funk / soul, collectors item!

disco masterpiece, ultra limited copies

funk / soul 7 inch

top uk 1988 street boogie on 45 for the first time from the tape archives of london singer-producer tony shand.

previously unreleased

funk / soul

previously unreleased mix featuring vocal/instrumental versions on this exclusive single. classic boogie-funk recorded in 1982 at livingston studios, wood green !

classic early-80s new york boogie from greg henderson & leugene whitefield on 45 for the first time !

dub reggae

both classic mixes coupled together for the first time on one 12 inch

late 80s funk/soul

soul-disco-reggae-funk-fusion

supercool 80s vibe! tip!

legendary >all night long< remixed by ge ology

reissue

1983 funk classic from the circle city band back on 7 inch vinyl.

two lovers rock classics on 7 inch vinyl.

vocal and instrumental version of “i can’t stop” from betty lou landreth on 7 inch vinyl.

a compilation of independent soul from 1971-84 on double vinyl.

from the vaults of black fire records - 4 theatre west songs on vinyl for the first time.

soulful percussive vibes from the bahamas.

late 70’s disco-funk back on 7 inch vinyl.

two heavy cuts on 45.

desert soul from the late 70’s.

official backatcha reissue, limited to 500 copies.

backatcha with another soul-funk gem on 7 inch vinyl.

soulful disco boogie from 1982 back on 45.

rsd 2019 release.

unlimited source’s ‘down in the cellar’ ep from 1982. up-front uk jazz-funk fusion via luton and neighbouring hertfordshire that cuts across genres and has stood the test of time to cut across generations 35-plus years later and become a dance-floor under-the-radar essential. features their previously unreleased cover of the skip scarborough penned ‘love ballad’ alongside the sought-after top-drawer jazz dancer ‘nicoca nicola’. plus some break-beats on that title cut.

true feelings ‘love me, love me’ is available now on 12”, remastered and back as an official reissue for the first time exclusively on backatcha records. released in 1981 in tiny quantities, the song’s history has been an enigma ever-since. a streets ahead, local harlesden cosmic brit-funk sound from producer smokey t and crew. the real deal spirit of london’s underground music land then and now. jus’ listen.

a teacher by trade, dr mary sullivan bain recorded her musical works to be used as an educational and motivational tool in the miami-dade public school system she taught in. the single was recorded at miami sound recordings, south florida and released in small numbers as a self-published 12 pressing for educational purposes. copies of ‘do you know black history did not circulate much further than floridas public school libraries and the vaults of some local radio stations when it was released in 1985. produced with no label constraints, mary worked alongside her friend and vocalist herman attaway. she would give him the words and the melody and together they translated her ideas into song. if one wanted to categorise it theyd have to put a copy in a few different boxes … 808s, bass synths, deep chords, live percussion and effects dubbed into the mix. the production leans towards the electronic diy framework that informed the local sound on the south side. whilst the categories are blurred whats clear is that the musicians who made this thought outside of the box.