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Unplayed original stock copies whilst stocks lasts, sourced from the producer's storage in Nassau, Bahamas.
Portia - ‘I Wanna Thank You’ 45 Vocal / Instrumental (Pointsetta, 1980)
Island disco-soul... modern soul... tropical boogie... Recorded in the Bahamas in 1980, Two versions, vocal and instrumental.
#modernsoul #disco #soul #funk #rare #tropical #bahamas #island #vinyl #ditc #45vinyl #7inchvinyl #bargain #original
1 of 6 new Backatcha releases available now including a limited website exclusive. Stars... Soul-Funk-Disco-grail officially reissued for the first time by Backatcha Records. Recorded and released in 1981 on the Cadle brothers Starbase Sounds label, Stars' core line-up consisted of the same rhythm section and keys player for the labels Aura and Freex Machine releases. “Stars was a band name and not a band”, explains musician Steven Young, a Queensbridge native who played keyboards and more, on all of the Starbase recordings. It was a studio group made up of (mostly) players from the group Hooker, Young's neighbourhood band of musician friends from Queensbridge and Corona, Queens. Hooker performed on the New York live circuit as a teenage funk band since the early '70s. At the helm of Starbase Sounds was multi-instrumentalist Young and the Cadle Brothers trio: guitarist, lead vocalist and producer Ray Cadle, bassist Jules Cadle, and an older brother Karim as executive producer. They released a total of four singles including 'Dancin' People', and three previous singles from The Freex Machine and Aura, all equally prized and sought after, now made available by Backatcha Records. For DJs and collectors, the backdrop to the Starbase Sounds releases has remained something of an enigma. A Q&A with Steven Young at backatcharecords.com offers a comprehensive insight into the makings...
#corona #queens #newyork #soul #jazz #funk #disco #sounds #stars #ditc #breakbeats #limited #45rpm #vinyl #backatcharecords #queensbridge
Available now, in-demand UK street soul 'Midnight Love' by early 90s Birmingham-based duo Stirling McLean, comprised of vocalist Rosemarie Smith and musician Andrew McLean. Originally released in 1993 on UK-based indy-label Contribution Records amongst a roster of artists from the West Midlands, Manchester and Scotland, 'Midnight Love' has remained the label's stand-out cut for street soul heads. Produced by Frank O'Donnell, this 45 single comes with the previously unreleased instrumental version sourced from the master tapes. Andy McLean: “This track developed into a much sought-after UK Soul track amongst soul enthusiasts preferring the UK Street Soul sound, drawing influences from our Caribbean heritage, genres and lifestyles."
#uk #streetsoul #randb #soul #beats #1993 #midnight #love #master #tapes #birmingham #caribbean #ditc #vinyl #45records #folk #art #diy #bedroom #musician #sound #houseparty #1993 #drummachine #synth #music #vibes #1990s
One of two singles released today only at backatcharecords.com
Forming as teenagers in the late 70s, female vocal group Black Harmony was comprised of Diane Cape, Dup'e Odelade, and Denise Mansfield (sister of Ingrid Mansfield-Allman, lead vocalist on Freeez’s ‘Southern Freeez’).
Whilst their much-loved 1979 cover version debut ’Don’t Let It Go To Your Head’ (Jean Carn) was a hit on the UK reggae charts, gaining major label distribution, Black Harmony’s self-penned 'Let’s Be Lovers’ has arguably become the trio’s most coveted work amongst collectors.
Originally released in 1981 by Tony Owens’ Cyprian Records imprint and distributed from his shop, Seven Leaves Records in Kensal Rise, the single marks one of saxophonist and flautist Courtney Pine’s earliest appearances on record as a member of the backing band Inity Rockers. Available now on Backatcha 45 single sourced from original masters. Illustration by Jnr @aidan.leacy and letters by @hydeslovelies
#blackharmony #reggae #loversrock #soul #london #female #harmony #trio #ditc #vinyl #rare #beauty #backatcharecords #master #tape #business #soundsystems #dub #record #inity #rockers
Super rare and quality early 80s Lovers Rock from the magnificent Black Harmony ✨🔊👌
Crystal clear and powerful sounding reissue from @backatcharecords >>> secure your copy in the shop or online at shop.lionvibes.com
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All available now at backatcharecords.com including a limited 3 x 12” offer.
Master Force, Henderson & Whitfield, and Rome Jefferies, produced by the maestro Greg Henderson. The original 12" versions officially reissued for the first time, licensed directly from Greg Henderson, remastered and cut at 45 rpm. Staple classics across generations tuned into the soul-funk-disco-boogie sounds of late 70’s/early 80s New York and all its makings.
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SOLD OUT - One of four new releases out today, moving very fast, released at 12 midday, web exclusive limited to 100 copies. Greg Henderson 4-Track 12" test pressing. Features 'Never Too Late' & 'Good Love' vocal and instrumental versions, will not be pressed again.
#backatcharecords #testpressing #whitelabel #ditc #vinyl #electric #funk #soul #electro #boogie #jams #1980s
Another essential release from @backatcharecords ‼️
Here is some words from them on this Lovers EP release…
“Four essential UK Lovers’ Rock / Dub selections from the late 70s and early 80s featuring the sought after vocal cut ‘Our Tune’ by Marie Pierre produced by Dennis Bovell and the Rhodes-laced heavyweight rhythm cut ’Fe We Dub’, featuring trombonist Henry Matic - Both originally released on Patrick Cann’s P.C. Music imprint in 1982 reissued here for the first time from studio tapes. Alongside them is Elizabeth Archer & The Equators 1977 classic reggae cover of ’Feel Like Making Love’, back-to-back with the dub ‘Version’ aka ‘Feel Like Making Dub’. Cut loud on 12” single at 45rpm for the first time.”
Grab your copy of Marie Pierre - Our Tune / Elizabeth Archer & The Equators - Feel Like Making Love off the site NOW!
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Website exclusive moving fast at backatcharecords.com... Two exclusive 45s featuring versions of Watch Tower’s ‘Forever, Together’ mixed by Sean P. from the original 1974 multi-track. Limited to 100 copies of each release.
Maurice Moore’s first recording session was at Peppermint Studios in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1974, singing lead on ‘Forever, Together’ for Watch Tower’s only release. Written, produced and arranged by Moore, alongside a five-man band and recorded by Gary Rhamy, operating a newly-installed 16-track setup. Peppermint had a reputation for high standards at affordable rates and had a label in-house, which had previously released records by Poobah and Alias Funk & Soul. The following year, local outfit Taste Of Love were in the booth recording their single ’Love Meditation’. “One of the reasons I wanted to start a studio was the abundance of musical talent in this area,” says Rhamy “I was amazed at the number of quality musicians.”
Maurice granted Backatcha his surviving tapes in 2018 and Sean has mixed multiple versions of tracks which had no available master. 'Forever, Together' was cut for 45 release on Backatcha twice (BK063 & BK066). However, on each occasion it was decided that changes needed to be made to the mixes; and both versions were shelved before manufacturing. Backatcha has extended the original run of just two white labels for this limited edition special.
#ohio #warren #soul #funk #jazz #rock #ballad #maurice #song #seanp #mix #limitededition #whitelabel #45 #vinyl #ditc #love #forever #together #multitrack #master #tape
Released today at backatcharecords.com
Jo - Flying 12” w/picture sleeve featuring Vocal and Instrumental mixes.
“Flying was written about me seeing the world from above at a time when there was so much tension with wars and the policing politics, I was just looking at the war zones and felt free at the prospect of being high in the sky, free from all the negativity that was happening. Lovers rock had exploded in Britain and it was a breath of fresh air. Back in the day sound systems could string up the giant speakers and that’s when the dances were the best.”
- Jo
Originally released on Jo & Neville Carnegie's Brixton based label Dove Records in 1985 reissued for the first time by Backatcha and cut from the master tape.
#loversrock #london #brixton #reggae #soul #soundsystem #12inch #vinyl #ditc #backatcharecords #dove #jamaica #funk #synth #pop #jazz #balearic #music #universal #flying
One of two releases out today, back-to-back on 45 for the first time, Arlene Bailey’s ‘Let’s Stay In Love’ and ‘Closer To You’. Originally appearing on Bailey’s 1987 debut LP, these two firm favourites sound like they could have been laid down a decade earlier, whilst the rest of the album sounds very much of its time. Both songs were co-written and produced by Arlene and her brother George for A.G.B. Records.
Sleeve design by @hydeslovelies
Scroll to the last side for an excerpt of Ms. Bailey's cameo appearance in the 1969 film, The Three Golden Serpents.
#soul #moments #arlenebailey #mastertapes #ditc #jazz #lounge #fusion #boston #stepper #vinyl #1980s #1970s #1960s
One of two 45 releases today at backatcharecords.com
Double-sider from Johnny Davis and producer Reg Hudson (Hudson People) featuring the previously unreleased funk jam ‘Life’s A Party’, coupled with ’Expand Your Mind’, an in-demand mid-80s soul cut recorded in Bavaria.
“I had a friend, Manfred Radtke, who had a small studio in Kitzingen, Germany. He offered me the chance to work in his studio and there I began to write songs in the style that I really liked, that came out of my soul and heart. One of my favourite bands was Zapp and they often worked with the voice box. At the time, music was very electronic and groups like Parliament were doing a mixture of smooth funk and electronics, and so I mixed them together to create my tracks.”
(Johnny Davis, 2006)
#soul #electric #bass #funk #drummachine #1980s #expandyourmind #vinyl #southcarolina #chicago #bavaria #germany #london #streetsoul #spotlight #balearic
