Messin' About US Vinyl & CDs

Review: The third volume in the Messin’ About series, ironically, proves that this label really ain’t messing about. Salvaging two more “rare as hen’s teeth” jazz, funk and soul classics on 7” vinyl for the first time - and of course, limited to just 300 copies - we’re met with two more or less equally invigorating vision quests from the same ‘60s era. First up is ‘Grandma’s Rocking Chair’, the Helsinkian conductor and composer Olli Ahvenlahti’s foremost claim to fame, with its bar-spanning fills and centre-stage (flugel?)horn commanding the utmost focused attention. Then on the B-side is a track from the same era, and which sounds like it could’ve come from the same sonic universe as the A: Prince Billy Wright’s ‘Summer Love’, a comparatively strutty yet slightly slower forward tread, whose jerky but pulpy pianos and slinky saxes paint a ever-novel picture of that most popular season.

Review: The Messin About crew are back once again to show they have made a fine art of arsing about. This 7" offers up two more rarities that have never before made it to vinyl but very much deserve to have done. First up they offer the lush and soulful US disco of Golden Flamingo Orchestra's 'The Guardian Angel' which will warm through any wintery dancefloor. On the flip they change the vibe entirely with Carol Grimes's 'Uphill Peace Of Mind,' which is indeed a grimy UK funk weapon that packs a seriously rhythmic punch.

Review: ***B-STOCK: Slight surface marks ***


Do not hang about not his one because it is super limited and super good. It's a new 7" from Messin About with some golden old, rare yet vibrant modern soul and rare groove. On the A-side is the masterpiece 'It'll All Come Around' from the great Patsy Gallant and it is one that will swell the heart with its luxurious sound, while the B-side enchants with the funky and cinematic soul of Love Unlimited Orchestra and their superb 'Strange Games & Things'. This waxy treasure promises to elevate your vinyl collection to new heights.

Review: Do not hang about not his one because it is super limited and super good. It's a new 7" from Messin About with some golden old, rare yet vibrant modern soul and rare groove. On the A-side is the masterpiece 'It'll All Come Around' from the great Patsy Gallant and it is one that will swell the heart with its luxurious sound, while the B-side enchants with the funky and cinematic soul of Love Unlimited Orchestra and their superb 'Strange Games & Things'. This waxy treasure promises to elevate your vinyl collection to new heights.