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TRIBAL RITES OF THE NEW SATURDAY NIGHT-BROOKLYN DISCO 1974-5.

♦ June 29, 2023 ♦ 2 Comments

Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night-Brooklyn Disco 1974-5. Label: Ace Records. Release Date: 30th June 2023. Londonderry-born writer Nik Cohn moved to New York in 1975, and started writing for New York magazine. One of his first assignments was documenting a new underground movement in the clubs of Brooklyn and Queens. These discos were …

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MASTERPIECES OF MODERN SOUL VOLUME 6.

♦ July 27, 2022 ♦ Leave a comment

Masterpieces Of Modern Soul Volume 6. Label: Kent Dance. Format: CD. Release Date: ‘29th’ July 2022. Almost nineteen years ago,  in October 2003,  Kent Soul released the first instalment in the Masterpieces Of Modern Soul series. Since then, another six volumes have been released. The first came in January 2009, when Masterpieces Of Modern Soul …

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NORTHERN SOUL’S CLASSIEST RARITIES VOLUME 6.

♦ December 5, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

Northern Soul’s Classiest Rarities Volume 6. Label: Kent Dance. Nowadays, Northern Soul compilations are two a penny and hardly a week goes by without yet another Northern Soul compilation being released. That has been the case for the last few years, and nothing has changed during 2017. Most of the compilations are third-rate, and are …

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HERE TODAY!-THE SONGS OF BRIAN WILSON VINYL EDITION.

♦ May 7, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

HERE TODAY!-THE SONGS OF BRIAN WILSON VINYL EDITION. One of Ace Records’ longest running and most successful compilation series is their Songwriters’ series. It looks back at the careers of some of the most successful songwriters in the history of modern music. This includes Bacharach and David, Goffin and King, Serge Gainsbourg, Dan Penn, Laura …

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DISCO LOVE VOLUME 4-MORE DISCO AND SOUL UNCOVERED.

♦ February 12, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

DISCO LOVE VOLUME 4-MORE DISCO AND SOUL UNCOVERED. For nearly three years, Al Kent, disco’s international man of mystery has been missing in action. Nobody has heard from the Glasgow-based DJ and remixer. There’s not been as much as a postcard home. That’s not surprising. Al’s not had time. He’s been busy looking for the fifteen tracks …

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HERE TODAY!-THE SONGS OF BRIAN WILSON.

♦ July 11, 2015 ♦ Leave a comment

HERE TODAY!-THE SONGS OF BRIAN WILSON. Brian Wilson is seen by some, as the closest thing music has had to a genius. Proponents of this argument cite the Beach Boys 1966 progressive, psychedelic Magnus Opus, Pet Sounds. By then, Brian Wilson was one of the most successful singer, songwriter, and producers of his generation. Already, …

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