[bigred]The New York Sound: From The East Coast To The Future[/bigred]
[lilred]June 12, 2006[/lilred]



• An absolute treat for collectors of post disco New York dance music. In the immediate aftermath of the disco boom, dance music went back underground and started to experiment. Funk, electro, soulful divas and early hip hop all mixed together at clubs such as the Paradise Garage, forming the roots of the dance explosion that would see hip hop, house and Madonna take over the music world.

• Taken from two of the main New York-based labels – Vanguard and Spring – who had their fingers on the pulse, we gather together ten examples in their original full-length versions. The sounds stretch from established artists such as Fatback discovering (and to a certain extent pioneering) both rap and electro, to one-off 12s by unknowns such as C Brand, that help to define a new sound. Soulful stompers are covered by the much- sampled ‘Over Like A Fat Rat’ by Fonda Rae and the stunning boogie groove of Rainbow Brown’s ‘It Ain’t No Big Thing’.

• The Fonda Rae track showcases the involvement of the legendary Leroy Burgess, while Rainbow Brown were produced by the prolific Patrick Adams. Other big studio names (or more accurately soon-to-be-big names) that feature are Pinky Valasquez and Jellybean Benitez, who was one of the pioneers of the dance edit / remix. He is also renowned as the man who discovered Madonna.

• The package comes with full illustrations of the original 12 inches and in-depth notes by co-compiler Chris Menist, that include exclusive interviews with many of the artists.

1. Love Hangover - The Players Association
2. Charley Says (Roller Boogie Baby) - King Tim III
3. It Ain't No Big Thing' - Rainbow Brown
4. (You) Keep Making Me Hot - Busta Jones
5. Over Like A Fat Rat - Fonda Rae
6. Is This The Future? - Fatback
7. Long Money (Dollar Bill Y'all) - Jimmy Spicer
8. Electric Kingdom - Twilight 22
9. Wired For Games - C Brand
10. Rockin' It - MC Flex And The FBI Crew

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[bigred]The New York Sound 2[/bigred]
[lilred]August 6, 2007[/lilred]



• In the late 70s, as disco was being purged from the American pop charts in a vicious backlash against the overkill of the previous couple of years, the scene that had spawned it got back to basics. In clubs and warehouses around New York's five boroughs soul was being fused with electronics and both dance music and hip hop were starting to take shape.

• The second volume of [title]New York Sound[/title] continues our look at their genesis by gathering up 10 rare and influential 12-inch mixes from the Spring and Vanguard labels.

• This compilation gathers up the first jumps into hip hop, including the first time the music was put together by New York funksters the Fatback Band with `King Tim III (Personality Jock)', as well as the response of Millie Jackson who appears with the rowdy `Had To Say It' - available on CD for the first time in its full 12 inch mix.

• The birth of rap is also summed up well by the presence of the genre's earliest radio star Mr Magic, with his very hard to find 12-inch release `Magic's Message'. We are also able to give you the single by Spectrum City, the first CD release of a track by an act that would become Public Enemy - featuring the distinct voice of Chuck D.

• The bridge between this music and the out and out dance sounds is spanned by the influential early electro records that we include by the likes of Twilight 22, Frisky and Ritz, the last one a record produced and written by the legendary producer of `Planet Rock', Arthur Baker. Sought-after tunes by Rainbow Brown, Carol Williams and Fonda Rae, all of which have been heavily sampled, complete the collection.

• With sleeve notes by influential musician / journalist Chris Menist and pristine sound taken from original mastertapes this is a high quality look at the sounds that were beginning to change the musical landscape, not just of early 80s New York, but by the end of the decade, the whole world.

1. King Tim III (Personality Jock) - Fatback
2. Had To Say It - Millie Jackson
3. I'm The One - Rainbow Brown
4. No One Can Do It (Like You) - Carol Williams
5. I Wanna Get With You - Ritz
6. Heobah - Fonda Rae
7. Burn Me Up (With Your Love) - Frisky
8. Mysterious - Twilight 22
9. Magic's Message - Mr. Magic
10. Check Out The Radio - Spectrum City

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