The James Taylor Quartet - "Senouci" (parts 1 & 2)
Gizelle Smith & The Mighty Mocambos - "The Time Is Right For Love" (45 Swing-O remix)
Timo Lassy - "The More I Look At You" (feat Jose James)
Loretta Heywood - "Little Angel" (Jung Collective Rehash)
Lingua Franca - "Work Or Play"
Kova & Miles - "Clap Clap (Hand Clappin' Song)"
The Chiswick Reach All Stars - "Nutsin" (Mukatsuku dirty Blaxploitation Funk edit)
Speedometer - "Lover & A Friend"
Stac - "Balls Bounc" (Bonobo remix)
Smith & Mudd - "Ling Ling"
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel - "Better Living" (feat Stuart Lisbie)
Lil' Dave - "Chips & Salsa"
Soopasoul - "It's Just Begun" (part 1)
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - "Brass In Africa"
Sunlightsquare Latin Combo - "I Believe In Miracles"
Ron Hall & The Muthafunkas - "The Way You Love Me" (feat Marc Evans - Dims Tsop version part 1)
Milano Jazz-Dance Combo - "Much More" (feat Colonel Red)
The Filthy Six - "Get Carter"
Review: As the title hints, this collection from broadcaster and journalist Mark Webster is a shameless celebration of the 7" single. Yet unlike previous compilations extolling the virtues of the humble 45, Seven Heven [sic] doesn't hark back to the glory days of the format. Instead, the 19 tracks are culled from 7" singles released in the last decade. Crate-diggers may sneer, but the quality threshold is surprisingly high, and there are some real bangers amongst Webster's curiously open-minded tracklist. Sure, there's plenty of rip roaring modern funk and soul (Speedometer, the James Taylor Quartet, Soopasoul), but Webster also finds space for expansive downtempo beats, nu-Balearica (Smith & Mudd), jazz dance, Latin beats, contemporary Philly disco and a superb cover of the theme from "Get Carter".
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