Copy of Nineteen And Beyond: Paul Hardcastle 1984-1988

Nineteen And Beyond: Paul Hardcastle 1984-1988

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Dolores

In The Beginning

King Tut

Don't Waste My Time

The Jokers Y-ilde were nine piece soul funk outfit from Oklahoma, USA.
The members were,  Gerald Johnson, Candy Williams, Rodney Johnson, Charles Thompson, Steve Gunn, Ray Shaw, Walter F. Taylor III, Willie Threatt and Sam Hankins.
They recorded one single for the local Gold Spill label entitled “Nothing But A Party”/“Very Special Love”.  Which gained them local success.  The group are a part of Oklahomas funk hall of fame, with many members being associated with other funk and soul groups across the city.
The two main producers of the group were Gerald Johnson and Walter Taylor lll.

Most of the groups music got lost along the musical journey as so often happens. 
But on a visit back home to home from overseas  Oklahoma native and engineer supreme Bob Fischer aka Fish stumbled across a tv recording of the group that got aired on local tv.
“Love Vibrations” and “Starlight” were taken from these tape transfers.  So getting the audio up to scratch was very very challenging to say the least.  
“Love Vibrations”  and “Starlight” both hark to that wonderful feel good disco boogie sound of large multi instrumental  groups like  EW&F.
Lead singer the wonderful Candy Williams vocal range and tiny nuances really are a joy to not only watch but listen to.
Even though the audio of the record may not be right up there where we want as a label we still think its a part of Oklahoma musical history that needed to be preserved.
We hope you dig it!

Dolores

PaulHardcastle

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