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Like many of the greatest Italo-disco records, Tony Espositos 1983 double A-side Je-Na/Pagaia is ridiculously rare. Put it this way: if you fancy nabbing yourself an original copy, it will make a serious dent in your wallet. This welcome reissue presents both tracks in their original 12inch glory, mixed with clubs in mind by Mariano Boncaldo of Klein & M.B.O fame. Its the A-side thats arguably the pick of the pair, featuring as it does a Balearic-friendly blend of dense, bongo-laden rhythms, tribal chants and delay heavy guitars. Theres a bit more of a hazy disco bounce to Pagaia, which sounds a little like a long lost Tullio de Piscopo record, all jazz-fusion scat singing, sunny horns and shuffling rhythms.