Can’t Give You Up’).
A second album, entitled ‘Sixty Thrills A Minute’ followed in 1981. Recorded in Hollywood, the album featured the original line-up with further artistic input from Paulinho Da Costa, Jim Gilstrap, Bill Champlin, Cheryl Lynn, Gene Page, Charles Veal and Ernie Watts amongst others.
After that release they added Freddle Jackson to the group, and he sang on their third Capitol album, ‘Full Moon’. The album included ‘Mr Magician’, popular among U.K. soul / dance fans. The song ‘Your Love’ was penned by Freddie Jackson and Barry Strutt and was originally titled ‘Don’t Let Your Love (Love Without A Meaning)’. It was written in the attic of Clyde Bullard’s home in the Bronx. Incidentally, Clyde’s uncle is Bill Withers. Mystic Merlin continued to record after the departure of Freddie Jackson for a successful solo career.
In 1990, they recorded a single entitled ‘Dream Lover’ which was released on TAPE. They have also recorded under the name of Storm (not to be confused with the same group who recorded ‘Can’t Nobody Love Me Like You’). In the aftermath of the September 11th disaster, Clyde Bullard and Barry Strutt wrote a song entitled ‘Standing Tall’, which was performed at a rememberance service for that day. Barry Strutt is an attorney today, although he still writes with Clyde and is in touch with Jerry Anderson. Sadly, Leslie Dorsey was killed driving a gypsy cab. Leslie was a classically trained singer, and sang on streets corners as part of a Black barbershop quartet.(www.soulwalking.co.uk)
Tracks:
1. Sixty Thrills A Minute
2. Hideaway
3. Sign Of The Times
4. Got To Make It Better
5. Monkey Love
6. Goddess Of The Boogie
7. Searching For The Meaning Of Love
8. Get It For Yourself
9. Haunting You (Crystal Ball)

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[RunawayTrane]

Norman Brown - Stay With Me
JAZZ | APE | CUE | LOG | 300DPI | 295MB | 45:33
Peak 2007

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Norman Brown won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Just Chillin', his fifth CD, but he says that his fans tell him their favorite recording of his was After the Storm, his second collection from 1994, and critics tend to agree. On Stay with Me, his seventh album and first for Peak Records after three each for MoJazz and Warner Bros., he returns, to an extent, to his earlier approach, which is to say there is a bit less of the overt crossover style of the Warner albums, as if he is aiming less at the "pop instrumental" prize and more at the "contemporary jazz" one. Still, there are radio-friendly vocals on many of these tracks (with Nikkole singing on "You Keep Lifting Me Higher" and Brown himself on "So in Love," the Brian McKnight-penned title track, "Every Little Thing," and "I Need You"), and the grooves remain constant. In fact, by looking back to his only slightly different earlier style, Brown has made an album that sounds more like the '80s than the 2000s. What stays intact, of course, is his fluid guitar playing, which is notable both for its rhythmic complexity and for the articulation he gets into his often quickly played notes. In that sense, the tunes and the arrangements are really incidental, although they may be more acceptable to old fans and those looking for a slightly higher jazz content. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide


PERSONNEL:
Norman Brown - Guitar, Vocals
Alex Al - Bass
Teddy Campbell - Drums
Prescott Ellison - Drums


GUEST PERSONNEL:
Brian McKnight - Bass, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards, Vocals
Sam Riney - Saxophone
Jeff Carruthers - Drums, Keyboards
Rick Braun - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Dave Hooper - Drums
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Munyungo Jackson - Percussion
Roberto Vally - Bass
Kirk Whalum - Saxophone



TRACKLISTING:
01. Let's Take a Ride
02. You Keep Lifting Me Higher
03. Pop's Cool Groove
04. It Ain't Over BWB
05. So in Love
06. Stay with Me
07. Soul Dance
08. Every Little Thing
09. A Quiet Place
10. I Need You

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[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]Junior - The Best of Junior (1973)
CD-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue|Scans

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Track-listing
01. Mama Used To Say (12'' Version)
02. Too Late (12'' Version)
03. Somebody (12'' Version)
04. Oh Louise (7" Mix)
05. Baby I Want You Back
06. Let Me Know
07. I Can't Help It
08. Unison (12'' Version)
09. Communication Breakdown
10. Do You Really Want My Love
11. Yes (If You Want Me)
12. Say That You Care (7'' Mix)
13. Not Tonight
14. Darling You (Don't You Know)


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[Blaq]

Bobbi Humphrey
Fancy Dancer
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Tracklist

1. Uno Esta
2. Trip
3. You Make Me Feel So Good
4. Fancy Dancer
5. Mestizo Eyes
6. Sweeter Than Sugar
7. Please Set Me at Ease

WAV
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Review
The third and final collaboration between flutist Bobbi Humphrey and Larry Mizell also marked the end of Humphrey's five-album run with Blue Note Records. Humphrey began recording with Larry and his brother Fonce (who provides arrangements and plays clavinet and trumpet here) in the aftermath of Donald Byrd's Black Byrd, the collaborative jazz-funk effort that resulted in a massively successful (and influential) commercial breakthrough for the trumpeter and the label. While not as well known as her Blacks and Blues album, her stellar debut with the pair from 1973, Fancy Dancer is every bit its aesthetic equal. The Mizells lined up a serious crew of studio aces for the date, including trumpeter Oscar Brashear; trombonist Julian Priester; Tyree and Roger Glenn on saxophone and piano, respectively; pianists Skip Scarborough and Jerry Peters (who were part of an army of them on this date); drummer Harvey Mason; bassist Chuck Rainey; and even the great Dorothy Ashby on harp. Recorded at their Sound Factory studio in Los Angeles, Fancy Dancer is a seamless collection of seven tracks that cruise the distance across soulful fusions of funk, Latin grooves, electric jazz, and gauzy vocal choruses that offer a hint as to what the underground dancefloor scenes of Los Angeles and New York were offering in at the predawn of the disco era. Humphrey's flute playing feels effortless as she hovers around and plays through the layers of spacy keyboards, shimmering rhythmic pulses, and seductive textures provided by lilting voices, hand percussion, and breaks. The set comes popping out of the gate with the glorious "Uno Esta," featuring bank upon bank of warm bubbling keyboards, roiling basslines, and hand drums courtesy of Mayuto Correa's congas. Craig McMullen and John Rowin contribute some bright chunky guitars, and Larry lays a fine horn chart in the cut as Humphrey begins the first of three solo breaks. When the chorus comes in, the rhythm shifts; the vibe get funkier but never loses the sheen and polish in the mix.

Following this is the stunning Chuck Davis number "The Trip." Commencing with a cut-time funk break, wah-wah guitars, and three different synth harmonic lines all painting a nocturnal spaced-out groove, Humphrey begins to play fills around and through them. A Rhodes enters and the drums become more pronounced in the mix, just as a guitar begins to play contrapuntal fills under her flute. This is one of the greatest tracks in her catalog because it is simultaneously dreamy and sensual and offers enough head-nodding funk to seduce an army. The title track feels more laid-back at first with its gentle chorus. But some flipped-out psychedelic soul finds its way through in waves of Latin percussion that build a shelf under Roger Glenn's vibes break, which in turn sets up Humphrey's burning flute solo prefiguring a salsa piano line and furious hand drumming in syncopated grooves. "Mestizo Eyes" is a steamy, lusty babymaker with simmering, ratcheted intensity as Rainey's fat-bottom electric Fender bassline belies the chunky wah-wah guitars and synth strings and Dorothy Ashby's harp floats through the center. A chorus of male voices softly chants the title and Humphrey goes to town, rhythmically undulating her solo through the entire mix. There isn't anything approaching a middling moment here — this is all killer, no filler. Jazz critics may have had their troubles with this set, but no one cared; Humphrey and the Mizells were creating a new kind of largely instrumental funk that was inclusive of everything they could weave in from world music to soul-jazz to club music to pop — and the public responded. [In 2008, Fancy Dancer was released domestically on compact disc as part of the Michael Cuscuna-produced Blue Note Rare Grooves series.]

All Music Guide, Thom Jurek



Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Bobbi Humphrey is a jazz flautist whose musical tastes lean toward fusion and smooth jazz-pop. From the outset of her career, Humphrey was quite popular, winning a large crossover audience with her pop-oriented jazz-fusion. Throughout her career, her popularity exceeded her critical acclaim, but she received high marks for her technique and showmanship. Audiences stayed with Humphrey for decades, buying her records and attending her concerts from the Montreux Festival to Carnegie Hall.

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1. Ride Suite Ride
2. Lazarus Man
3. Keep Your Heart Right
4. Java Sparrow
5. People Get Ready/Brotherly Love
6. Spartacus
7. No More Blues
8. Timepeace
9. Following Your Footprints
10. C'est La Vie
11. Coyote Moon
12. AKA New York Al
13. Traitor To The Race

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TEMPTATIONS - Wings Of Love (1976, Gordy)
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01 Sweet Gypsy Jane 4:28
02 Sweetness In The Dark 3:06
03 Up The Creek 3:28
04 China Doll 3:26
05 Mary Ann 7:41
06 Dream World (Wings Of Love) 5:38
07 Paradise 3:26

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Raydio - Raydio
Arista 1978

VINYL | FLAC | 222 MB

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1. Is This A Love Thing (6:15)
2. Yo Need His (To Satisfy That) (4:36)
3. Betcha Can't Love Me Just Once (3:50)
4. Honey I'm Rich (3:12)
5. Jack And Jill (4:35)
6. Me (4:58)
7. Let's Go All The Way (3:28)
8. Get Down (4:18)


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Evelyn Champagne King - Call On Me
RCA 1980

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1. Let's Get Funky Tonight (3:33)
2. Your Kind Of Loving (3:51)
3. Call On Me (5:15)
4. I Need Your Love (6:18)
5. Talk Don't Hurt Nobody (6:43)
6. Just A Little Bit Of Love (3:40)
7. Bedroom Eyes (4:41)
8. Universal Girl (6:00)



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Crown Heights Affair - Dreaming A Dream
De-Lite 1975

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1. Dreaming A Dream (Disco) (3:50)
2. Foxy (4:11)
3. Every Beat Of My Heart (5:35)
4. Na, Na, Hey, Hey (4:05)
5. Dreaming A Dream (Vocal) (3:38)
6. I Am Me (4:02)
7. Feeling Tall (4:38)
8. You Smiled (4:07)
9. Picture Show (4:23)



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[CENTER]S.O.S. Band - The Best Of The S.O.S. Band (1995)
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Track-listing
01. Take Your Time (Do It Right)
02. The Finest
03. Even When You Sleep
04. Weekend Girl
05. Tell Me If You Still Care
06. Just Be Good To Me
07. Sands Of Time
08. No One's Gonna Love You
09. High Hopes
10. What's Wrong With Our Love Affair?


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FOUR TOPS - Keeper Of The Castle (1972, ABC)
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01 Keeper Of The Castle 3:00
02 Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) 3:04
03 Put A Little Love Away 3:03
04 Turn On The Light Of Your Love 3:36
05 When Tonight Meets Tomorrow 3:41
06 Love Music 3:35
07 Remember What I Told You To Forget 3:50
08 (I Think I Must Be) Dreaming 2:55
09 The Good Lord Knows 4:04
10 Jubilee With Soul 3:20
11 Love Makes You Human 4:42
12 Keeper Of The Castle (reprise) 1:25

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Re-Ripped


Bobbi Humphrey
Blacks and Blues
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Tracklist

1. Chicago, Damn
2. Harlem River Drive
3. Just A Love Child
4. Blacks And Blues
5. Jasper Country Man
6. Baby's Gone

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Review

Bobbi Humphrey scored her biggest hit with her third album Blacks and Blues, an utterly delightful jazz-funk classic that helped make her a sensation at Montreux. If it sounds a lot like Donald Byrd's post-Black Byrd output, it's no accident; brothers Larry and Fonce Mizell have their fingerprints all over the album, and as on their work with Byrd, Larry handles all the composing and most of the arranging and production duties. It certainly helps that the Mizells were hitting on all cylinders at this point in their careers, but Humphrey is the true star of the show; she actually grabs a good deal more solo space than Byrd did on his Mizell collaborations, and she claims a good deal of responsibility for the album's light, airy charm. Her playing is indebted to Herbie Mann and, especially, Hubert Laws, but she has a more exclusive affinity for R&B and pop than even those two fusion-minded players, which is why she excels in this setting. Mizell is at the peak of his arranging powers, constructing dense grooves with lots of vintage synths, wah-wah guitars, and rhythmic interplay. Whether the funk runs hot or cool, Humphrey floats over the top with a near-inexhaustible supply of melodic ideas. She also makes her vocal debut on the album's two ballads, "Just a Love Child" and "Baby's Gone"; her voice is girlish but stronger than the genre standard, even the backing vocals by the Mizells and keyboardist Fred Perren. Overall, the album's cumulative effect is like a soft summer breeze, perfect for beaches, barbecues, and cruising with the top down.

All Music Guide, Steve Huey

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TEMPTATIONS - Wings Of Love (1976, Gordy)
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Very interesting album. Side 1 was very funky. Although I understand that producer Jeffrey Bowen left out all the Temps and only used vocals from Dennis Edwards. And that the music on those funk records were done by Sly & Family Stone!! Would like to hear the other Temp albums off the Atlantic label. Not much is said, have a sneaky suspicion there is some good music hidden on those 1976-1978 albums. btw, track 1 had some slight noise, but no big deal. Could've actually been the mastering

thanks again!

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Re-Ripped


Bobbi Humphrey
Blacks and Blues
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Much respect for doing it again

[Blaq]

Much respect for doing it again

No prob, fam! :thumbs up:

[RunawayTrane]

This includes the Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards produced version
of the album that Motown canned. Also includes the booklet which
is about 30-something Mbs in itself (28 pages scanned @ 300dpi)
Alot of material I've never heard before (or read before)


Diana Ross - Diana: Deluxe Edition
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Coming off four Top Ten hits in three years for their group Chic, producers Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers were the hot R&B/disco team of the day when they wrote and produced Diana Ross' second album named simply diana. (The first was her 1971 TV soundtrack, Diana!.) The result was Ross' best-selling album ever, paced by her biggest singles hit yet, "Upside Down," and its Top Ten follow-up, "I'm Coming Out." For the most part, disco productions tended to emphasize the beat over the voice, and it might be argued, but for the billing, Ross had been reduced to guest vocalist on her own album. But it was exactly her struggle to retain an identity beyond the groove that made this music more compelling than Chic's records. diana marked an important comeback for Ross, who had struggled in the late '70s after the early successes of her solo career. She celebrated by leaving Motown for a six-year, five-album sojourn at RCA. The 2003 Deluxe Edition reissue settles a historical controversy by including the album's original, rejected mix as submitted by Edwards and Rodgers. Ross seems even more of guest vocalist here, and one more buried in the mix, but the chief difference is that the original mix blends the instruments more, while the more familiar one, done by Motown veteran Russ Terrana, separates them clearly (and is clearly superior for that). Terrana's and Rodgers' memories of the mixing dispute are featured in the liner notes. Also included is an additional disc, "Diana: Dance," consisting of dance remixes of Ross recordings of the 1970s, some of them previously unreleased. Together, the two discs make for an excellent collection of Ross' most danceable tracks. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide


TRACKLISTING:

Disc 1:
01. Upside Down
02. Tenderness
03. Friend To Friend
04. I'm Coming Out
05. Have Fun (Again)
06. My Old Piano
07. Now That You're Gone
08. Give Up
09. Upside Down
10. Tenderness
11. Friend To Friend
12. I'm Coming Out
13. Have Fun (Again)
14. My Old Piano
15. Now That You're Gone
16. Give Up


Disc 2:
01. Love Hangover (alt take)
02. Your Love Is So Good For Me
03. Top Of The World
04. Lovin', Livin' And Givin'
05. What You Gave Me
06. You Were The One
07. Diana Ross & The Supremes Medley Of Hits
08. No One Gets The Prize / The Boss
09. I Ain't Been Licked
10. Fire Don't Burn (previously unreleased)
11. We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again (alt take)
12. You Build Me Up To Tear me Down (previously unreleased)
13. Sweet Summertime Livin' (previously unreleased)

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Gap Band - IV
Mercury 1982

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1. Early In The Morning (6:28)
2. Season's No Reason To Change (4:49)
3. Lonely Like Me (5:22)
4. Outstanding (3:18)
5. Stay With Me (4:11)
6. You Dropped A Bomb On Me (5:11)
7. I Can't Get Over You (6:03)
8. Talkin' Back (6:33)



AMG Review:
Gap Band IV featured a complete lineup of up-tempo, mid-tempo, and alluring ballads. The feature releases, in order, were "Early in the Morning," "You Dropped a Bomb on Me," and "Outstanding." The first two are energized numbers seasoned around horrific basslines and Charlie Wilson's dazzling vocals. Respectively, they peaked at number one and two on the Billboard R&B chart. Not as aggressive, the latter is a festive number paced an unorthodox percussive beat. It claimed the number one spot on the Billboard R&B chart as well. There were no other official selections to grace Billboard. However, every song visited radio, and rightly so. The sentimental numbers "Stay With Me," "Seasons No Reason to Change," and "I Can't Get Over You" have become standard among R&B radio. The latter features a sentimental flügelhorn exhibition by Ronnie Wilson. Mellow numbers always seem to retain that timeless appeal whereas up-tempo numbers fade with time. This album is different; the up-tempo numbers remain inviting as well. This is a great album.



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Very interesting album. Side 1 was very funky. Although I understand that producer Jeffrey Bowen left out all the Temps and only used vocals from Dennis Edwards. And that the music on those funk records were done by Sly & Family Stone!!
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i notice now my back cover incuded is 600x600, and not allow to read the credits, here's a closer scann...
didn't know about the Sly work here:scratchchin:..thanks!

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i notice now my back cover incuded is 600x600, and not allow to read the credits, here's a closer scann...
didn't know about the Sly work here:scratchchin:..thanks!


according to one historian, at the time of this release, Sly Stone was having tax problems and had all his work credited to Truman Thomas (who is listed as the composer and arranger) but got paid "under the table" for the jobs. If you look closely, you'll also see that Freddie Stewart is listed as the guitar and bass player. Stewart is Sly Stone's brother. And Rustee Allen and Thomas were also part of the Family Stone at this time (Allen replaced Larry Graham). The drummer listed here was part of the Family as well.

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Alicia Keys
The Diary Of Alicia Keys
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Tracklist

1. Harlem's Nocturne
2. Karma
3. Heartburn
4. Medley: If I Was Your Woman / Walk on By
5. You Don't Know My Name
6. If I Ain't Got You
7. Diary
8. Dragon Days
9. Wake Up
10. So Simple
11. When You Really Love Someone
12. Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude)
13. Slow Down
14. Samsonite Man
15. Nobody Not Really (Interlude)

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Since Alicia Keys' 2001 debut album, Songs in A Minor, was ever so slightly overpraised, expectations for her second album, 2003's The Diary of Alicia Keys, were ever so slightly too high. Songs in A Minor not only kicked off a wave of ambitious new neo-soul songsters, it fit neatly into the movement of ambitious yet classicist new female singer/songwriters that ranged from the worldbeat-inflected pop of Nelly Furtado to the jazzy Norah Jones, whose success may not have been possible if Keys hadn't laid the groundwork with such soulful work as her hit "Fallin'." Such success at such a young age, even if deserved, can be too much too soon, since young songwriters showered with praise and riches may find it hard to see the world outside of their own cocoon. The very title of The Diary of Alicia Keys — at once disarmingly simple and self-important — suggests that Keys, like Furtado, took her stardom a little too seriously and felt compelled to present her worldview unfiltered, dispensing with artistic ambiguities and leaving each song as a portrait of Alicia Keys, the woman as a young artist. As she somewhat bafflingly says in her liner notes, "these songs are like my daily entrees," which likely means that these were indeed intended to play like unedited entries in a journal, a goal that she's fulfilled quite successfully, even if it does mean that the album often plays as a diary, leaving listeners in the role of observers instead of seeing themselves in the songs. This was a problem on Furtado's nearly simultaneously released Folklore, but Keys trumps her peer in one key way — musically, this is a seamless piece of work, a sultry slow groove that emphasizes her breathy, seductive voice and lush soulfulness. Tonally, this is ideal late-night romantic music, even when the tempos are kicked up a notch as on the blaxploitation-fueled "Heartburn," yet beneath that sensuous surface there is some crafty, complex musicality, particularly in how Keys blurs lines between classic soul, modern rhythms, jazz, pop melodies, and singer/songwriter sensibility. It's an exceptionally well-constructed production, and as a sustained piece of sonic craft, it's not just seductive, it's a good testament to Keys' musical strengths (which can even withstand Andre Harris and Vidal Davis' irritating squeaky voice production signature on "So Simple"). What the album lacks are songs as immediate as "Fallin'" or as compelling as "A Woman's Worth," and that, combined with her insular outlook, is where Diary comes up short and reveals that it is indeed merely a second album. Such is the problem of arriving with a debut as fully formed as Songs in A Minor at such a young age — listeners tend to expect more from the sequel, forgetting that this an artist still in her formative stages. So, those expecting another album where Keys sounds wise beyond her years will bound to be disappointed by The Diary of Alicia Keys, since her writing reveals her age in a way it never did on the debut. Yet that is a typical problem with sophomore efforts, and while this is a problem, it's one that is outweighed by her continually impressive musical achievements; they're enough to make The Diary worth repeated listens, and they're enough to suggest that Keys will continue to grow on her third album.

All Music Guide, Stephen Thomas Erlewine



Biography by Andrew Leahey

By mixing R&B songcraft with a sultry dose of neo-soul, Alicia Keys became an international star in 2001 with the release of her debut album. Songs in A Minor sold more than 50,000 copies during its first day of availability and eventually moved over ten million units worldwide, thus setting the stage for the 20 year-old's long career. Although she shared the charts with such R&B contemporaries as Destiny's Child, Keys' talents distinguished her as a different sort of diva, one who played a variety of instruments and penned the majority of her songs without outside help. The Diary of Alicia Keys solidified her popularity two years later, and Alicia Keys spent the rest of the decade refining her now-signature sound.

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The Gap Band - Gap Band VI [1984]
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As the Gap Band's star power rose, they continued to dominate the R&B charts, even when their material didn't necessarily earn that honor. This is certainly the case with their 1984 LP, Gap Band VI, which patters across a set that is surely slick, and wonderfully sophisticated at times, but ultimately lacks the punch and fire listeners had come to expect from their earlier material. Even the guest vocals of fiery Brides of Funkenstein diva Dawn Silva couldn't add a spark. With quiet storm balladeering tempering pop, the most interesting song on the album, "Video Junkie," saw the band open with a snippet from the "Dragnet" theme -- the Art of Noise wouldn't electronically co-opt the song until 1987 -- before zeroing in on some of the decade's more lithesome electronic antics, including synth drums and flashy guitar licks. It's surprising the song didn't chart. That honor went instead to "Beep a Freak." The song has some nice funk elements, and does highlight the '80s version of the cell phone, but it's just too sluggish to ever really catch fire. Elsewhere, two short, Eastern-inflected instrumental interludes preface the closing "The Sun Don't Shine Everyday." It's an elegant song that, while occasionally sounding like the Gap Band, looked toward Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" for inspiration. It is nevertheless one of their better ballads, quietly allowing empty space to carry emotion as surely as the vocals do. With several outstanding moments, then, Gap Band VI surely earned its number one spot, with the filler simply filling in as passable pop. [Amy Hanson-All Music Guide]
Tracks:
01. The Sun Don’t Shine Everyday
02. Video Junkie
03. Weak Spot
04. The Sun Don’t Shine Everyday (Instr. Interlude)
05. I Believe
06. I Found My Baby
07. Beep a Freak
08. Don’t You Leave Me
09. Disrespecte
10. The Sun Don’t Shine Every Day (Vocal)

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Alicia Keys
The Diary Of Alicia Keys
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Love this album. "If I Ain't Got You" is my favorite song from Alicia and that "Feeling U" interlude is just so sexy to me. Might have to grab my cd and play this now.

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To help you get into the holiday spirit.


Luther Vandross
This Is Christmas
1995
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Rather than a do a rehash of many of the obvious traditional tunes that fill special holiday albums by contemporary performers, maestro Luther Vandross opted for the task of creating no fewer than 7 of the 10 tracks included on his 1995 Christmas release. The result is an album that demonstrates why Vandross is still considered the preeminent black male vocalist of close to two decades: as on typical Vandross recordings, the production is crisp and strong and the vocals are flawless. As usual, he employs the cream of musicians and background vocalists (including the inimitable Cissy Houston and Darlene Love, who is featured on the Motown-like duet "I Listen to the Bells")--the perfect backdrop for Vandross's distinctive sound, exemplified on the standout title track. "The Mistle Toe Jam" has the party-like feel of Vandross sides like "Bad Boy" and the more recent "Nights in Harlem," while "Every Year, Every Christmas" (cowritten with Richard Marx) is a soulful slow jam. A surprising reading of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic "My Favorite Things" shows that if Vandross ever chose to, he could easily do a fine album of jazz standards, while "O Come All Ye Faithful" (featuring an all-star choir that includes Valerie Simpson) is given the album's most traditional reading. Standouts include the gorgeous "Please Come Home for Christmas" and the almost funky "A Kiss for Christmas." Easily one of the best Christmas albums around. --David Nathan (Editorial Reviews - Amazon.com)

1. With a Christmas Heart
2. This Is Christmas
3. The Mistletoe Jam (Everybody Kiss Somebody)
4. Every Year, Every Christmas
5. My Favorite Things
6. Have Your Self a Merry Little Christmas
7. I Listen to the Bells
8. Please Come Home for Christmas
9. A Kiss for Christmas
10. O' Come All Ye Faithful

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Leroy Hutson - Feel The Spirit
Charly 1976

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1. It's The Music (4:51)
2. Let's Be Lonely Together (3:34)
3. Never Know What You Can Do (Give It A Try) (3:50)
4. Lover's Holiday (3:47)
5. Feel The Spirit ('76) (5:55)
6. Don't Let It Get Next To You (3:29)
7. Butterfat (7:16)



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BOB CREWE GENERATION - Street Talk (1976, Elektra)
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A1 Cherry Boy 5:25
A2 Menage A Trois 4:34
A3 Street Talk 8:44
B1 Back Alley Boogie 3:28
B2 Welcome To My Life 3:54
B3 Free (Medley): I Am ... / Free ... / Keep On Walkin' 4:48
B4 Ah Men! 5:24
B5 Time For You And Me 3:55

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Diana Ross - Diana: Deluxe Edition
This includes the Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards produced version
of the album that Motown canned.
i made check of both versions and noticed that
Motown original version are all shorter tracks and not happy, they also change the original pitch!!:sad:
My advice to all those chic fans is to get this unreleased chic mix version,
with the exception of 'Upside Down' that i prefer in the original version.
THANKS! RunawayT! for this discovery...:thumbs up:

[Blaq]

Love this album. "If I Ain't Got You" is my favorite song from Alicia and that "Feeling U" interlude is just so sexy to me. Might have to grab my cd and play this now.

I think my favorite is either "You Don't Know My Name" or "Diary" but "If I ain't Got You" is def in my top 3. I have to listen to her entire album because i'm primarily only familiar with her cuts that were released. I'm not the biggest AK fan (music-wise), but after seeing her concert on television it caught me by surprise. She was really good.

[Blaq]

i made check of both versions and noticed that
Motown original version are all shorter tracks and not happy, they also change the original pitch!!:sad:
My advice to all those chic fans is to get this unreleased chic mix version,
with the exception of 'Upside Down' that i prefer in the original version.
THANKS! RunawayT! for this discovery...:thumbs up:

It was interesting to hear the Chic version. I prefer the released version better, and i'm sure it's because it's the version i'm more accustomed to hearing. I like the other version as well because i'm a big Chic fan.

With the record industry losing sales they need to focus on niche products like this album. 99.9% of my record purchases are dusties or old school. They should try to aim products more at an adult crowd. If they re-issued a lot of older material and promoted it as they do all of the new music, they'd get some sales. Especially if they make it interesting like this Diana Ross album.

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Another one for the holidays


Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song
1992
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Amazon.com essential recording
Countless singers have recorded the now-famous title track to this 14-song collection, but none have explored its evocative nuances as fully as the man who first brought it into our living rooms--Nat King Cole. Then again, his honeyed throat and refined delivery allowed him to make just about any song his own--even ubiquitous carols such as "O Holy Night" and "Adeste Fideles." Cole's gift--the thing that made him beloved by grandmas and jazzbos alike--was his ability to conjure images so vivid, you need only close your eyes in order to see, say, a snow-swept town square ("Caroling, Caroling") or that holy scene from 2,000 years ago ("Away in a Manger"). --David Sprague


Amazon.com
Like Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," Nat Cole's "The Christmas Song" stands as one of two or three pillars of holiday music. This collection of songs and greetings includes another technologically induced daughter-father duet on Mel Torme's classic hit as well daddy Cole's 1961 version of the tune. Fans of both Natalie and her dad will put this on the top of their wish lists. Two previously unreleased tracks--"God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" and "O Come All Ye Faithful"--will prompt a lot of lovers of Christmas music to fall in love again with Cole's incomparable style and timeless voice. --Martin Keller

1. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas, To You) (1961 Version)
2. Deck The Halls
3. Adeste Fideles
4. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
5. O Tannenbaum
6. O, Little Town of Bethlehem
7. I Saw Three Ships
8. O Holy Night
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
10. A Cradle in Bethlehem
11. Away In a Manger
12. Joy to the World
13. The First Noel
14. Caroling, Caroling
15. O, Come All Ye Faithful
16. Silent Night
17. Nat's Introduction
18. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole Duet)
19. Nat's Christmas Wishes
20. Christmas Song [Alternate Take]

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Luther Vandross
This Is Christmas
1995
Direct WAV rip



Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song
1992
Direct WAV rip


Once again thank you for the Christmas albums fellas. When I pass these along to mother dearest she is going to light up in the face. :yes:

[Game Plan]

Once again thank you for the Christmas albums fellas. When I pass these along to mother dearest she is going to light up in the face. :yes:

No problem, hope she enjoys them. :350:

[RunawayTrane]

For the life of me, can't remember where I got this.



Herbie Hancock - Blow-Up [Bonus Tracks]
SOUNDTRACK | FLAC | CUE | LOG | COVERS | 198MB | 44:19
Rhino 1996 (Reissue)

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An amazing little record -- not only a fab 60s soundtrack, but a rare non-Blue Note 60s album by Herbie Hancock! The set was recorded for the film Blow Up -- an incredibly dark thriller by Michaelangelo Antonioni, set in swinging London of the 60s, which provided a very groovy backdrop for Herbie's score! The tunes get plenty groovy on this set -- dancing out with a combination of fast rhythms, nice piano and organ, and some of the jazzy flourishes you'd expect from a Quincy Jones soundtrack of similar vintage. The Yardbirds also make an appearance on the cut "Stroll On" -- which features in one of the best scenes in the film -- and other Herbie Hancock tracks include "The Thief", "Verushka", "The Naked Camera", "Bring Down The Birds", "The Kiss", and "The Bed". © 1996-2009, Dusty Groove America, Inc.


PERSONNEL:
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet
Ron Carter - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
Joe Newman - Trumpet
Phil Woods - Saxophone (Alto)
Joe Henderson - Saxophone (Tenor)
Jimmy Smith - Organ
Jim Hall - Guitar



TRACKLISTING
01. Main Title from "Blow-Up"
02. Verushka, Pt. 1
03. Verushka, Pt. 2
04. Butchie's Tune
05. Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind?
06. Bring Down the Birds [outtake]
07. The Naked Camera
08. Jane's Theme
09. The Thief
10. The Kiss
11. Curiosity
12. Thomas Studies Photos
13. The Bed
14. The Yardbirds - Stroll On
15. End Title "Blow Up"
16. Am I Glad to See You [outtake]
17. Blow-Up [outtake]


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[Kosta]

ALICIA MYERS - Again (1981, MCA)
Vinyl rip:
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01 - Keep God In Your Life
02 - When Love Starts To Go
03 - I'm So Lonely
04 - Love Me Or Leave Me
05 - Car Trouble
06 - I Found Love At A Disco
07 - Reggae Or Rock 'N' Roll
08 - Do Your Kind Of Dance

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[zacki]

ALICIA MYERS - Again (1981, MCA)

Many Thanks For This !!! :thumbs up:

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Lenny White - Attitude (1983)

CD-Rip|Wav|Cue|Log|Covers
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01. Attitude
02. You Bring Out The Best In Me
03. Just Say The Word
04. The Ride
05. My Turn To Love You
06. Didn't Know About Love (Til I Found You)
07. Fascination
08. Tell Him (Fala Para Ele)

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[jacopass]

Jacksons - Victory [1984]
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Victory has the distinctions of being the only Jacksons album to feature all six brothers and the last Jacksons album to feature Michael Jackson. In the four years that had passed since the last Jacksons studio album, Triumph, Michael had become the biggest pop star in the world because of 1982's Thriller. He had little excuse other than family ties to work with his brothers again, but he agreed to a final album and tour. So, here one has the ludicrous situation of an album in which Marlon Jackson has as prominent a role as Michael Jackson. That's how it sounded to listeners in 1984, anyway, and they weren't fooled -- "State of Shock," on which Michael shared vocals with Mick Jagger, was a gold Top Ten hit, and "Torture," which teamed Michael with Jermaine, made the Top 40, while the album went platinum. But the tracks by other group members went virtually ignored. In retrospect, Victory is a competent album of slick contemporary R&B, occasionally goosed toward greatness by the appearance of one of pop music's most identifiable voices. Which is the same thing you can say about nearly the entire Jackson 5/Jacksons catalog. [William Ruhlmann-All Music Guide].
Tracks:
1. Torture
2. Wait
3. One More Chance
4. Be Not Always
5. State of Shock
6. We Can Change the World
7. The Hurt
8. Body

Cd Rip|Wav Image & Cue|Covers|Log & Info

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[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]Shannon - The Collection (1994)
Web-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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Track-listing
1. Let the Music Play
2. Sweet Somebody
3. Give Me Tonight
4. My Heart's Divided
5. It's You
6. One Man
7. Do You Wanna Get Away
8. Doin' What You're Doin'
9. Stop the Noise
10. Stronger Together
11. Why Can't We Pretend
12. Let Me See Your Body Move
13. Bedroom Eyes
14. Urgent (Dub Version)


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[Snoopy]

Queen Samantha - The Letter (The Best of) - 1994

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Label: Hot Productions
Released: 1996
Format: EAC, APE, image+.cue

Tracklist:
1. The Letter (7:25)
2. Give Me Action (5:30)
3. What's In Your Mind (5:07)
4. Get Back (Boogie Dance) (3:11)
5. Take A Chance (7:35)
6. So Far Away (4:50)
7. Sweet San Francisco (5:32)
8. Mama Rue (C'est Moi) (5:00)
9. Summer Dream (5:48)
10. Funky Celebration (4:38)
11. Don't Stop - I Feel Good (6:07)
12. By Myself (3:48)
13. Singing Hallelujah (7:10)
14. The Look Of Love (4:02)

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[rtownsend213]

Queen Samantha - The Letter (The Best of) - 1994


I have to thank Alex_bog_13 also for this one.

[RunawayTrane]

This is a Reup. But it was easier to just combine these
two albums than posting them again separately. And better
EAC configuration this time:


Slave - Showtime/Visions of The Lite
FUNK | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | 600DPI | 558MB | 76:53
Collectables 2005

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This compilation from Collectables pairs together Slave's sixth and seventh albums, 1981's Show Time and 1982's Visions of the Lite. Putting any part of this band's output back into circulation is an admirable move, especially since Show Time has remained one of the best funk albums of the early '80s -- a point lost on a lot of potential fans since it remained out of print for so long. The band's last album with Steve Arrington, Show Time contains a healthy chunk of their most enduring singles ("Snap Shot," "Party Lites," "Wait for Me"). Slick, sophisticated, yet not short on grit. The following year's Visions of the Lite was the band's first without Arrington. Though Slave was cannibalizing a lot of their old ideas -- and perhaps some of Cheryl Lynn's (check "Be My Babe") -- they still corked out a couple hot songs in "Do You Like It... (Girl)" and "I'll Be Gone," which deserved to be, at least, a minor hit. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide


TRACKLISTING

01. Snap Shot
02. Party Lites
03. Spice of Life (Oh Yes, You're the Best)
04. Smokin
05. Wait for Me
06. Steal Your Heart
07. For the Love of U
08. Funken Town
09. Intro (Come to Blow Ya Mind)
10. Do You Like It... (Girl)
11. I'll Be Gone
12. Friday Nites
13. Be My Babe
14. Sweet Thang
15. Stay in My Life
16. Visions

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[Kosta]

Slave - Showtime/Visions of The Lite
FUNK | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | 600DPI | 558MB | 76:53
Collectables 2005

This link is the same of FunkUniversum and open a police page against pedophilia and pornography:sad:
any chance to have a new link reUp??..no hurry at all:350:
THANKS!!

[RunawayTrane]

This link is the same of FunkUniversum and open a police page against pedophilia and pornography:sad:
any chance to have a new link reUp??..no hurry at all:350:
THANKS!!


nothing wrong with these links man

[Kosta]

nothing wrong with these links man
clicking this link we don't have the same results,
from here this is what i got:

Your browser is trying to contact an Internet site .......

:sad:?????????????????????

[RunawayTrane]

sounds like a virus. Hope not. But there's nothing wrong with this link (which I just copied and pasted here):
http://lix.in/-6ba6c7

Just think to yourself, after all this time, why would I post a link for that. I am not even going to MENTION it here because it might attract the wrong kind of attention. That is the sort of thing that could land everyone in jail man. Please check your computer. Clear cache, delete temp files, run your AV software, because there is NOTHING wrong with the link posted.

[Snoopy]

I have to thank Alex_bog_13 also for this one.

Rtownsend213
Don't worry !

:251: Personally I received permission from Alex for this publication.

[rtownsend213]

Rtownsend213
Don't worry !

:251: Personally I received permission from Alex for this publication.

I wasn't sure so I wanted too thank you both. Cool

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This place is amazing so I just want too give one big THANK YOU to everyone's music who I have downloaded. I use to be strictly Hip Hop & Rhythm & Blues but nowadays's I can't seem too listen to anything but 60', 70's & 80's music. It's funny because my friends can't relate to the music so I find myself talking to my parents; aunts; uncles etc.... about all of these wonderful jams. This is my favorite internet site ever & I owe it all to you. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!!! :respect-067:

[Kosta]

SWITCH - Switch (1978, Gordy)
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01 - I Wanna Be With You
02 - There'll Never Be
03 - I Wanna Be Closer
04 - We Like to Party, Come on
05 - Fever
06 - You Pulled a Switch
07 - It's So Real
08 - Somebody's Watchin' You

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[whodshecoo]

Starpoint - Keep On It
Chocolate City 1981

VINYL | FLAC | CUEsheet | 214 MB

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1. I Just Want To Be Your Lover (5:41)
2. For You (5:23)
3. Interlude (0:27)
4. Keep On It (6:37)
5. I Want You Closer (5:27)
6. Baby Let Me Do It (5:09)
7. We're Into Love (4:32)
8. Starpoint's Here Tonight (6:12)



Excellent work from Starpoint -- the kind of all-solid album that easily marks them as one of the most soulful groups of the boogie generation! There's a depth here that goes way beyond simple bass-heavy grooves for the dancefloor -- a sound that picks a fair bit up from the Earth Wind & Fire groove of the early 70s, and manages to keep some jazzy touches and righteous undercurrents going on -- even when the tunes themselves have simpler themes overall. Renee Diggs' lead vocals are especially wonderful -- crackling with a warmth that's a nice change from the usual belting club diva mode of the period, and which ties together the rest of the group through the strength of her presence. Rhythms are nicely varied too -- with some key ballads sitting nicely next to more uptempo numbers -- making for a well-rounded album that's extremely well put together!
-dustygroove.com-



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Sly & The Family Stone
There's A Riot Goin' On (Remastered & Expanded)
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. Luv N' Haight
2. Just Like a Baby
3. Poet
4. Family Affair
5. Africa Talks to You "The Asphalt Jungle"
6. There's a Riot Goin' On
7. Brave & Strong
8. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
9. Time
10. Spaced Cowboy
11. Runnin' Away
12. Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa
13. Runnin' Away (Single Version) *
14. My Gorilla Is My Butler (Instrumental) * #
15. Do You Know What? (Instrumental) * #
16. That's Pretty Clean (Instrumental) * #

* Mono
# Previously Unreleased

WAV
661MB

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Review

It's easy to write off There's a Riot Goin' On as one of two things — Sly Stone's disgusted social commentary or the beginning of his slow descent into addiction. It's both of these things, of course, but pigeonholing it as either winds up dismissing the album as a whole, since it is so bloody hard to categorize. What's certain is that Riot is unlike any of Sly & the Family Stone's other albums, stripped of the effervescence that flowed through even such politically aware records as Stand! This is idealism soured, as hope is slowly replaced by cynicism, joy by skepticism, enthusiasm by weariness, sex by pornography, thrills by narcotics. Joy isn't entirely gone — it creeps through the cracks every once and awhile and, more disturbing, Sly revels in his stoned decadence. What makes Riot so remarkable is that it's hard not to get drawn in with him, as you're seduced by the narcotic grooves, seductive vocals slurs, leering electric pianos, and crawling guitars. As the themes surface, it's hard not to nod in agreement, but it's a junkie nod, induced by the comforting coma of the music. And damn if this music isn't funk at its deepest and most impenetrable — this is dense music, nearly impenetrable, but not from its deep grooves, but its utter weariness. Sly's songwriting remains remarkably sharp, but only when he wants to write — the foreboding opener "Luv N' Haight," the scarily resigned "Family Affair," the cracked cynical blues "Time," and "(You Caught Me) Smilin'." Ultimately, the music is the message, and while it's dark music, it's not alienating — it's seductive despair, and that's the scariest thing about it.

All Music Guide, Stephen Thomas Erlewine

[james2]

Many Thanks For This !!! :thumbs up:

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Lenny White - Attitude (1983)

CD-Rip|Wav|Cue|Log|Covers
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01. Attitude
02. You Bring Out The Best In Me
03. Just Say The Word
04. The Ride
05. My Turn To Love You
06. Didn't Know About Love (Til I Found You)
07. Fascination
08. Tell Him (Fala Para Ele)

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My favorite Lenny's album in CD format !
THANK you bro !!!!!
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[jacopass]

SWITCH - Switch (1978, Gordy)
Vinyl rip:
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This album ("We like to party, come on") is excellent, good post Kosta.

[Alex_bog_13]

Silver Convention

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Best remembered for their disco smash "Fly Robin Fly", the Munich, Germany-based ensemble Silver Convention was formed by producers Silvester Levay and Michael Kunze, debuting in 1975 with the LP "Save Me" and scoring a U.K. hit with the title track. After topping the American charts with "Fly Robin Fly," Levay and Kunze recruited a trio of vocalists -- Linda Thompson, Ramona Wulf, and Penny McLean -- who began appearing publicly under the Silver Convention banner; they were featured on the follow-up, "Get Up and Boogie (That's Right)," which was also a smash in 1976. While another single, "Telegram," proved a success that same year in the annual Eurovision Song Contest, Silver Convention's popularity quickly faded, and by the end of the decade the group was no more.
-= Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide =-



Name Variations: Silver Bird, Silver Bird Convention
Producer: Sylvester Levay (music), Michael Kunze (lyrics)
Members: Penny McLean, Ramona Wulf, Linda G. Thompson
Replaced Members: Jackie Carter, Rhonda Heath, Zenda Jacks (known as Suzie McCloskey)
Country: Germany
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco
Format: Direct Rip / APE, Track

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Part one: Full Discography in Lossless

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[RunawayTrane]

Terri Lyne Carrington - More To Say
JAZZ | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | TIFF | 423MB | 63:03
Koch 2009

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Pop-culture junkies may recall that Terri Lyne Carrington was the drummer who held down the groove for the Posse on Arsenio Hall’s popular talk show from 1989 to 1994. She’s gained well-deserved respect since then for her composing and producing skills, not to mention her touring and session work with heavyweights like Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. She’s released a few straightahead CDs overseas, but is calling her new one More to Say, a bookend to her 1989 Grammy-nominated debut, Real Life Story. How do we know this? Well, she’s subtitled the new project Real Life Story: NextGen. Arsenio would approve of Carrington’s latest, where the R&B, jazz, pop, rap and vocal songs fit nicely into an adult-contemporary and smooth-jazz framework. Carrington has signaled her shift from traditional to pop-jazz by enlisting such contemporary musicians as George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Lori Perry, Dwight Sills, Everette Harp, Chuck Loeb and more. If you know jazz and its various landscapes, you know where this is going. That established, More to Say mostly lacks modernity and edge. Carrington shows her smooth-jazz knowledge with “Sherwood Forest” and “Mesmerized,” and her blues acumen with “Hold Me Again,” where her pitch-perfect vocals contrast Les McCann’s smoky pipes. And her jazz background shines on “Imagine This,” with the wonderful Nancy Wilson supplying vocals. --Brian Soergel, JazzTimes.com


GUESTS:
George Duke - Piano, Keyboards
Christian McBride - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Kirk Whalum - Saxophone (Soprano), Saxophone (Tenor)
Patrice Rushen - Piano, Fender Rhodes
Nacy Wilson - Vocals
Les McCann - Vocals
Dwight Sills - Guitar
Chuck Loeb - Guitar (Acoustic)
Walter Beasley - Saxophone (Alto)
Everette Harp - Saxophone (Alto)
Lori Perry - Vocals
Danilo Perez - Piano
David Fiuczynksi - Guitar
Sonny Carrington - Saxophone (Tenor)


TRACKLISTING
01. More To Say
02. Favorite Lullaby
03. Everyday
04. Oh Freedom! (Interlude)
05. Sherwood Forest
06. Hold Me Again
07. Dorian's Playground
08. Mesmerized
09. Let It Be
10. Papa-san
11. Imagine This
12. No Not One (For Helen)
13. Real Life

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[zacki]

3 x 12inchh

One Way - T.C. Curtis - Sekou Bunch

Vinyl-Rip|Wav
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One Way - Shine On Me 12inch (1983)
Side A. One Way - Shine On Me (Remix)
Side B. One Way - Shine On Me (Remix 2)

T.C. Curtis - Body Shake 12inch (1981)
Side A. T.C. Curtis - Body Shake
Side B. T.C. Curtis - Body Shake (Instrumental)

Sekou Bunch - Can't Stop Lovin' You 12inch (1982)
Side A. Sekou Bunch - Can't Stop Lovin' You
Side B. Sekou Bunch - Can't Stop Lovin' You (Instrumental)

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[Kosta]

PRESSURE - Featuring Ronnie Laws (1979, MCA-Rhino)
CD>EAC>Test&Copy...

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1. That's the Thing to Do
2. Hold On
3. Fantastic Dreams
4. Can You Feel It
5. Shove It in the Oven
6. Peaceful Stream
7. Stay Together
8. I Promise

Melvin Robinson,
Barnaby Finch,
Bobby Vega,
Pat Kelly,
Art Rodriguez,
Ronnie Laws,
Betty Jo Miller,
Samuel Moore,
Sandra & Johnny Laws

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[whodshecoo]

Thanks for the Pressure, Kosta. Nice drop!!
... some more Ronnie, anyone ? :))

Ronnie Laws - Friends And Strangers
United Artists 1977

VINYL | FLAC | 226 MB

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1. Goodtime Ride (5:03)
2. Saturday Evening (4:33)
3. Friends And Strangers (4:47)
4. Nuthin' 'bout Nuthin' (5:06)
5. New Day (6:15)
6. Life In Paradise (6:59)
7. Same Old Story (4:40)
8. Just Love (3:23)



AMG Review:
Produced by former Crusaders member Wayne Henderson, saxophonist Ronnie Laws' Friends and Strangers LP showcases his skilled chops on up-tempo and mellow tunes. Standouts are the easygoing title track "Nuthin' 'Bout Nuthin'," " Saturday Evening," and "New Day." Of note is the synth playing of Earth, Wind & Fire's Larry Dunn. Some of the LP's tracks can be found on The Best of Ronnie Laws.



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[whodshecoo]

Isaac Hayes - Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak)
ABC 1976

VINYL | FLAC | 244 MB

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1. Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (9:37)
2. Let's Don't Ever Blow Our Thing (6:06)
3. The Storm Is Over (4:45)
4. Music To Make Love By (6:24)
5. Thank You Love (4:47)
6. Lady Of The Night (4:07)
7. Love Me Or Lose Me (5:35)



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Sheila E. - S/T - 1987
Flac - Covers - Cue - M3U

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Track Listing

1. One Day (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)
2. Wednesday Like a River
3. Hold Me
4. Faded Photographs
5. Koo Koo
6. Pride and the Passion
7. Boy's Club
8. Soul Salsa [Instrumental]
9. Hon E Man
10. Love on a Blue Train

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Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/322459608/SE1987.part2.rar)

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[Kosta]

DAZZ BAND - Keep It Live (1982, Motown)
Vinyl rip:
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01 - Let It Whip
02 - Gamble With My Love
03 - I'll Keep On Lovin' You
04 - Just Can't Wait 'Till The Night
05 - Shake What You Got
06 - Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.)
07 - Just Believe in Love
08 - Can We Dance

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[Blaq]

Babyface
Tender Lover
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. It's No Crime
2. Tender Lover
3. Let's Be Romantic
4. Can't Stop My Heart
5. My Kinda Girl
6. Where Will You Go (Prelude)
7. Whip Appeal
8. Soon As I Get Home
9. Given A Chance
10. Sunshine
11. Where Will You Go

WAV
492MB

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Review

Babyface's solo debut yielded the first number one R&B hit of the 1990s while establishing Edmonds as a major personality and performer. He wrote or co-wrote much of the material and even played several instruments. It was a combination of slick production and nicely sung sentimental tributes and heartache ballads. [The 2001 CD reissue adds historical liner notes and three bonus tracks: a "Dub L.A." version of "Tender Lover," a 12" version of "Whip Appeal," and a 12" version of "My Kinda Girl."]

All Music Guide, Ron Wynn



Biography by Steve Huey

As a singer, producer, and songwriter, Babyface was an inescapable presence in virtually every major facet of pop music during the '90s. His own recordings helped rejuvenate the R&B tradition of the smooth, sensitive, urban crooner and made him a staple of urban contemporary radio. Yet their considerable success was eclipsed by his songwriting and production work for other artists, which linked him with some of the biggest stars and hit singles of the decade (and not just in the realm of R&B). You'd be hard-pressed to name a '90s hitmaker with a track record more consistently successful and versatile than Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds.

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[zacki]

Aurra - A Little Love (1982)

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01. Make Up Your Mind
02. Patience
03. It's You
04. Checking You Out
05. A Little Love
06. In My Arms
07. Still Free
08. Thinking Of You
09. Checking You Out
10. A Little Love (12" Mix)
11. Make Up Your Mind (12" Mix)
12. A Little Love (Just A Little "Silky" Mix)

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Found on a blog

Bumpy Knuckles - Industry Shakedown
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Bumpy Knuckles has been doing cameos in the hip-hop game for years; finally, with his debut album, Industry Shakedown, he truly gets to shine. The title of the album conjures up the notion of music business deconstruction and many of the songs are dedicated to or touch upon this very subject. Bumpy Knuckles (aka Freddie Foxxx) has a blunt delivery, to say the least, and this album is replete with vulgarities and slurs, but don't let that turn you away, roughness is inherent of a "Bumpy" style. That's how the self-proclaimed "thug" gets his point across. In fact, if there were a "clean" version of the album, more than half the lyrics would be edited out. Industry Shakedown stands above many contemporary hip-hop albums in the production arena. The album features the production of the one and only DJ Premier, the ever-consistent Pete Rock, the slept-on Diamond D, and the up-and-coming beat smith, the Alchemist. Check the sure-shot tracks, "Bumpy Knuckles Baby," "Stock in the Game," and "Part of My Life." Bumpy himself even tries his hand at production, but his exploits tend to be the weakest tracks on the album; they are avoidable. All in all, the beats elevate Industry Shakedown to the upper echelons of turn of the century hip-hop. ~ Nick Pfeiffer, All Music Guide

TRACK-LISTING:

01. Live @ The Roxy 2000
02. 24 Hrs.
03. Tell 'Em I'm Here
04. Bambaataa Bumpy Talk Industry
05. Inside Your Head
06. Who Knows Why
07. Searchin'
08. Never Bow Down
09. Industry Shakedown
10. MCs Come And MCs Go
11. Bumpy Bring It Home
12. Live In Tokyo With DJ Rukas
13. Bumpy Knuckles Baby
14. R.N.S.
15. Stock In The Game
16. Intelligent Thug-Bumpy's Theory
17. Feel Like I Been Here
18. The Mastas
19. Part Of My Life
20. Live @ The Roxy - 2000 Outro


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[zacki]

Brass Construction - III (1977)

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01. We
02. L-O-V-E-U
03. Happy People
04. Celebrate
05. Top Of The World
06. Yesterday
07. Wake Up
08. Get It Together

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David Sanborn – Hideaway (1990)

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Released in 1980, Hideaway earned David Sanborn fame beyond that of the average studio musician, and rightfully so. Many releases by studio musicians suffer from weak compositions and overproduction, including some albums by Sanborn himself. However, Hideaway features a stripped-down, funky sound that showcases the artist's passionate and distinctive saxophone sound. This includes two tunes co-written with Michael McDonald and the "love theme" from the motion picture American Gigolo, appropriately entitled "The Seduction." All eight tunes on Hideaway are winners. ~ Tim Griggs, All Music Guide

~Track Listings~

1. Hideaway
2. Carly's Song
3. Anything You Want
4. Seduction (Love Theme)
5. Lisa
6. If You Would Be Mine
7. Creeper
8. Again an Again

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David Sanborn – Inside (2009)

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Description

As a rule, David Sanborn's Elektra output of the '90s had integrity. Whether he was being exploratory and introspective on Another Hand or taking a more commercial, R&B-minded approach on Inside, Sanborn avoided recording outright schlock during that decade. Make no mistake: Inside is far from straight-ahead acoustic jazz. Produced by Marcus Miller and boasting such guest vocalists as Sting, Cassandra Wilson and Lalah Hathaway, Inside is definitely a commercial album. But commercial isn't necessarily a bad thing, and most of the material is tasteful. Whether he's getting into instrumental funkmore…-jazz grooves on "Brother Ray," "Corners," and "Trance" or featuring Wilson on a likable remake of Aretha Franklin's "Daydreaming," this CD is certainly not without its pleasures. The high point of the album, however, is Sting's haunting cameo on a cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine." Some of Sanborn's solos could have been longer, but all things considered, Inside is pleasing, if less than essential.


~Track Listings~

1 Corners (For Herbie)
2 Daydreaming
3 Trance
4 Brother Ray
5 Lisa
6 When I'm With You
7 Naked Moon
8 Cane
9 Ain't No Sunshine
10 Miss You

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David Sanborn – Pearls (1995)
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David Sanborn is joined on this CD by an orchestra arranged by Johnny Mandel for a set of music dominated by melodic versions of standards. Sanborn does not get all that far away from the themes (which include "Try a Little Tenderness," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "For All We Know," "This Masquerade" and a very emotional "Everything Must Change" in addition to a few newer songs) but his sound is so soulful and full of passion that he does not really need to improvise much to make his point. It's a fine change of pace for the highly influential altoist. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

~Track Listings~

1 For All We Know
2 Come Rain Or Come Shine
3 Try A Little Tenderness
4 Superstar
5 Willow Weep For Me
6 This Masquerade
7 Nobody Does It Better
8 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
9 Pearls
10 Everything Must Change

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David Sanborn – Sanborn (1990)
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Description

This album is one of David Sanborn's better early recordings. Although the record is perhaps best known for the altoist's version of Paul Simon's "I Do It For Your Love," Sanborn's playing on some of the other cuts (most notably "Mamacita" and "7th Avenue") finds him really stretching within the R&B/crossover genre. Only "Smile" (which has some mundane vocalizing) is a minus, and it is more than compensated for by Sanborn's passionate improvising elsewhere.

~Track Listings~

1 Indio
2 Smile
3 Mamacita
4 Herbs
5 Concrete Boogie
6 I Do It for Your Love
7 Sophisticated Squaw
8 7th Ave.

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David Sanborn - Songs From The Night Before (1996)

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David Sanborn's distinctive alto is all over this set, caressing the melodies and playing short soulful solos in typical fashion. Joined by an electronic quartet that features prominent work by Ricky Peterson on keyboards (including bass and drum programming), plus a horn section, Sanborn gives humanity and honest feeling to what could have been an anonymous effort. In addition to the many originals, the influential altoist plays tasteful versions of Wayne Shorter's "Infant Eyes" and Eddie Harris' catchy "Listen Here." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

~Track Listings~

1 Relativity
2 D.S.P.
3 Rikke
4 Listen Here
5 Spooky
6 Missing You
7 Rumpelstiltskin
8 Infant Eyes
9 Southern Exposure

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David Sanborn - Time Again (2003)

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Description

It's not hyperbole to say that this is Sanborn's best record since his Warner Brothers heyday of the '80s. The same can be said of the quality of the musicians gathered for the alto saxophonist's first album for Verve. The material may be the best he's ever assembled, with many cover tunes that are singularly identified with other artists, yet he redefines them. None of those words are meant to disparage those Grammy-winning gold albums of yore, it just his high standards have been magnified many fold on these 10 tracks. From the absolutely smoke-any-kind-of groove all-star band featuring a wailingmore… Russell Malone on guitar, Christian McBride on bass, Mike Mainieri from Steps Ahead on vibes, and Sanborn's longtime keyboard player, Ricky Peterson, to the sterling arrangements of re-imaged classics, including Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" done as a ballad and the timeless "Harlem Nocturne" spiced with world music overtones, this record sparkles. "Comin' Home Baby" and "Christo Redentor," songs made famous in the '60s by Herbie Mann and Donald Byrd respectively, are interpreted with such passion and fire, it's as if the melodies have belonged to Sanborn the whole time. His exquisite alto tone shines throughout the proceedings, and Malone just shows off on "Sugar," and one of three Sanborn originals, "Spider B." --Mark Ruffin

~Track Listings~

1 Comin' Home Baby
2 Cristo Redentor
3 Harlem Nocturne
4 Man From mars
5 Isn't She Lovely
6 sugar
7 Tequila
8 Little Flower
9 Spider B.
10 Delia

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David Sanborn – Upfront (1992)

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Description

Absolutely fantastic, with a stripped down sound, centred around Bass, Drums, fatback guitar, Hammond organ and the man himself.The whole thing has a live in the studio kind of feel and is just totally, totally funky. Great tunes, fantastic rhythm arrangements, killer soloing from all sides (brilliant players like Marcus Miller, Steve Jordan, "Spaceman" Patterson etc.)Everything you could actually want from a Sanborn album, no cheesy vocals, no souless sequencers, just groove, groove and uh, groove.

~Track Listings~

1 Snakes
2 Benny
3 Crossfire
4 Full House
5 Soul Serenade
6 Hey
7 Bang Bang
8 Ramblin'

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[Kosta]

SYREETA - Syreeta (1980, Tamla)
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A1 Blame It On The Sun 4:20
A2 Let Me Be The One 4:01
A3 You Bring Out The Love In Me 3:30
A4 Please Stay 4:18 Pr. Billy Preston , David Shire
A5 He's Gone 3:27
B1 Love Fire 4:51
B2 Here's My Love 3:27
B3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) 3:27 Pr. Hal Davis
B4 Dance For Me Children 2:52 Pr. Hal Davis
B5 One More Time For Love 3:51
B6 One More Time For Love (Reprise) 0:58


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Marion Meadows - Keep It Right There (1992)

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~Track Listings~

1. Wishing
2. In Effect
3. Love Was Never
4. Morocco
5. Come Back to Me
6. Color of Love
7. Keep It Right There
8. Oh Yes
9. Heaven
10. Good Lovin'
11. When Will I Know
12. Passion

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Marion Meadows - Forbidden Fruit (1994)

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~Track Listings~

1. Red Light
2. You're Always on My Mind
3. Asha
4. Forbidden Fruit
5. Whenever Your Heart Wants to Sing
6. You Will Never Know What You're Missing
7. Back 2 Back
8. Save the Best for Last
9. Somewhere Island
10. Comin' Home to You
11. Nocturnal Serenade

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Marion Meadows - Body Rhythm (1995)

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~Track Listings~

1. My Cherie Amour
2. Be With You
3. South Beach
4. Later On
5. Get Involved
6. One More Chance
7. Kool
8. Marion's Theme [From Raiders of the Lost Ark]
9. I Just Wanna Be Loved by You
10. Body Rhythm
11. Deep Waters
12. Summer's Over
13. Lift

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Marion Meadows - The Collected Marion Meadows (1999)

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~Track Listings~

1. South Beach
2. My Cherie Amour
3. Wonderland
4. Be With You
5. Come Back to Me
6. Keep It Right There
7. One More Chance
8. Wishing
9. Asha
10. Whenever Your Heart Wants to Sing
11. For Lovers Only
12. Body Rhythm

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[Blaq]

Babyface
For The Cool In You
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Tracklist

1. For The Cool In You
2. Lady, Lady
3. Never Keeping Secrets
4. Rock Bottom
5. And Our Feelings
6. Saturday
7. When Can I See You
8. Illusions
9. A Bit Old-Fashioned
10. You Are So Beautiful
11. I'll Always Love You
12. Well Alright

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In late 1993 Babyface, who was at the top of his game as pop/R&B's hottest writer and producer, released his acclaimed solo album For the Cool in You. The album featured four hit singles, those being the title track, "Never Keeping Secrets," "And Our Feelings," and the song that went on to become his signature tune, "When Can I See You." In early 2001, the album was reissued with three bonus tracks, which do the album a great deal of service and widely expand its musical boundaries. "For the Cool in You" is served up with two additional mixes. One is the Quiet Storm Vocal Mix, which, as the name implies, is a laid-back, mellow quiet storm groove. The other is the album's closer, the Midnight Luv Instrumental Mix, which is a fine, mellow, jazzy way to close off the album. Finally, "When Can I See You" is served up with the Urban Soul Basement Mix, which is a dance-house version of the song. This version may displease some of the song's original fans (it was an acoustic ballad in its original inception), but ultimately serves to expand the musical boundaries of the album. For a record that was originally pop/R&B, the reissue is a jazzier offering that includes house music and makes for a surprisingly good listen from start to finish. Also included are beefed-up liner notes, which include all of the original liner notes' artwork.

All Music Guide

[MrDap]

Hey peeps. You who are familiar with my lossless post style know me from other boards. The nick I'm using here is the one I use on the majority of boards I frequent, but it's far from the only one. RR, NN, WIS, BBB are the initials of a few other nicks I use. Just put me down as "That mysterious weird cool guy from Brooklyn" and we can go from there. With my first post I'm gonna start out with my favorite sound of music...The Philly Sound.

Shout outs to Blaq, dadirtydj, jaco, Kosta, Run & zacki. Also want to say thanks to Kosta for reminding me about this fantastic place!

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The O'Jays - Message In The Music
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Artist...............: The O'Jays
Album................: Message In The Music
Genre................: Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1976
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 71 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

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1. (00:06:24) The O'Jays - Message In The Music
2. (00:06:24) The O'Jays - A Prayer
3. (00:04:59) The O'Jays - Paradise
4. (00:04:00) The O'Jays - Make A Joyful Noise
5. (00:06:22) The O'Jays - Desire Me
6. (00:04:19) The O'Jays - Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)
7. (00:05:17) The O'Jays - I Swear, I Love No One But You
8. (00:04:35) The O'Jays - Let Life Flow

Playing Time.........: 00:45:29
Total Size...........: 242.21 MB

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[Blaq]

Hey peeps. You who are familiar with my lossless post style know me from other boards. The nick I'm using here is the one I use on the majority of boards I frequent, but it's far from the only one. RR, NN, WIS, BBB are the initials of a few other nicks I use. Just put me down as "That mysterious weird cool guy from Brooklyn" and we can go from there. With my first post I'm gonna start out with my favorite sound of music...The Philly Sound.

Shout outs to Blaq, dadirtydj, jaco, Kosta, Run & zacki. Also want to say thanks to Kosta for reminding me about this fantastic place!

Welcome, fam! You finally made it over. Looking forward to more of your drops. :thumbs up:

[Alex_bog_13]

NU SHOOZ - TOLD U SO

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The group Nu Shooz was formed in 1980 by guitarist and composer John Smith, and vocalist and precussionist Valerie Day. The husband and wife duo released their first album on the Nebula Circle label in 1982. Their first release was called Can't Turn It Off. At the present time, very little is know about this first release.
In 1986 the group released their second album entitled Poolside. Poolside was released on Atlantic Records. Poolside proved to be the landmark release from the group with the hit single "I Can't Wait", written by John Smith,was familiarized with its use of a human voice sample. This song peaked on the Hot-100 Chart at #3 in June of 1986. The second single from this album "Point Of No Return" made the charts but, didn't do nearly as well as "I Can't Wait.
The group's third release Told U So had the release of one single entitled "Should I Say Yes". This album leaned away from the style of the Poolside album and had more of a jazz sound rather than R&B or Top-40. The single did not do well and shortly after Nu Shooz was not heard from.
In 1986 Nu Shooz recorded a song for the Soul Man Original Soundtrack.
Nu Shooz lost popularity after the release of Told U So but Valerie and John still continue to play in their hometown of Portland, Oregon.


Performer: Nu Shooz
Album: Told U So
Released: 1988
Label: Atlantic Recording Corp.
Genre: Synth-pop / Smooth Jazz
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 330 mb
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Tracklist:
1. Told U So (4:44)
2. Should I Say Yes? (4:45)
3. Are You Lookin' For Somebody Nu (4:26)
4. Wonder (4:37)
5. Montecarlo Nite (3:50)
6. Driftin' (4:43)
7. If That's The Way You Want It (5:09)
8. The Truth (3:44)
9. Savin' All My Time (3:33)
10. Doin' Alright (4:21)
11. Should I Say Yes? (The Mantronik CD Love Mix) (4:51)


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[MrDap]

Welcome, fam! You finally made it over. Looking forward to more of your drops. :thumbs up:

Sure nuff Bruh. Really nice setup yall have over here. Sorry I didn't come when you invited me all those months ago. I got a few drops to put over here. Hope yall like em.

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Eddie Kendricks - Goin' Up In Smoke (Tamla/Motown)
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Artist...............: Eddie Kendricks
Album................: Goin' Up In Smoke
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1976
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 62 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 12/28/2009
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 12/28/2009
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Included.............: NFO, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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1. (00:04:32) - (63.04%) Eddie Kendricks - Goin' Up In Smoke
2. (00:05:13) - (59.51%) Eddie Kendricks - The Newness is Gone
3. (00:04:19) - (62.84%) Eddie Kendricks - Sweet Tenderoni
4. (00:03:32) - (59.04%) Eddie Kendricks - Born Againa
5. (00:03:52) - (59.24%) Eddie Kendricks - Don't You Want Light
6. (00:05:36) - (66.61%) Eddie Kendricks - Music Man
7. (00:05:28) - (60.10%) Eddie Kendricks - Thanks for the Memories
8. (00:03:06) - (62.35%) Eddie Kendricks - To You From Me
9. (00:03:58) - (62.30%) Eddie Kendricks - Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow
10. (00:02:34) - (64.77%) Eddie Kendricks - Skeleton in you CLoset

Playing Time.........: 00:42:09
Total Size...........: 263.72 MB

NFO generated on.....: 12/28/2009 5:33:07 PM


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Lindsy Planer

Although the title could be interpreted to portend the relationship between
Eddie Kendricks and his longtime record label, contextual and lyrical clues
would suggest Goin' Up in Smoke (1976) has a motif of triumph over tragedy.
In many ways it is a continuation of the work that had begun on He's a Friend
(1976) with songwriter/arranger and multi-instrumentalist Norman Harris back
at the helm of the same Philly-based Stigma Sound Studio with many
musicians likewise making encore appearances. With pop and soul music
having been temporarily hijacked by disco, it stands to reason that Harris'
scores reflect the latest trend in pop music. All the more significant is that the
title song joined "Goin' Up in Smoke," "Music Man," "Born Again," and "Thanks
for the Memories" as they collectively sent the LP to a very respectable
number 11 on the then-recently created Dance/Disco survey. That impressive
accomplishment aside, in retrospect Kendricks does not seem well served by
the aggressive brass section. He occasionally struggles to be heard over
them. Or perhaps producers intentionally buried the vocalist deep inside the
mix as to not get in the way of the four-on-the floor beat. To a similar effect,
the slow churning of "The Newness Is Gone" is awash in overbearing strings
that sadly detract from the intimacy of the artist's performance. While the
heart is definitely in the right place, "Don't You Want Light" is little more than
an homage to "The Hustle" and again, does little to reveal the singer's
talents.
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Corrected .cue file. Replace the .cue file in the folder
http://rapidshare.com/files/327964672/Eddie_Kendricks_-_Goin__Up_In_Smoke.cue.rar

[RunawayTrane]

People...good Sitizens. I am trying to create a music group so we can all have a place to go if and when the board goes down, but I have no idea how to do so. I need to know where would be the best place to go?? My guess would be to form a Yahoo or Google group. But I could see it happening at a place like Livejournal.com as well

[Kosta]

G.C. CAMERON - You're What's Missing In My Life
(1977, Motown)
Vinyl rip:
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A1 This Will Make You Dance 5:26
A2 You're What's Missing In My Life 3:55
A3 Don't Tear Down What Took So Long To Build 3:31
A4 Kiss Me When You Want To 4:14
A5 You Need A Strong Dose Of Love 3:17
B1 Let's Run Away Together 5:40
B2 I'll Love You Forever 5:38
B3 I'll Be Your Servant 3:24
B4 Nothing's Sweeter Than Love 3:38

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[MrDap]

People...good Sitizens. I am trying to create a music group so we can all have a place to go if and when the board goes down, but I have no idea how to do so. I need to know where would be the best place to go?? My guess would be to form a Yahoo or Google group. But I could see it happening at a place like Livejournal.com as well

How about another board? The structure would already be set up, no hassles about setting it up or having to maintain it

NN

[whodshecoo]

People...good Sitizens. I am trying to create a music group so we can all have a place to go if and when the board goes down, but I have no idea how to do so. I need to know where would be the best place to go?? My guess would be to form a Yahoo or Google group. But I could see it happening at a place like Livejournal.com as well

Now we're talkin. This is exactly what I thought after all those annoying forum-blackouts. Kosta shot me a pm just yesterday where he suggests the same thing.
I had in mind to - simply - run a blog with writing permissions for all the members of the lossless section here but your Live-Journal proposition also seems to be a nice option, Run.
There should be nothing wrong to exchange our mail-addys in the first place, so that we're prepared for the next crash.

//edit

NN, which board are you talkin bout?
and btw: pretty cool to have you here, bro!
really dig your postings

[rtownsend213]

Now we're talkin. This is exactly what I thought after all those annoying forum-blackouts. Kosta shot me a pm just yesterday where he suggests the same thing.
I had in mind to - simply - run a blog with writing permissions for all the members of the lossless section here but your Live-Journal proposition also seems to be a nice option, Run.
There should be nothing wrong to exchange our mail-addys in the first place, so that we're prepared for the next crash.

I second that notion.

[Alex_bog_13]

People...good Sitizens. I am trying to create a music group so we can all have a place to go if and when the board goes down, but I have no idea how to do so. I need to know where would be the best place to go?? My guess would be to form a Yahoo or Google group. But I could see it happening at a place like Livejournal.com as well

Dear RunawayTrane!

:sad: The current way of music group is path in blind alley.

I think, that needed:
First. Necessarily divide music lossless and lossy.
Second. Used Rule: One music performer - is one thread.
Example... (http://synciti.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48823)
Thrid. Necessary kill (or ban) flood in threads.

:grin: Don't worry, and be happy in New Year !

[zacki]

G.C. CAMERON - You're What's Missing In My Life
(1977, Motown)



Nice drop Kosta :respect-067:

[RunawayTrane]

I am alright with Synciti. Downtime and all, this is the place I want to call home. Besides, another board has already been tried. Or have we all forgotten Must Be The Music?? It held up for awhile, but slowly and surely, everyone stopped posting there. Almost like what Funk Universe is going through right now. And what Bluesaway went through late 2007. All 3 of those boards are now almost completely barren of any activity. Synciti might go down for spells, but there is still LIFE here. What I am suggesting is a simple place, no fuss. Where we will all be able to post IF this board becomes inaccessible.

http://community.livejournal.com/losslesslib/

(you have to have a livejournal account to be invited to this)

[RunawayTrane]

Dear RunawayTrane!

:sad: The current way of music group is path in blind alley.

I think, that needed:
First. Necessarily divide music lossless and lossy.
Second. Used Rule: One music performer - is one thread.
Example... (http://synciti.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48823)
Thrid. Necessary kill (or ban) flood in threads.

:grin: Don't worry, and be happy in New Year !

This is not a music board. So all the music will be one on forum. This specific thread is dedicated to ONLY lossless, so it is separate from lossy. As for the 1 artist, 1 thread suggestion, all you have to do is learn how to use THREAD SEARCH. I'd rather have threads like this than have 1000 threads with only 1 album when the threads are specialized

[Kosta]

what i like of SynCiti :grin::
Black background
We can se all users pics post like in a blogspot
Each user can arrange his post as he likes
what i don't like :sad::
Blackouts for longtime
Some members massive lossless downloaders, almost 0 posters:208:

[Blaq]

Sure nuff Bruh. Really nice setup yall have over here. Sorry I didn't come when you invited me all those months ago. I got a few drops to put over here. Hope yall like em.

Peace

No prob, fam. I know how it is switching boards. I prefer the tools we have here. If our other board was set up like this, and after the changes were made there to make it more stable, it would be the perfect spot. Glad to have you here.

I am alright with Synciti. Downtime and all, this is the place I want to call home. Besides, another board has already been tried. Or have we all forgotten Must Be The Music?? It held up for awhile, but slowly and surely, everyone stopped posting there. Almost like what Funk Universe is going through right now. And what Bluesaway went through late 2007. All 3 of those boards are now almost completely barren of any activity. Synciti might go down for spells, but there is still LIFE here. What I am suggesting is a simple place, no fuss. Where we will all be able to post IF this board becomes inaccessible.

http://community.livejournal.com/losslesslib/

(you have to have a livejournal account to be invited to this)

Co-sign. This is home for me as well. Hopefully after some tweaking the board can become more stable. That's just going to be finding a reliable host. I know there are probably issues on who you can go with because of content.

This is not a music board. So all the music will be one on forum. This specific thread is dedicated to ONLY lossless, so it is separate from lossy. As for the 1 artist, 1 thread suggestion, all you have to do is learn how to use THREAD SEARCH. I'd rather have threads like this than have 1000 threads with only 1 album when the threads are specialized

Co-sign, again. I hate navigating boards where one album or artist is posted in one thread. It's easier to follow imo when you have a continuous thread. The good thing is you can make single threads, but they are hard to follow.

Btw, Run i'm not sure if my group join registered. The page didn't go through and when I hit refresh it didn't seem to have gone through. Let me know, and also if Live Journal is the spot so we can sign up.

[Blaq]

what i like of SynCiti :grin::
Black background
We can se all users pics post like in a blogspot
Each user can arrange his post as he likes
what i don't like :sad::
Blackouts for longtime
Some members massive lossless downloaders, almost 0 posters:208:

Co-sign all of your points.

If the board downtime is resolved this will be one of the best music posting forums. In a relatively short amount of time great posters have joined.

I've noticed some people just want to give back and they begin to post. I know some don't like download restrictions, but in my opinion limiting downloads to lurkers should be used. I see a lot of kats who download only, and after awhile without offering something in return it's not cool.

[Kosta]

Nice drop Kosta :respect-067:
thanks for the thanks!

[MrDap]

//edit

NN, which board are you talkin bout?
and btw: pretty cool to have you here, bro!
really dig your postings

Wassup and Whodat diggin my posts? Your name don't clang any bells in my feeble RAM :smh:

The first board I have in mind has more traffic than all the other boards I post on combined including The BG and is in no danger of shutting down anytime soon. It's a warez board, the biggest most popular one I know. Like any huge site the place does have the occasional hiccups but usually few and far between. Thing is, not enough people are up on lossless music. All we can do is put it out there and let the people grab it.

If a warez site don't strike you as a smooth transition there's yet another board I know that has very good traffic. Already has a Lossless forum set up on it too. To separate our stuff from the rest, Run could start a new thread and the rest of us could post in it. Soon enough Admin would make it a sticky and that my friends would be our ticket to ride

My two cents

[Blaq]

Chaka Khan
What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. We Can Work It Out
2. What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
3. I Know You, I Live You
4. Any Old Sunday
5. We Got Each Other
6. And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia)
7. Night Moods
8. Heed The Warning
9. Father He Said
10. Fate
11. I Know You, I Live You (Reprise)

WAV
425MB

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Review

As a vocalist, Chaka Khan is the one of the very few who often doesn't need great material to prosper. Thankfully, on What Cha' Gonna Do for Me that isn't the case. Teaming again with Arif Mardin, slowly but surely the two began to craft an even more successful and innovative sound. This effort not only bests the work before it, but it is Mardin's most fulfilling production since 1974's Average White Band. The cover of "We Can Work It Out" gets a brash and funky Stevie Wonder-style arrangement, with Gregory Phillanganes doing great synth work. The biggest hit here is the melodic title track and has Khan's patented mix of sexiness and intelligent phrasing. The best song here, "I Know You, I Live You," displays the brilliant bass and drum team of Anthony Jackson and Steve Ferrone, whose innovation all but rendered Rufus obsolete. Their pounding yet refined sound is also on "We've Got Each Other," a hooky and propulsive duet with Khan's brother Mark Stevens. The ambitious and much loved "And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)" had Mardin and Khan creating pithy lyrics that paid homage to '40s jazz legends as well as all other subsequent musical geniuses. The track features a clavitar solo from Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, and an "excerpted" solo break from Charlie Parker. Throughout What Cha' Gonna Do for Me, Mardin seems to get amazing vocals from Khan and has he certainly had fun playing with her voice. What Cha' Gonna Do for Me is arguably the best effort of their partnership.

All Music Guide, Jason Elias

[whodshecoo]

Atlantic Starr - Radiant
A&M 1980

VINYL | FLAC | cuesheet | 229 MB

http://i13.servimg.com/u/f13/11/33/84/05/atstar10.jpg

1. When Love Calls (4:33)
2. Does It Matter (4:28)
3. Think About That (5:04)
4. Send For Me (5:21)
5. Mystery Girl (4:27)
6. Am I Dreaming (5:36)
7. Under Pressure (4:04)
8. My Turn Now (4:37)



AMG Review:
Both creatively and commercially, Radiant was a major step forward for Atlantic Starr -- and the person they can thank is James Carmichael. This 1981 release was the first album that Carmichael produced for the band, whose two previous LPs (Atlantic Starr in 1978 and Straight to the Point in 1979) were decent but not great. Atlantic Starr needed to get to the next level, and Carmichael obviously gave the White Plains, NY, combo the sort of guidance, direction, and constructive criticism it needed to make the transition from decent to excellent. Radiant gets off to an impressive start with the haunting single "When Love Calls," and the material that follows is equally strong. That is true whether Atlantic Starr is getting into sentimental soul ballads ("Am I Dreaming," "Send for Me") or tough, gritty funk ("Think About That," "Under Pressure"). One of the band's greatest assets on this LP is lead singer Sharon Bryant; Carmichael brings out the best in her, and she really soars on "When Love Calls," as well as "My Turn Now" and the hit "Am I Dreaming" (a male/female duet with fellow lead singer David Lewis). But Bryant isn't the only lead vocalist who excels on this record. David and Wayne Lewis are also fine singers; "Send for Me," in fact, boasts one of Wayne's most memorable performances. And once again, Carmichael deserves much of the credit -- he pushed the Lewis Brothers to excel just as he pushed Bryant to excel. With Carmichael's help, Radiant went down in history as one Atlantic Starr's finest and most essential albums.



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[Blaq]

Teena Marie
Lady T
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. Behind the Groove
2. Now That I Have You
3. Lonely Desire
4. Aladdin's Lamp
5. You're All the Boogie I Need
6. Can It Be Love
7. Young Girl in Love
8. Why Did I Fall In Love With You
9. Too Many Colors (Tee's Interlude)
10. Why Can't I Get Next to You
11. Co-Pilot to Pilot

WAV
521MB

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Lady T is the second album by Teena Marie, released in 1980. The album was produced by Richard Rudolph, and the track "Too Many Colors" features the then 7 year-old Maya Rudolph, daughter of Rudolph and his late wife Minnie Riperton. The packaging of Marie's debut album Wild and Peaceful had not included a picture of the singer, and the image on the sleeve of this album surprised many people who had assumed Marie was African American.

Lady T peaked at #18 on the Black Albums chart and #45 on the Pop Albums chart. Lead single "Behind the Groove" peaked at #21 on the US Black Singles chart and became Marie's only top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6 in that country.

Wikipedia.org

[MrDap]

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The Spinners - Pick of the Litter (Atlantic)
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Artist...............: The Spinners
Album................: Pick of the Litter
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1975
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 55 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 12/30/2009
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 12/30/2009
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Included.............: NFO, SFV, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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1. (00:04:04) - (56.38%) The Spinners - Honest I Do
2. (00:03:45) - (50.65%) The Spinners - I Don't Want To Lose You
3. (00:05:01) - (60.88%) The Spinners - Love Or Leave
4. (00:04:23) - (51.26%) The Spinners - Sweet Love Of Mine
5. (00:03:51) - (60.98%) The Spinners - All That Glitters Ain't Gold
6. (00:03:59) - (51.27%) The Spinners - You Made A Promise To Me
7. (00:04:44) - (54.08%) The Spinners - Games People Play
8. (00:04:06) - (54.25%) The Spinners - Just As Long As We Have Love

Playing Time.........: 00:33:53
Total Size...........: 188.41 MB

NFO generated on.....: 12/30/2009 11:19:05 AM


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by Lindsay Planer

For their fourth Atlantic Records outing, the Spinners -- Henry Fambrough
(baritone vocal), Billy Henderson (tenor vocal), Pervis Jackson (bass vocal),
Bobbie Smith (tenor vocal) and Philippe Wynne (tenor vocal) -- cook up
another sizable serving of Philly Soul under the care of producer/arranger
Thom Bell. Following on the heels of three sequential gold records, it is not
particularly surprising that they would continue in the same vein. The
danceable R&B grooves -- especially the undeniably memorable "They Just
Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)" -- not to mention the soulful slow
jams, were ultimately a factor in making Pick of the Litter (1975) the Spinners'
most successful long-player. Although the entire affair clocks in at just over
half-an-hour, they pack a great deal into the effort, commencing with the
dynamic mid-tempo "Honest I Do." The four-on-the-floor tempo and compact
string arrangement are part and parcel of what made their sound so instantly
discernible among concurrent copycat combos. They likewise had Wynne's
versatile vocals in their arsenal, which was no doubt a significant component
in their second 7" side, the compelling "Love or Leave." Instrumentally, the
distinctive distorted guitar and refined brass accompaniment are all courtesy
of Bell's singular musical vision, and faultlessly executed by the equally
unmistakable MFSB Orchestra. "All That Glitters Ain't Gold" is a catchy number
sporting a brisk propelling rhythm and score foreshadowing Bell's work with
Elton John on "Mama Can't Buy You Love." The batch of ballads on Pick of the
Litter are proportionately excellent as well, highlighted by Dionne Warwick's
second guest appearance. Fambrough's debut as a solo lead demonstrates a
gentle and supple intonation, perfectly matched to Warwick's agile and
affective style. The album's primary focus track was the aforementioned
"They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)." The slightly, albeit
judiciously edited version became a crossover smash, landing in the upper
reaches of the Pop Singles survey and topping the R&B countdown in July of
1975. Trading vocals with Wynne and Jackson -- whose resonant "12:45"
interjection became a hallmark of the song -- is backing session singer
Barbara Ingram. Because the group was touring at the time, Fambrough was
unavailable to put the finishing touches on the recording. Bell was under the
gun to complete the production, so he chose Ingram to step in, and in doing
so lent a whole new dimension to the lyrical banter. Those seeking a
thoroughly solid effort Philly Soul are encouraged to spin the appropriately
named Pick of the Litter.
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[whodshecoo]

Teddy Pendergrass - Workin' It Back
Asylum 1985

VINYL | FLAC | cuesheet | 233 MB

http://i13.servimg.com/u/f13/11/33/84/05/tedwor10.jpg

1. Love 4/2 (6:25)
2. One Of Us Fell In Love (4:11)
3. Never Felt Like Dancin' (4:25)
4. Let Me Be Closer (4:39)
5. Lonely Color Blue (5:32)
6. Want You Back In My Life (4:41)
7. Workin' It Back (2:48)
8. Love Emergency (4:34)



AMG Review:
A most appropriate title, as Pendergrass was making his comeback following the tragic car accident. The album took a long time to make an impact, but finally wound up a modest success. He wasn't able to generate much response to any single, but the fact that he continued his comeback was welcome news, owing to speculation that he was going to retire due to mixed response to his earlier release.


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[whodshecoo]

2 Hyped Brothers And A Dog - Ya Rollin' Doo Doo
Deco Records 1991

CD | EAC | FLAC | CUE | LOG |SCANS | 358 MB

http://i13.servimg.com/u/f13/11/33/84/05/2hyped10.jpg

1. Introduction (1:33)
2. One Nigger You Ain't Foolin' (3:05)
3. Doo Doo Brown (5:38)
4. Ya Rollin' Doo Doo (6:43)
5. Greeks In The House (4:14)
6. The Sermon (4:50)
7. Fashion Police (4:30)
8. Swing [To The Music] (4:10)
9. Got Me Running (6:35)
10. Work It (5:35)
11. Crazy (5:40)
12. The Shout Outs (3:47)



Funny little record that reminds me on a trip to Atlanta early 1992, where you couldn't cross the street without that Doo Doo Brown thang ringing in your ears. I always thought that it was something like a home-recorded production of a local duo but due to the fact that they're still selling it at e.g. amazon, I am not really sure about it.
Don't take it too serious, but if one is interested what he/she gets if I'm trying to post Hip Hop (i might even call it RAP in this case) - here you go:

:498:

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[leolo del sol]

Damn good drop BLAQ!:clap:

For me it is one of the best Curtis Cd´s. Especially it fits in addition to the tasteful songs audiophile quality.:hubbahubba:

[ivanohe]

hey fellas, sorry for not posting that much in the past weeks ... kinda busy these times...
here's one jazz-funk classic for y'all, followed by a 79 Jean Carn album, as I heard it's philly sound week ;) !

LONNIE LISTON SMITH
VISIONS OF A NEW WORLD
flying dutchman 1975-1993 RCA CD release ( FLAC Image+Cue )

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9aVVq9ZAHPI/SFdEzAv0-jI/AAAAAAAAAYM/vzaRJoqVL80/s1600/L1050735.JPG

Lonnie Liston Smith is really tightening up his groove on this one -- bringing a bit more funk into the mix, and creating that amazingly sweet glide in his keyboard sound!
The record's still steeped in the righteous influences of years past, but it brings the message out to a bigger audience -- letting soul flow into the jazz-based tunes in the same way that Norman Connors was doing at the time -- and creating the same sort of warm glow through a mix of earthy percussion and electric keys. Vocals on most numbers are by Donald Smith, who has a great approach that has the depth of Leon Thomas but the warm focus of Michael Henderson -- and he's a perfect fit for Lonnie's well-crafted tunes on the set!

A Chance For Peace
Love Beams
Colors Of The Rainbow
Devika (Goddess)
Sunset
Visions Of A New World (Phase I)
Visions Of A New World (Phase II)
Summer Nights

GET IT HERE:

PART 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/328428104/llsvonw.part1.rar)
PART 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/328429724/llsvonw.part2.rar)

PW: ivanovitch



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hey KOSTA, this one's for you mate !

Jean Carn
Happy To Be With You
produced by Dexter Wansel
1979 P.I.R records ( FLAC Image+Cue )


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_63w9728YzZ8/SeQfqpdFjkI/AAAAAAAACjE/iyE4Zqt-Egc/s1600/JeanCarn.jpg

There's A Shortage Of Good Men
Together Once Again
(No, No) You Can't Come Back Now
Revelation / Infant Eyes
Happy To Be With You
Don't Let It Go To Your Head
I Bet She Won't Love You Like I Do
You Light Up My Life

GET IT HERE:

PART 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/328441043/jchtbwy.part1.rar)
PART 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/328441315/jchtbwy.part2.rar)

PW: ivanovitch

[Kosta]

Happy To Be With You
THANKS!! i needed it :553:
and have also in wanted
Jean Carn 1976
When I Find Your Love 1979

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SINS OF SATAN - Thou Shalt Boogie Forever (1976, Buddah)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/12/69/02/81/sins_o12.jpg

01 - We Are the Sins of Satan
02 - Devils Disco
03 - Your Love is Like Candy
04 - How Would You Feel
05 - Sunshine Girl
06 - Dance and Free Your Mind
07 - Rope-A-Dope
08 - Autumn
09 - Heavy Traffic

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PS:
i noticed in my MegaUpload account
this rip has been downloaded 25 times,
but i had 2 reply in the private(?) forum where i previously posted it,
then i presume my link has been spinned somewhere else
and maybe some of you could have already downloaded it,
but i didn't insert the full covers and labels scann at the time
so you can get them here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/328449387/SINS_OF_SATAN-1976-ThouShaltBoogieForever-coverscann.zip

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happy new year!

[MrDap]

The Jacksons - Goin Places
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/6117PgBwo2L._SS500_.jpg

1. Music's Takin' Over
2. Goin' Places
3. Different Kind Of Lady
4. Even Though You're Gone
5. Jump For Joy
6. Heaven Knows I Love You, Girl
7. Man Of War
8. Do What You Wanna
9. Find Me A Girl


The Jacksons' move to Epic regenerated their enthusiasm and spirit for several years. The Gamble/Huff team brought them fresh material and new production ideas, as well as better tracks and arrangements than they'd gotten in quite a while on Motown. This album got them R&B and pop hits and kept the family act in the spotlight for a little while longer.

pw=NUBIAN
http://rapidshare.com/files/35161152/The_Jacksons.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/35161181/The_Jacksons.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/35161552/The_Jacksons.part3.rar

[RunawayTrane]

Last jazz posts of 2009:

Shakatak - Afterglow [Import]
SMOOTH | FLAC | CUE | LOG | ARTWORK | 369MB | 54:14
JVC 2009

http://www.onlinedisk.ru/cache/9144394528a3f1990eccb336bfeef2cc (http://www.onlinedisk.ru/view/308623/ShacktackAG.jpg)


REVIEWS:
SMOOTH JAZZ (http://www.smooth-jazz.de/firstview/Shakatak/Afterglow.htm)
SMOOTH VIBES (http://www.smoothvibes.com/movabletype/archives/001234.html)


TRACKLISTING:
01. Footprints
02. Afterglow
03. First Light
04. Giving Up
05. Out of Town
06. In My Heart
07. Lullaby
08. Red Sky
09. Freefall
10. Tower of Babel
11. Groove Me Tonight
12. Domino Dance
13. Sierra Nevada


DOWNLOAD (http://lix.in/-7018a2)
pw: lisalisa

[MrDap]

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The Spinners - Spinners 8
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Artist...............: The Spinners
Album................: Spinners 8
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1977
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 68 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 12/30/2009
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 12/31/2009
News Server..........:
News Group(s)........:

Included.............: NFO, SFV, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:04:25) - (62.64%) The Spinners - I'm Gonna Getcha
2. (00:04:11) - (49.76%) The Spinners - I'm Tired Of Giving
3. (00:04:18) - (60.98%) The Spinners - Painted Magic
4. (00:03:34) - (60.78%) The Spinners - You Got The Love That I Need
5. (00:04:02) - (59.71%) The Spinners - Heaven On Earth (So Fine)
6. (00:04:37) - (60.30%) The Spinners - Back In The Arms Of Love
7. (00:04:39) - (57.45%) The Spinners - (Love Is) One Step Away
8. (00:04:26) - (62.84%) The Spinners - Easy Come, Easy Go
9. (00:06:00) - (52.10%) The Spinners - Baby I Need Your Love (You're The Only One)

Playing Time.........: 01:18:04
Total Size...........: 236.28 MB

NFO generated on.....: 12/30/2009 11:10:09 AM


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by Jason Elias

The switch between lead singers presented its shares of woe. Whereas
Philippe Wynne fit neatly in Thom Bell's production style, at this point Bell had
no idea what to do with new lead singer John Edwards. Coupling that
indisputable fact with the continuing decline of the songwriting, Spinners/8
isn't the most proficient album to come down the pike. Not everything's bad
here, however. Bobbie Smith's playful lead on the well-produced "I'm Gonna
Getcha" starts things off on a deceptively blithe note. With lyrics like "Count
the days you can still run free" and "There's no escaping me now," stalking
never sounded so mellifluous. While "I'm Tired of Giving" and "Painted Magic"
are nonsensical retreads, the best parts of Spinners/8 had Bell tinkering with
his style to accommodate Edwards' booming and all-encompassing vocals.
Enlivened by Edwards' firepower and command, "You've Got the Love I Need"
is on the track as he sings/shouts, "You've got me walking/Talking to myself."
The charming and anachronistic "Heaven on Earth (So Fine)" is the only single
release from this effort and later showed up on their 1991 anthology A One
of a Kind Affair. While the Edwards-led "Back in the Arms of Love" and "Easy
Come, Easy Go" are locked into the old style, the last track attempts a new
sound. The synth-adorned ballad "Baby I Need Your Love (You're the Only
One)" has smooth harmony and the minimal backing gives Edwards a great
chance to vamp loudly near the end. Unfortunately, the bad outweighs the
good here, making Spinners/8 the most problematic album Bell produced for
the group.
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[teddybear4703]

SYREETA - Syreeta (1980, Tamla)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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A1 Blame It On The Sun 4:20
A2 Let Me Be The One 4:01
A3 You Bring Out The Love In Me 3:30
A4 Please Stay 4:18 Pr. Billy Preston , David Shire
A5 He's Gone 3:27
B1 Love Fire 4:51
B2 Here's My Love 3:27
B3 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) 3:27 Pr. Hal Davis
B4 Dance For Me Children 2:52 Pr. Hal Davis
B5 One More Time For Love 3:51
B6 One More Time For Love (Reprise) 0:58


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Thanks for this one, love Syreeta's little screams that sound like giggling!

---------- Post added at 06:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:19 PM ----------

People...good Sitizens. I am trying to create a music group so we can all have a place to go if and when the board goes down, but I have no idea how to do so. I need to know where would be the best place to go?? My guess would be to form a Yahoo or Google group. But I could see it happening at a place like Livejournal.com as well

It's a smart idea to keep the machine going, Trane.

Have a prosperous year, Runaway! And happy year to everyone!

[RunawayTrane]

PLEASE READ

When using EAC: Make sure to check TEST AND COPY SELECTED TRACKS, not just COPY SELECTED TRACKS. Especially if not using ACCURATERIP (http://www.accuraterip.com/) with EAC. Just copying the tracks in EAC does not insure that they are lossless. EAC will check the disc TWICE for each task before completing, so in the test and copy process, EAC actually checks the disc 4 times for errors. If the Test CRC and the Copy CRC (also called "checksums") do not match, then that rip may not be a bit for bit perfect match which means it is actually NOT a 100% lossless copy!! Especially if the "Peak Level" of the file is below 98% (which is what happens on older discs). That is why TEST AND COPY procedure is so important. This method might take a little longer to complete, but ensures that you get the best secure rips possible and that you are indeed sharing actual LOSSLESS files. As you all know, I'd rather have ONE quality rip than 10 rips that I am not 100% certain are done correctly. After all these months, you should all know this about me by now, lol

So instead of:

Track 1

Filename C:\Users\Annie\Desktop\Young MC\01. -I Come Off.wav

Peak level 99.9 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 6FD0DFFB
Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 6) [542A8154], AccurateRip returned [7387F454]
Copy OK


you'll get a message where the Test CRC and Copy CRC should match. If not, something isn't right. :

Track 1

Filename C:\Users\Annie\Desktop\Young MC\01. -I Come Off.wav

Peak level 99.9 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 6FD0DFFB
Copy CRC 6FD0DFFB
Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 6) [542A8154], AccurateRip returned [7387F454]
Copy OK


and if you also use AccurateRip (http://www.accuraterip.com/) as well:

Track 13

Filename C:\Users\Annie\Desktop\Jody Watley - Mignight Lounge\13. -Photographs [eastwest connection remix].wav

Peak level 96.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC C2FDD79E
Copy CRC C2FDD79E
Accurately ripped (confidence 4) [70AD4CDB]
Copy OK


AccurateRip (http://www.accuraterip.com/) isn't really necessary in Secure Mode, but it's nice to get that added security in knowing that the rip is good. And if using BURST MODE, then AccurateRip (http://www.accuraterip.com/) should be a MUST. But whatever mode used (Secure, Burst, Paranoid), TEST AND COPY please yall!! I cannot emphasize this enough

TEST AND COPY
TEST AND COPY
TEST AND COPY
TEST AND COPY
TEST AND COPY......



TEST AND COPY!!!



thanks



IF YOU POST MUSIC HERE
PLEASE READ
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE RIPPING OLDER DISCS

[Mulatoboy]

Hi all. What am absolutely awesome site this is. Can't believe the goodies on offer here. My sincere thanks to all who have and continue to contribute. A Happy New Year to all!!!!

---------- Post added at 11:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 AM ----------

Yo, so has anyone got some info on the SECOND album by the late great SHERRICK that was due for release befor his untimely death in 1999? It featured the sublime 'tell me (what you want)' What a loss to soul music he was. A unique talent indeed

---------- Post added at 11:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 AM ----------

Can someone put up DECO 'Fresh Idea' in LOSSLESS? I currently have the CD rip in mp3 (200Kbps), but I thought I'd enquire here, as the musical standards are impeccable. RUN, you da man!!!!!!! can't believe how much incredible soul/boogie/fusion you've mad available to the world......God bless the internet!! I've got this site permanently bookmarked. Fantastic effeort. Long may it continue:respect-067::thumbs up:

---------- Post added at 11:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:17 AM ----------

Finally figure out how to post remarks...and now I just can't stop!!!:207:

---------- Post added at 11:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:20 AM ----------


Thanks for this...Jean Carne 'Happy to be with you'...a glorious lossless CD rip......been searching for a good few years for this one. I am in your debt!!!!!!

[RunawayTrane]

Thank you and WELCOME to the Citi Mulatoboy. Hope you enjoy your time here

[zacki]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !!!

[whodshecoo]

A peacful, healthy and happy 2010 for all of you wonderful people here on synciti!
I wish we all can stay in touch and keep on passing the peas for the next decade.
THANK Y'ALL!!
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Maceo Parker - Life On Planet Groove
Minor 1992

CD | EAC | FLAC | CUE | LOG | SCANS | 556 MB | TESTED AND COPIED :))

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1. Shake Everything You've Got (16:39)
2. Pass The Peas (11:26)
3. I Got You (I Feel Good) (feat. Kym Mazelle) (3:45)
4. Got To Get U (feat. Kym Mazelle) (7:08)
5. Addictive Love (feat. Candy Dulfer) (8:58)
6. Children's World (6:21)
7. Georgia On My Mind (7:23)
8. Soul Power '92 (14:12)



AMG Review:
A scorching album of funky grooves from Maceo Parker, assisted by the rest of the JB's on backing horns. The album was recorded in concert at a club called Stadtgarten in Cologne, Germany, and the crowd seems just as responsive in most ways as any Atlanta mob. Along with the JB horns, Vincent Henry accompanies on bass throughout the album/concert. The album starts out with an original Maceo composition, then moves into a pair from his old boss James Brown. After that, there's another Maceo number, a cover of "Addictive Love," a rendition of "Georgia on My Mind," and a composition undertaken by a veritable army of funk veterans. This is probably just about the best solo Maceo Parker album there is, at least until the release of Funkoverload. If you're a funk fan, or a soul-jazz fan, this album might just provide what you need. Maceo on his own always provides a nice collection of soul and funk, and this one is no exception.



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[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]Happy New Years!!!! Peace & Blessings to the lossless crew.

The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (1972)
Web-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hsDpbBhsL.jpg


Track-listing
1. When The World's At Peace
2. Back Stabbers
3. Who Am I
4. (They Call Me) Mr. Lucky
5. Time To Get Down
6. 992 Arguments
7. Listen To The Clock On The Wall
8. Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind Of People
9. Sunshine
10. Love Train


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[Blaq]

Happy New Year! Peace & Blessings!

[whodshecoo]

Gladys Knight & The Pips - All I Need Is Time
Motown 1973

VINYL | FLAC | CUE | COVER | 206 MB

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1. I'll Be Here (When You Get Home) (4:01)
2. All I Need Is Time (4:31)
3. Heavy Makes You Happy (3:49)
4. The Only Time You Love Me Is When You're Losing Me (2:47)
5. Here I Am Again (3:39)
6. There's A Lesson To Be Learned (3:28)
7. Oh! What A Love I Have Found (4:09)
8. The Singer (3:03)
9. Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again) (3:59)



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[Mulatoboy]

A Happy New Year to all the funksters out there!!!:277:

---------- Post added at 06:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:07 PM ----------

I'm in search of STARPOINT's 'It's all yours' in lossless. Anyone got some suggestions? Cheers

---------- Post added at 06:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:08 PM ----------

Looking for Leon Ware's self-titled CD from 1982. Is it on this site anywhere?:hubbahubba:

---------- Post added at 06:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:10 PM ----------

I wonder what the New Year holds in store for everyone?

[zacki]

A Happy New Year to all the funksters out there!!!:277:

---------- Post added at 06:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:07 PM ----------

I'm in search of STARPOINT's 'It's all yours' in lossless. Anyone got some suggestions? Cheers

---------- Post added at 06:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:08 PM ----------

Looking for Leon Ware's self-titled CD from 1982. Is it on this site anywhere?:hubbahubba:

---------- Post added at 06:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:10 PM ----------

I wonder what the New Year holds in store for everyone?

Hello Mulatoboy,

First, Happy New Year !!!
You made today 22 posts, 20 from this are requests. I thing you have first to contribute before you make an request. So upload please something for us.

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Angela Bofill - Let Me Be The One + Tell Me Tomorrow (1984-1985)

CD-Rip|Wav|Cue|Log|Covers
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01. Can't Slow Down
02. Let Me Be The One
03. Who Knows You Better
04. You're Always There
05. Getting Into Love
06. No Love In Sight
07. Love Me For Today
08. This Is The Start
09. Generate Love
10. Tell Me Tomorrow
11. Midnight Shine
12. I Don't Wanna Come Down (From Love)
13. First Time
14. This Change Of Yours
15. Still In Love
16. Woman's Intuition
17. (If You Wanna Love Me) You're On

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[RunawayTrane]

First jazz for 2010

Lee Ritenour - RIT
SMOOTH | FLAC | CUE | LOG | COVERS | 219MB | 37:21
Discovery 1981

http://www.onlinedisk.ru/cache/57390802a3b2bc9d385f451a608f22e9 (http://www.onlinedisk.ru/view/308830/LeeRiT.jpg)

No reviews. But Thom Jurek of AMG absolutely hated this album. Which means that smooth jazz lovers will probably love it and jazz "purists" (lol at them calling Miles' fusion real jazz now) will probably hate it. Personally, I think there's a few too many synths and keyboards here. They sort of clash with the horn section, but overall, it's cool, relaxing, smooth jazz music

PERSONNEL:
Lee Ritenour - Guitars, Vocoder
Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums, Percussion
David Foster - Keyboards
Jerry Hey - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Richard Tee - Keyboards
Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards
Louis Johnson - Bass
Don Grusin - Keyboards
Eric Tagg - Vocals
Alex Acuña - Drums
Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer
Bill Champlain - Vocals
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Chuck Findley - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Steve Forman - Percussion
Gary Grant - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
David Hungate - Bass
Abraham Laboriel, Sr. - Bass
Charles Loper - Trombone
Greg Mathieson - Keyboards
Lou McCrary - Trombone


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Mr. Briefcase
02. (Just) Tell Me Pretty Lies
03. No Sympathy
04. Is It You?
05. Dreamwalk
06. Countdown (Captain Fingers)
07. Good Question
08. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
09. On the Slow Glide
10. No Sympathy (Reprise)

:music-081:
DOWNLOAD (http://lix.in/-640910)
pw: lisalisa

[RunawayTrane]

Angela Bofill - Let Me Be The One + Tell Me Tomorrow (1984-1985)

CD-Rip|Wav|Cue|Log|Covers



01. Can't Slow Down
02. Let Me Be The One
03. Who Knows You Better
04. You're Always There
05. Getting Into Love
06. No Love In Sight
07. Love Me For Today
08. This Is The Start
09. Generate Love
10. Tell Me Tomorrow
11. Midnight Shine
12. I Don't Wanna Come Down (From Love)
13. First Time
14. This Change Of Yours
15. Still In Love
16. Woman's Intuition
17. (If You Wanna Love Me) You're On



:dance3::dance3::dance3:

[rtownsend213]

Angela Bofill - Let Me Be The One + Tell Me Tomorrow (1984-1985)

CD-Rip|Wav|Cue|Log|Covers




Now this is just AMAZING!!!!!!!!! :shocked: Thank you for sharing such a wonderful set with us.

[ivanohe]

happy new year to all lossless freaks !

and to mulatoboy :

zacki already posted the DECO "fresh idea" rip

http://www.synciti.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6415&page=35

[Kosta]

ATLANTIC STARR - Straight To The Point (1979, A&M)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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01 - (Let's) Rock 'N' Roll
02 - Kissin' Power
03 - Let The Spirit Move Ya
04 - Straight To The Point
05 - Bullseye
06 - What 'Cha Feel Inside
07 - Fallin' In Love With You
08 - Losin' You

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PS:
This band songwriters have the magic touch when they write ballads rather than funkads

[RunawayTrane]

Started a Yahoo group and also a Livejournal group. You have to have Yahoo or Livejournal ID to join. Both are free. Sent out a few invites already, but I'll need email addresses for some of you so you can just send a PM if you want one.

Zacki, I got yours. Blaq, Dirty, Who'dseecoo as well.

[MrDap]

Filling a special request for zacki. Yo 'Z' I got your PM but I can't respond until I reach 15 posts. Big thanks for the Angie pw. Here's your order

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Archie Bell & The Drells - Strategy
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Artist...............: Archie Bell & The Drells
Album................: Strategy
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1979
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 67 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 1/1/2010
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 1/1/2010
News Server..........:
News Group(s)........:

Included.............: NFO, SFV, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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1. (00:05:06) - (64.46%) Archie Bell & The Drells - Show Me How To Dance
2. (00:06:05) - (59.02%) Archie Bell & The Drells - I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
3. (00:04:14) - (55.19%) Archie Bell & The Drells - How Can I
4. (00:03:56) - (66.76%) Archie Bell & The Drells - We've Got Somethin'
5. (00:05:41) - (67.20%) Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up At The Disco
6. (00:06:58) - (61.42%) Archie Bell & The Drells - Strategy
7. (00:05:14) - (55.55%) Archie Bell & The Drells - You're The Only One
8. (00:03:59) - (62.54%) Archie Bell & The Drells - We Got 'Em Dancing
9. (00:03:49) - (62.84%) Archie Bell & The Drells - Old People

Playing Time.........: 01:25:11
Total Size...........: 279.91 MB

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On their last album for Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label, the
Drells went wholeheartedly into the disco fold by 1979. The tension that
existed on their previous two records, which slipped back and forth across
the disco/funk divide, is gone here. Elements of Barry White's Love Unlimited
Orchestra and the Miami Sound Machine are deeply enmeshed in these tunes
to the degree that the Drells' individual identity disappears. The instrumental
and textural confusion that is "I Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (not Barry
White's) is a case in point: a honky tonk/R&B piano sidles up next to a
swelling string section, a thumping bassline that may or not be a synthed
one, soul singing background vocalists, and swelling verses, punctuated by
horns and layered with keyboards -- what a mess! The title track is a blatant
White rip-off from any number of his hits at the time, with its shifting one-two
bassline and gospelized call-and-response lines buried under stings and
special effects of cosmic proportion. All of this is still forgivable, still listenable,
maybe even pleasant, but it all goes out into the dumper with "Tighten up at
the Disco." This blatant attempt at a cash-in not only doesn't work, but it
unforgivably mars a record that may have been a bit of a disappointment in a
bright and shining career, but was not an offensive one.
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[whodshecoo]

Tower Of Power - Monster On A Leash
Epic 1991

CD | EAC | FLAC | CUE | LOG | SCANS | 387 MB

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1. A Little Knowledge (Is A Dangerous Thing) (4:25)
2. How Could This Happen To Me (4:10)
3. Who Do You Think You Are (4:22)
4. Attitude Dance (5:35)
5. You Can't Fall Up (You Just Fall Down) (4:55)
6. Funk The Dumb Stuff (5:28)
7. Believe It (4:35)
8. Personal Possessions (5:06)
9. Miss Trouble (Got A Lot Of Nerve) (4:45)
10. Keep Your Monster On A Leash (4:34)
11. Someone New (4:29)
12. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (5:26)



AMG Review:
In contrast to the many soul veterans who who have turned to urban contemporary sounds in the hope of staying on the charts, Tower of Power has stuck with the type of horn-driven, live-sounding funk and soul that put the Bay Area band on the map. Tower was long past its prime by the time Monster on a Leash was released in 1991, and had experienced its share of personnel changes. Lead singer Tom Bowes, although a passionate and competent belter, is hardly on a par with Lenny Williams. Even so, this is a respectable and decent effort from a band that remained artistically viable by staying true to itself. Unapologetically '70s-sounding, the album falls short of the unmitigated excellence of Back to Oakland and Urban Renewal, but isn't significantly different in its approach, content or attitude. While novices would do better to start with either those gems, this is an album that diehard Tower enthusiasts shouldn't pass up.


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[zacki]

Filling a special request for zacki. Yo 'Z' I got your PM but I can't respond until I reach 15 posts. Big thanks for the Angie pw. Here's your order

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Archie Bell & The Drells - Strategy


Thank You Very Much !!!

[MrDap]

Thank You Very Much !!!

No problem zacki. Anything, anytime :yes:

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The Whispers - Bingo (Janus)
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Artist...............: The Whispers
Album................: Bingo
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1974
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 61 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 12/28/2009
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 12/28/2009
News Server..........:
News Group(s)........:

Included.............: NFO, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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1. (00:03:16) The Whispers - A Mother For My Children
2. (00:03:37) The Whispers - Someone's Waiting
3. (00:03:38) The Whispers - Will You Be Mine
4. (00:03:41) The Whispers - Little Red Riding Hood
5. (00:05:18) The Whispers - Bingo
6. (00:03:22) The Whispers - Once More With Feeling
7. (00:03:55) The Whispers - God Gave Me Everything
8. (00:03:54) The Whispers - Where There Is Love
9. (00:03:38) The Whispers - What More Can A Girl Ask For
10. (00:02:56) The Whispers - Don't Take Your Love
11. (00:03:31) The Whispers - Broken Home

Playing Time.........: 02:34:25
Total Size...........: 235.65 MB

NFO generated on.....: 12/28/2009 1:43:40 PM


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[leolo del sol]

Mixed with Love: The Walter Gibbons Salsoul Anthology (2004), Flac with cue

Walter Gibbons was an important part of the early 1970s New York disco underground scene, influencing garage and House music DJs like Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan. He also laid the foundations for early 1980s experimental Chicago house music. [1][2] One of the early pioneers of beat-mixing, and known for considerably more skillful mixing than many better known dj's at the time, he is cited by many early pioneers of the house-music scene as an influence. His "Disco Blend" remix of Double Exposure's "Ten Percent" was once described by UK DJ Ashley Beedle as providing a "blueprint for house music".

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He enjoyed a long association with Salsoul Records at the end of the 1970s. His DJ skills, punctuality and seriousness convinced Salsoul to assign him the remix of "Ten Percent", by Double Exposure), even though he had never produced. It was the first commercially available 12-inch single in the world. This was his best known remix.

His remix of "Hit and Run" by Loleatta Holloway was a surprise hit (he had considerably lengthened the recording and even removed Holloway's first two verses of vocals).

In 2004, Salsoul / Sussd' Records released a triple cd compilation with Walter's remixes for the lable.
It is called "Mixed with Love (Walter Gibbons Salsoul Anthology)". It is comprised of three discs, being #1 The Madness Begins..., #2 The Madness Continues... and #3 Total Insanity. These feature Gibbons' mixes of tracks by the likes of Loleatta Holloway, The Salsoul Orchestra, Double Exposure, First Choice, Love Commitee and Anthony White among others. The tracks feature the 12 mix and the Disco Madness mix of some of the tracks like Loleatta Holoway's "Catch Me on the Rebound" - a different version is found on each of the three cds.( Text Wiki)

Disc: 1 The madness begins
1. Ten Percent - Double Exposure
2. Block Party - White, Anthony
3. Catch Me On The Rebound - Loleatta Holloway
4. Just As Long As I Got You - Love Committee
5. It's Good For The Soul - Salsoul Orchestra
6. Let No Man Put Asunder - First Choice
7. Love Is Finally Coming My Way - True Example
8. We're Getting Stronger - Loleatta Holloway
9. Cheaters Never Win - Love Committee
10. I Wish That I Could Make Love To You - Double Exposure

Disc: 2 The madness continues
1. Nice 'n' Nasty - Salsoul Orchestra
2. Hit And Run - Loleatta Holloway
3. My Love Is Free - Double Exposure
4. As Long As You Love Me - True Example
5. Catch Me On The Rebound - Salsoul Orchestra
6. I Can't Turn You Loose - Anthony White
7. Ten Percent - Double Exposure
8. Law And Order - Love Committee
9. Ice Cold Love - Double Exposure
10. Where Will It End - Love Committee

Disc: 3 Total Insanity
1. Salsoul 3001 - Salsoul Orchestra
2. Moon Maiden - Luv You Madly Orchestra
3. Dance With Me Let's Believe - Cellophane
4. Catch Me On The Rebound - Salsoul Orchestra
5. Rocket Rock - Luv You Madly Orchestra
6. Magic Bird Of Fire - Salsoul Orchestra
7. Super Queen - Cellophane
8. Stand By Your Man - Robin Band Hooker
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[Blaq]

Way too many to quote, but GREAT drops fam! :thumbs up:

Thanks to everyone for making this an enjoyable place to come to every single day.

Run, i'll be signed up over the weekend and Live Journal. Thanks for putting us on.

[whodshecoo]

Tower Of Power - T.O.P.
Epic 1993

CD | EAC | FLAC | CUE | LOG | SCANS | 402 MB

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1. Soul With A Capital 'S' (4:59)
2. It All Comes Back (3:55)
3. Please Come Back (To Stay) (5:29)
4. The Real Deal (4:30)
5. Come To A Decision (5:32)
6. Cruise Control (5:03)
7. The Educated Bump Part I (0:54)
8. Mama Lied (3:36)
9. Quiet Scream (4:21)
10. I Like Your Style (4:19)
11. You (4:30)
12. South Of The Boulevard (5:59)
13. Come On With It (4:51)
14. The Educated Bump Part II (1:02)



AMG Review:
This 1993 effort marked a strong comeback for the group, who started with 1991's Monster on a Leash. T.O.P. continues the formula with great results. The reason for the revitalization can be directly attributed to the energetic, Stevie Wonder-influenced lead singer, Tom Bowes. The hard-driving, James Brown-derived funk of "Soul With a Capital S" and "I Like Your Style" update the band's classic horn-driven sound and is augmented by not only Bowes but Francis "Rocco" Prestia's amazing and soulful bass work. The ballads -- like "Quiet Scream," "Please Come Back to Stay," and arguably the best, "Come to a Decision" -- underscore the fact that this version of Tower of Power was the first in years that was equally adept with slower songs and up-tempo offerings. T.O.P. also has other members doing lead vocal chores. Group co-founder Emilio Castillo leads on the hammy and fun "Come on With It" and guitarist Carmen Grillo assumes lead on the melodic and smooth "You." Former member, saxophonist Lenny "L.P." Pickett, shows up for five tracks. Produced by Castillo, T.O.P. not only made an album to stand with Monster on a Leash, but also other classics like Urban Renewal and Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now.


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[Black Stars]

WU SYNDICATE - Myalansky & Joe-Mafia

CD | EAC | APE | CUE | LOG | SCANS | 424.87 MB [WEB RIP]


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Track List :

01: Thug War
02: Pointin' Fingers
03: Global Politics (feat. 12 O'Clock)
04: V.A. Cats (feat. Big Un)
05: Metropolis
06: Golden Sands
07: Crime Syndicate
08: Where Was Heaven
09: Ice Age
10: Ghetto Syringe (feat. 12 O'Clock)
11: Young Brothas
12: Weary Eyes
13: Muzzle Toe
14: Ask Son
15: Wings of Life
16: Lutunza
17: Bust a Slug (feat. Trigg-nomm & Ill Knob)
18: The Hit

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[zacki]

Klique - Let's Wear It Out (1982)

Vinyl-Rip|Wav|Covers
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01. Dance Like Crazy (Let's Wear It Out)
02. I Can't Shake This Feeling
03. Pump Your Rump
04. Baby You Can Be The One
05. Best Of Love
06. Feels So Good
07. I Can't Get Enough
08. Let Me Do

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[leolo del sol]

Is there someone who has got Michael Mc Donald - Motown 1 and 2 in Flac ?

Thanks if possible........

[odarellmc]

did we rise the minumum posts requirements

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i have motown 1 on cd i dont know how to do flac, if u tell me how ill do it

[Alex_bog_13]

Silver Convention - Solo Projects:
Penny McLean

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Real Name: Gertrude Wirschinger (Gertrude Münzer)
Member of Group: Silver Convention, Penny Box, Penny Explosion
Country: Germany
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Format: Direct Rip / APE Track

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9IABhsveI

Part Two: Solo Projects - Penny McLean

:207: Dance, Bunny Honey, Dance... (http://synciti.net/forum/showpost.php?p=579343&postcount=3)

[MrDap]

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Billy Paul - When Love Is New (Philadelphia International)
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Artist...............: Billy Paul
Album................: When Love Is New
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1975
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) & LG HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4120
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 60 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 1/2/2010
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 1/2/2010
News Server..........:
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Included.............: NFO, SFV, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:04:20) - (63.51%) Billy Paul - People Power
2. (00:05:24) - (68.87%) Billy Paul - America (We Need The Light)
3. (00:05:01) - (63.13%) Billy Paul - Let's Make A Baby
4. (00:03:51) - (62.11%) Billy Paul - When Love Is New
5. (00:05:32) - (54.13%) Billy Paul - Let The Dollar Ciruclate
6. (00:06:20) - (53.81%) Billy Paul - Malorie
7. (00:07:11) - (57.50%) Billy Paul - I Want Cha' Baby

Playing Time.........: 00:37:38
Total Size...........: 227.62 MB

NFO generated on.....: 1/2/2010 7:46:59 AM

Check this out. Might be over 6 years ago but it's the first I heard of it

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Thanks for your best wishes. The jury was out for less than an hour. They came back with a finding in Billy's favor on EVERY point.

Gamble & Huff will probably appeal the verdict, but the jury was so pissed off at the arrogance of G&H, the "creative bookingkeeping "done by Sony, and at discovering how blatently and systematically Sony and PIR under-reported Billy's earnings. Our lawyers doubt that a higher court will overturn our verdict. The case was heard in Federal District court in L. A. That is another blessing because Federal cases don't drag on for years like they do in State Court.

But for now, I will stay in today and rejoice in the moral victory and in the fact that, our Higher Power was in full effect and said enough is enough and awarded Billy every penny our legal team proved was withheld from him by the record company. (The jury even awarded him a little bonus) Smile

In addition G & H will have to pay us interest on that money going back to '94 (statue of limitations). Oh yes, "the chickens came home to roost." Winning this case opens the door for all of those other artists whose royalties were withheld or under-accounted to go to court and seek justice, and to know that they have a good chance of winning their case.. This is just the beginning of G&H's worst nightmare. The avalanche cometh.

Regards,
Blanche Williams

http://www.soul-patrol.com/soul/billypaul.htm

http://rapidshare.com/files/329391430/Billy_Paul_-_When_Love_Is_New__1975_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/329385460/Billy_Paul_-_When_Love_Is_New__1975_.part2.rar

[Game Plan]

Brian McKnight
Anytime
1997
Direct FLAC rip (log + cue)

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On his third album, Anytime, Brian McKnight continues with the mellow, romantic urban R&B that has become his trademark, but there's a new twist. Most of the album consists of songs he has written and produced, but "You Should Be Mine," the first single pulled from Anytime, is produced by Puff Daddy and features a rap by Mase. On paper, the pairing seems a little crass and commercial, but it works surprisingly well, as does "Hold Me," which was co-written by Mary J. Blige and features Trackmasterz. These cuts are fresher than the rest of the album, which is stuck in early-'90s swingbeat -- while that sounds good, it's also beginning to sound a little tired and predictable. McKnight hasn't exhausted its possibilities yet -- Anytime is as strong as its predecessor -- but "You Should Be Mine" and "Hold Me" suggest that he may be better off pursuing a new, hip-hop-influenced direction.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Review

1. Anytime
2. Could
3. You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time) (feat. Mase)
4. Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart
5. Every Time We Say Goodbye
6. You Got the Bomb
7. Hold Me
8. The Only One for Me
9. Til I Get Over You
10. I Belong to You
11. Jam Knock
12. When the Chariot Comes

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[TelB]

:thumbs up:

[Blaq]

Skyy
Start Of A Romance
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. Start of a Romance
2. Love All the Way
3. Sendin' a Message
4. Sexy Minded
5. Feelin' in Now
6. Real Love
7. Let's Touch
8. Groove Me
9. Sunshine

WAV
443MB

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Review

Following in the footsteps of both Brass Construction and B.T. Express, latter-day funk band Skyy spent the better part of the 1980s honing its sound, keeping the funk-fueled ethics and infusing the beat with catchy disco. Start of a Romance, released in 1989, found the band now on Atlantic and clawing its way back into America's psyche after a three-year silence, hitting the streets with an album of light funk and dance ballads. The title track abounds with a big beat technique, while the slightly skewed tempo behind the lush vocal harmonies sets the pace for what unfolds as slick and sophisticated dance-pop. It's a technique that the band would employ to its advantage across the entire set — while it can be argued that "Start of a Romance" is just another late-'80s dance song, there's enough push and pull within the bars to create an interesting rhythm. Elsewhere, Skyy brought the marginally soppy "Real Love," with its emphatic spoken word break, into the charts as easily as it employed the mainstream's burgeoning love of scratching within "Sending a Message." Although the album enjoyed more than moderate success, by this time the members of Skyy found themselves supplanted by the similar strains of the likes of both Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul. The band would drop from sight shortly after, not to reappear until 1992.

All Music Guide, Amy Hanson



Biography by Ron Wynn

A New York City octet, one of three funk and/or disco bands in which producer/keyboardist Randy Muller was involved. The original lineup featured Denise, Delores, and Bonny Dunning as vocalists, with guitarists Solomon Roberts and Anibal Anthony Sierra, keyboardist Larry Greenberg, bassist Gerald Lebon, and drummer Tommy McConnell. Muller organized the group and they recorded for Salsoul from the late '70s until 1984. Their biggest hit was "Call Me" in 1981, an R&B chart-topper. They could do sweeping funk tracks, dance-oriented cuts, or light ballads, although they never enjoyed the crossover success of a group like Atlantic Starr. They moved to Capitol in 1986 and enjoyed their biggest hit in quite some time with "Givin' It (To You)," a Top Ten R&B single. They recorded Start of a Romance for Atlantic in 1989 and landed another hit with "Real Love." Their most recent release was Nearer to You in 1992.

All Music Guide

[Kosta]

MANHATTANS - It Feels So Good (1977, Columbia)
Vinyl rip:
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01 - It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad
02 - It Just Can't Stay This Way
03 - We Never Danced to a Love Song
04 - Mind Your Business
05 - Too Much for Me to Bear
06 - I Kinda Miss You
07 - Up On the Street (where I live)
08 - Let's Start it All Over Again
09 - It's You
10 - I'll See You Tomorrow

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[RunawayTrane]

John Coltrane - Lush Life
JAZZ | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | COVERS | 246MB | 36:42
Prestige 1958 (Remastered RVG Edition)

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TRACK-LISTING:

1. Like Someone in Love
2. I Love You
3. Trane's Slo Blues
4. Lush Life
5. I Hear a Rhapsody

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had to do this one over. Sorry for mistakes of previous rip

[dadirtydj]

Euge Groove - Just Feels Right (2005)

JAZZ | WAV | CUE | COVERS | LOG | 278 MB
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Description

Being that this is his 4th album and the fact that he has toured with the likes of Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Tower of Power (one of my all-time favorites), Richard Marx and Huey Lewis, Steven Eugene Grove, better known as Euge Groove, has been making noise on the scene for a minute. His latest effort, "Just Feels Right", will be one those CD's that you rotate from the car to the bedroom!
It's Euge's strongest album to date with relaxed funky grooves like 'Get Em Goin', the slower 'Chillaxin' and the heavier 'Straight Up'.
Peter White adds his distinctive acoustic guitar to the easy going "Thismore… Must Be For Real".
Recorded using real drums/bass, this CD harks backs to its Jazz Funk inspiration - and the year 1976.The groove is the key to the whole, with a mix of funk, smooth jazz, and what almost sounds like quiet storm popping in from time to time.
Whether you're cruising the FDR Drive, the PCH or down 20 West to B'ham, this is the perfect music vehicle to get you to your destination. From 'Ballerina Girl' and '' to Euge's interpretation of 'Just My Imagination', he will have you in serious groove.
Then, to create a nice bedroom mood, lay back to either the title track, 'This Must Be For Real', '12:08 AM' or 'Chillaxin'' (a love-making song if there ever was one) and the night (or day) will be complete. Seemingly reminiscent of many of his contemporaries (see Kirk Whalum, Boney James, Steve Cole, Joshua Redman, etc.), Euge is in some great company, yet forges a sound all his own that helps him to stand apart. For all the grown folks, this will also be a good choice for your parties!

~Track Listings~

1 GIMMEALILCLICK
2 GET EM GOIN'
3 CHILLAXIN
4 JUST MY IMAGINATION
5 GONNATAKEUHIGHER
6 STRAIGHT UP
7 THIS MUST BE FOR REAL
8 JUST FEELS RIGHT
9 CANTSTOPDAFUNK (STRAIGHT UP REPRISE)
10 12:08 AM
11 BALLERINA GIRL

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[whodshecoo]

Switch - II
Motown 1979

VINYL | FLAC | 220 MB

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1. You're The One For Me (4:31)
2. Next To You (4:09)
3. Best Beat In Town (4:47)
4. Calling On All Girls (4:38)
5. Go On Doin' What You Feel (5:39)
6. Fallin' (5:44)
7. I Call Your Name (7:16)



AMG Review:
Switch's sophomore album picks up where the group's debut left off. Scintillating harmonies and torching leads by Philip Ingram and Bobby Debarge make "Calling on All Girls," written by Jermaine Jackson, a standout. Equally as captivating is the roller coastering "I Call Your Name," written by Bobby Debarge, a song that aptly depicts teenage infatuation. They handle uptempo material with aplomb, too. Check out the groove on "Best Beat in Town, and the urgency and realness of "You're the One for Me." A bright yellow album cover depicts Switch dressed in fly outfits and enjoying the California sun. The guys from Akron, OH and Grand Rapids, MI had it going on, and probably thought the phat grooves and adulation would never stop.



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[Kosta]

MANHATTANS - After Midnight (1980, Columbia)
Vinyl rip:
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01 - Shining Star
02 - It's Not the Same
03 - Girl of my Dream
04 - Cloudy With a Chance of Tears
05 - The Closer You Are
06 - If My Heart Could Speak
07 - Just as Long as I Have You
08 - It Couldn't Hurt
09 - Tired of the Single
10 - I'll Never Run Away from Love Again

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[zacki]

Switch - II
Motown 1979

MANHATTANS - After Midnight (1980, Columbia)

Great Drops, Thanks Guys !!! :thumbs up:

[whodshecoo]

As you know, you're most welcome, Zacki. Glad it was helpful to light up your afternoon

btw:
.. wanted to pass the next one over to Watchin, sayin thanks for your beautiful 'off standard' contributions!

V.A. - Till The Night Is Gone - A Tribute To Doc Pomus
Rhino 1995

CD | EAC | FLAC | CUE | LOG | SCANS | 316 MB

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1. Los Lobos - Lonely Avenue (3:37)
2. Bob Dylan - Boogie Woogie Country Girl (3:13)
3. Shawn Colvin - Viva Las Vegas (4:51)
4. John Hiatt - A Mess Of Blues (2:35)
5. Lou Reed - This Magic Moment (3:35)
6. B.B. King - Blinded By Love (4:30)
7. The Band - Young Blood (3:30)
8. Irma Thomas - There Must Be A Better World Somewhere (4:16)
9. Dion - Turn Me Loose (4:42)
10. Rosanne Cash - I Count The Tears (3:30)
11. Dr. John - I'm On A Roll (3:32)
12. Solomon Burke - Still In Love (4:09)
13. Brian Wilson - Sweets For My Sweet (2:23)
14. Aaron Neville - Save The Last Dance For Me (3:57)



AMG Review:
Most tribute albums pay their respects to artists that were identified with a particular sound, which makes all of the new versions quite disappointing. Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus avoids that problem, since the selected artists are paying tribute to a songwriter, not a performer. Doc Pomus wrote some of the greatest songs of the rock & roll era, including "Save the Last Dance for Me" and "This Magic Moment"; although definitive versions of these songs have been recorded, they are written well enough to be open to reinterpretation. On Till the Night Is Gone, a number of first-rate artists, including Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Los Lobos, and Shawn Colvin, rework Pomus' songs into their own distinct styles. Some of the songs fall flat -- Colvin's stark take on "Viva Las Vegas" is too stiff -- but all of the tracks show some degree of imagination, which makes Till the Night Is Gone one of the best tribute albums of 1995.



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[waldo24]

The Temptations - Reunion - 1982
CD RIP - FLAC - COVERS SCAN

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Track Listings
1. Standing on the Top
2. You Better Beware
3. Lock It in the Pocket
4. I've Never Been to Me
5. Backstage
6. More on the Inside
7. Money's Hard to Get
8. Like a Diamond in the Sky
9. Don't Hold It In


Reunion is a very good Temptations album that could have been great. Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were originally rumored to produce this reunion of Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin with the current crop of Temptations. However, the two sides couldn't get the deal done. So Motown rationed out the production assignments to in-house producers, Rick James, Smokey Robinson, and others. Seven voices sang on these tracks besides Kendricks and Ruffin; they were: Dennis Edwards, Glen Leonard, Richard Street, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams — a mini-choir. Considering the voices on hand, they should have spread the leads around. Of the seven tracks, Dennis Edwards sings six and David Ruffin one, the very ordinary "You Better Beware," twritten by money man Barrett Strong. Ruffin's vocal sounds rough and appears to strain trying to reach some notes. Punk-funker Rick James' epic "Standing On the Top" production is the most popular track here, with its dead-on beat, blaring horns, and multiple voices; Rick James himself joins the Tempts on this festive song. Kendricks' bluesy falsetto lines on the fade are like cherries topping a sundae. Relishing the opportunity to produce Dennis Edwards, Smokey writes two beauties for the churchy belter: the introspective, engaging "Backstage" and the understated "More On the Inside," the second release from this set. Kerry Gordy, one of Berry Gordy sons, co-wrote two in-your-face cold-blooded stompers, the so-true "Money Hards to Get" and the frantic "Lock It In the Pocket," both excellent and both left for dead on the album. Edwards displays his balladry ability on a stunning rendition of "I've Never Been to Me" originally done by Charlene. Not a bad album, but the product doesn't equal the sum of the voices and producers. Why wasn't Eddie Kendricks given a lead? Or Richard Street and the Kendricks-sounding Glen Leonard? Fans would have loved to hear the two falsettos featured on a song, or Kendricks and Ruffin co-leading as they did on "You're My Everything" and the lesser-known but just as brilliant "Born to Love," from The Temptin' Temptations. While we're playin', a gospel jam would have been a rip-snortin' inclusion (or conclusion); with seven voices, the results would have been breathtaking.
Review by Andrew Hamilton - AllMusic

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The Love Unlimited Orchestra - Let 'Em Dance - 1981
CD RIP - FLAC - COVERS SCAN
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TRACKLISTING
Bayou 5:10
Jamaican Girl 5:32
I Wanna Boogie And Woogie With You 6:39
Vieni Qua Bella Mi 4:49
Freeway Flyer 3:23
I'm In The Mood 4:30
Young America 5:52

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[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]The Three Degrees - The Best of the Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again (1996)
CD-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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In the '70s, the Three Degrees bridged the gap between Philly soul and disco, moving from lush soul to seductive dance music within the course of their career. Although they had a few hits in the mid-'60s as an R&B vocal group, their career didn't really take off until the mid-'70s, when they signed to Philadelphia International and Gamble & Huff began producing their records. The Best of the Three Degrees: When Will I See You Again covers the trio's time at Philadelphia International, when they had a number one pop hit with "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" and a number two pop hit with "When Will I See You Again," in addition to a string of minor R&B hits. Although their sound was always pleasing, the Three Degrees didn't have quite enough depth in material to make this 14-track compilation consistently engaging. There are a couple of forgotten gems -- including the minor hit "Love is the Message" -- but the collection feels too comprehensive for some listeners. Still, When Will I See You Again is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in the Three Degrees -- it boils down their best moments, from both singles and album, to one disc. allmusic.com



Track-listing
01. When Will I See You Again
02. Long Lost Lover
03. Can't See What You're Doing To Me
04. Lonelier Are Fools
05. I Didn't Know
06. Here I Am
07. T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
08. Dirty Ol' Man
09. Love Is The Message (Single Version)
10. Take Good Care Of Yourself
11. If And When
12. Year Of Decision
13. Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon (Live)
14. Get Your Love Back


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[Blaq]

MANHATTANS - It Feels So Good (1977, Columbia)
Vinyl rip:
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Switch - II
Motown 1979

VINYL | FLAC | 220 MB


Outstanding drops! Thanks fam!

[RunawayTrane]

Set up the Livejournal & Yahoo pages for anyone interested. You'll need LJ or Yahoo ID to join either one. Once you set up ID, let me know. Will need your Livejournal username to invite you. For Yahoo, just need an email address. Few cats there already, so it is legit site

[jacopass]

T-Connection - Take It To The Limit [1984]
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T-Connection was the funkiest group on the TK family of labels. Fronted by Theophilus Coakley (keyboards, vocals), the Bahamian act had become popular in their home country and throughout the Caribbean when they received stateside attention after “Do What You Wanna Do” busted onto the disco scene in 1976. A celebration of the self-consumed aesthetic so prevalent in the Me Decade, it was the percussion-filled breakdown that ensured the song was a hit. The song was also one of the first commercially available 12 inch singles. They followed that with burners “On Fire,” “Saturday Night,” “At Midnight,” and “Groove to Get Down,” all of which received substantial play in clubs. “Midnight” in particular is well-loved for its break on the 12 inch version, and was featured on the TK remix album that surfaced in the mid 1990s. “Groove” contains yet another famous break that was discovered by hip hop DJs as a B-Boy motivator. Bassist Monte Brown contributed to another B-Boy dance classic by playing on “Genius of Love” by Tom Tom Club.
Despite their association with disco, they were also capable of compelling ballads and soul numbers, traits that were further emphasized when they switched to the Capitol label in the 1980s. There they scored with “Right Place Wrong Time.” Following the release of Take It To the Limit in 1984, they disbanded, giving them a near decade of success at a time when many acts flickered out after one hit. (allthingsdeep)
Tracks:
01. Take It To The Limit
02. Right Place, Wrong Time
03. You Can Feel The Groove
04. In Another Life
05. Anything Goes
06. Travelin’ Man
07. Burning With Desire
08. You Find Someone New

Vinyl Rip|Wav|Image and Cue|Eq. - Manual Declic|Covers

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[Black Stars]

Redman
Time 4 Sum Aksion [CD Maxi]
Direct Rip / WAV /


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Tracklist :

01. Time 4 Sum Aksion (LP Version)
02. Time 4 Sum Aksion (Remix)
03. Time 4 Sum Aksion (Remix Instrumental)


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[Kosta]

PATRICE RUSHEN - Before The Dawn (1975, Prestige)
CD-EAC-FLAC

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01 Kickin' Back
02 Jubilation
03 What's The Story
04 Before The Dawn
05 Razzia

Oscar Brashear (tp)
George Bohanon (tb)
Hubert Laws (fl)
Hadley Caliman (reeds)
Patrice Rushen (key)
Lee Ritenour (g)
Tony Dumas (b)
Charles Meeks (el-b)
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler,
Harvey Mason,
Kenneth Nash (d, per)
Nate Alfred,
Josie James (vo)

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August, 1975

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[whodshecoo]

Another outstanding contribution, Kosta!!
I LOVE Patrice's early stuff and all I had was a crappy mp3 copy of this.
Thank you

:thumbs up:

[MrDap]

Switch - II
Motown 1979

VINYL | FLAC | 220 MB

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This without a doubt their best album IMO. Jermaine Jackson did a fantastic job producing it. As most of you know there are a couple of future DeBarge members in this group. Great drop 'Who.'

MANHATTANS - It Feels So Good (1977, Columbia)
Vinyl rip:
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MANHATTANS - After Midnight (1980, Columbia)
Vinyl rip:
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Man what fantastic drops! Manhattans stuff is really hard to find! Sensational! This just blows me away! I can't say enough about these posts. Thank you thank you thank you!

[zacki]

Kwick - Kwick (1980)

Vinyl-Rip|Wav|Covers
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01. I Want To Dance With You
02. Why Don't We Love Each Other
03. Can't Help Myself
04. Serious Business
05. We Ought To Be Dancing
06. Here I Go Again (Another Weekend)
07. Let This Moment Be Forever
08. Tonight Is The Night

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I just can't say enough about how much I love this place!!! MANY THANKS TOO ALL THE CONTRIBUTORS both old & new. :553:

[RunawayTrane]

PATRICE RUSHEN - Before The Dawn (1975, Prestige)
CD-EAC-FLAC





It's asking for a password and I dont' see it anywhere in the post. And your username doesn't work

[whodshecoo]

T-Connection - Everything Is Cool
Capitol 1981

VINYL | FLAC | 242 MB

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1. Groove City (5:20)
2. Spend The Night With Me (4:53)
3. Spinnin' (4:34)
4. Paradise (5:23)
5. Everything Is Cool (4:27)
6. Give Me Your Love (3:43)
7. Heaven In Your Eyes (5:30)
8. We've Got A Good Thing (4:14)



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[Kosta]

Kwick - Kwick (1980)
THANKS!
02. Why Don't We Love Each Other
stunning song!!!!!!


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SYREETA & G.C. CAMERON - Rich Love, Poor Love
(1977, Motown)
Vinyl rip:
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01 You Need a Change
02 I'll Try Love Again
03 Let's Make a Deal
04 Station Break for Love
05 Made from Love
06 Love to the Rescue
07 All Things Happen for a Reason
08 Rich Love, Poor Love

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this is when LP sounds better than CD....
check the sample:
http://rapidshare.com/files/330211273/Syreeta_GC_-_LP_vs_CD.zip

[zacki]

Heaven Sent & Ecstasy - The Greatest Love Story (1980)

CD-Rip|Wav|Cue|Log|Covers
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01. I See Heaven
02. Bless You With My Love
03. Satisfaction To The Bone - Nitty Gritty Naked Bone
04. Rapping With My Subconscious Mind
05. I'm A Lady
06. We're Together Again
07. Shake, Groove, Move
08. The Greatest Love Story
09. Sho-Nuf Funky Beat
10. Success Ya'll

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De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate
RAP | FLAC | CUE | LOG | COVERS | 269MB | 48:14
Tommy Boy 1993

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The last album of De La Soul's creative prime, Buhloone Mindstate was also their last with producer Prince Paul. After the claustrophobic De La Soul Is Dead, Mindstate is a partial return to the upbeat positivity of 3 Feet High and Rising, though not its wildly colorful invention. Instead, Buhloone Mindstate takes a calmer, more laid-back approach -- the music is often more introspective, and the between-song skits have been jettisoned in favor of a tighter focus. The surrealism of Buhloone Mindstate's predecessors has largely evaporated, and the production, while still imaginative, doesn't quite dazzle the way it used to. Then again, it's admirable that the group is trying to mature and progress musically, and they would never experiment quite this ambitiously again. There's quite a bit more live instrumentation here, with extensive, jazzy guest work by the JB Horns. In fact, the guests threaten to overpower the first half of the album; "Patti Dooke" and "I Be Blowin'" are both extended showcases for the horns, and the latter is a full-fledged instrumental led by Maceo Parker. They're followed by a group of Japanese rappers on "Long Island Wildin'," and it isn't until the terrific single "Ego Trippin', Pt. 2" that De La really takes over. Many of the record's best raps follow: the reflective old-school tribute "Breakadawn," the jazzy "I Am I Be" and "In the Woods," and the Biz Markie collaboration "Stone Age." If Buhloone Mindstate is a great deal more straightforward than De La's earlier work, its high points are still excellent and well worth the time of any fan. In fact, many De La diehards feel that this album is hugely underrated. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide


GUESTS:
Biz Markie
Lou Donaldson
Pee Wee Ellis
Chip Fu
Guru
Milt Jackson
Takagi Kan
Spoonie Gee
Fred Wesley
Maceo Parker



TRACK-LISTING:
01. Intro
02. Eye Patch
03. En Focus
04. Patti Dooke
05. I Be Blowin'
06. Long Island Wildin'
07. Ego Trippin' (Pt. 2)
08. Paul's Revenge
09. 3 Days Later
10. Area
11. I Am I Be
12. In the Woods
13. Breakadawn
14. Dave Has a Problem... Seriously
15. Stone Age


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pw: lisalisa

[whodshecoo]

Chic - Real People
Atlantic 1980

VINYL | FLAC | 225 MB

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1. Open Up (3:53)
2. Real People (5:22)
3. I Loved You More (3:06)
4. I Got Protection (6:21)
5. Rebels Are We (4:52)
6. Chip Off The Old Block (4:56)
7. 26 (3:57)
8. You Can't Do It Alone (4:39)



AMG Review:
In the early '80s, Chic's influence on other artists was hard to miss. Change, Fantasy, Luther Vandross, the Talking Heads, Grace Jones and Queen were among the many artists who were incorporating elements of the Chic sound. It was ironic and quite amusing to hear some members of the "Death to Disco!" brigade blaring Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" on their car stereos during the summer of 1980, for that funk-rock ditty was obviously based on "Good Times." But Chic itself was seeing its popularity start to fade, and fans were realizing that the group had reached its creative peak in the late '70s. Like other albums that Chic recorded in the early '80s, Real People is competent but less than essential. Diehard fans will find that while "Rebels Are We," "I Got Protection" and "Chip off the Old Block" are likable and catchy, they aren't in a class with "Good Times" or "Le Freak." This is a decent album, but it's also the work of a group that was past its prime.



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[Game Plan]

Run,

Just want to make sure you got that pm I sent you the other day.

[zacki]

T-Connection - Take It To The Limit [1984]

:respect-067::respect-067::respect-067::respect-067::respect-067: :thumbs up::thumbs up::thumbs up::thumbs up::thumbs up:

[dadirtydj]

IF YOU POST MUSIC HERE
PLEASE READ
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE RIPPING OLDER DISCS

Run, did you post this at the other spot?

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Started a Yahoo group and also a Livejournal group. You have to have Yahoo or Livejournal ID to join. Both are free. Sent out a few invites already, but I'll need email addresses for some of you so you can just send a PM if you want one.

Zacki, I got yours. Blaq, Dirty, Who'dseecoo as well.

What 'chu talking' 'bout, Willis? I didn't get anything! :dunno:

EDIT: OK! I got the Yahoo thing...thanks!

[RunawayTrane]

Run,

Just want to make sure you got that pm I sent you the other day.

Yeah, I got it. Haven't sent anymore Yahoo invites out as yet. But I will

Run, did you post this at the other spot?

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I did, but it got bumped down rather quickly. This is my second time posting it here

[Peaches]

Cool thread. I need to get up to speed on this toooo. Much thanx :clap:

[whodshecoo]

B.T. Express - Shout It Out
Columbia 1979

VINYL | FLAC | 256 MB

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1. Shout It Out (5:45)
2. What You Do In The Dark (5:25)
3. Put It (In The Pocket) (5:05)
4. I Want You With Me (5:14)
5. Shake It Off (5:13)
6. You Got Something (3:41)
7. Look At The People (3:21)
8. It's In Your Blood (3:43)
9. Ride On B.T. (4:55)



AMG Review:
If you notice some similarities between B.T. Express and Brass Construction, it's no coincidence. B.T. Express was a major influence on Brass Construction, and the same guy who produced all of Brass Construction's 1970s albums (Jeff Lane) also produced B.T. Express' first four albums: 1974's Do It ('Til You're Satisfied), 1975's Non-Stop, 1976's Energy to Burn, and 1977's Function at the Junction. Released in 1978, Shout! was the first B.T. Express album that Lane didn't produce. Instead, B.T. Express produced this LP with guitarist/songwriter Billy Nichols, who wasn't an actual member but had been writing songs for the band since 1974. It was Nichols who wrote B.T. Express' first major hit, "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)." So he had a strong feeling for its music, and Shout! (which was Kashif's last album with the band) isn't a radical departure from the four B.T. Express albums that Lane produced. However, this is an uneven, disappointing record. "Shout It Out" (which reached number 11 on Billboard's R&B singles chart) is a funk-disco gem, and the sociopolitical "Look at the People" is a catchy message song. But much of the material is merely average. Tracks like "Shake It Off," "I Want You With Me," and "You Got Something" aren't terribly inspired or memorable, and point to the fact that B.T. Express was running out of steam in 1978. So not surprisingly, a lot of people who bought the "Shout It Out" single opted to pass on the Shout! LP, which is strictly for completists.



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[Disco]

Various - The Best Of Mtume & Lucas [2004]
[CD-rip][flac][full folder]

Well, I'm back for the third time...

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1. Marc Sadane - One Minute From Love 5:07
2. Phyllis Hyman - You Know How To Love Me 7:34
3. Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass - Two Hearts 4:36
4. Sunfire - Step In The Light 5:24
5. The Spinners - Got To Be Love 5:08
6. Lou Rawls - Now Is The Time For Love 3:41
7. Gary Bartz - Keep Going On 4:28
8. Stephanie Mills - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' 8:02
9. Mtume - Love Lock 4:56
10. Rena Scott - If I Had A Chance 5:07
11. Mtume - Closer I Get To You 3:58
12. Mtume - Juicy Fruit 4:24
13. Sunfire - Never Too Late For Your Lovin' 5:40
14. Lou Rawls - Back To You 3:29
15. Phyllis Hyman - Under Your Spell 4:40


Amazon review:
If you know and love the production work/traxx of MTUME & LUCAS, you will jump for joy at this UK import CD that lovingly compiles many of their best songs, including classic 70s/80s soul nuggets from STEPHANIE MILLS, PHYLLIS HYMAN, MTUME, and more - especially RARE tracks by MARC SADANE, SUNFIRE, RENA SCOTT, and more - they just don't make music like this anymore, so this amazing compilation CD is both stunning yet bittersweet - it really takes you back to a different time and place. Side note: after MTUME did JUICY FRUIT and LUCAS produced most of MADONNA's debut album, the prolific R&B/disco partnership would never be the same. Now, let's hope Expansion reissues the long lost MTUME singer TAWATHA AGEE's solo 80s album - she sang back-up for the late LUTHER and others - and lends her strong vocals to several tracks here.



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Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Bridges [1977]
[web-rip][flac][cover]

One of his best!

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1. Hello Sunday, Hello Road ! 3:37
2. Song Of The Wind 3:53
3. Racetrack In France 4:15
4. Vildgolia (Deaf, Dumb & Blind) 7:41
5. Under The Hammer 3:59
6. We Almost Lost Detroit 5:19
7. Tuskeegee #626 0:33
8. Delta Man (Where I'm Coming From) 5:45
9. 95 South (All Of The Places We've Been) 4:15


Amazon review:
Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson, and the Midnight Band take a slightly different approach with their 1977 effort, Bridges. With less of the gaping and world-infused sound prevalent on previous albums, the songs are more concise and Scott-Heron comes into his own as a singer depending less on his spoken word vocal style. This album may not be one of his better-known releases (the long out of print LP is slated to make it's CD debut in the fall of 2001), but the excellent songwriting exposes Scott-Heron at the height of his powers as a literary artist. The social, political, cultural, and historical themes are presented in a tight funk meets jazz meets blues meets rock sound that is buoyed by Jackson's characteristic keyboard playing and the Midnight Band's colorful arrangements. Scott-Heron's ability to make the personal universal is evident from the opening track, "Hello Sunday! Hello Road!," all the way through to the gorgeous "95 South (All of the Places We've Been)." The most popular cut on the album, "We Almost Lost Detroit," which shares its title with the John G. Fuller book published in 1975, recounts the story of the nuclear meltdown at the Fermi Atomic Power Plant near Monroe, MI, in 1966. This song was also contributed to the No Nukes concert and album in 1980. Along with the two records that would follow in the late 70s, Bridges stands as one of Scott-Heron's most enjoyable and durable albums.



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Fuck, I hate this shit - I'm trying to up my post count - and all my posts ends up in the previous post I just made - what the fuck is up??
I don't have time for these games, I just wanna share and enjoy others shares!
Guess I'm too old for this shit nowadays....

[whodshecoo]

Well, I'm back for the third time...
So let's hear it for a t-t-triple WELCOME BACK!
Glad you made it again and PROPS for the GSH. Truly appreciated.

:thumbs up:

[Kosta]

B.T. Express - Shout It Out
Columbia 1979

THANKS! i had a crap muffled rip of this...:thumbs up:

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I'm trying to up my post count - and all my posts ends up in the previous post I just made - what the fuck is up??
It works so,
if you want Gil Scott-Heron under a new post u have to wait a reply then u'll display it separate from your previous post....me too had some troubles with this at first:thumbs up:

[RunawayTrane]

Well, I'm back for the third time...


Fuck, I hate this shit - I'm trying to up my post count - and all my posts ends up in the previous post I just made - what the fuck is up??
I don't have time for these games, I just wanna share and enjoy others shares!
Guess I'm too old for this shit nowadays....

Try starting a thread. I'd say three GSH albums warrants it's own thread anyway. You can do one post each for all your multi-album posts. The Impressions, Aretha, Fatback, Kool & The Gang, etc. You know there are cats that will not come in here and download lossless if their lives depended on it. But if they see a single thread will check it out. Also, since you are a vet (even of this board), most people will share their links with you on GP if you just ask for what you can't see yet. Most are just glad you came over to the dark side
:305:

Hang in there. I think it's only 25 posts anyway

[RunawayTrane]

Marvin Gaye - Love Starved Heart [Expanded]
MOTOWN | FLAC | CUE | LOG | ARTWORK | 277MB | 73:04
Motown 1999

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Originally issued as part of a 1994 box set and newly expanded here with nine additional performances, Love Starved Heart assembles 25 unreleased tracks recorded by Marvin Gaye between 1963 and 1971, Motown's golden era. That it took three decades for these songs to see the light of day speaks far more to the intensity of the label's assembly line production ethic than to the quality of the material itself -- at their most pedestrian, these are fine performances simply lost in the shuffle, but at moments like "It's a Desperate Situation," "When I Feel the Need," and "This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)," Gaye achieves the same peaks of his hits of the era, crafting performances of such sublime beauty and haunting poignance that their failure to reach the masses until now is nothing short of remarkable. Still, where classics like "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Ain't That Peculiar" tend to suffer from years of oldies radio wear and tear, Love Starved Heart sounds positively refreshing -- in their own way, these long-lost songs reaffirm the timelessness of Marvin Gaye's brilliance even more than the familiar hits on which his reputation rests. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:

01. It's a Desperate Situation
02. I Found Something
03. When I Feel the Need
04. This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)
05. You're a Son of a Gun
06. For Us Both I'll Be Concerned
07. Darling, You're Wonderful
08. Sad Souvenirs
09. I Can't Help It (I Love You)
10. It's a Lonely World Without Your Love
11. Say When
12. Lucky, Lucky Me
13. Get Away Heartbreak (Keep on Moving)
14. Court of the Common Plea
15. You Make Me Do Things
16. Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke
17. You're the One
18. Dark Side of the World
19. I'm in Love With You
20. Just a Little Love (Before My Life Is Gone)
21. Baby I'm Glad That Things Worked Out So Well
22. Hanging On
23. Gotta Say It, Gonna Tell It Like It Is
24. Love's More Precious Than Gold
25. Loving and Affection
26. Marvin Gaye Interview


DOWNLOAD (http://lix.in/-6f578b)
pw: lisalisa

[whodshecoo]

General Johnson - General Johnson
Arista 1976

VINYL | FLAC | 206 MB

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1. Temperature Risin' (5:53)
2. Don't Walk Away (4:38)
3. We The People (4:13)
4. Lies (3:10)
5. All In The Family (4:11)
6. Only Love Can Mend A Broken Heart (3:12)
7. Patches (5:32)
8. Keep Keepin' On (2:55)



This R & B giant, born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, got an early start in the music industry when he began singing in his church choir at the age of six. From there "Boy Wonder" made his recording debut at the age of twelve, when his group the Humdingers recorded a few unreleased sides for Atlantic Records. Several years later, after a change of name to The Showmen, Johnson and the group moved to the New Orleans' hit factory Minit Records for the 1961 rock and roll anthem "It Will Stand." The single charted both in 1961 and 1964, and the Showmen recorded other sides for Minit and Swan Records, including such hits as “39-21-40 Shape” before breaking up in 1968.

Johnson briefly attempted a solo career, but wound up in Detroit attached to the fledgling Invictus Records label helmed by Motown hitmakers Holland-Dozier-Holland. With Danny Woods (from the Showmen), Harrison Kennedy, and Eddie Curtis, Johnson formed Chairmen of the Board. Their first single, "Give Me Just a Little More Time", rose to #3 in the R&B charts in 1969, closely followed by "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" and "Everything's Tuesday." Johnson wrote another of the group's moderate hits, "Pay to the Piper," and several of his songs became hits for other artists, including the Grammy Award winning "Patches" for Clarence Carter (Jerry Reed also recorded a country music cover version of the hit), and fellow Invictus Records recording artists, Honey Cone. Johnson’s hits for the group included "Want Ads", "Stick Up," and "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show." In addition Johnson wrote "Bring the Boys Home", for Freda Payne.

Chairmen of the Board slipped from the charts during the mid-'70s, and while General Johnson and Danny Woods stuck together for a time (as the Chairmen), Johnson finally earned his solo career in 1979. His self-titled album for Arista was a minor hit, translating soul into the contemporary sounds of disco. Johnson reunited with Woods early in the '80s, and the pair toured the Southeast beach music circuit to much success. In 1993, having lost little of his distinctive vocal style, Johnson released another album, What Goes Around Comes Around, recorded with Danny Woods.

In recognition of the contributions that Johnson has made to American popular music, the Virginia General Assembly designated June 9, 2001 as General Johnson Day in Virginia.
source: Wikipedia



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[Game Plan]

Yeah, I got it. Haven't sent anymore Yahoo invites out as yet. But I will

Ok no problem.:thumbs up:

[MrDap]

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Artist...............: The O'Jays
Album................: Survival
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1975
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) & LG HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4120
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.1.3 20061120
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 95 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
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Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 1/18/2009
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 1/5/2010
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Included.............: NFO, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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1. (00:04:11) - (71.29%) The O'Jays - Give The People What They Want
2. (00:03:37) - (59.84%) The O'Jays - Let Me Make Love To You
3. (00:03:42) - (66.45%) The O'Jays - Survival
4. (00:04:16) - (60.92%) The O'Jays - Where Did We Go Wrong
5. (00:04:24) - (63.90%) The O'Jays - Rich Get Richer
6. (00:05:13) - (59.71%) The O'Jays - How Time Flies
7. (00:03:56) - (58.44%) The O'Jays - What Am I Waiting For
8. (00:03:16) - (61.36%) The O'Jays - Never Break Us Up

Playing Time.........: 00:48:04
Total Size...........: 206.34 MB

NFO generated on.....: 1/5/2010 3:23:28 PM


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by Ron Wynn

The O'Jays followed the spectacular Backstabbers and Ship Ahoy with the
good, but not on the same level, Survival. It was unrealistic to expect
masterpieces every time out, and the LP included many strong ballads and
good message tracks. But while it may not have been as epic in its
performances and compositions, it was certainly the other albums' equal in
sales strength. The group had two number one R&B hits in 1975, "Give The
People What They Want" and "I Love Music (Part 1)." In addition, the title
track made the charts as the B-side to "Let Me Make Love To You," another
rousing ballad.
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Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding [1976]


Listen (http://rapidshare.com/files/309911340/LnkKGLovUnd.txt)

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Yo what's up with this board? I got 26 posts but I can't see the hidden links on the cats post who blocked for 25? (How'd they do that anyway?) And still I can't post back to back without the two posts joined together as one? I'm having a hard time figuring some things out on this board. Somebody clue me in

Still a nice place though

[Kosta]

24-CARAT BLACK - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
(1973, Stax)
CD>EAC>FLAC

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A1 Synopsis One: In The Ghetto / God Save The World 8:34
A2 Poverty's Paradise 12:40
A3 Brown-Baggin' 6:45
B1 Synopsis Two: Mother's Day 2:04
B2 Mother's Day 9:46
B3 Foodstamps 6:26
B4 Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth 3:41
B5 24-Carat Black (Theme) 7:17

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[Disco]

Sorry for my rants, my patience wears thin sometimes.
Thanks for the welcome back and a special thanks to those who's pm:ed me!
I'll be back with some more stuff soon (maybe some re-runs as well)...

[Snoopy]

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Father...

Steve Bender - We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place - 1978

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Label: ESonCD
Released: 2004
Format: EAC, APE, image+.cue

Tracklist:
1. We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
2. Good Lovin', Good Feelin'
3. The Final Thing
4. Love Keeps Growin' On
5. Woman (Bad Times Ain't Good)
6. Good Lovin', Good Feelin' (Instr.)

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And his daughter...

Melanie Bender - Melanie Bender - 1996

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Label: Critique
Released: 1996
Format: EAC, APE, image+.cue

Tracklist:
1. You Just Want Sex
2. Burning Up For You
3. Don't Play With Fire
4. Hey Mother
5. Emergency
6. I Just Got To Be Free
7. Dreamlover
8. One More Time
9. I Want It All
10. You Just Want Sex (String Version)

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[MrDap]

Link for The O'Jays Survival has been corrected. Thanks for pointing it out. Much appreciated:respect-067:

[Kosta]

THREE OUNCES OF LOVE - Three Ounces Of Love (1978, Motown)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

http://i82.servimg.com/u/f82/11/32/17/39/three_10.jpg

01 - Star Love
02 - I Only Get This Feeling
03 - Don't Worry 'bout My Love
04 - Bet You'll Come Running
05 - I've Got To Be Loved
06 - In The Middle Of The Feeling
07 - Give Me Some Feeling
08 - Today Will Soon Be Yesterday

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lossless.ape
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[MrDap]

For James2

The O'Jays - Family Reunion (Philadelphia International)
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The O'Jays - Family Reunion

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Artist...............: The O'Jays
Album................: Family Reunion
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1975
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 58 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 12/11/2009
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 12/11/2009
News Server..........:
News Group(s)........:

Included.............: NFO, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:05:00) The O'Jays - Unity
2. (00:06:55) The O'Jays - Family Reunion
3. (00:05:40) The O'Jays - You And Me
4. (00:05:44) The O'Jays - She's Only A Woman
5. (00:06:35) The O'Jays - Livin' For The Weekend
6. (00:06:17) The O'Jays - Stairway To Heaven
7. (00:06:51) The O'Jays - I Love Music

Playing Time.........: 00:43:02
Total Size...........: 252.48 MB

NFO generated on.....: 12/11/2009 5:10:31 PM



http://rapidshare.com/files/319590349/The_OJays_-_Family_Reunion.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/319578797/The_OJays_-_Family_Reunion.part2.rar

[RunawayTrane]

No extraction log, but CRC checksums and Accuraterip
returns are embedded into the files. So this is a secure
rip. Did a CDTect scan just in case


Rippingtons - Weekend In Monaco
SMOOTH | FLAC | CUE | COVERS | 347MB | 48:59
GRP 1992

NO EXTRACTION LOG

http://www.onlinedisk.ru/cache/d67444e279d7b27b1f65e3ee9bfdceb4 (http://www.onlinedisk.ru/view/312611/RippingtonWIM.jpg)


PREVIEW (http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/music/detail.aspx?pid=9250&aid=2658)


TRACK-LISTING:

1. Weekend in Monaco
2. St. Tropez
3. Vienna
4. Indian Summer
5. A Place for Lovers
6. Carnival
7. Moka Java
8. Highroller
9. Where the Road Will Lead Us


LINK (http://lix.in/-6e06c8)

or

ALT LINK (http://tinypaste.com/f016a)
pw: lisalisa

[Alex_bog_13]

PASSION - DON'T STOP MY LOVE (1980, Prelude)

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Passion

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After an unsuccessful bout with the AVI label in 1979, Passion signed to Prelude where they released an album and a 12" which caused a stir on dancefloors. It was the b-side, "In New York", which was most played at the time. This album was produced by Ray Martinez.

Performer: Passion
Album: Don't Stop My Love
Released: 1992 (Reissue)
Label: Unidisc Records
Genre: Funk / Soul
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 354 mb
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Tracklist:
1. Don't Stop My Love (6:31)
2. Midnight Lovers (4:10)
3. Don't Bring Back Memories (6:35)
4. Dancing And Romancing (7:47)
5. In New York (11:45)
6. You Can't Hide It (6:14)
7. Don't Stop My Love (Instrumental) (5:06)
8. Don't Stop My Love (Radio Edit) (3:58)

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[Mulatoboy]

:confused-8:

[MUSICMACHINE]

Have the Steve Bender, but never knew about the daughters album.
Many Thanks

[RunawayTrane]

More Syreeta please. Preferably the first 2 albums, preferably on compact disc. Those albums are pretty expensive to purchase nowadays. Probably cost no more than $2.99 when they came out

[whodshecoo]

Another reup that got lost in the crash:

Terry Evans - Blues For Thought
Point Blank 1994

CD | EAC | LOG | SCANS | 313 MB

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1. Too Many Cooks (3:23)
2. Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (5:51)
3. Shakespeare Didn't Quote That (4:00)
4. Natcha Bone Lover (4:20)
5. That's The Way Love Turned Out For Me (6:12)
6. So Fine (4:00)
7. Get Your Lies Straight (5:34)
8. Live, Love And Be Friends (4:19)
9. Honey Boy (4:20)
10. I Want To Be Close To You, God (7:15)



Produced by Evans' former employer Ry Cooder, Blues for Thought often sounds like a Cooder album with a great singer. Better yet, Cooder has retained the services of some A-list studio cats, but manages to make them sound like drunken denizens of a Mississippi roadhouse. With the legendary Jim Keltner leading the way with his powerhouse thwacka-thwacka, and Cooder laying down his usual ultra-soulful licks, Evans and company groove mightily though a collection of first-rate material, including blues classics and Evans originals that sound like classics. Highlights are numerous, but one is the second song, "Hey Mama, Keep You Big Mouth Shut," which is almost assuredly the only version of a Bo Diddley tune to feature an oud. "That's the Way Love Turned Out for Me" is also a gem; a soul ballad featuring some absolutely gorgeous Cooder slide guitar, the tune allows Evans to show that he is much more than just a gruff blues shouter. Sonically, the record is a sweet audiophile pleasure, with lots of open space; natural reverb; and nasty, nasty guitar tones. Perhaps the only area in which Blues for Thought is lacking is the performance of Evans himself. Make no mistake, he's an amazingly powerful and sublimely tasteful singer, but he somehow comes off as a bit one-dimensional. He hits all the right moves, but, unlike the greatest blues, soul, and gospel singers, just doesn't seem to be especially emotionally invested in the tunes; it's fun, to be sure, but just not as gut-wrenching as it could be. That said, there is enough great musicianship and prime Ry Cooder guitar playing to make the disc a very worthwhile listen.


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[Alex_bog_13]

BLAZE - 25 YEARS LATER (1990, Motown)

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Blaze
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Kevin William Hedge & Joshua Alexander Milan

Hailing from New Jersey, school friends Josh Milan and Kevin Hedge aka Blaze began producing in 1984 and made a name for themselves two years laters with a pair of garage classics, "If You Should Need A Friend" and "Whatcha Gonna Do" (with vocals by Colonel Abrams). The 1990's saw the boys further their sucess with the release of "Hide Away" by De'Lacy and "My Desire" by Amira, both of which are now widely regarded as anthems. More recent releases on Slip 'n' Slide, Easy Street Records plus collaboration with Louie Vega for his album "Elements Of Life", have helped to maintain the duo become one of the most sought after writing, producion and remix teams in the business. Chris Herbert was a member of Blaze but left the group in the early 90's.
Release notes:
LP version has no dialogues, all tracks with a scene start with a dialogue. 11-14 are bonus tracks, they are available on CD and Cassette only.

Performer: Blaze
Album: 25 Years Later
Released: 1990
Label: Motown
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Dialogue
Format: EAC, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 433 mb
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Tracklist:
Act 1
1. (Scene 1) Street Corner: Get Up (5:04)
2. (Scene 2) The Prayer: So Special (5:32)
3. (Scene 3) The Fight: Miss My Love (5:21)
4. You Don't Really Love Me (4:19)
5. (Scene 4) Streetwalker: Anything For Your Lovin' (5:22)
Act 2
6. (Scene 5) The Dream: We All Must Live Together (6:44)
7. (Scene 6) The Window: I Wonder (5:59)
8. (Scene 7) The Bombing: Gonna Make It Work (6:45)
9. (Scene 8) Confessions: All That I Should Know (8:25)
10. Missing You (3:34)
11. (Scene 9) The Acceptance: Lover Man (3:50)
12. (Scene 10) The Cab: Love Is Forever (4:41)
13. Broad & Market, NWK (2:14)
14. (Scene 11) The Conclusion: The Hope Song (6:06)

Credits:
Backing Vocals - Connie Flemming, Connie Harvey, Jocelyn Brown :w00t:, Kechia Jenkins, Lawrence Cottrel, Phase II, Richard Daley, Rochelle Fleming, Sybil, William Clark
Bass - Richie Weeks, Troy Boze
Conductor - Paul Kyser
Drums, Backing Vocals - William Stewart
Drums, Percussion [Handclaps] - Walter 'Fishkill' King
Engineer - Al, Danny Salt, George Louvis, Henry Falco, Pavell Dejesus
Engineer [Assistant] - Carlos, Doug Larsen, Katherine Miller, Russ Elvado
Executive Producer - Timmy Regisford
Guitar - Kelton 'Cookiepuss' Cooper, Steven 'Cat' Coore
Lead Vocals - Chris Herbert
Lead Vocals, Drums, Engineer - Kevin Hedge
Lead Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Josh Milan
Mastered By - Herb Powers Jr.
Organ [Hammond], Backing Vocals - Michael 'Ibo' Cooper
Other [Production Coordinator] - Angelo Ellerbee
Other [Project Coordinator] - Nadine Baker
Percussion [Handclaps] - Jacqueline Cumberland, Shelly Laurel
Percussion [Handclaps], Backing Vocals, Producer, Written-by, Executive Producer - Blaze
Percussion [Handclaps], Engineer - Arty Skye
Percussion [Handclaps], Engineer [Assistant] - Glenn Varjassy
Percussion, Percussion [Handclaps] - Delacey Davis
Saxophone, Harmonica - Vincent 'Spaceo' Henry
Strings - Blazin Soul Orchestra

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[RunawayTrane]

Wes Montgomery - Full House [Live]
JAZZ | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 300DPI | 384MB | 63:44
Original Jazz Classics 1962

http://www.onlinedisk.ru/cache/5785800f6c090addaa04e0f4f8a1c173 (http://www.onlinedisk.ru/view/313806/W.MontFullhouse.jpg)

This live set is notable for teaming guitarist Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio (comprised of pianist Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb) with the fiery tenor of Johnny Griffin. As with the OJC release, six selections (highlighted by "Blue 'n' Boogie" and Montgomery's "S.O.S.") are augmented by "Born to Be Blue" and a pair of alternate takes. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide


PERSONNEL:
Wes Montgomery - Guitar
Wynton Kelly - Piano
Paul Chambers - Bass
Jimmy Cobb - Drums
Johnny Griffin - Saxophone



TRACK-LISTING
1. Full House
2. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
3. Blue 'N' Boogie
4. Cariba
5. Come Rain or Come Shine [Take 2]
6. Come Rain or Come Shine
7. S.O.S. [Take 3]
8. S.O.S.
9. Born to Be Blue

DOWNLOAD (http://lix.in/-683532)
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[Kosta]

SARAH DASH - Close Enough (1981, CBS)
Vinyl rip:
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http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/11/32/17/39/sarah_10.jpg

01 - Only You Can Fill The Need
02 - Close Enough
03 - Leaving Again
04 - P.S. I Love You
05 - Paradise
06 - Somebody's Angel
07 - City Boy
08 - My Friend
09 - Bless You

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lossless.ape
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[RunawayTrane]

SYREETA - Syreeta (1980, Tamla)
Vinyl rip:



There's only 9 tracks here. I think "Blame It On The Sun" is missing!!
:dunno:

[waldo24]

TOM BROWNE - FUNKIN FOR JAMAICA: BEST OF
CD RIP - FLAC - COVERS SCAN - 453.39 MB

http://www.rickbenedict.com/jams/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/browne-101309.jpg

Collection from the Jazz/Funk great featuring 14 of his greatest tracks including his 1980 U.K. Top 10 hit (and dancefloor favorite) 'Funkin' For Jamaica'. Also features the singles 'Thighs High' and 'Fungi Mama'

Tracks

01 Funkin' for Jamaica 4:43
02 Thighs High 4:40
03 Byegones 4:29
04 Never My Love 4:21
05 Brighter Tomarrow 6:14
06 Lazy Bird 3:45
07 Rockin' Radio 6:11
08 Mr. Business 5:46
09 Martha 3:39
10 Charisma 3:45
11 I Never Was a Cowboy 3:44
12 Secret Fantasy 4:48
13 Turn It Up 6:33
14 Fungi Mama (Bebopafunkadiscolypso) 5:55

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Pass : TBrowneFunkForJam

[Kosta]

There's only 9 tracks here. I think "Blame It On The Sun" is missing!!
:dunno:
:sad: i got it in my folder..it is track 01...i go download and check what i upped...

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the track is in the zip, maybe u did something and discarded it not wanting....
download it again and u'll find the track:yes:

[jacopass]

James Brown - Soul Syndrome [1980]
http://i14.servimg.com/u/f14/11/64/53/57/front310.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=481&u=11645357)
By 1980 James Brown was slightly adrift. His 1979 album, The Original Disco Man, failed to light a commercial fire, and its follow-up, People, seemed to fly into the cut-out bins. Brown cut his losses and left Polydor — his home for over a decade — for one album for Henry Stone’s T.K. While this doesn’t have Brown bubbling over with innovation, he still provided a more substantial alternative to disco. The first track, “Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?),” at first is a clumsy attempt at trying to get praise from the burgeoning rap scene as he sings, “I know you heard of Master Gee / But you didn’t hear nothing / About J.B.” It then merges into a sped-up version of “The Payback,” which would be blasphemous if it didn’t rock like nobody’s business. The off-the-cuff remake of “Mashed Potatoes” has Brown reuniting with Bobby Byrd as he calls out “taters.” Shortly afterward they both go through a travelogue of cities and states like it’s “Night Train” all over again. Soul Syndrome has Brown at least a little more chipper, but he was still bereft of ideas. The inane “Funky Men” would be garbage if it weren’t for a reggae/funk guitar riff and a Latin horn arrangement. The cautionary “Smokin’ and Drinkin’” only perks up when Brown begins to cough for close to a minute on the fade. The last track, like most of Soul Syndrome, wasn’t overly concerned with the future as he closes with an instrumental of “Honky Tonk.” Although this isn’t essential, Soul Syndrome finds Brown engaged and that always makes for a potent product. (Jason Elias – All Music Guide).
Tracks:
01. Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses?)
02. Mashed Potatoes
03. Funky Men
04. Smokin’ & Drinkin’
05. Stay With Me
06. Honky Tonk

CD Rip|Wav|Image & Cue|Covers|Log & Info

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[RunawayTrane]

They shot Cornbread!!


Blackbyrds - Cornbread, Earl & Me
SOUNDTRACK | FLAC | CUE | LOG | COVER | 196MB | 37:24
Fantasy 1975

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The Blackbyrds provided the soundtrack for the 1975 blaxploitation film Cornbread, Earl and Me, which featured the movie debut of Larry Fishburne. Composed entirely by Donald Byrd, it's serviceable, routine soul-jazz background film music, varying between funk/jazz/rock vamps (such as the Sly Stone-styled instrumental workout "The One-Eye Two-Step"), snazzy jazzy bits for action scenes, and sentimental orchestrated interludes. There are also occasional vocal numbers in a pedestrian mid-'70s soul/jazz/rock mode, such as the "Cornbread" theme. It's an incidental addition to the Blackbyrds catalog. In 2001, it was paired on a single-CD reissue on Prestige with another blaxploitation soundtrack, Charles Earland's The Dynamite Brothers. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Forgot to add the cue to archive. If you want it, just copy and paste this to your Notepad or Wordpad
Then change the .txt file extension to .cue:


REM GENRE Soundtrack
REM DATE 1975
PERFORMER "Blackbyrds"
TITLE "Cornbread, Earl & Me"
FILE "01 - Blackbyrds - Cornbread - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Cornbread"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "02 - Blackbyrds - The One-Eye Two-Step - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "The One-Eye Two-Step"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "03 - Blackbyrds - Mother , Son Theme - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Mother / son theme"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "04 - Blackbyrds - A Heavy Town - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "A Heavy Town"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "05 - Blackbyrds - One-Gun Salute - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "One-Gun Salute"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "06 - Blackbyrds - The Gym Fight - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "The Gym Fight"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "07 - Blackbyrds - Riot - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Riot"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "08 - Blackbyrds - Soulful Source - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Soulful Source"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "09 - Blackbyrds - Mother , Son Talk - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Mother / Son Talk"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "10 - Blackbyrds - At The Carnival - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "At The Carnival"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "11 - Blackbyrds - Candy Store Dilemma - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Candy Store Dilemma"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "12 - Blackbyrds - Wilford's Gone - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 12 AUDIO
TITLE "Wilford's Gone"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "13 - Blackbyrds - Mother , Son Bedroom Talk - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 13 AUDIO
TITLE "Mother / Son Bedroom Talk"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "14 - Blackbyrds - Courtroom Emotions - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 14 AUDIO
TITLE "Courtroom Emotions"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "15 - Blackbyrds - Cornbread (Reprise) - 1975.flac" WAVE
TRACK 15 AUDIO
TITLE "Cornbread (Reprise)"
INDEX 01 00:00:00




TRACKLISTING

01. Cornbread
02. The One-Eye Two-Step
03. Mother / Son Theme
04. A Heavy Town
05. One-Gun Salute
06. The Gym Fight
07. Riot
08. Soulful Source
09. Mother / Son Talk
10. At The Carnival
11. Candy Store Dilemma
12. Wilford's Gone
13. Mother / Son Bedroom Talk
14. Courtroom Emotions
15. Cornbread

LINK (http://lix.in/-66d5a1)
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[jacopass]

The Jeff Lorber Fusion - Wizard Island [1980]
http://i14.servimg.com/u/f14/11/64/53/57/front219.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=482&u=11645357)

Keyboardist Jeff Lorber cranked out many albums similar to this one in late '70s and early '80s. Each was superbly produced, utilizing state- of-the-art technology and synthesizers. They contained clever, sometimes catchy tunes, minimal solo space, concise and tightly edited arrangements, and usually hit home with light jazz/Adult and Urban Contemporary fans.(Ron Wynn-All Music Guide).
Credits.
Dennis Bradford Drums
Chick Corea Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
Danny Wilson Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric)
Kenny Gorelick Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Wind
Jay-Bird Koder Guitar
Jeff Lorber Synthesizer, Keyboards, Producer, Fender Rhodes, Piano
(Grand), Modular Moog
Rik Pekkonen Engineer, Mixing
Dan Wilson Bass

Tracks:
01. Wizard Island
02. Sweet
03. Can't Get Enough
04. Reflections
05. Fusion Juice
06. Lava Lands
07. Shadows
08. City
09. Rooftops

CD Rip|Wav|Image & Cue|Log & Info|Covers

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[whodshecoo]

Dazz Band - Joystick
Motown 1983

VINYL | FLAC | 258 MB

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1. To The Roof (5:24)
2. Joystick (5:19)
3. Swoop (I'm Yours) (4:59)
4. Until You (3:53)
5. Rock With Me (4:38)
6. Straight Out Of School (4:35)
7. Now That I Have You (5:14)
8. Laughin' At You (3:53)
9. T-Mata (Instrumental (1:50)



AMG Review:
From Cleveland to Cincinnati to Dayton, Ohio was famous for its funk bands in the 1970s. One of the many Ohio funk outfits that emerged during the decade was Cleveland's Dazz Band, which was originally known as Kinsman Dazz. Like so many Midwestern funksters, the Dazz Band had a killer horn section. But in 1983, horn bands were quickly going out of fashion and a new style of electro-funk was taking over — one that favored keyboards and drum machines over horns and showed an awareness of hip-hop production techniques. The popularity of electro-funk put a lot of 1970s bands out of business, but the Dazz Band managed to hang in there and change with the times. On 1983's Joystick, the Dazz Band is a lot more high-tech than it was in the late '70s, but is still quite gritty. Tracks like "Straight Out of School," "Rock With Me," and the hit single "Swoop (I'm Yours)" find the Dazz Band meeting the demands of the electro-funk market with pleasing results — anyone digging Prince, Midnight Star, and the System in 1983 could easily get into the Dazz Band as well. While other horn bands had a hard time going high-tech, the Dazz Band pulled it off. Joystick isn't the Dazz Band's most essential album, and it doesn't contain the group's biggest hit, "Let It Whip." But it's a solid, respectable effort from an outfit that, in 1983, was making a valiant effort to avoid sounding dated.



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[zacki]

Denise La Salle - I'm So Hot (1980)

Vinyl-Rip|Wav|Covers
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01. I'm So Hot
02. Try My Love
03. You'll Never Get Your Hooks In My Man
04. Tear For Tear
05. Giving Up
06. Come Ta Ya Ha Dance (We Came To Earth To Dance)
07. Sometimes
08. May The Funk Be With You

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[MrDap]

[CENTER]The Jeff Lorber Fusion - Wizard Island [1980]
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Wassup wit dat?

[whodshecoo]

Dazz Band - On The One
Motown 1982

VINYL | FLAC | 249 MB

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1. Party Right Here (3:59)
2. Cheek To Cheek (5:30)
3. On The One For Fun (4:29)
4. Don't Get Caught In The Middle (4:49)
5. A Love Song (1:49)
6. Bad Girl (4:11)
7. Nice Girls (4:45)
8. Stay A While With Me (4:47)
9. We Have More Than Love (5:10)



AMG Review:
Following grandly in the style of their 1981 smash "Let It Whip," the Dazz Band laid down another excellent set of contemporary funk, shot through with a heavily synthesized dance groove -- their trademark, and a winning combination. Although the advent of CDs would make a mockery of their ambition, the Dazz Band programmed the album for two very separate moods -- side one, for the most part, heaves with pounding funkers, side two takes the tempo way down for a clutch of sweet ballads. Both sides, of course, have their devotees. With a Parliament-esque style that broke in waves across the opening "Party Right Here," side one is a nonstop whipping, the party sliding gleefully into "Cheek to Cheek" and, from there, the effusive, "On the One for Fun." The biggest charting hit of the three, the song seems perpetually on the verge of slipping into "Let It Whip" -- which was probably the intention. That it reached number nine on the R&B charts is no great surprise. "A Love Song" slows down somewhat, but with its vibe wrapped around a jazzy horn-driven, up-tempo smooth talker, it never quite immerses itself in balladic waters. That is, indeed, left to side two, where only "Nice Girls" shakes things up with a fistful of funk.



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:shocked:

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Wassup wit dat?

I thing Jacopass don't see this post, while it's not posted on the lossless library, and me too. But I have to thank you now for this. :thumbs up:

[Disco]

Doc Powell - Life Changes [2001]
[web-rip][flac][cover]

Sorry for the bad cover.

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1. Life Changes 5:50
2. Brother to Brother 4:25
3. It's a Guitar Thang 4:20
4. We'll Make It Last Theme :51
5. Yours Unconditionally 4:15
6. Moments :30
7. Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need 6:19
8. Cruisin' 4:47
9. New Blues 4:06
10. For the Soul in You 4:58
11. I Know That's Right 3:46
12. Loving You Always 4:06
13. Life Changes Theme :58


AMG review:
Doc Powell has a way of hiring a lot of talented musicians to play on his albums and not giving them enough room to stretch out. On Life Changes, the players include Patrice Rushen (electric and acoustic piano), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Kirk Whalum (tenor sax), and Billy Preston (organ, acoustic piano). With such talent on board, Powell could have easily delivered a killer soul-jazz album, but regrettably, the George Benson-influenced guitarist plays it safe and makes sure that improvisation is kept to a bare minimum. NAC/smooth jazz programmers don't like a lot of blowing, and Powell obviously kept that in mind when he produced and arranged Life Changes. Most of the time, this formulaic, by-the-book urban/pop/jazz date sounds like it was tailor-made for NAC radio. Nonetheless, Life Changes has its moments. The funky "I Know That's Right" is infectious, if overproduced, and singer Ollie Woodson (formerly of the Temptations) has pleasant spots on "Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need" (originally recorded by the late Eddie Kendricks) and "For the Soul in You." Neither of these tunes have anything to do with jazz, although they're decent R&B/pop offerings along the lines of Luther Vandross and Freddie Jackson. Life Changes isn't a total disaster, but Powell is capable of a lot more -- especially when musicians like Brecker and Rushen are around.



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:shocked:

http://www.synciti.net/forum/showpost.php?p=574598&postcount=487

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Wassup wit dat?

Happens all the time. No big deal. Have said more than once that I welcome multiple uploads of the same album in this thread. Especially if it's a different format or uploaded on a different server. Or even just posted in a different thread. It's all good, there's no one person has a monopoly on anything knamean?? Feel free to post your upload here too if you like. Only thing I don't want is someone copying and pasting someone else's links. Especially if they haven't even tested it out to make sure it's quality. Copy and paste jobs could get you an infraction if the person doesn't give permission to use them. But if you take the time to listen to the music, check the logs to make sure it's configured properly, then convert to a format more to someone else's liking, or create a mirror on a different server (not the same one), then you can post it. Like I am about to do in my next post

[RunawayTrane]

Bigup to brotha Watchin for this
catch original post HERE (http://synciti.net/forum/showthread.php?p=579717&highlight=robert+cray#post579717)

Robert Cray Band - This Time
BLUES | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | COVERS | 285MB | 48:07
Vanguard 2009

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Because of the five-year gap between studio albums and a major overhaul of his touring and recording band (only keyboardist/songwriter Jim Pugh remains from his last group but early collaborator Richard Cousins returns after more than 15 years), This Time is being touted as the beginning of a new era in soul/bluesman Robert Cray's long career. For better or worse, that's not really the case, as this is another in a long line of classy, well- produced, and immaculately played and sung releases from the always dependable Cray. The ballads, especially the slow-burning seven-minute title track, are some of the finest he has penned, although the singer/guitarist's well-worn themes of the emotional disconnects between the sexes haven't changed. Upbeat, more lighthearted material such as the opening "Chicken in the Kitchen," the organ-led jazzy "That's What Keeps Me Rockin'," and the tough Memphis groove of "Trouble & Pain," a tune that sounds like an Otis Redding outtake, alter the generally serious mood. The same holds for the jaunty Caribbean-inflected rhythms of "To Be True." But even though this isn't much different from Cray's previous 14 studio releases, it's a consistently engaging set that will please his existing fans. His expressive voice has always been the secret sauce that brought much needed spice to even ordinary material. This beautifully recorded, strong batch of songs doesn't contain any clunkers and Cray's distinctive vocals, especially on the more heartbreaking material such as the closing "Truce," are some of his best. As usual, his staccato guitar lines enliven the proceedings, even if they are generally kept on the back burner. When all the pieces slide into place, as they do on the six-minute funk-soul ballad "Love 2009," it's obvious that Cray has locked into his groove and the occasional experimentation of his previous studio release seems somewhat superfluous. Other Cray discs have been criticized for falling on the wrong side of the sleepy/stylish tightrope. Yet this one features excellent material played and sung with a timeless sophistication and intensity that, while not pushing the artist in any new directions, show that he doesn't need to expand his lyrical or melodic boundaries to excel at his craft. His commercial radio play days might be behind him, but that doesn't stop Robert Cray from being a master of the soul/blues field where he clearly belongs. ~ Hal Horowitz, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:

1. Chicken In The Kitchen
2. I Can't Fail
3. Love 2009
4. That's What Keeps Me Rockin'
5. This Time
6. To Be True
7. Forever Goodbye
8. Trouble And Pain
9. Truce

LINK (http://lix.in/-66f8ab)
pw: lisalisa

[RunawayTrane]

btw, I think you can make consecutive posts if you just turn off your sig. I think

[Disco]

Gil Scott-Heron - Moving Target [1982]
[web-rip][flac][cover]

Another great one!

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1. Fast Lane 4:55
2. Washington D.C. 4:13
3. No Exit 4:08
4. Blue Collar 5:45
5. Explanations 4:10
6. Ready Or Not 4:32
7. Black History / The World 9:40


Gil Scott-Heron's last proper album for more than a decade, Moving Target was recorded after a period of intense touring (hence the title) and, perhaps understandably, finds the Midnight Band playing a larger role than usual. It also may reflect the group's travels, as the typical, tastefully jazzy R&B and funk grooves -- like set-opener "Fast Lane" and "Explanations" -- are supplemented with more exotic sounds. Like Stevie Wonder, for whom he and the Midnight Band opened a tour in 1980, Scott-Heron and his bandmates were experimenting with reggae. "No Exit" has clear echoes of Bob Marley, while "Ready or Not" is a sultry island jam. Both tunes also had themes more personal than political, a shift noticeable elsewhere on the album (even "Washington D.C.," with its seemingly obvious subject, is as much about the resilient spirit of D.C.'s citizens as it's about the city's politicians). That's somewhat surprising, given that Scott-Heron had recently enjoyed success with "B-Movie," a pointed attack on then-president Ronald Reagan. But "Blue Collar" is a populist manifesto that gives shout-outs to working folks in a variety of professions across the fruited plain before concluding with the dispirited chorus, "There ain't no place we ain't been down," and "Black History/The World" offers nearly ten minutes of Afro-centric theorizing, beginning with a spoken introduction that hearkens back to Scott-Heron's sarcastic, poetic beginnings and ends with a simple -- some would say simplistic -- plea for peace and world change.



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WAV

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1. Close the Door
2. Turn Off the Lights Listen
3. Whole Town's Laughing at Me
4. Love T.K.O.
5. Take Me in Your Arms Tonight
6. You Can't Hide from Yourself
7. Feel the Fire
8. Come Go with Me
9. When Somebody Loves You Back
10. Is It Still Good to Ya?
11. I Can't Live Without Your Love
12. Heaven Only Knows
13. Be Sure
14. Only You
15. Life Is a Song Worth Singing

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[jacopass]

Happens all the time. No big deal. Have said more than once that I welcome multiple uploads of the same album in this thread. Especially if it's a different format or uploaded on a different server. Or even just posted in a different thread. It's all good, there's no one person has a monopoly on anything knamean?? Feel free to post your upload here too if you like. Only thing I don't want is someone copying and pasting someone else's links. Especially if they haven't even tested it out to make sure it's quality. Copy and paste jobs could get you an infraction if the person doesn't give permission to use them. But if you take the time to listen to the music, check the logs to make sure it's configured properly, then convert to a format more to someone else's liking, or create a mirror on a different server (not the same one), then you can post it. Like I am about to do in my next post


Hi, I really did not see the other post, sorry for the inconvenience and I agree with Run caution should be used with what is copied from elsewhere and that the quality of the disc is not the best, including a format that can be wav really is not, although this is not definitive because testing programs sometimes originals (Cd) have proved to MP3 or similar format.

[whodshecoo]

Here's the positive proof that the MOTHERSHIP once - or twice - must have visited France:

Malka Family - Fotoukonkass
RCA 1996

FUNK | CD | EAC | FLAC | SCANS | 421 MB

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1. Contact (0:14)
2. Tape Les Comme Ca (Part 1) (5:24)
3. Roller (4:05)
4. Fotoukonkass (Album Version) (3:27)
5. Nouveau Monde (7:25)
6. Gloire Au Pi (4:27)
7. Mon Style De Musik (4:29)
8. La Terre Est Mere (6:44)
9. Chaque Jour On Vit (4:21)
10. On Veut D'la Thune (4:45)
11. Tape Les Comme Ca (Part 2) (2:17)
12. Amis Toujours (6:07)
13. Be Love (5:58)
14. Fotoukonkass (Single Version) (3:30)

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Dazz Band + Denise La Salle
THANKS!! Zacki & Whodshecoo for these i had only in crap rip...

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[Kosta]

VICKI SUE ROBINSON - Vicki Sue Robinson (1976, RCA)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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01 - Daylight
02 - Should I Stay-I Won't Let You Go
03 - Something Like A Dream
04 - Let Me Down Easy
05 - How About Me
06 - Can't Find No Love
07 - Falling In Love
08 - After All This Time

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[jacopass]

Skyy - Skyyport [1980]
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In the late ’70s and early ’80s, producer Randy Muller was best known for two things: being a member of Brass Construction and working with Skyy. Both bands favored a funk/disco approach that brought many dancefloors to life, but there were some major differences between the two East Coast outfits. For one thing, Skyy had three female vocalists. Plus, Skyy was a lot more consistent. While Brass Construction recorded its share of albums that were uneven or disappointing, Skyy was usually reliable — more often than not, one could safely assume that the latter would deliver a first-rate party album. Skyyport is no exception. This 1980 release was the band’s third album, and the party people who had acquired Skyy’s two previous albums were not disappointed. The LP gets off to an impressive start with the hit “Here’s to You” (written by Muller), and they keep the creative momentum going with equally infectious funk dance numbers like “Superlove” (another hit single that Muller wrote) and “Take It Easy.” So, if Brass Construction and Skyy both had Muller’s input, why was the latter so much more consistent? It all came down to chemistry — he had a more consistently productive relationship with Skyy, which is interesting when you consider that Muller was actually a member of Brass Construction. Though he co-produced Skyyport and other band releases with Skyy’s Soloman Roberts, Jr. and did a lot of writing for the band, he was never an actual member. One of the Skyyport offerings that he didn’t write is the ballad “For the First Time,” which Roberts contributed. Although ballads weren’t the group’s forte, the tune is pleasant enough. However, it is the up-tempo funk/dance numbers that ultimately define Skyyport and make it one of Skyy’s best releases. [Alex Henderson-All Music Guide]
Tracks:
1. Here’s To You
2. I Can’t Get Enough
3. Superlove
4. No Music
5. Easy
6. Sun Won’t Shine
7. For The First Time
8. Arrival

Cd Rip|Wav|Image & Cue|Log & Info|Covers

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[jacopass]

WAR - The Music Band Vol. 1 & 2 [1979]
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Adding vocalist Alice Tweed Smith to their lineup, and jumping ship to the MCA label, were occasions that only furthered War’s slide into a decisive end-of-decade malaise as they followed their hit label debut, Galaxy, with The Music Band in spring 1979. The lackluster start to a series of three loosely connected albums, The Music Band revealed a late-decade War not as the fierce funkers they once were, but as the purveyors of a lite jazzy disco that occasionally scraped the bottom of a now well-worn barrel in a fruitless search for some classic rhythms. Jumping straight into the fray with the title track, War deliver a mid-tempo tribute to their fans that would have been more at home on the stage of some rock opera than on what one hoped would be a funk album. This experience is repeated at the end, too, as the band drops the curtain with the oddly reggae-inflected “All Around the World.” However, there is some redemption, as War finally remember what they do best across the jazzy jam of “Millionaire” and the disco fusion of “Good Good Feelin’.” But those are the high points in what is, overall, a disappointing set and a horrific precursor to two more volumes of self-gratifying concept rock, as War shifted gears and tried to figure out where their politicized funk belonged in an age without substance. [Amy Hanson - All Music Guide]
Tracks:
Vol.1 (CD1):
01. Music Band
02. Corns and Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals)
03. I’m the One (Who Understands)
04. Good, Good Feelin’
05. Millionaire
06. All Around the World
Vol.2 (CD 2):
01. Don’t Take It Away
02. I’ll Be Around
03. I’ll Take Care Of You
04. Night People
05. The World Is A Ghetto
06. The Music Band 2 (We Are The Music Band)

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Dazz Band - Jukebox
Motown 1984

VINYL | FLAC | 260 MB

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1. Let It All Blow (5:51)
2. Keep You Comin' Back For More (4:29)
3. She's The One (4:40)
4. Heartbeat (5:20)
5. Dream Girl (3:46)
6. Undercover Lover (4:28)
7. I've Been Waiting (4:31)
8. Main Attraction (4:06)
9. So Much Love (3:28)



AMG Review:
Infused with the true spirit of the new techno funk that came to define the genre's '80s output, the Dazz Band, with ten chart hits under their belts, had already made quite a name for themselves. 1984's Jukebox would keep the groove flowing, dipping into the Top Ten. It would be their last great effort. Keeping a fat beat across the bass, with guitar riffing that bordered on rock, the group spattered a light, tight contemporary funk across another punchy, slick set guaranteed to keep the Dazz Band on the dancefloors and at the front of the pack. A mix of slow movers and up-tempo beaters, the group's prowess is demonstrated best across the fiery Top Ten hit "Let It All Blow," although the ballad "Heartbeat" is quite a nice effort too, and rewarded the band with another chart entry. In hindsight, this collection of electronic, synthesized funk could be seen as a preemptive strike upon the similarly constructed sonics of English producer Trevor Horn, who would shortly achieve massive success with both Art of Noise and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. However, the Dazz Band would soon find themselves out of fashion as the tide turned in that direction.



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Greg Adams - Hidden Agenda 1995

JAZZ | WAV | CUE | LOG | 513 MB
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Once Greg Adams picked up a trumpet, his course was set. He earned the first trumpet chair as a freshman at his Bay Area high school, and was writing arrangements for various school ensembles by the time he was a junior. Following high school, he joined Tower of Power, and was soon taking a major role in crafting the group's distinctive horn sound. Adams' first solo record, 1995's Hidden Agenda, released on Epic Records, established him as a major architect of the emerging "smooth jazz" sound, and a single from the album, a cover of Sade's "Smooth Operator," remains a virtual template for the genre. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

LISTEN


~Track Listings~

1. Metro
2. Moon Over Palmilla
3. Smooth Operator
4. Mahdi (The Expected One)
5. Burma Road
6. 5 O'Clock Somewhere
7. Renaissance
8. Hidden Agenda
9. Tribeca
10. Yet in My Dreams
11. Amsterdam
12. Renaissance (Reprise)

Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/325574447/ReggieAdams_NinjaAgenda.part1.rar) | Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/325579344/ReggieAdams_NinjaAgenda.part2.rar)

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thanka

[RunawayTrane]

Doc Powell - Life Changes [2001]
[web-rip][flac][cover]

Nice one!

[RunawayTrane]

Could've sworn I posted this here already
Must've gotten deleted when the board was down last year:


Angela Bofill - Angel Of The Night
VOCAL | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | TIFF | 323MB | 38:17
GRP 1979

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Angela Bofill proved herself extremely adroit at doing Latin, jazz, and R&B with equal finesse on her debut, Angie. Angel of the Night is the highly anticipated sophomore set originally released on GRP when it was distributed on Arista. With such a comfortable style well suited to Bofill's voice, this doesn't veer that far away from the work on the first album. The first track, the immediately classic "I Try," is beautifully sung, dramatic, and offers no false moments. The title track is just as effective in a gentle and lilting way. Angel of the Night's producers David Grusin and Larry Rosen, who also worked on Jon Lucien's 1973-1975 albums, cover some ambitious territory with a rich-voiced, quirky singer here as well. The epic "The Voyage" has the producers' sense of drama, a perfect match for Bofill's deliberate delivery, which is oddly though sweetly reminiscent of Lucien. "What I Wouldn't Do (For the Love of You)" and "The Feelin's Love" bring her to a more customary, sleek R&B material with her trademark vocals making them even better. The only thing that qualifies as a miss is a disco-style take on Thom Bell and Linda Creed's "People Make the World Go 'Round." It's not that bad, though. Angel of the Night is one of Bofill's finest and most charming albums. Any fan of sophisticated late-'70s R&B/Latin jazz need to have this in their collection. ~ Jason Elias, All Music Guide



TRACK-LISTING:

1. I Try
2. People Make The World Go Round
3. Angel Of The Night
4. Rainbow Child (Little Pas)
5. What I Wouldn't Do (For The Love Of You)
6. The Feelin's Love
7. Love To Last
8. The Voyage


LINK (http://lix.in/-5728dc)
pw: lisalisa

[Alex_bog_13]

You think disco was nothing more than assembly line funk and freeze-dried beats? Then you need to step into the crisp grooves and walloping boogie found on this stunning collection of Chic's '70s recordings. Such hits as "Good Times," "Dance Dance Dance," and "Le Freak" used the stylistic innovations of James Brown and Sly Stone as a blueprint for a new era of funk. Bernard Edwards' basslines are so provocative they seem to talk, while Nile Rodgers' skeletal guitar runs hark back to Steve Cropper's slashing style. Sure, the songs don't say much. But once you step into these grooves — grooves that influenced an entire generation of artists from David Byrne to Prince — you will realize that these were indeed good times.

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Formed in 1977 by Bernard Edwards (1952-1996) http://i44.tinypic.com/5fiz9i.jpg and Nile Rodgers (1952) Chic were the most creative and innovative of the successful artists of the 'Disco Era'.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx6fRrPeJpE

http://i36.tinypic.com/2z9iro2.gif Nothing more to say... Listen & enjoy! (http://synciti.net/forum/showthread.php?p=601542)

[rtownsend213]

^^^^^^Very nice, very nice indeed!!!:shocked:

[RunawayTrane]

Ronnie Earl - Living In The Light
BLUES | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | TIFF | 515MB | 78:19
Stony Plain 2009

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Legendary blues guitarist Ronnie Earl's embrace of religion and his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and depression have all had an interesting impact on his music. One would think that peace and contentment would be the death of a fine blues musician -- after all, the music is supposed to be informed by hard living and despair. Maybe Earl had enough of those during his earlier life to inform his playing for a long time to come -- but it's also true that his current happiness has given his approach to the blues a certain kind of depth that is often missing in the playing of others. On the aptly titled Living in the Light he alternates between gospel, blues, and nearly uncategorizable blends of pop and blues styles. He shines brightest on the slow instrumentals. It's a very rare guitarist who can play a slow blues with real authority, and on tracks like "Recovery Blues" (which also features some stellar organ playing from Dave Limina) and the bottleneck-based "S.O.S.," he displays a lifetime's worth of experience and taste. The rest of the program is mixed, but ultimately very rewarding: he creates an arrangement of Bob Dylan's "What Can I Do for You" that is perfect in every way except for the choir; he whips up an absolute storm on "Child of a Survivor," a song that is sadly hamstrung by a surprisingly limp vocal performance on the part of Fabulous Thunderbirds frontman Kim Wilson (who redeems himself nicely on the Delta-style minimalism of "Donna Lee"). Earl's rendition of "Ain't Nobody's Business" is almost tender, and the album-closing "Pastorale" is simply gorgeous. What it all adds up to is a slightly befuddling but complex and ultimately quite lovely album from a man who has more than earned the right to throw a gospel choir into the mix once in a while if he feels like it. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:

01. Love Love Love
02. S.O.S.
03. Take a Little Walk with Me
04. River Charles Blues
05. What Can I Do for You
06. Recovery Blues
07. Blues for Fathead
08. Child of a Survivor
09. Blues for the South Side
10. Ain't Nobody's Business
11. Donna Lee
12. Pastorale

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[jacopass]

[QUOTE=Alex_bog_13;601568]

http://i47.tinypic.com/ok24iw.jpg

Formed in 1977 by Bernard Edwards (1952-1996) http://i44.tinypic.com/5fiz9i.jpg and Nile Rodgers (1952) Chic were the most creative and innovative of the successful artists of the 'Disco Era'.


Nice post, thanks amigo

[waldo24]

Earth Wind & Fire - Gratitude - 1975
2 Record Set On 1 Compact Disc
CD RIP - FLAC - COVERS

http://image.lyricspond.com/image/e/artist-earth-wind-fire/album-gratitude/cd-cover.jpg

With That's the Way of the World having made Earth, Wind & Fire one of the best-selling soul bands of the 1970s, Maurice White and co. had no problem filling large arenas. As dynamic as EWF was on-stage, it's a shame that there isn't more documentation of the band's live show. Only one live EWF album was released by a major label in America, the superb Gratitude. First a two-LP set and later reissued on CD, Gratitude brilliantly captures the excitement EWF generated on-stage at its creative peak. Neither hardcore EWF devotees nor more casual listeners should deprive themselves of the joys of the live versions of "Shining Star" and "Yearnin' Learnin'." Maurice White is magnificent throughout, and Philip Bailey truly soars on extended versions of "Reasons" (which boasts a memorable alto sax solo by guest Don Myrick) and "Devotion." The album also introduced some excellent new studio songs, including the haunting "Can't Hide Love" and the uplifting "Sing a Song." One could nitpick and wish for live versions of "Evil," "Keep Your Head to the Sky," and "Kalimba Song," but the bottom line is that Gratitude is one of EWF's finest accomplishments.
Review by Alex Henderson - All music

Tracks
01. Introduction By MC Perry Jones (Live) 0:23
02. Africano/Power (Live) 5:44
03. Yearnin' Learnin' (Live) 4:28
04. Devotion (Live) 4:53
05. Sun Goddess (Live) 7:55
06. Reasons (Live) 8:23 $1.29
07. Sing A Message To You (Live) 1:19
08. Shining Star (Live) 4:56
09. New World Symphony (Live) 9:28
10. Interlude # 1 (Live) 0:15
11. Sunshine (Live) 4:16
12. Sing A Song 3:23
13. Gratitude (Live) 3:27
14. Celebrate (Live) 3:07
15. Interlude # 2 (Live) 0:27
16. Can't Hide Love 4:10

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V1U63XQA

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[jacopass]

More disco:
THP - Good To Me [1979]
http://i14.servimg.com/u/f14/11/64/53/57/front220.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=485&u=11645357)
The Real Name of THP is Ian Guenther and Willi Morrison. 70’s Disco outfit strongly influenced by Euro sounds, actually based in Toronto. After switching to Atlantic Rec. in 1979 with its final album “Good to Me”, Guenther and Morrison dropped “Orchestra” from the band’s name and were simply going by THP, what is the shortcut for “Three Hats Productions”.
Credits
Arranged By, Conductor, Orchestrated By – Pete Pedersen
Artwork By [Art Director] – Bob Defrin
Bass – Errol Thomas
Drums – Barry Keane
Guitar – Brian Russell , Michael Toles
Horns – Al Stanwyck, Eugene Amaro, Gary Morgan, Guido Basso, Rick Morrison, Rob McConnell, Russ Little
Keyboards – Carl Marsh
Lead Vocals – Joyce Cobb
Mastered By – Stew Romain
Mixed By – George Semkiw
Percussion – Dick Smith
Photography – Chris Callis
Producer – Willi Morrison & Ian Guenther
Recorded By – George Semkiw
Synthesizer – Carl Marsh
Written-By – Bruce Ley , Willi Morrison
Tracks:
01. Dancin’ Is Alright
02. Two Hearts, One Love
03. Dancin’ Forever
04. Good To Me
05. Who Do You Love

Vinyl Rip|Wav|Image & Cue|Manual Declic and eq.|Covers and Info|Log

Listen (http://www.megaupload.com/?f=NM84P9ST)

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[zacki]

Lillo Thomas - All Of You (1984)

Vinyl-Rip|Wav|Covers
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01. Your Love's Got A Hold On Me
02. Holding On
03. Show Me
04. Settle Down
05. All Of You
06. My Girl
07. Never Give You Up
08. I Like Your Style

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[Doctor-Rhythm]

SANDY BARBER
THE BEST IS YET TO COME

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[VINYL] Disco, Funk, Soul | FLAC, Covers

Label: Olde World Records
Catalog#: OWR 7701
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1977

Media conditions: VG+
Reproduction device: Technics SL-1210-MK2 turntable + Shure M97XE cartridge & stylus
Preamplifier: TCC TC-750 Phono Preamp
Soundcard: Creative USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX
Software: Wave Lab 4.0 (Recording), Clickrepair (Removing clicks), GoldWave (Downsampling)
Format of record (Bit/kHz): 24/88.2
Format of distribution (Bit/kHz): 16/44.



Review:
This Sandy Barber album is notable for the incredible "I think I'll Do Some Steppin' on My Own", a perfect vocal disco track with all the right elements. "Wonder Woman" is from the Warner Bros television series.
http://www.discomusic.com/

Tracklisting:

A1 Look Out Sky 3:39
A2 I've Got Something Good (Come On And Get It) 3:30
A3 The First Time 4:04
A4 Don't You Worry Baby (The Best Is Yet To Come) 7:18
B1 I Think I'll Do Steppin' On My Own 7:59
B2 Wonder Woman 4:26
B3 Can't You Just See Me 2:20
B4 Stay Here With Me 4:21


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[MrDap]

Happens all the time. No big deal. Have said more than once that I welcome multiple uploads of the same album in this thread. Especially if it's a different format or uploaded on a different server. Or even just posted in a different thread. It's all good, there's no one person has a monopoly on anything knamean?? Feel free to post your upload here too if you like. Only thing I don't want is someone copying and pasting someone else's links. Especially if they haven't even tested it out to make sure it's quality. Copy and paste jobs could get you an infraction if the person doesn't give permission to use them. But if you take the time to listen to the music, check the logs to make sure it's configured properly, then convert to a format more to someone else's liking, or create a mirror on a different server (not the same one), then you can post it. Like I am about to do in my next post

Cool. What does mess with my intelligence is the post limit. With 32 posts I should be able to see the links in all posts 25 and under. That aint the case

[whodshecoo]

Starpoint - It's So Delicious
Boardwalk 1983

VINYL | FLAC | 247 MB

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1. Don't Be So Serious (5:20)
2. Put Your Love On Me (5:27)
3. Somethin' In Your Eyes (4:31)
4. It's So Delicious (4:36)
5. Behind Your Back (3:52)
6. Give Real Love A Try (4:46)
7. I'm So Crazy 'bout You (4:16)
8. I Got The Love (4:42)
9. Let Go (4:17)



Dustygroove Review:
A bit tighter and more conventional soul than earlier work by Starpoint, but still pretty darn great too -- and great proof that the group were more on top of their bag than other funky combos of the type! Renee Diggs is strongly out front on vocals throughout -- lending her sweet sound to the flurry of electro keys and beats that make up most of the instrumentation here. The instrumentation's almost got some echoes of the Minneapolis funky soul scene at the times, but echoes the group's older sound at other points -- and although a few tracks are quite hook heavy, they're never too poppish or cloying.



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[Doctor-Rhythm]

CLOUD ONE
ATMOSPHERE STRUT

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Disco, Funk | FLAC, CUE, Covers

Label: Unidisc
Catalog#: SPLK-7190
Format: CD
Country: Canada
Released: 1994
Original released: 1976




Tracklisting:

01. Atmosphere Strut [0:09:22.55]
02. Spaced Out [0:06:38.25]
03. Charleston Hopscotch [0:06:26.20]
04. Dust To Dust [0:04:33.07]
05. Disco Juice [0:07:05.08]
06. Doin' It All Night Long [0:03:49.02]


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[jacopass]

Parts 6 + 7 are - for whatever reason - not available on megaupload anymore.

:sAng_scream:

I check part 6 and 7

[ivanohe]

here's an addition to the chic discography, the track from the 1982 "soup for one" soundtrack .
here in .wav format, ripped from vynil, declicked & denoised with wavelab & wave vst plugs ( still has some light crackles here & there but overall ok )

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7RYbx9lclJA/SD9uQRAT3PI/AAAAAAAAAFM/N9iRk6QHgUg/s400/soupcoverebay.jpg

get it here :

chic - soup for one (http://rapidshare.com/files/333903514/cs41.rar)

PW: ivanovitch

[zacki]

T-Connection - Magic (1978)

CD-Rip|Wav|Cue|Log|Covers
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01. Do What ya Wanna Do
02. Disco Magic
03. Go Back Home
04. Got to See My Lady
05. Crazy Mixed up World
06. Mothers Love
07. Monday Morning
08. Peace Line

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[hydenseeq]

Wow!
Thanks for this one man! Great thread!:grin:

[zacki]

Empress - Empress (1982)

Vinyl-Rip|Wav|Covers
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01. Control It
02. Take Me Along
03. Dyin' To Be Dancin'
04. Gonna Get Ya What You Want
05. Take A Risk
06. Give In To Love

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[rtownsend213]

So much good music, so little time to enjoy it all! You guys allow me to hear music that is brand new to me even though it is old to you. I can't really put it in words how my life has changed over the past 7 months after finding this spot. Many thanks to all of the contributors for allowing me to hear what REAL MUSIC sounds like. Oh yeah, extra thanks to you folks who take the time to rip a vinyl album to WAV since they tell me the process is pretty time consuming. :553:

[zacki]

Xavier - Point Of Pleasure (1982)

Vinyl-Rip|Wav|Covers
http://i48.tinypic.com/3323139.jpg


01. Work That Sucker To Death
02. Rock Me, Sock Me
03. Dial The Love Man (634-5789)
04. Do It To The Max
05. What Goes Around
06. Truly Devoted
07. Love Is On The One

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[RunawayTrane]

Cool. What does mess with my intelligence is the post limit. With 32 posts I should be able to see the links in all posts 25 and under. That aint the case

It's probably some kind of glitch. It might even be browser. Site works better for me on Opera than Firefox. But if I were you, I would holla at Princess about that. She's very cool person if there's some problem, she'll take care of it.

[ivanohe]

MICHAEL HENDERSON
In The Night-Time
1978 Buddah records ( FLAC Image+Cue )

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9Yx6PrBx-HA/Svx_FjODZbI/AAAAAAAAEHc/Cjg6v200ZRk/s1600/MichaelHenderson_InTheNight%5B1%5D.jpg


Take Me I'm Yours 4:20
We Can Go On 6:17
Happy 6:04
In The Night-Time 4:55
Whisper In My Ear 7:11
Am I Special 4:11
Yours Truly, Indiscreetly 3:45
One To One 4:58


GET IT HERE:

PART 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/334192859/mhitnt.part1.rar)
PART 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/334195145/mhitnt.part2.rar)

PW: ivanovitch



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Hey zacki, thanks for the Xavier rip man !
I love this album and I only had a bad condition LP version of it ... til now .
cheers !:thumbs up:

[whodshecoo]

Tony Camillo's Bazuka
A&M 1975

VINYL | FLAC | 255 MB

http://i13.servimg.com/u/f13/11/33/84/05/bazook10.jpg

1. T.C.'s Inferno (7:14)
2. Side Dish (5:04)
3. Come To Me (3:28)
4. Bazuka Limited (4:23)
5. I'm Gonna Love Lovin' You (4:13)
6. Love Explosion (5:24)
7. Shark Bite (4:13)
8. Walkin' Tall (3:39)
9. Dynomite (5:09)
10. Earthquake (2:53)
11. T.C.'s Inferno (Reprise) (1:46)



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[jacopass]

I check part 6 and 7


Link War The Music Band Vol.1&2 OK.