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1
Risin' To The Top
Cat: EX 7029RCA. Rel: 23 Nov 22
Risin' To The Top (3:44)
Hang Tight (4:12)
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2
I Know You Care (reissue)
Cat: EXPAND 122. Rel: 01 Mar 21
I Know You Care (5:33)
It's Your Love (4:02)
Review: Expansion Records' continues to delve into the bulging archives of Roy Ayers' influential Uno Melodic Records imprint, which issued some superb jazz-funk, soul and boogie throughout the 1980s. Here they offer a new pressing of Ethel Beatty's sought-after, Roy Ayers' produced 1981 double A-side. For some reason they've reversed the running order, with side A offering original flipside 'It's Your Love', a Dee Dee Bridgwater co-authored slow jam that's soulful, seductive and sumptuous. Over on the reverse you'll find the more celebrated ''I Know You Care', a deep disco number full of glistening guitar riffs, smooth chords and warming grooves. In a word: luscious
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3
Rock Creek Park
Cat: EXS 037. Rel: 03 Nov 22
Rock Creek Park (4:41)
Gut Level (4:10)
Review: Rhythm, blues and funk outfit The Blackbyrds were formed in Washington, D.C. in 1973, and as we have noted numerous times over at Juno, their music hardly saw the light of day around the time, save for a re-formation in 2012 after renewed interest brought their music back to light. The Washington fusion group were initially mentored by trumpeter Donald Byrd, but their sound came to differ from his sultry and slow tones, working in a more melancholic yet upbeat style, and flowery trumepeteering to boot. This 7" comes in stunning new vinyl quality, showing off a further two lost instrumentals, 'Rock Creek Park' and 'Gut Level'.
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Gespielt von: LEGO EDIT
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4
Look On The Good Side
Cat: EXS 042. Rel: 16 Apr 24
Look On The Good Side (3:55)
The Say The Girl's Crazy (2:53)
Review: The Invitations have roots tracing back to the mid-60s and saw various lead singers take the mic until Lew Kirton joined in 1973. Kirton's vocals grace both 'Look On The Good Side' and 'They Say The Girl's Crazy' from 1974 which are now reissued for the first time. Originally released on Silver Blue Records, a label founded by songwriter and producer Joel Diamond, these tracks were arranged and co-produced by Bobby Martin in Philadelphia and boast the unmistakable Philly Sound. Kirton later departed for a successful solo career, notably remembered for hits like 'Heaven In The Afternoon' but this reissue brings forth a timeless slice of soul history.
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Gespielt von: Dave Lee ZR, Pete Haigh
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5
Top Of The Stairs
Cat: EXUMG 10. Rel: 14 Feb 24
Top Of The Stairs (4:40)
You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good (3:52)
Review: Collins And Collins were originally at the Top Of The Stairs back in 1980 when this one first landed. It has since become a revered underground classic much loved on the modern soul circuit as a timeless gem. The song was first composed by Ashford & Simpson who recorded their own version but when playing live would switch to the Collins & Collins version. The tune first came on CD via Expansion back in 1993 and now gets a first official 7" version back with the exceptionally rare version of Gamble & Huff's 'You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good' which first was recorded by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes in 1975.
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The Change
Cat: 7XE 007. Rel: 28 Feb 24
The Change (3:44)
Sometimes (4:18)
Review: Berkeley-born Cornell CC Carter returns with 'The Change,' which is the lead single from his upcoming album on Expansion. Initially making waves with his debut album Vindicated Soul in 2017, Carter has become a force in the UK soul scene with subsequent albums such as One Love, Absolutely, and Next Life. With a storied career that includes collaborations with The Isley Brothers and performances alongside James Brown, he has been a staple on Expansion's Soul Togetherness and Luxury Soul series, and graced the stage at the Luxury Soul Weekender in Blackpool. Here 'The Change' comes with 'Sometimes,' which is produced by Brian Carter and offers a nice counterpoint to the a-side.
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Gespielt von: Dave Lee ZR
Tags: Soul Disco
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7
Heart's Desire
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8
Turned On To You
Cat: EX 7037. Rel: 10 Mar 21
Turned On To You (4:30)
Ladies Of The Eighties (instrumental) (2:55)
 in stock $10.17
9
Running Away
Cat: 7XE 005. Rel: 29 Sep 16
Running Away (feat Diplomats Of Soul - Funky Vibes) (4:07)
Running Away (feat Diplomats Of Soul - Diplomats Of Soul dub) (4:36)
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10
What About Love
Cat: EXS 027. Rel: 10 Mar 22
What About Love (3:10)
Got A Good Feeling (4:01)
Review: North Carolina outfit Brief Encounter have long been a cult band amongst funk, soul and disco collectors, leading to reissues of both of their albums (1977's Introducing... The Brief Encounter and 1981's We Want To Play). Here Expansion Records continues the trend of delving deep into their catalogue by offering a new edition of 1976 single 'What About Love'. The title track is undeniably excellent - a sweet, funky and attractive chunk of disco-era dancefloor soul just dripping with emotion. Over on the flip you'll find original B-side 'Get Right Down and Do It', a heavier slab of horn-toting disco-funk pleasure that boasts a seriously addictive bassline and some surprisingly surprising synthesizer flourishes.
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Tell Me You'll Stay
Cat: EXS 035. Rel: 22 Aug 22
Tell Me You'll Stay (4:48)
Call On Me (2:38)
Review: Trained by the likes of Jimmy Bo Horne and Marvin Gaye, and eventually co-fronting The Dazz Band, Philly's Jerry Bell has plenty of rich soul heritage behind him. He released one album back in 1981 the flawless soul album Winter Love Affair, and you can certainly feel that short day wistfulness in the two tracks Expansion have picked up for this delightful 7" drop. 'Tell Me You'll Stay' is a sweet heartache anthem, with Bell's voice soaring over the funk-licked, easy-listening arrangement. 'Call On Me' is an outright ballad for when the lights turn down low, ready for the slow jam section or those quiet, cosy moments when the nights draw in.
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12
Luxury Soul 2014
VARIOUS
Luxury Soul 2014 (unmixed 3xCD)
Cat: CDBEXP 14. Rel: 17 Jan 14
Tyrone Lee - "Get 2 Know U"
Carmichael Musiclover - "Baby All I Want Is You"
Darryl Miller - "This Thing Called Love" (feat Lori Elise)
Soul Talk - "Is It Me You're Thinking Of"
Lady L - "Loves Master Plan"
Tony Momrelle - "Spotlight"
ReGrooved - "It Had To Be You" (feat Sulene Fleming)
Bluey - "Take A Chance On Me"
Bashiyra - "One Shot At Love"
Gregory Porter - "On My Way To Harlem" (Jazz & Cole edit)
Natasha Watts - "Change"
Zed Soul - "Another Lover Down" (feat Joshua Charles & Chidi)
Muzart - "Jukebox"
James Day - "RSVP" (feat Donnie)
Real - "Tomorrow's Here"
Ed Motta - "1978 (Leave The Radio On)"
Randy Choice - "Since You Came My Way" (feat Jean Carne)
Personal Life - "Distance Can Be Sweet"
Watergates - "Diamond Child"
Don-E - "He Ain't Got My Style"
Incognito - "Brighter Than The Sun" (feat Kellie Sae)
Heston - "To The Sky"
Sheree Brown - "Inside My Love"
Beggar & Co - "Open Sesame"
The Jones Girls - "All I Want"
Dunn & Bruce Street - "More Than You Know" (re-edit)
Adriana Evans - "Never Thought"
Byron Woods - "Do It Baby" (vocal)
Marcia Mitchell - "For Love"
Keni Burke - "It's You"
Leon Ware - "Work Me" (original mix)
C Robert Walker - "How Was It For You"
Kindred The Family Soul - "Love Has No Recession"
Kloud 9 - "She's Got That Kinda"
Maysa - "Walk Away"
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13
Step By Step
Cat: LW7 2011. Rel: 28 Jul 11
Step By Step
On The Beach (Atjazz Love Soul mix)
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Lots Of Love
Cat: EXS 024. Rel: 20 Aug 20
Lots Of Love (3:34)
Struggling Together (4:10)
Review: Marc LaRoi Cummings had one hit and one hit only, but it was a good one, and it's now presented on this Expansion 7" in all its glory. The a-side "Lots of Love" owes a clear debt to Stevie Wonder with its glorious musicianship, rolling funk and heart swelling vocal performance. On the flip, things get more unhinged, with a squelchy Moog based funk powering the track along as Cummings's vocals soar up top. Tight, kinetic, compelling, it's a great reverse to the lead track and makes this an essential slice of funk.
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Gespielt von: I Love 45's!
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Give Me The Sunshine (Record Store Day RSD 2021)
Cat: EX7RSD 42. Rel: 21 Jun 21
Give Me The Sunshine (original US 7" mix) (3:52)
Give Me The Sunshine (extended UK 7" Grapevine RED 3 mix) (4:40)
Review: Leo's Sunshipp is an iconic rare groove record that gets a reissue here on Expansion. The special Record Store Day 2021 limited and hand-numbered 7" offers up two different versions, both of which are primed and ready to add at least 10 degrees of heat to even the sunniest DJ set. The original US 7" mix is languid and long legged, laidback and in a hurry to go nowhere fast. The soaring strings and steamy vocal, tumbling perc and distant horns capture a lazy afternoon soaking up some rays. The extended UK 7" Grapevine RED 3 mix ups the ante a little for slightly more energetic moves.
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Tags: Disco Funk
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The Paradise Projex EP (Special Edition)
Cat: EXPAND 123. Rel: 20 Aug 21
Feels Like Home (4:07)
For This Love (4:31)
One Mind Two Hearts (3:34)
With You (3:48)
Review: The Paradise Projex is a UK group that says they make "music with friends old and new." And that music is stylistically a balance of old and new, as this first EP from the new Expansion signings shows. It has slick modern production but a classic soul vibe over lush jazz drumming, with plenty of glowing and golden synths. The vocal work is buttery smooth and spreading positive messages of love. 'Feels Like Home' is all swooning grooves and beautiful harmonies, 'For This Love' has a Stevie Wonder feel and 'One Mind,Two Hearts' is life affirming dance floor goodness. 'With You' ends on a more pensive note and closes a fantastic EP.
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Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Soul
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17
I Can't Stop The Rain
Cat: EXUMG 09. Rel: 02 Jul 20
I Can't Stop The Rain (4:21)
Questions (4:16)
Review: David Ruffin's 1977 classic "I Can't Stop The Rain" has carried on being essential throughout the ages. An original copy is still worth much more than it was initially sold for and the Mississippi artist's voice carries as much soul now as it did right back in the Motown heyday. His biggest single takes up the a-side of this new 7" from Expansion and its swooning strings, buttery vocals and rousing and strident groove cannot fail to uplift. "Questions:" on the flip is a little more subdued, with more thoughtful vocals but the whole thing still benefits from superbly rich Philly disco stylings that are golden and glorious.
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18
Give Me Your Love
Cat: EXCDM 63. Rel: 30 Aug 18
Look Towards The Sky
Toy Box
You Can't Turn Me Away
All Alone
Give Me Your Love
Will We Ever Pass This Way Again
Searchin
You Said
You Can't Turn Me Away (7" mix - bonus track)
Give Me Your Love (7" mix - bonus track)
Review: At the tail end of the '80s, Sylvia Striplin quit Norman Connors' jazz-funk group Aquarian Dream in order to pursue a solo career. Joining forces with producers James Bedford and Roy Ayers, she recorded 1981 debut album "Give Me Your Love", a well regarded but largely overlooked set that has since become a sought-after item amongst soul collectors. This Expansion reissue presents the album on CD for the first time in two decades. As with many soul albums of the period, it sashays between jazz-funk, boogie and heartfelt slow jams, contrasting memorable dancefloor workouts (see stone cold classic "Give Me Your Love" and a stellar cover of Roy Ayers favourite "Searchin") with more saccharine, loved-up fare. This edition also boasts a couple of bonus cuts, including the superb 7" mix of "Give Me Your Love".
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19
Keep On Doin' Whatcha' Doin'
Cat: EXS 012. Rel: 30 Jan 19
Keep On Doin' Whatcha' Doin' (part 1) (4:27)
Keep On Doin' Whatcha' Doin' (part 2) (3:41)
Review: Expansions' latest essential reissue takes us back to 1980 and the much sought after seven-inch edition of singer Ty Karim's collaboration with lesser-known soul man George Griffin. "Keep On Doin' Whatcha' Doin'" was written and produced by Karim's other half Kent Harris and, like the original seven inch, appears here in two parts. The glorious A-side version is a lolloping chunk of disco-era sweet soul rich in soaring orchestration, fluttering flutes and Marvin Gaye/Tammi Tyrell style duet vocals from Karim and Griffin. Part two focuses more on the killer groove and the duo's impassioned improvised vocalizations, with a variety of tasty solos helping to whip things into a mid-tempo dancefloor frenzy.
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20
Good Life
Cat: EXS 014. Rel: 30 Jan 19
Good Life (4:34)
Let's Groove (4:15)
Review: Through his solo releases and work with Leon Ware, Richard Evans and Skip Scarborough, Rockie Robbins became one of American soul's most celebrated artists and producers in the early 1980s. This year's he's set to release his first album of note since 1985, with these two cuts offering a taste of what's to come. Interestingly, "Good Life" sounds a little like it could have been written and produced in the 1980s, even if the mixing, mastering and lilt in Robbins' voice reflect its contemporary status. Either way, it's warm, positive and comes blessed with a wonderfully strong chorus. "Let's Groove", meanwhile, is a little deeper and more loved-up, perfectly reflecting that side of Robbins' 1980s output.
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21
On My Own
On My Own (12")
Cat: EXPAND 114. Rel: 12 Sep 18
On My Own (4:19)
Very Special (4:25)
Review: A reissue of American singer Debra Laws' 1981 single here on Expansion. She made her debut as a solo recording artist in in the same year, with the release of her album titled Very Special. This album, produced by her brothers Hubert and Ronnie, was a success with the singles "On My Own" (a lovely neon-lit disco-funk groove) and "Very Special" (a super sensual ballad on the slo-mo tip) being featured here. Up until the beginning of the '90s, Laws worked with her three siblings, recording and doing many live performances in the United States and abroad. Samples from "Very Special" can be heard in Jennifer Lopez's 2002 hit single of "All I Have".
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Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Soul
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22
Don't Pity Me
Cat: EXS 005. Rel: 01 Jun 18
Don't Pity Me (2:47)
My Block (2:42)
Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Soul
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23
I'm Back For More
Cat: EX 7027. Rel: 29 Sep 17
Al Johnson With Jean Carn - "I'm Back For More" (5:06)
Al Johnson - "I've Got My Second Wind" (3:31)
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24
What's Your Name
Cat: EX 7026. Rel: 19 Oct 17
What's Your Name (4:11)
Inside Your Love (4:26)
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25
(Baby) Don't Do This To Me
Cat: EXS 020. Rel: 03 Jul 19
(Baby) Don't Do This To Me (2:55)
Where There's Love There's A Way (2:49)
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Be There In The Morning
Cat: 7DOS 3. Rel: 21 Jun 19
Be There In The Morning (4:20)
It Only Happens (When I Look At You) (with Doug Williams) (4:23)
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27
The Streets Got My Lady
Cat: EXS 018. Rel: 18 Jul 19
The Streets Got My Lady (4:41)
Whatever I Am, I'm Yours (3:14)
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28
Baby Tonite
Cat: EXPAND 118. Rel: 18 Jul 19
Baby Tonite (4:38)
Baby Tonite (DJ Roamin Ro Jackin' vocal mix) (7:43)
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Do You Love Me
Cat: EXPAND 119. Rel: 06 Aug 19
Do You Love Me (4:37)
You're The One (6:53)
Review: What with their super-rare rare groove album "Synchronised" fetching four figures and some of their key singles rocking similarly big price tags, Columbus soul troupe are renowned for their sought-after wax collectables. It's not hard to hear way. Gossamer smooth with just hint of boogie on both sides, "Do You Love Me" is a yearning end-of-night smoocher that doesn't cut on the weight while "You're The One" flexes a much more upbeat groove with slap bass and keytars running off pure positivity. Only once reissued before, this Expansion excursion will be more than welcome news to many.
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30
Give Me Your Love
Cat: EXPAND 116. Rel: 01 Jul 22
Give Me Your Love (6:18)
You Can't Turn Me Away (5:28)
Review: Expansion's latest must-have release brings together two killer cuts from Sylvia Striplin's brilliant 1981 album "Give Me You Love", which originally appeared on Roy Ayers' Uno Melodic label. Ayers produced and arranged both cuts alongside regular collaborator James Bedford. "Give Me Your Love" is, of course, something of an anthem in underground disco circles, with Striplin's breathy and emotionally rich vocal rounding off a superb cut that's rich in crunchy Clavinet lines, walking bass, snappy drums, sensual synth doodles and rising horns. Flipside "You Can't Turn Me Away", meanwhile, is closer in sound and vibe to Roy Ayers' jazz-funk cuts from the period, which is no bad thing.
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31
As Long As There Is You
Cat: EXUMG 03. Rel: 30 Jan 19
As Long As There Is You (2:48)
It'll Never Be Over For Me (2:57)
Review: It would be fair to say that Timi Yuro's "As Long As There Is You" is a sought-after single. Something of a "holy grail" amongst soul collectors, original copies of the 1969 7" on Liberty Records regularly change hands for upwards of 1,000 quid. Happily, you can now acquire a fresh copy for a fraction of the cost thanks to this facsimile Expansions reissue. Fuzzy, heartfelt, stomping and blessed with wall of sound style production, "As Long As There Is You" is the kind of sad-but-happy track that used to make Northern Soul dancers go weak at the knees. Yuro's Central American influences can be heard loud and clear on "It'll Never Be Over For Me", where Mariachi style trumpet lines and sweeping strings rise above a heavy, bossa-influenced groove.
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 in stock $12.25
32
Move Me No Mountain
Cat: EX 7032. Rel: 06 Mar 18
Move Me No Mountain (4:58)
(I'm) Just Being Myself (4:32)
Gespielt von: Osmose, I Love 45's!, Soul Music
 in stock $10.17
33
Easy Does It
Cat: EX 7033. Rel: 06 Mar 18
Easy Does It (5:45)
Kelly Green (4:21)
Review: This more than handy 7" single brings together two classic disco-era cuts from soul legend Willie Hutch. A-side "Easy Does It", which was originally featured on 1978's In Tune album, features Hutch in full-on Curtis Mayfield mode, singing passionately over a jaunty, jazz-funk influenced backing track laden with swirling strings, choral backing vocals (think Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" album) and Dexter Wansel style synthesizer solos. It's undoubtedly one of Hutch's finest moments and deserves to be in any serious soul head's collection. Flip for 1979's "Kelly Green", a sumptuous soul slow jam in which Hutch pines over a lost lover.
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Tags: Soul Disco
 in stock $10.17
34
Don't Tell Me You're Sorry
Cat: EX 7034. Rel: 23 Mar 18
Don't Tell Me You're Sorry (3:36)
Do You Believe (3:40)
Tags: Soul Disco
 in stock $10.17
35
Let's Get Together Now
Cat: EX 7022. Rel: 26 Jul 17
Let's Get Together Now (3:02)
Loving You Is Mellow (5:04)
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36
If You're In Need
Cat: EX 7023. Rel: 25 Aug 17
If You're In Need (4:32)
Spoiled Like A Baby (4:17)
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How Long
Cat: EX 7008. Rel: 27 Feb 16
How Long (3:29)
I Want What You Want (4:07)
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38
It's Just The Way I Feel/Party In Me
Cat: EXP2CD 41. Rel: 30 Sep 14
The Intro
Rock Radio
Before You Break My Heart
I Got You
Love Dancin'
It's Just The Way I Feel
Should I Take Her Back, Should I Let Her Go
Surest Things Can Change
Party In Me
Jam City
Something Special
This One's On Me
Take My Love
Our Moments Together
Something Inside My Head
Corner Pocket
There Will Never Be Another (Like You)
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Why I Came To California
Cat: LW 712015. Rel: 11 May 15
Why I Came To California (4:09)
Rockin' You Eternally (4:19)
Review: Released in celebration of Expansion's recent re-serving of two of Leon's early 80s albums - Rockin' You Eternally and Leon Ware - here's a delightful 45 that reminds us of his finest solo moments. "Why I Came To California" is a sun-kissed soul boogie groove with big horns and even bigger chorus. "Rockin' You Eternally" (which is, let's face it, one of the smoothest song titles to ever come from the 80s) showcases Leon's softer side. A ballad steeped in sentiment, play this loud enough and everyone in a five mile radius will stop and get smoochy.
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Tags: Soul Disco
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40
Be There In The Morning
Cat: EX 7017. Rel: 08 Nov 16
Be There In The Morning (feat Adaritha) (4:14)
I Don't Need Nobody (feat Al Johnson) (3:51)
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When A Little Love Began To Die
Cat: EX 7019. Rel: 10 Mar 17
When A Little Love Began To Die (4:21)
Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (3:35)
Gespielt von: JimmyTheTwin
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Just Me & You
Just Me & You (limited 7")
Cat: EH 712016. Rel: 09 May 16
Just Me & You (4:44)
Your Love Is My Desire (4:44)
Review: Having appeared on several EPs throughout the late '70s and early '80s on labels like Westbound and Capitol, most people think of Erasmus Hall as one person. Rather, they were actually a collective of artists that were given the name by grandmaster George Clinton of Parliament / P-Funk. This might not be immediately audible on the gentle waves of "Just Me & You", but the song does contain a certain air of oddity and conniving funkiness that rendered that period of disco just so damn enticing. The flip contains "Your Love Is My Desire", another gentle heart-warmer to stick on in those more intimate moments... What a delightful little 7"!
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Coming To You Live
Cat: EXS 039. Rel: 21 Mar 23
Coming To You Live (7" version) (3:56)
Street Themes (4:28)
Review: First released way back in 1980 on the album of the same name, 'Coming To You Live' is one of the most beloved dancefloor jams in the sprawling catalogue of sorely missed soul-jazz organist Charles Earland. Here reissued on seven-inch (and therefore presented in edited form), the track blurs the boundaries between Latin-tinged disco and jazz-funk - all heady female group vocals, heady horns, spacey Herbie Hancock synths and infectious grooves. Over on the flip you'll find original B-side 'Street Themes', a breezier, similarly Latin-tinged jazz-funk cut that features some sensational keys-playing from Earland. In a word: essential.
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Hip Notic Lady
Cat: EXS 040. Rel: 21 Mar 23
Hip-Notic Lady (3:38)
Dues (3:46)
Review: Future Flight could be describable as a 'rare' band, fading to obscurity after the release of their earliest disco/boogie album in the early 80s. Known as 'Hip Notic Lady', collectors and DJs have fantasised, salivated, and tussled over the project ever since learning of its ultra-limited original run. Despite the obscurity of the project, its members were made up of many-a-fixture in the romantic world of American soul, from Lamont Dozier to David Swanson. Perhaps harking to an oncoming reissue of the entire LP, Expansion Records here offer up a 7" reissue of the albums two choicest cuts; the title track and 'Dues', both of which emblematise the album's distinctly swank style.
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Sunshine
Cat: EXS 041. Rel: 29 Mar 23
Sunshine (4:24)
The End Of Our Love (2:19)
Review: American jazz singer and actress Nancy Wilson is still going, having accrued a queenly quantity of releases to her name ever since the late 1950s. She has recorded over 70 albums of jazz, soul, pop and r&b, not to mention an uncountable barrage of original ingles; among her choicest is Sunshine, which we'll have you know doesn't happen to be a cover of the Roy Ayers original. Instead, Sunshine is a more-than-sophisticated soul-jazz piece, opening with futuristic filter-swept synths and emerging into slinky lyrical ode to the unparalleled feeling of loving you, as opposed to anyone else.
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Give Me Your Love (reissue)
Cat: EX 7020RE. Rel: 13 Mar 23
Give Me Your Love (4:37)
You Can't Turn Me Away (4:32)
Review: Sylvia Striplin has been heavily sampled by all manner of artists over the years. Here one of her biggest hits 'Give Me Your Love' is presented on a 7" for the first time with 'You Said' on the flip. The A-side is the one with its big funky licks, low-slung bass line and celebratory riffs all finished off with the glorious vocal itself. 'You Said' is a more jazzy and low-key number, with swirling drums and hip-swinging claps taking you later into the night on a more cosy and personal vibe.
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Tags: Soul Disco
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Good Good Music
Cat: EX 7043. Rel: 29 Jun 23
Good Good Music (4:22)
Chicago (3:48)
Review: 'Good Good Music' and 'Chicago' are two gems taken from Roy Ayers's 1983 disco funk album Silver Vibrations, which was last reissued back in 2019 by BBE. This 7" pairs off two of its most vibey cuts. 'Good Good Music' has mad synth squelchy, big organic disco licks and a diva vocal full of soul. On the flip is a late-night romancer, a slow motion smoother with under vocal wishers, low slung funk bass and rich, golden chords for a luxurious feel. Two very different but equally devastating tunes.
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Soul Togetherness 2020: Fifteen Modern Soul Room Gems
VARIOUS
Cat: CDEXP 62. Rel: 30 Sep 20
Tower Of Power - "Addicted To You"
Carmichael Musiclover - "Pure Sweetness"
DW3 - "Never Gonna Stop"
Lou Draws - "Come Over"
Charlie Wilson - "Forever Valentine"
Will Downing - "Right Where You Are"
Super DB - "Kool Funk" (Chris Bangs extended remix)
JB Rose - "Back To Love"
Johnny Baker - "It's Your Night"
Randy Hall - "A Beautiful Dream"
Cool Million - "Keep On" (feat Matthew Winchester - Boogie Back mix)
The Weather Girls - "Stand Up" (Rob Hardt mix)
Sam Wills - "Undercover"
PrivatProjekt - "Don't Walk That Way" (feat Stefanie S - Chic A Delic Xtended)
Paprika Soul - "Standing Right Here"
Review: Although renowned for the quality of their soul and jazz-funk reissues, Expansion continues to champion contemporary soulful music - something the label has tried to do from the very start of its existence. For proof, check their annual Soul Togetherness compilations, which astonishingly have appeared every year for the last two decades. There's natural plenty of killer modern soul and 21st century R&B gems to be found on 2020's edition of the popular series, with highlights including the slick '80s soul revivalism of DW3's 'Never Gonna Stop', the smooth soulful house warmth of Will Downing's 'Right Where You Are', the early '80s boogie flex of Cool Million's 'Keep On', the sparking '70s disco heat of Privat Projekt's 'Don't Walk This Way' and the head-nodding positivity of Carmichael Musiclover's 'Pure Sweetness'.
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49
Turned On To You (reissue)
Cat: EXPAND 121. Rel: 16 Oct 20
Turned On To You (5:26)
Sing Me (4:17)
I Knew That Love (4:52)
Review: Denie Corbett, Marva Hicks, Susan Beaubian, Sylvia Striplin and Vivian Prince are Eighites Ladies, a vocal ensemble best known for their hit 'Turned On To You'. An iconic rare groove gem from the 80s, it has since been sampled any number of times by giants like A Tribe Called Quest. An edited version has been put out before on an Expansion 7" but an extended version has alway been sought after. Well, here it is along with 'Give Me Your Love', a solo tune from Sylvia. 'Sing Me' also makes the cut to ensure this soul gem is an essential pick up.
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Tags: Disco Funk
 in stock $12.78
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Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You)
Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You) (feat Vanessa Haynes) (6:25)
Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You) (Disco instrumental) (6:13)
Review: This record is a re-make of a Carmen Amez disco and boogie gem from 1983. The original goes for well over L200 and isn't even that good a pressing. This cover first saw the light of day as a 12" in September that was only acquired by certain DJs. It soon started trading for high prices as people wondered what the hell it was, who it was by, and whether it was a shifty bootleg. That's all resolved now as it gets a proper out with a freshly re-recorded version with strings, horns, bells, whistles and Vanessa Haynes on vocals. It's a lush bit of floor filling heart swelling disco, funk and soul gold with soaring strings to boot.
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Tags: Soul Disco
 in stock $12.78
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