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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Boston - More Than A Feeling b/w Smokin´ (1976)



"More Than a Feeling" is a song by the American rock band Boston, released as the lead single from the band's 1976 debut album by Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" as the B-side. 
Tom Scholz wrote the whole song. The single entered the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 18 and peaked at number five. 
The track is now a staple of classic rock radio, and in 2008, it was named the 39th-best hard rock song of all time by VH1. 
It was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" and is ranked number 212 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", updated from its previous position of number 500 on the 2004 version.

"More than a Feeling" took Scholz five years to complete. Scholz wrote the lyrics based on the idea of losing someone close, and on the way in which music can connect a person to memories of the past.
Though not based on any specific event in Scholz's life, he did take the name Marianne from his cousin. 
It is one of six songs (five of which eventually appeared on the Boston album) that he worked on in his basement from 1968 to 1975, before Boston got its record contract. 
The drum parts were originally developed by Jim Masdea, although Sib Hashian played the drums on the official release. The song is in compound AABA form.


A - More Than A Feeling  (3:25)
       Written-By – T. Scholz

B - Smokin'  (4:20)
       Written-By – B. Delp, T. Scholz


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Taken from the Epic Lp: ”BOSTON” EPC 81611


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Release: 1976
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre:  Hardrock
Label:  Epic Records
Catalog#  EPC 4658



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Friday, December 15, 2023

The Wiz Stars - A Brand New Day b/w Liberation Ballet - A Brand New Day (1979)


"A Brand New Day", also known as "Everybody Rejoice", is a song from the 1974 Broadway musical The Wiz written by American R&B singer and songwriter Luther Vandross. (In 1976 Vandross recorded a version of the song for his album Luther, on Cotillion Records.) 
In the play, the song is sung to celebrate after Dorothy has killed Evillene, the tyrannical Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow sing the song with the newly freed Winkies, who were ruled and enslaved by Evillene. 
It was later featured in the 1978 film version, sung by cast members Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (credited as The Wiz Stars). Given the all-Black cast of The Wiz, the song's many references to freedom and new possibilities (especially as sung by African American characters who had just been freed from enslavement) certainly invoked the struggles and history of Blacks in America. 
In the onscreen version of the song, Nipsey Russell can even be heard exclaiming "Free at last!"—a reference to civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. (His impromptu addition to the song is not heard on the soundtrack album version, instead replaced by sung vocals by Diana Ross.) 
The song's opening line is sung by Luther Vandross, the song's composer (Vandross' line was to represent one of the Winkies singing and dancing on a table while throwing up an item in the film). 


A - A Brand New Day  (2:40)
       Written-By – L. Vandross

B - Liberation Ballet - A Brand New Day  (4:23)
       Written-By – Quincy Jones


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Taken From The Album Soundtrack "The Wiz" 138-61828/9


Notes
Release: 1979
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre:  Disco, Stage & Screen
Label:  MCA Records
Catalog#  5C 006-63106


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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Marvin Gaye - I Want You (Vocal) b/w I Want You (Instrumental) (1975)


"I Want You" is a song written by songwriters Leon Ware and Arthur "T-Boy" Ross and performed by singer Marvin Gaye. It was released as a single in 1976 on his fourteenth studio album of the same name on the Tamla label. 
The song introduced a change in musical styles for Gaye, who before then had been recording songs with a funk edge. Songs such as this gave him a disco audience thanks to Ware, who produced the song alongside Gaye.

The song also stood to be one of Marvin's most popular singles during his later Motown period followed by his sabbatical following the release of 1973's Let's Get It On. The song eventually reached number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Selling Soul Singles chart.


A - I Want You (Vocal)  (3:30)
       Written-By – A. Ross, L. Ware

B - I Want You (Instrumental)  (4:50)
       Written-By – A. Ross, L. Ware


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From the album "I Want You" 1975
 

Notes
Release:  1975
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre:  Soul / Funk
Label:  Tamla Motown Records
Catalog#  5C 006-97.148



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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Vocal) b/w Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Instrumental) (1972)


"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song originally performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by the Temptations was issued later the same year. This latter version of the song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971. Whitfield produced the original Undisputed Truth version, which was released as a single in May 1972. This version of the song peaked at number 63 on the Pop Charts and number 24 on the R&B Charts. The song was included on the Undisputed Truth's album Law of the Land (1973).

Later in 1972, Whitfield cut a different version of the song, turning it into a 12-minute track for the Temptations. This version was included on their 1972 album All Directions. The edited 7-inch single release of this Temptations track was issued in September 1972, and this version was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and won three Grammy Awards in 1973. While the original Undisputed Truth version of the song has been largely forgotten, the Temptations' version of the song has been regarded as an enduring and influential soul classic. The full-length album version was ranked number 169 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, one of the group's three songs on the list. In retrospect, the Temptations' Otis Williams considers the song to be the last real classic the group recorded (it would be the Temptations' last number one hit and would win them their second and final Grammy Award in a competitive category). 



A - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Vocal)  (6:58)
       Written-By – N. Whitfield-B. Strong

B - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Instrumental)  (4:49)
       Written-By – N. Whitfield-B. Strong



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from the album "All Directions" G 962L


Notes
Release:  1972
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Genre:  Soul / Funk
Label:  Tamla Motown Records
Catalog#  5C 006-93908



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Saturday, December 9, 2023

Santana - Let The Children Play b/w Carnaval (1977)


"Let The Music Set You Free" has a wild ryhtm, although the funky orientation is not really my cup of tea. From "Festivál" their eighth studio album.
After his metaphysical phase - if one may use that expression - Santana released some commercial, fun material, and this is about as commercial and fun as they come. No message, just uptempto dance music, though with a great riff.


A - Let The Children Play  (3:17) 
      Written-By – Leon Patillo

B - Carnaval  (2:14) 
       Written-By – Tom Coster


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From the CBS L.p.: 'Festival' - CBS 86020


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Release:  1977
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre:  Latin Rock
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  5005

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Sunday, December 3, 2023

David Lee Roth - California Girls b/w California Girls (Remix Version) (1985)


"California Girls" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the lyrics detail an appreciation for women across the world, but how they don't compare to women from California, the band's home state.
In 1984, David Lee Roth recorded a cover version that also peaked at number 3.


A - California Girls  (2:50)
       Written-By – Brian Wilson

B - California Girls (Remix Version)  (3:10)
       Written-By – Brian Wilson


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Credits

From the forthcomming Warner Bros. EP Crazy From The Heat 925 222-1


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Release: 1985
Format:   Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM
Genre: Rock
Label: Warner Bros. Records


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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Vocal) b/w The Message (Instrumental) (1982)


 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. The group's members were Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Kidd Creole (not to be confused with Kid Creole), Keef Cowboy, Scorpio, and Rahiem. 
The group's use of turntablism, breakbeat DJing, and conscious lyricism were significant in the early development of hip hop music. 

"The Message" is a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. It was released as a single by Sugar Hill Records on July 1, 1982, and was later featured on the group's debut studio album of the same name.

"The Message" was an early prominent hip hop song to provide social commentary. The song's lyrics describe the stress of inner-city poverty. 
In the final verses a child born in the ghetto without prospects in life is lured away into a life of crime, for which he is jailed until he commits suicide in his cell. The song ends with a brief skit in which the band members are arrested for no clear reason.

"The Message" took rap music from the house parties of its origin to the social platforms later developed by groups like Public Enemy and KRS-One. 
Melle Mel said in an interview with NPR: "Our group, like Flash and the Furious Five, we didn't actually want to do 'The Message' because we was used to doing party raps and boasting how good we are and all that."

The song was first written in 1980 by Duke Bootee and Melle Mel, in response to the 1980 New York City transit strike, which is mentioned in the song's lyrics. Melle Mel's verse, starting with the line "A child is born with no state of mind, blind to the ways of mankind" was taken from the early Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five track "Superrappin'" from 1979 on the Enjoy label.



A - The Message (Vocal)  (4:33)
       Written-By – J. Chase, E. Fletcher, M. Glover, S. Robinson

B - The Message (Instrumental)   (3:15)
       Written-By – J. Chase, E. Fletcher, M. Glover, S. Robinson



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Taken from the album "The Message" - 540040


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Release:  1982
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Genre:  Hip-Hop
Label:  Sugar Hill Records


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Monday, November 20, 2023

Kim Wilde - Cambodia b/w Watching For Shapes (1981)


"Cambodia" is the fourth single by British singer Kim Wilde. It was released at the end of 1981—a year in which Wilde had already obtained three highly successful hit singles and a best-selling debut album. 
The single was another international success, topping the charts of France, Sweden and Switzerland and reaching the top 10 in several other nations. The song was not released in North America.

"Cambodia" was released on the 7-inch format but also as a 12-inch single in West Germany, although not in a remixed or extended version. 
The B-side of both releases is an exclusive non-album track called "Watching for Shapes". "Cambodia" was later included on Wilde's second album, Select, which was released six months after the single, in May 1982.

"Cambodia" was written by Marty Wilde and Ricki Wilde and has a length of seven minutes and thirteen seconds; on the album, it is teamed with a more uptempo instrumental version of the song called "Reprise". Musically and lyrically, "Cambodia" showed a change in direction for Kim Wilde from the new wave feel of her debut album. The song was mainly synth-driven, with east Asian-sounding percussion. According to Wilde:

It's a tragic love song. It's about someone who loses her lover in sad circumstances. It wasn't written as a commentary on the Cambodian situation, more like a 'song mystery'



A - Cambodia  (3:56)
       Written-By – M. Wilde, R. Wilde

B - Watching For Shapes  (3:40)
       Written-By – M. Wilde, R. Wilde


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Released: 1981
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre: Electronic-pop
Label:  EMI Electrola Records


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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It b/w It's Getting Late In The Evening (1986)


"Life's What You Make It" is a song by the English band Talk Talk. It was released as a single in 1985, the first from the band's album The Colour of Spring. 
The single was a hit in the UK in January 1986, peaking at No. 16, and charted in numerous other countries, often reaching the Top 20.

Artist James Marsh created the single's cover illustration. The track was re-released as a single in 1990, charting for a second time. 

The song was one of the last to be conceived for The Colour of Spring, following concern from the band's management at the lack of an obvious single among accumulated work. Initially unwilling, Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, the principal source of original material for the band, accepted the task as a challenge. 
Friese-Greene: "I had a drum pattern loosely inspired by Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' and Mark was playing 'Green Onions' organ over the top."
 

A - Life's What You Make It  (4:25)
       Written-By – Mark Hollis, T. Friese-Greene

B - It's Getting Late In The Evening  (5:47)
       Written-By – Mark Hollis, T. Friese-Greene



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Released: 1986
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre: Synth-pop
Label:  EMI Records 


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Sunday, November 12, 2023

The Clash - The Magnificent Seven (Special Remix) b/w The Magnificent Dance (1981)

"The Magnificent Seven" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash. Released in 1981, it was the third single from the Clash's fourth album, Sandinista!. It reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was inspired by old school hip hop acts from New York City, like the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.[4] Rap was still a new and emerging music genre at the time, and the band, especially Mick Jones, was very impressed with it, so much so that Jones took to carrying a boombox around and got the nickname "Whack Attack".

"The Magnificent Seven" was recorded in April 1980 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, built around a funky bass loop played by Norman Watt-Roy of the Blockheads. Joe Strummer wrote the words on the spot, a technique that was also used to create Sandinista!'s other rap track, "Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)". This white rap single is earlier than Blondie's "Rapture" by six months. Strummer said of the group's encounter with hip hop:

When we came to the U.S., Mick stumbled upon a music shop in Brooklyn that carried the music of Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five, the Sugar Hill Gang...these groups were radically changing music and they changed everything for us.

Though it failed to chart in America, the song was a hit on underground and college radio. Music critic Jeff Chang wrote that in New York City, the song "had become an unlikely hit on the Black radio station, WBLS."

"The Magnificent Dance", released on 12 April 1981 by CBS in 12-inch single format, is the dance remix of "The Magnificent Seven". 
The maxi single was released in the UK featuring an edited version of "The Magnificent Seven" on side A, and in the U.S., where it was backed with the extended version of "The Cool Out". It is credited to "Pepe Unidos", a pseudonym for Strummer, Paul Simonon and manager Bernie Rhodes. "Pepe Unidos" also produced "The Cool Out", a remix of "The Call Up". 
This dance version "definitely capitalized on the funky groove of the original, adding in some very cool drumming."

In 2015, Pitchfork Media included the song on its "Early 80's Disco" playlist, saying "if they were bored with the USA in 1977, four years on, they were also bored with both punk and rock. Instead, they became infatuated with NYC street culture, from early hip-hop to post-disco. This dubbed-out disco remix of the lead track off of Sandinista! was a club hit and the record Larry Levan would use to fine tune the sound system at the Paradise Garage."


A - The Magnificent Seven (Special Remix)  (3:40)
        Written-By – Clash
        Remix – Pepe Unidos

B - The Magnificent Dance   (3:33)
       Written-By – Clash


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Taken from the album The Album "The Clash – Sandinista!" 1980 (CBS 66363) 


Notes
Released: 1981
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre:  Post-punk, Rap Rock
Label:  CBS Records


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