Young-Holt Unlimited - Just Ain't No Love (1969)

Wonderful laid back but up on the floor track

go to http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/ and http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/ for similar sounds and details

Jaheim & Mary J - Beauty And Thug (Extended Smith Boys Mix)

Benny Mardones - Into The Night (1980)

The Undisputed Truth - Down By The River (Edit)(1975)

Disco sounds from the Thanks God It's Friday Soundtrack

Wright Bros Flying Machine - Leatherman's Theme (1976)

Dusty Springfield - That's The Kind Of Love I Get From You (1980)

Fashion - Move On (extended) (1981)

down under funk from the amazing OpenSouls

OpenSouls - Turn It Up (2006)

http://45cat.com/record/ytmg938&c=18275#18275

Track from one of Motown's main writers and Producers of the time - not Motown like at all!

Caston & Majors - Child Of Love (1975)

Bloody Marveloous

http://www.45cat.com/record/6059080

For more good music visit
http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/  and
http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/

Marsha Hunt's 22 - (Oh No!) Not The Beast Day (1973)

Greta pop tune full of influences from the past - great fun

Wet Willie - Street Corner Serenade (1977)

A Norman Whitfield song produced in a very Whitfield style but the credit says it's not him. hmm... Still great track though

http://www.45cat.com/record/mca346

Starguard - Which Way Is Up (1978)

The Original Mirrors first major label pressing - this was a limited edition (500) rlease for radio promotion.  For the story of how I came about this gem see http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/2010/07/original-mirrors-dancing-with-rebel.html

see entry for 7" release on 45Cat at http://www.45cat.com/record/mer65

Original Mirrors - Dancing With The Rebels 12" (1979)

Funky House from mssrs Beadle and Jay utilising "Dazzle" sample
great track - Junior Boys Own

Los Jugaderos - What You Doin' With This Girl? - 2003

McLaren and Trevor Horn do african township hip hop pop - edited with WFST intro from same album "Duck Rock"
more on the album - http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/2011/02/malcolm-mclaren-duck-rock-1983.html

and more stuff like this at http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/

Malcolm McLaren - Soweto (World Famous Supreme Team Edit)

Stevie's production on the Gary Byrd rapped "The Crown" - a Gem - see more at 
http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/2011/03/gary-bird-gb-experience-crown-1983.html

and more like it at 

http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/

Gary Byrd and the GB Experience - The Crown (1983)

Fats Domino song with Darin in great form - on Motown! in 1974



Bobby Darin - Blue Monday (1974)

A British jazz funk soul band from 1978
See http://www.45cat.com/record/cb317&rc=117965#117965
and for the album go to http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/pacific-eardrum-beyond-panic.html

also see my set "A Very British Soul Set"



Pacific Eardrum - Love On A Merry Go Round (1978)

Rhead Brothers - Let Me Love You (No Title) 1977

British Soul at its mid-70s best

see http://www.45cat.com/record/sandy001

also see the album details on http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/sandy-mclelland-and-backline-1979. 

Sandy McLelland And The Backline - Can We Still Be Friends? (1979)

top track from ace percussionist Da Costa - along with great line up turns out EW&F like track with Bailey on vcls.

for more details on the "Happy People" album go to http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/2011/03/paulinho-da-costa-happy-people-1979.html

Paulinho Da Costa (feat. Phil Bailey of Earth Wind & Fire) - Deja Vu (1979)

UK Reggae cover of the Deke Richards written Diana Ross hit - different arrangement - great track - for more and similar go to
http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/2011/05/gt-moore-and-reggae-guitars-im-still.html
and
http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com
for more on British Blue Eyed Soul go to 
http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/2011/03/blue-eyed-and-british-soul.html
or see my Set - Blue Eyed and British Soul

GT Moore & The Reggae Guitars - I'm Still Waiting (1974)

Accapella take on the Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong classic - it took me 30 years to find this! - read more at 
http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/ and http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/

The Persuasions - Gonna Keep On Tryin Till I Win Your Love (1974)

Simply Wonderful - all but forgotten track - way ahead of it's time 
For more Monsoon releases see http://www.45cat.com/record/corp2&rc=117956#117956

and more good stuff see blog http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/

Monsoon - Ever So Lonely (1982)

I love this track and the debut album made in collaboration with (by then) ex-husband Stevie Wonder - more about the album at http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/syreeta-1972.html

similar stuff at http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/

and 45Cat entry for Syreeta at http://www.45cat.com/artist/syreeta

see

Syreeta - To Know You Is To Love You (1972) feat. Stevie Wonder

The B side of "I'm Still Waiting" - but a great track in it's own right - for more on GT go to:-

http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/2011/05/gt-moore-and-reggae-guitars-im-still.html

single entry on 45Cat at http://www.45cat.com/record/cb236

GT Moore & His Reggae Guitars - Judgement Day (1974)

forget "Bumpin' The Big Fat Woman" and get this !

45Cat entry http://www.45cat.com/record/nc721064uk&rc=119019#119019

and for more soulful stuff go to http://lostrecordcoversclub.blogspot.com/

Joe Tex - You Said A Bad Word (1972)

Instrumental from Casablanca's " Thank God It's Friday" soundtrack



Natural Juices - Floyds Theme (1978)

The original - later a hit for The Moody Blues (with Denny Laine on lead vocal)

Bessie Banks - Go Now (1963)

1980s pop band Here's Johnny go all swing

Here's Johnny - Idlewild (1985)

 
I'm just sharing stuff that moves me - enjoy

I'm an ex-staffer in record business - pressing/production - PolyGram 78-83: CD production - RCA 83-87; collector (obviously); Ran short lived label Blue Moves; 

Blogger - see 
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Currently researching the history of the PolyGram vinyl factory in Walthamstow, London E17 - check out - www.madeinwalthamstow.com
 
Some of my favourite stuff/mixes are posted on www.soundcloud.com/boyred and www.mixcloud.com/boyred

Faves - Motown; 70's soul; but varied taste taking in most genres of music.

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