As Sublimes - "Mangueira E Cancao"
Chico Evangelista - "Frutas & Linguas"
Roman Andren - "Captain's Sword"
Gitte & Inger - "Ud Af Buret (Can't Hide Love)"
Truth & Devotion - "Bless My Soul"
Judson Moore - "Everybody Push & Pull"
Chain Reaction - "Search For Tomorrow"
Claude Jay - "Find Your Light"
The Shades Of Love - "Come Inside"
The Duncans - "Too Damn Hot"
Thandi Zulu & The Young Five - "Love Games" (edit)
Tony Wilson - "Hangin' Out In Space" (dub mix)
JC Lodge - "In Between The Sheets"
Soyuz - "Spring Has Sprung" (feat Asha Puthli & Sven Wunder)
Bill Withers & Studio Rio - "Lovely Day"
Review: By now, we should know exactly what to expect from Mr Bongo's superb Record Club series of compilations: inspired selections, across a range of complimentary styles, from the esteemed label's staff and roster of in-house DJs. Predictably, volume seven is another must-check treat, with the plentiful highlights including the sun-soaked samba shuffle of Yvette's 'Upa Neghuino', the jazzy MPB excellence of 'O Espaco' by Os Panteras, the joyous and spiritual dancefloor soul-jazz of Roman Andren's 'Captain's Sword', the gritty funk-rock of Truth & Devotion ('Bless My Soul'), the heavy disco of 'Come Inside' by The Shades of Love, the self-explanatory (but hard to pigeonhole) brilliance of Tony Wilson's 'Hangin' Out In Space (dub mix)' and the hard-to-find excellence of JC Lodge's 'In Between The Sheets', a far-sighted Jamaican street soul jam from 1993.
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