The Albert ‎- The Albert 1970 (Perception Records)

Label : Perception Records

Value :

Kick arse bass playing abound on this album, not to mention the horn section! The "Pity The Child" track blew my mind, unbelievable!!! Damn!!! 

Perception Records was an American jazz/R&B record label.What originally began as a production company in 1967 for pop and progressive rock acts, singer/songwriter/producer Jimmy Curtiss transitioned into Perception Ventures in 1969. Eventually expanding its roster to cater to other music genres, Perception's soul music output was released by both of its flagship labels, Perception Records and Today Records, the latter of which was run by Perception's executive vice-president, Patrick Adams.

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The Albert ‎- Pity The Child

 

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Adolf Ahanotu - Sensation 1986 (Mirabel Records)

Label : Mirabel Records

Value :

At a time when bandleaders in Nigeria used titles as an affectation, Dr. Adolf Ahanotu was the real deal. He had a PhD in music compilation and Master’s degrees in education and communication. He also played a mean tenor sax, an instrument he mastered touring Owerri with the Mirabels. Ahanotu’s scholarly background is apparent in the impeccable arrangements and the way each track is labelled with its musical type. The banging opening track, ‘Sensation’ is disco, notes the helpful doctor. The legendary ‘Ijere’ is to be considered Remire or Afro Jazz. ‘Litany of Freedom’ is reggae, ‘Cupid’ is rock and ‘Tropical Moonlight’ classified as the blues. The mandatory ode to the nation, ‘Happy Nigeria’, is labelled as calypso. But these are not dry, scholarly pieces. ‘Sensation’ reeks of dance floor freakiness not the hallowed halls of academia. And listen to the pitch bend craziness on ‘Injere’. Sure, Dr. Ahanotu had studied the rules. But he wasn’t afraid to break them. From the freaked-out opening seconds of the title track you are left in no doubt: The doctor is in the house. Mastered and produced by Goddy Oku. - Peter Moore

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Adolf Ahanotu  - Sensation

Adolf Ahanotu - Ijere

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Raja Zahr - لبنان = Lebanon (1980)

Label : EMI

Value :

Originally released in 1980, Raja Zahr's "Drum Sequence" is a 'get crazy,' experimental disco monster, utilizing Middle Eastern percussion and analog synthesizers, so mind-boggling they would keep any dancefloor begging for more. And there is more. Two additional tracks of Lebanese percussion madness by Raja make this an essential triple banger previously known only to serious collectors with cash to burn. 

Taste :

Raja Zahr - Drum Sequence

 

Raja Zahr - Belly Dance Music

 

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Marcia Griffiths ‎- Play Me Sweet and Nice 1974 (Wild Flower)

 

Labe : Wild Flower

Value :

Fantastic work from Marcia Griffiths – the Jamaican singer who first rose to fame in the duo of Bob & Marcia – but who already sounds very much her own woman on this classic set from the 70s! The groove is as much funky soul as it is reggae – in fact maybe more the former than the latter – and Marcia's got this proud, righteous approach that's very different than her style of just a few years before – set to great grooves that have sharp core instrumentation with Lloyd Charmers on piano and organ, and Willie Lindo on guitar.

Taste :

Marcia Griffiths ‎- Here I Am Baby

 

Marcia Griffiths ‎- Children At Play

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Dave "Baby" Cortez ‎- Soul Vibration 1872 (All Platinum)

Label : All Platinum

Value :

A very weird record - and one of the most compelling albums ever cut by organ whiz Dave Baby Cortez! The record's a mixture of many different styles – the pop soul instrumentals of Dave's earlier career, the funky soul jazz of the early 70s, and some trippier sounds that have a wild spaced out feel – hardly what you'd expect from Dave's early 60s hits! Arrangements are by Sammy Lowe, and the approach is mostly in the small combo format, with some added backings on a few of the cuts – all nicely run through the rougher New Jersey edges of the All Platinum label – which really helps enforce the sound of the record!By Dusty

Taste :

Dave "Baby" Cortez ‎-  P'S And Q'S

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Shirley Scott ‎- Everybody Loves A Lover 1964 (Impulse!)

 

Label : Impulse!

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Everybody Loves a Lover is an album by jazz organist Shirley Scott recorded for the Impuse! label in 1964 and performed by Scott with Stanley Turrentine, Bob Cranshaw and Otis Finch.

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Shirley Scott ‎- Shirley

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Kelenkye Band ‎– Moving World 1974 (Emporium Records)

Label : Emporium Records

Value :

In 1974, a brash young designer called Augustus Kerry Taylor had an idea. He'd gather together the hottest musicians in Ghana and record an album of the heaviest and funkiest sounds coming out of America. And this time, he wouldn't just design the cover, like he'd done with Fela Kuti, he'd even release it on his new label, Emporium, as well. Local Accra legends Joe Wellington, Jagger Botchway, Leslie Addy, Officer Toro, Oko Ringo, Soldier and Steve answered the call. They were christened the Kelenkye Band and gelled immediately. Moving World, is a funky, disparate album that exudes a rare warmth, enthusiasm and togetherness. 'Moving World' and 'Brotherhood of Man' are hard, grinding funk. 'Jungle Music' has a more soulful groove. There's also a bit of reggae, 'Dracula Dance', and old-skool highlife, 'Wale Tobite'. Accra's leading DJ, Charlie Sam, declared his mind 'well and truly boggled.' The Kelenkye Band never recorded another album. Augustus Kerry Taylor shut down Emporium and went back to designing album covers. But in Moving World they delivered a perfect moment of funk alchemy that has rightly become the Holy Grail of 70's Ghanian groove. - Peter Moore

Taste :

Kelenkye Band ‎- No One Is Born To Suffer

Kelenkye Band ‎- Brotherhood Of Man

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