mei 29, 2022

Herbie Hancock - Lite Me Up (Lp) (1982) - €10,00

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Lite Me Up is a disco-funk album by Herbie Hancock. 
It was Hancock’s first release without producer David Rubinson since 1969. 
On this album, Hancock was influenced by his long-time friend, producer Quincy Jones and sessions included many musicians associated with Jones including Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto. The album was the first on which Hancock played the Synclavier, a digital polyphonic synthesizer.
By 1978, Hancock had another identity as a dance/fusion attraction with the albums Feets Don’t Fail Me Now and Sunlight. 
Lite Me Up is an even more concerted effort to fuse jazz with pop. Hancock handled all of the production chores on all but two of the eight tracks. 
His main arranger and lyricist here is Rod Temperton, the former Heatwave member who worked with Quincy Jones on albums Off the Wall and Light Up the Night. The title track and “The Bomb” are glossy, propulsive offerings reminiscent of prime Jones without his skill at making it all stick. 
The biggest hit here, the sleek “Getting’ to the Good Part” adheres to the Steely Dan‘s Gaucho style, has a gorgeous bridge, and has Hancock doing his loved or hated vocoder lead vocals. 
From a jazz perspective, there is precious little of it on Lite Me Up. In fact, the songs “The Fun Tracks” and the humorous “Motor Mouth” sound like Heatwave retreads. 
The last song stands out, however. 
The beautiful, hooky ballad “Give It All Your Heart” features both Hancock and Patrice Rushen both doing their vocal leads on vocoder. 
The track perfectly captures both prime Temperton and Hancock’s ’78-’82 fusion ballad style. Songs with producers Jay Graydon and Narada Michael Walden both feature the artist doing vocals without the gadgetry, and, believe it or not, the vocoder is more definitive. 
Despite the better tracks, Lite Me Up doesn’t have the adventurous nature of Hancock’s jazz/pop of the era.


Side A
A1.  Lite Me Up - 3:41  
A2.  The Bomb - 3:59  
A3.  Gettin’ To The Good Part - 6:12  
A4.  Paradise - 4:30  

Side B
B1.  Can’t Hide Your Love - 3:53  
B2.  The Fun Tracks - 4:03  
B3.  Motor Mouth - 3:59  
B4.  Give It All Your Heart - 7:39 


Personnel

Notes
Release:  1982
Format:  LP
Genre:  Soul, Funk
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  85650

Vinyl:  Goed
Cover:  Goed

Prijs: €10,00

mei 26, 2022

Navel - A Rainy Day At Château Lafite '41 (Lp) (1978) - €7,99

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Haagse band met gitarist Joris Kila en toetsenman Wim Oudijk (later in Trespassers W). Als zangessen o.a. Beatrix Willemstein (ex-Toby Collar, later in Bennet & Bee) en Lisa Schulte Nordholt. Bandnaam afgekort tot Navel.
Lekker album met de singles "Playback" en "Only for You".
Wat bijna niemand weet is dat Lisa Boray de vrouwelijke vocalen voor haar rekening neemt.
Lisa Boray is een dijk van een zangeres, voor wie dat nog niet wist. Als je die alleen kent van de Goede Tijden-soundtrack, dan mis je wat. 
Luister voor de verandering eens naar de platen die ze als studiozangeres maakte met The Houseband en American Gypsy, alsmede haar solo-album Searchlight. 
Al komt haar bijdrage op dit album ook niet zodanig uit de verf dat je zegt: tjonge jonge.
Want hoewel ik vermoed dat zij degene is die hier pontificaal op de hoes staat (maar ik kan het mis hebben), vervult ze op dit album voornamelijk een gastrol. Ze kleurt sommige stukken heel aardig in, maar het merendeel van de vocalen komt toch voor rekening van de mannen in de band.
Ik lees op MusicMeter dat ze nog een tweede album hebben gemaakt dat kennelijk een stuk experimenteler was, maar dit is 'gewone' popmuziek zoals die in de seventies vaker gemaakt werd. Poprock-achtig, met vleugjes funk en disco en net iets teveel melige humor, wat zich op sommige nummers ook wreekt in de vocalen. Jammer, want dat haalt dit album toch iets naar beneden.
Een leuk pop-album, dat het destijds in '78 opmerkelijk goed deed op de Nederlandse radio. 
Twee singles (Playback en Only for you) haalden de tipparade en het album drong zelfs door tot de LP-top 50. Maar als ik het nu nog eens terugluister, klinkt het eigenlijk vrij gedateerd en weinig bijzonder. Zoals gezegd: aardig, en leuk om in de verzameling te hebben, maar meer ook niet.


Side A
A1.  A Rainy Day At Château Lafite '42 (Instrumental) - 4:11
A2.  Black And White - 2:45
A3.  Playback - 2:59
A4.  One Eyed Jack - 3:59
A5.  The Bomb - 2:17
A6.  Music (For Romancin') - 4:39

Side B
B1.  Heaven And Hell - 3:53
B2.  Billy, Don't Be Silly - 2:35
B3.  The Giant Of Madurodam - 0:23
B4.  Meatwood Flag (Instrumental) - 1:56
B5.  Happy Stars - 3:59
B6.  Music (For Dancin') - 2:52
B7.  Only For You - 3:03


Companies, etc.
Credits

Notes
Release:  1978
Format:  LP
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Polydor Records
Catalog#  2925 069

Vinyl:  Goed
Cover:  Goed

Prijs: €7,99

mei 17, 2022

White Honey - Some Kinda Woman (Lp) (1979) - €7,99

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White Honey ontstaat in 1978, tijdens het zogenoemde 'Groninger Springtij', wanneer Erwin Java en Hanneke Kappen (onder de alias Sybille Cook) op uitnodiging van Derk Jolink en Rob Elzenga (beide uit Dixie Chicken) vanuit Burglar de gelederen komen versterken. 
Drummer Wessel Babtist blijft niet lang (Peter Walrecht vervangt hem), maar zijn ritmes hebben lang invloed op het ‘geluid’ van de band. 
De groep bestaat al vanaf het begin uit een aantal prima vakmusici, en mede daardoor maakt de band een vliegende start met veel optredens. 
Het debuut vind plaats in De Dikke Kater aan het Schuitendiep. 
De onstuimige rock, de frisheid en motivatie van de band slaat over op de toeschouwers. Voor de groep is het een sport om een zaal ‘plat’ te krijgen. De appreciatie van de groep bij het publiek leid tot een optreden in het voorprogramma van de bekende Amerikaanse band The Talking Heads, dat zowaar met toegiften gepaard gaat. Tijdens een optreden in De Koffer speelt de bekende Engelse band The Stranglers op hun apparatuur. 
De roem is evenwel van korte duur: de groep valt medio 1980 al uiteen. 

De elpee "Some Kinda Woman" en eerste single komen in november 1979 uit. Dezelfde maand verlaat Hanneke Kappen tijdens een optreden in Den Haag van de ene minuut op de andere, vlak voor een optreden, de groep. De tol van ruim een jaar non-stop optreden en toeren is voor haar te groot. Met haar hond stapt ze pardoes op de trein naar huis. Ze keert terug naar de groep Burglar, die als Ella Fitz & the Geralds verder zal gaan. 

Door haar vertrek wordt de eerste single razendsnel uit de markt genomen (er moeten maar een handvol van verkocht zijn) en korte tijd later opnieuw uitgebracht, maar nu ingezongen door Hanneke's opvolgster, de uit Steenwijk afkomstige Gina de Bruin. 
Aardig is te vermelden dat het nummer ‘Nothing Going On in the City’ in 1981 is gecoverd door de groep The Rods (Arista 600.432). 
Ook is het de titel van het boek van Koen van Krimpen. 
Een van de groepsleden van het eerste uur, Derk Joling, wordt later medewerker van CBS records en helpt in die hoedanigheid menige Groninger band aan een platencontract. Later werkt Joling bij Radio 10 FM. 

Erwin Java vertelt ons later: "In 1979 verliet zangeres Hanneke Kappen de groep White Honey waar ik toen in speelde. Kwam slecht uit want we hadden net in 1 week 8000 LP's verkocht en waren "hot". Ik heb toen een zekere Angela Groothuizen opgebeld, zangeres van de groep Howling Hurricane , met de vraag of zij Hanneke wilde vervangen. 
Helaas moest zij nee verkopen want ze was net met een leuke meidengroep bezig. Wellicht kan ze zich dit niet meer herinneren en misschien is het maar goed dat e.e.a. niet is doorgegaan anders had ik in de "Honey Dots" oid gespeeld..... Hanneke is trouwens vervangen door Gina de Bruin en White Honey is medio 1980 opgehouden te bestaan." 

De single Nothing Going On In The City wordt in 1980 opnieuw uitgebracht. Later dat jaar komt het album “Some Kind Of Woman” uit. 
Dat is meteen het laatste wat we van White Honey horen. Als de band wordt opgeheven vertrekt Giny de Bruin naar Gruppo Sportivo en gitarist Rob Elzenga naar Mark Foggo.


Side A
A1.  Flyin' - 3:18
A2.  Nothing Going On In The City - 3:44
A3.  City Life - 4:47
A4.  Car Crash Blues - 2:40
A5.  Some Kinda Woman - 2:50
A6.  The One Who Can Screw - 3:16

Side B
B1.  Too Tired - 3:47
B2.  Paradise (It's So Nice) - 2:56
B3.  Country Girl - 3:19
B4.  Decision - 3:38
B5.  Let's Forget - 3:45
B6.  Never Forget About You - 3:18


Companies, etc.

Credits

Notes
Release:  1979
Format:  LP
Genre:  Pop, New Wave
Label:  CBS
Catalog#  83983

Vinyl:  Goed
Cover:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen

Prijs: €7,99

mei 09, 2022

Waters - Waters (Lp) (1977) - €7,99

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Based in Los Angeles, The Waters are family group Luther, Julia, Oren and Maxine Waters who have recorded or toured as backing vocalists with many soul, jazz and rock artists through the '70's, '80's and '90's.
These include Bobby Womack, Pharaoh Sanders, Herbie Hancock, Alphonse Mouzon, Benny Golson, Blue Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Patti La Belle, Paul Simon, John Fogerty, Janet and Michael Jackson, Gene Harris, Gene Dunlap, Billy Paul, Will Downing and Glenn Jones.
Outside of the R & B field they have sung with artists including Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart and Bruce Springsteen on more than 200 gold and platinum albums.

As a group they have recorded their own albums for labels including 'The Waters' (Blue Note, 1975), 'What's On Your Mind' (Warner Brothers 1979) and 'Watercolors' (Arista 1980).

In the early nineties they were involved in setting up their own label.

In 2013, the group featured in the film '20 Feet From Stardom' (Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards), which was a movie dedicated to the role of background vocalists from an R&B background.

Oren Waters has also contributed to several movie soundtracks including 'Happy Feet', 'The Lion King', 'The Matrix' and 'American Gangster'.
He currently teaches vocal performance at the California College of Music.


Side A
A1.  The Other Side Of Midnight - 3:51
A2.  I Just Wanna Be The One (In Your Life) - 3:50
A3.  What Am I Doing Wrong - 3:56
A4.  One Good Reason - 3:44
A5.  If There's A Way - 4:19

Side B
B1.  Could It Be The Magic - 4:26
B2.  Party, Party - 4:02
B3.  We Can Change It - 4:41
B4.  Peace At Last - 5:20


Credits

Notes
Release: 1977
Format: LP
Genre: Soul / Funk
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog# BS 3062

Vinyl: Goed
Cover: Lichte Gebruikerssporen

Prijs: €7,99

mei 08, 2022

Soundtrack - Ghostbusters (Lp) (1984) - €10,00

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Ghostbusters: Original Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film of the same name, released by Arista Records on June 8, 1984. 
The soundtrack includes the Billboard Hot 100 number one hit "Ghostbusters", written and performed by Ray Parker Jr.

A good collection of 80s songs and some of the score. Of course there is the classic Ray Parker Jr. song, plus an instrumental version of it which I like. 
 My favorites are Magic, Savin' the Day, and Hot Night. Several of the songs remind you of scenes in the movie. 
 Like hearing the Thompson Twins song, and thinking of the Ghostbusters eating Chinese food. Yep. 
The "Ghostbusters" main theme was probably one of the most popular movie themes in the 80s. But there are also some underrated themes in there: The Thompson Twins' "In the name of love", Laura Branigan's "Hot night", Mick Smiley's "Magic", and so on. The orchestral themes by Elmer Benrstein are also great, specially "Dana's theme", although they feel a little out of place among the "pop" themes.   The album takes you back to 1984, too.


Side A
A1.  Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters   (4:03)
A2.  The Bus Boys - Cleanin’ Up The Town   (2:58)
A3.  Alessi - Savin’ The Day   (3:21)
A4.  Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love   (3:18)
A5.  Air Supply - I Can Wait Forever   (5:07)

Side B
B1.  Laura Branigan - Hot Night   (3:18)
B2 . Mick Smiley - Magic   (4:18)
B3.  Elmer Bernstein - Main Title Theme (Ghostbusters)   (2:58)
B4.  Elmer Bernstein - Dana’s Theme   (3:30)
B5.  Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Instrumental Version)   (4:47


Companies, etc.

Credits

Notes
Release:  1984
Format:  LP
Genre:  Soul, Pop
Label:  Arista Records
Catalog#  206497

Vinyl:  Excellent
Cover:  Excellent

Prijs: €10,00

mei 07, 2022

Lime - 3 (Lp) (1983) - €10,00

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Lime is such an '80s timepiece hitting nearly every 1983 stereotype on Lime III. However perhaps being Canadian they didn't take themselves too seriously.

Although this album wasn't groundbreaking or earth shattering as their previous album, the 3rd release from this canadian disco act still shines brightly on the dance floor! 
Fun stuff and high production values for something cheesy.

From the kick off shine of "Guilty", the futuristic leanings of "On The Grid", to my personal favorite, "Angel Eyes", this album gleams and sparkles like no other electro-pop album released in 1983! 
Denis lepage takes full advantage of sounds found within his Roland Jupiter 8, Roland juno 60, and the Roland tr 808 drum machine. and even if denyse lepage's high pitched squealy vocals start to not make any sense(save for the fact that i get to rediscover classic albums like lime's), sense would be the last thing i'd want to make!


Side A
A1.  Guilty - 7:01  
A2.  Angel Eyes - 7:40  
A3.  On The Grid - 4:00  

Side B
B1.  Give Me Your Body - 7:15  
B2.  Together - 6:53  
B3.  Rendez Vous On The Dark Side Of The Moon - 8:01 


Companies, etc.

Credits

Notes
Release:  1983
Format:  LP
Genre:  Disco
Label:  Polydor Records
Catalog#  813066-1

Vinyl:  Excellent
Cover:  Excellent

Prijs: €10,00

mei 04, 2022

Soundtrack - American Gigolo (composed by Giorgio Moroder) (Lp) (1980) - €10,00

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American Gigolo is the soundtrack album to the 1980 movie of the same name, starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. The music was composed and performed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder and was released worldwide on the Polydor label. 
It peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart. All the cuts from the soundtrack also went to number two for five weeks on the disco/dance charts.

While this soundtrack is arguably most notable for introducing Middle America to Blondie, there is also some interesting incidental music written by legendary producer Giorgio Moroder and performed by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey -- the latter of which may be familiar to some as percussionist for the German prog/art rock collective Amon Düül. There is likewise a vocal contribution from actress/vocalist Cheryl Barnes on "Love and Passion." 
The album's pervading heavily manufactured and synthetically generated atmosphere is convincing in its aural depiction of the shallow decadence portrayed on the screen. The primary impetus for the release was the "extended version" of Blondie's "Call Me," which was unavailable on any Blondie album and was too long -- at over eight minutes -- to fit onto a single. 
The song was co-composed by Debbie Harry and Moroder specifically for this project, becoming the second chart-topper for the band, ultimately staying at number one for six weeks in March of 1980. The film's writer/director Paul Schrader -- whose lengthy list of cinematic endeavors include Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, and The Mosquito Coast -- is credited on the soundtrack as Moroder's collaborator on the up-tempo "Love and Passion." Vocalist Cheryl Barnes -- who may be best-remembered for her role in Milos Forman's Hair as "Hud's girlfriend" -- contributes vocals to the mostly forgettable track. 
The other six instrumentals blend a noir ambience with the utility of background music. The most notable is "Hello Mr. W.A.M" -- whose initials stand for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- which contains some interesting observations on his Concerto for Clarinet in A Major. 
Each work contains strong themes that take on lives of their own. This is not surprising given the heady talent behind the compositions and performances. Consumers of movie music will find as much -- if not more -- to enjoy here than those who are simply looking for "Call Me." 

"Call Me" by Blondie is the lead song for the soundtrack and was played during the film's intro. The song, which in the early stages was an instrumental demo titled "Man Machine," had originally been offered to Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, but Nicks declined and Blondie instead recorded the song with lyrics by lead vocalist Debbie Harry. 
The single, released on Blondie's label Chrysalis Records in February 1980, was a number one hit in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and a top ten hit in most other parts of the world. It was No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard charts for six weeks and named Billboard's No. 1 song of 1980. The song is listed at No. 44 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. 
In 1981, the song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. 
The band also recorded a Spanish-language version of "Call Me," entitled "Llamame," released both in the U.S. and South America. Giorgio Moroder's instrumental track "Night Drive," another variation on the "Man Machine"/"Call Me" theme, was also issued as a single in certain territories.

The song "Love and Passion" was written by director Paul Schrader and Moroder and was performed by Cheryl Barnes, and can be heard in the movie in the gay nightclub scene (filmed at Los Angeles gay club The Probe, which opened in 1978) where Gere's character Julian goes to find Leon, his pimp.

The Giorgio Moroder instrumental "The Seduction (Love Theme)" was also recorded by German bandleader James Last as a saxophone tune featuring David Sanborn (uncredited). This cover version peaked at number 28 in the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1980. 


Side A

  1. "Call Me (Theme from American Gigolo)" (Giorgio Moroder, Deborah Harry) – 8:05
  2. "Love and Passion" (Giorgio Moroder, Paul Schrader) – 5:51
  3. "Night Drive" – 3:54

Side B

  1. "Hello Mr. W.A.M. (Finale)" – 4:36
  2. "The Apartment" – 4:31
  3. "Palm Springs Drive" – 3:25
  4. "Night Drive (Reprise)" – 2:52
  5. "The Seduction (Love Theme)" – 3:13
All tracks written by Giorgio Moroder except where noted.


Personnel

Notes
Release:  1980
Format:  LP
Genre:  Disco, Soundtrack
Label:  Polydor Records
Catalog#  2391447

Vinyl:  Excellent
Cover:  Excellent

Prijs. €10,00