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Ty KARIM / GEORGE GRIFFIN

Keep On Doin' Whatcha' Doin' (7")

Expansion

Cat: EXS 012. Rel: 30 Jan 19

Soul

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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JERU THE DAMAJA

Ya Playing Yaself (7")

45 Kings US

Cat: 45K 08. Rel: 28 Oct 22

Hip Hop/R&B

Ya Playing Yaself (3:48)

Scientifical Madness (3:31)

Review: Jeru The Damaja doesn't always get namechecked as readily as the likes of Gang Starr, but he's just as vital a part of the East Coast rap legacy. 1996 album Wrath Of The Math is a totem of conscious hip-hop, with Premier on the beats and Jeru showing off exactly what he can do on the mic. Now 45 Kings are taking measures to remind people how good this record is by picking two of the album's finest cuts and giving them a trip out on 7". 'Ya Playing Yaself' is an impossibly funky Preemo groove underpinned by a righteously cheeky b-line, while 'Scientifical Madness' finds The Damaja breaking down societal ills with devastating dexterity.

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Charles BRADLEY / MENHAHAN STREET BAND

The Telephone Song (7")

Daptone US

Cat: DAP 1041. Rel: 18 Sep 08

Funk

Charles Bradley - "The Telephone Song"

Menhahan Street Band - "Tired Of Fighting"

Played by: Daptone Records

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THEE SACRED SOULS

Will I See You Again? (7" repress)

Penrose US

Cat: PRS 1007. Rel: 02 Apr 24

Soul

Will I See You Again? (3:59)

It's Our Love (3:47)

Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Soul, Dynamite Cuts

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BOB & GENE / THE INVERSIONS

I Can Be Cool (7")

Daptone US

Cat: DAP 1097. Rel: 19 Jul 16

Reggae Classics/Ska

I Can Be Cool (3:45)

I Can Be Cool (version) (3:48)

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Sharon JONES & THE DAP KINGS

Keep On Looking (7")

Daptone US

Cat: DAP 1129. Rel: 26 Nov 20

Funk

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - "Keep On Looking" (2:48)

The Dap-Kings - "NBL" (3:03)

Review: First time on a 45 with a killer string laden funk instrumental on flipside

Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Soul Music

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THEE SACRED SOULS

Trade Of Hearts (7")

Penrose US

Cat: PRS 1011. Rel: 05 May 22

Soul

Trade Of Hearts (2:54)

Let Me Feel Your Charm (2:41)

Review: Thee Sacred Souls will have your head in a spin and your heart bulging with their new 7" for Spain's Penrose. The group consists of Alex Garcia, Josh Lane and Sal Samano and they have been releasing music since only 2020, all of it on this label, all of it excellent. Their fourth 45rpm is another timeless one that has all the old school aesthetics and frayed edges we love with some new school vocal gold. 'Trade Of Hearts' is a dreamy and woozy number that encourages day dreaming and then lush falsettos on 'Let Me Feel Your Charm' picks up the pace with a more dynamic groove for tender dance floors.

Played by: RUSTAM OSPANOFF., Mike O'Mara

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Arnold Layne (Live At Syd Barrett Tribute Concert 2007) (Record Store Day 2020)

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PINK FLOYD

Arnold Layne (Live At Syd Barrett Tribute Concert 2007) (Record Store Day 2020) (1-sided etched 7")

Warner

Cat: 190295 28368. Rel: 23 Sep 20

Progressive Rock

Arnold Layne (Recorded live At The Barbican Centre, London At The Syd Barrett Tribute Concert) (3:47)

Review: Here's a Record Store Day 2020 special that all Pink Floyd fans will want to take a look at: an etched, single-sided seven-inch single featuring a previously unreleased version of Piper at the Gates of Dawn-era favourite 'Arnold Lane'. It was recorded at The Madcaps Last Laugh concert in 2007, a tribute to band co-founder Syd Barrett. It features three Floyd members - David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright - alongside vocalist Jon Carin, whose singing is very similar to that of Barrett, and bassist Andy Bell. It's a fairly faithful rendition all told, and one with added weight given the travails of Barrett after he left Pink Floyd in the late 1960s.

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Child Of The Streets 2015 (Record Store Day 2015)

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Sam DEES / BARBARA ACKLIN

Child Of The Streets 2015 (Record Store Day 2015) (limited 7")

Under The Influence

Cat: UTI 7001. Rel: 06 May 15

Soul

Sam Dees - "Child Of The Streets 2015" (5:10)

Barbara Acklin - "Am I The Same Girl 2015" (4:49)

Review: The Cosmologist's Under The Influence series returns with a soul 7" especially for RSD! "Child Of The Street" by Sam Dees originates from 1973 and comes dripping with socio-political undertones, which remain intact on The Cosmologist's 2015 tweak which subtly embellishes the groove into something close to a hip hop beat. Face down and we go back a decade to 1968 and the outright soul gem "Same Girl" by Barbara Acklin, twisting it up with the lesser known piano version from Young Holt Unlimited for 5 minutes that will nice up any dance!

Played by: Juno Recommends Soul, Soul Music, 45 Live

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INNER SPACE QUARTET

Paranoia Party (7" limited to 300 copies)

Funk Night US

Cat: FNR 182. Rel: 19 Jan 23

Funk

Paranoia Party (2:52)

Delay (3:21)

Review: We aren't sure who Inner Space Quartet are be we are sure you will like them. This is the second new music from them this month and it follows a busy 2022 in which they put out three head-turning 7"s on different labels. They seem to be settling for Funk Night as their home this year but soundwise are harder to pin down - there is Thai funk, space rock, jazz, psyched-out guitars and much more all contained with these two expansive and immersive sounds. 'Paranoia Party' is the really 60s-tinged narcotic opener then 'Delay' brings more rock guitar sounds as if from some secret and tripped-out Stones concert in the desert back in the day.

Played by: Juno Recommends Funk, Tom Drew

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Chuck CISSEL

Don't Tell Me You're Sorry (7")

Expansion

Cat: EX 7034. Rel: 23 Mar 18

Soul

Don't Tell Me You're Sorry (3:36)

Do You Believe (3:40)

Tags: Soul Disco

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HAPPY MONDAYS

Tart Tart (limited 7")

London

Cat: LMS 5521856. Rel: 17 Nov 22

Indie/Alternative

Tart Tart (4:20)

Tart Tart (BBC radio 1 John Peel Session 1989) (4:41)

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The SUMMITS

P's & Q's (7")

Soul Direction

Cat: SD 006. Rel: 19 Oct 21

Soul

P's & Q's (2:42)

P's & Q's (instrumental) (2:44)

Review: Soul-Direction Records recently had huge success with the release of the Decisions' 'We're In Love/I Love You' and now follow it up with another vital 45rpm after a conversation with Numero who gave their permission. As such this is the only 7" vinyl release of 'P's and Q's' and its instrumental version. These tracks were part of the quartet from Washington DC's recordings with DC International. The band generated plenty of local buzz but never quite got the major label deal they craved. On these evidence of these two, though, they should have. 'P's & Q's' is lively and funky work, with heart-melting vocals and super smooth grooves.

Played by: Juno Recommends Soul

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