oktober 16, 2023

Dennis Weaver - McCloud Country (1975) (LP) - €10,00

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Dennis Weaver (born June 4, 1924, Joplin, Missouri, USA – died February 24, 2006, Ridgway, Colorado, USA) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles on the television series Gunsmoke (1955-1975) and McCloud (1970-1977). 
Launched his own record label "Just Good Records" in the 1970's. 
Most well known artist on the label was Recording artist / actor Randy Boone.

Weaver was also a recording artist, with most of his tracks being spoken-word recordings with musical accompaniment. 
He released several singles and albums between 1959 and 1984, most notable of which was his eponymous Im'press Records LP in 1972, the cover of which featured a portrait of Weaver in character as McCloud; it was the first of seven albums he recorded.
Though he wasn't any great shakes vocally, he managed a half dozen country albums, but no chart-toppers. 
Here, ably backed by some Nashville stalwarts (including Mac Davis on harmonica) with album liner notes by Mae Axton (Hoyt's mother and writer of "Heartbreak Hotel"), he turns in another journeyman effort. Highlights are "Flat Bed Truck" and the tear-jerker "Uncle Lem." It's not bad, but you won't need more than one.

Released in USA as "One More Road"



Side A
A1.  Calhoun - 3:42
A2.  Cowboys And Daddies - 3:08
A3.  Prairie Dog Blues - 2:08
A4.  Having Each Other Around - 3:12
A5.  L. A. County Line - 3:11

Side B
B1.  Hubbardville Store - 3:29
B2.  Hollywood Freeway - 2:37
B3.  I Love Them With You - 2:38
B4.  Save A Little Sunshine - 2:42
B5.  Take Some And Give Some - 2:16



Personnel

- Dennis Weaver - vocals
- Larry London - drums
- Tony Migliore - piano
- Joe Allen - bass
- Bobby Thompson - rhythm guitar, banjo
- Dave Kirby - lead guitar
- Mack Davis - harmonica
- Lea Jane Singers - backing vocals
- Ray Pennington - producer
- Mae Boren Axton - liner notes


Companies, etc.

Credits

Notes
Release:  1975
Format:  LP, Vinyl
Pressed:  UK
Label:  DJM Records
Catalog#  DJF 20479

Label:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

oktober 13, 2023

Horslips - Aliens (LP) (1977) - €10,00

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Horslips are an Irish Celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs frequently inspired by traditional Irish airs, jigs and reels. 
The group are regarded as 'founding fathers of Celtic rock' for their fusion of traditional Irish music with rock music and went on to inspire many local and international acts. 
They formed in 1970 and 'retired' in 1980 for an extended period. The name originated from a spoonerism on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse which became "The Four Poxmen of The Horslypse".

8th album by the great Irish Prog group Horslips, great precursors of Celtic Rock in general and Celtic Prog in particular. 
Firmly based in Irish Folk music and the Celtic tradition, the band incorporated these themes with Prog, creating exciting and outstanding music, which withstands the tides of time beautifully. 
The band included guitarist John Fean, multi—instrumentalist Charles O`Connor, keyboardist Jim Lockhart, bassist Barry Devlin and drummer Eamon Carr. 
All five musicians contributed their musical ideas as composers and four of them (except the drummer) shared the vocal duties. This release is Rockier and less Celtic in comparison to their earlier albums, but still an excellent album overall.

Aliens is their transitional album bridging the gap between the Celtic myth and legend woven into their earlier work and the pop/rock of their latter days. 
It tells the story of the early Irish immigrants voyages to settle in America, their reception upon arrival and the sorrow at leaving their homeland only to find the promised land was not what they were led to believe.

Horslips were a sadly underrated band who, on the evidence of this one album, deserved far better than they actually received. 
There is some phenomenal guitar playing by James Fean particularly on "The Wrath Of The Rain", "Speed The Plough" and the instrumental "Exiles". 
Jim Lockhart's flute and Charles O'Connor's mandolin and fiddle provide the perfect accompaniment and ensure the band never lose sight of their Celtic origins.
Opening with the sounds of a harbor suggesting a voyage across the Atlantic, the band tell tales of hope and hardship, using a considerable range of styles and shifts of mood. Pop-rock hooks abound, but there are also hard rock riffs, jazz syncopation, and an instrumental (the beautiful "Exiles"). 
The songs are often moored to traditional irish melodies that sometimes bubble up in brief interludes between numbers. The band are watchwork tight throughout, with Johnny Fean's guitar and Jim Lockhart's keyboards standing out.



Side one
1.  Before The Storm - 0:40
2.  The Wrath Of The Rain - 2:55
3.  Speed The Plough - 3:30
4.  Sure The Boy Was Green - 4:35
5.  Come Summer - 3:25
6.  Stowaway - 3:27

Side two
1 . New York Wakes - 4:02
2.  Exiles - 3:12
3.  Second Avenue - 3:59
4.  Ghosts - 3:34
5.  A Lifetime To Pay - 4:08


Companies, etc.
Credits

Notes
Release:  1977
Format: LP, Vinyl
Pressed:  Italy
Genre:  Prog Rock
Label:  DJM Records
Catalog#  DJF 29519

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

september 28, 2023

Change - Sharing Your Love (LP) (1982) - €7,00

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Change is an Italian-American post-disco group formed in Bologna, Italy, in 1979 by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus (1948–1987) and Mauro Malavasi (born 1957). They were heavily influenced by the disco band Chic.

Sharing Your Love is the third studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1982 and reached number sixty-six on the US Billboard Album Chart and fourteen on the US Billboard Black Albums chart. 
Sharing Your Love includes the singles "The Very Best in You", "Oh What a Night", "Sharing Your Love", "Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright)" and "Keep On It" (in Italy only).

The third release from Change. The difference here is that the overall musical style is different from the 2 previous releases. Recorded entirely in New York at the Media Sound Studios, this 10-track album didn't have the same impact or success sales-wise as the other ones, but still the overall quality and the vocals are just marvelous. 
The first single was _The Very Best In You_ which did a decent run on the dance and r&b charts in April 1982. Followed by the more hardhitting club track _Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright_. 
Another 2 singles were released; _Oh What A Night_ (originally done by The Four Seasons) and _You're My Girl_. 
A slightly different approach was taken with this album. Less disco but more r&b would best describe it really. Nonetheless, there is not one bad track on this LP. 
A stellar cast of wellknown session musicians and singers make this a true gem. One of the reasons this album had trouble achieving the same success as _Miracles_ lies in the fact that the group's producer had taken on other projects at the same time and the creative juices had probably gone into them instead. 
Those projects were _B.B.&.Q Band_, _Ritchie Family_ and _High Fashion_.

The band recorded the songs for album at Mediasound Studios, New York City. The sessions were then mastered at Sterling Sound Studios. Receiving mixed to positive reviews the album was originally released as an LP in April 1982. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.



Side one
1.  The Very Best In You - 5:41
2.  Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright) - 5:23
3.  Oh What A Night - 5:23
4.  Promise Your Love - 4:27
5.  Everything And More - 4:23

Side two
1.  Sharing Your Love - 6:03
2.  Take You To Heaven - 5:26
3.  Keep On It - 5:36
4.  You're My Number 1 - 4:21
5.  You're My Girl - 4:08


Personnel
  • Jacques Fred Petrus - Producer
  • Mauro Malavasi - Producer
  • Jack Skinner - Engineering

Recorded at Mediasound Studios, NY. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.

Change
  • James "Crab" Robinson - lead vocals
  • Deborah Cooper - lead vocals
  • Timmy Allen - bass
  • Mike Campbell - guitar
  • Vincent Henry - guitar, saxophone
  • Jeff Bova - keyboards
  • Rick Galwey - percussion
Notes
Release:  1982
Label:  Polydor Records
Format:  LP, Vinyl
Pressed:  France
Genre: Soul, Post-disco
Catalog#  2393 316

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €7,00

september 22, 2023

Linda Lewis - Woman Overboard (LP) (1977) - €10,00

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Linda Ann Fredericks (27 September 1950 – 3 May 2023), better known as Linda Lewis, was an English singer, songwriter and musician. 
She is best known for the singles "Rock-a-Doodle-Doo" (1973) and her version of Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song" (1975).

She was the eldest of six children, three of whom also had singing careers. Lewis was a self-taught guitarist and keyboard player, influenced by Harry Nilsson, Billie Holiday and Smokey Robinson, also drawing inspiration from others such as Joni Mitchell. Her music blended folk, funk and soul.

Woman Overboard is an album by English singer Linda Lewis, released in 1977.

Although Linda Lewis' April 1977 album Woman Overboard never managed to muscle its way into the U.K. charts, it nevertheless further cemented the singer's place in British pop history with 11 tracks that effortlessly showcased her unique and dynamic vocal range. 
Powering through a handful of goodies that includes a veritable cornucopia of breathtaking moments, Lewis is sensational on the gorgeous "Moon and I" and "My Love Is Here to Stay," while matching notes a little later across Cat Stevens' "Bonfire," a song that was a highlight of his simultaneously released Izitso album. 
Elsewhere, she takes a nice twist on the Allen Toussaint classic "Dreamer of Dreams," while "My Friend the Sun" and "No. 1 Heartbreaker" still crackle from Lewis' own energized delivery. 
Another winner, "Light Years Away" would find new life when it was re-recorded for her 1997 Whatever... album. 
It's a shame that Woman Overboard has become lost in the shuffle of the myriad Lewis albums out there, all the more so since so many of these songs have been left off the various greatest-hits packages. While it is by no means the equal of its predecessors (or the later A Tear and a Smile), it remains a powerful, and powerfully affecting, offering. 



Side One Vertical 
1.  You Came - 3:06
2.  Shining - 3:56
3.  Bonfire - 3:40
4.  Come Back And Finish What You Started - 2:39
5.  No.1 Heartbreaker - 3:58
6.  Dreamer Of Dreams - 4:05

Side Two Horizontal 
1.  Moon And I - 3:59
2.  Light Years Away - 4:04
3.  My Love Is Here To Stay - 3:42
4.  My Friend The Sun - 4:40
5.  So Many Mysteries To Find - 4:07


Personnel
Production
  • Allen Toussaint produced tracks 1, 2, 5 and 6 on Side 1
  • Jim Cregan produced tracks 1–4 on Side 2 and the first two bonus tracks
  • Bert DeCoteaux produced track 5 on Side 2
  • Tony Macaulay produced the third bonus track

Notes
Release:  1977
Format:  LP, Vinyl
Pressed:  U.K.
Label:  Arista Records
Catalog#  SPARTY 1003

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover : Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

september 19, 2023

The Icicle Works - If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song (LP) (1987) - €10,00

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The Icicle Works (also known as Icicle Works in the United States) are an English alternative rock band and were named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl. They had a top 20 UK hit with "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" (1983). In the US and Canada, they had one top 40 hit, the 1984 single "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)".

If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song is the third album by The Icicle Works. The album was released in 1987. 

The Ian Broudie-produced Defeat Your Enemy brought out the band's varying influences in different ways, resulting in a varied record touching on everything from funk to folk. But as successful as earlier works? Yes and no. 
Unquestionably, the band's knack for big, uplifting but not hollow performances was still in fine flower, as the smash single "Understanding Jane" showed. A quick, fierce rocker with an instantly catchy pop vibe and a brilliant chorus, it's a '50s tearjerker filtered through the Ramones with fantastic results. Another winner is the opening cut, "Evangeline," with a lovely chorus consisting of overdubbed vocals from the band and guest singer Alison Limerick and a quick, Motown-touched rhythm supporting McNabb's powerful singing. 
Then there's "Up Here in the North of England," a slow, string-touched waltz winningly sung while bitterly ripping into the political state of the nation line for line. McNabb's vocals throughout the album are deeper than before, but still with the same general sense of control and projection; if anything, he was doing a better David Bowie croon than Bowie himself could do at the time. 
However, elsewhere the elements are in place but the performance isn't quite there. Part of this can be laid at Broudie's feet as well as the various mixers on the record, who bring things to a too commercially ready punch and sheen. Consider the arena-level pound of Sharrock's drums on "Hope Springs Eternal," where earlier his performances wouldn't need such overamping to make their impact. It's not just a technical question, though; McNabb's guitar here aims for a classic rock style that the band doesn't really need.
Other songs like "When You Were Mine" bury a good song and performance with technically accomplished but cold results. In the end, Defeat Your Enemy half defeats itself, but not without some blazingly brilliant results on the way. 



Side one
1. Hope Springs Eternal - 4:06
2. Travelling Chest - 4:40
3. Sweet Thursday - 4:17
4. Up Here In The North Of England - 5:12
5. Who Do You Want For Your Love? - 3:54

Side two
1. When You Were Mine - 4:37
2. Evangeline - 4:05
3. Truck Driver's Lament - 5:18
4. Understanding Jane - 3:21
5. Walking With A Mountain - 4:44


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Credits

Notes
Release:  1987
Format:  LP, Vinyl
Pressed:  France
Label:  Disc´Az
Catalog#  507

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

juni 30, 2023

Ginger - Ginger (LP) (1980) - €7,99

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Een band uit begin jaren 80, verder niet veel van bekend. Het is wat men dan zegt een eendagsvlieg. De single " Blind Date" bereikte in Nederland in 1980 de tipparade. "Something Wasn’t Quite Right" werd ook n og als single uitgebracht, maar deed verder niets. 


Side one
1.  Blind Date - 2:52
2.  Big Fish - 3:24
3. Something Wasn’t Quite Right - 4:10
4.  I Get Up, I Get Down - 3:28
5.  Taking It Slow - 3:18

Side two
1.  My Little Girl - 3:02
2.  Only You - 3:40
3.  How Good It Feels - 3:30
4.  I’m Not Gulity - 3:23
5.  All I Wanna Do - 3:17


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Credits

Notes
Release:  1980
Format:  LP
Genre:  Pop
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  84288

Vinyl:  Goed
Cover:  Voorkant en achterkant kleine stickerschade

Prijs: €7,99

juni 29, 2023

Jeffrey Osborne - Jeffrey Osborne (LP) (1982) - €10,00

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Jeffrey Osborne is the debut studio album by American singer Jeffrey Osborne. 
It was released by A&M Records on May 18, 1982. 
His solo debut after leaving his band L.T.D. for a solo career, Osborne worked with George Duke on the majority of the album, though legal issues had initially prevented him from signing his solo deal with A&M for a whole year.

As vocalist for the group L.T.D., Osborne's booming voice led hits like "Love Ballad," "Where Did We Go Wrong," and "Shine On." The group enjoyed constant success and offered a catalog of well-executed and classic albums including 1977's Something to Love and Togetherness from 1978. 
In 1982 it came as a complete shock when Osborne made his solo bid. Unlike countless other acts who did the same thing, his self-titled release proves that it was a great decision. 
Producer George Duke offered Osborne an up-to-the-minute sound with a collection of great studio players ranging from drummer Steve Ferrone to bassist Louis Johnson. 
That being said, a few of the tracks here don't play to Osborne's strengths as a committed and slightly quirky vocalist. "New Love" and "Eeenie Meenie" are so proficient yet by the numbers anyone could have sung them. 
The best tracks on this album give him the needed challenges that make him soar. The first single, the moody and rhythmic "Really Don't Need No Light," co-written by Osborne and David "Hawk" Wolinski, benefits from a string arrangement from George Del Barrio. 
The ballad "You Were Made to Love" not only perfectly captures Duke's uncluttered and precise production style, it also plays to Osborne's emotionality. 
The last track, "Congratulations," is a great tearjerker that has Osborne's reserve and intellect making it that much better. 
This is an impressive solo debut from one of R&B and pop's best vocalists. 


Side one
1.  New Love - 4:10  
2.  Eenie Meenie - 4:23  
3.  I Really Don’t Need No Light - 3:40  
4.  On The Wings Of Love - 4:00  
5.  Ready For Your Love - 3:59  

Side two
1.  Who You Talkin’ To - 3:51  
2.  You Were Made To Love - 3:11  
3.  Ain’t Nothin’ Missin’ - 4:09  
4.  Baby - 4:18  
5.  Congratulations - 2:56 
 


Performers and musicians
  • Jeffrey Osborne – lead vocals (all tracks), vocal arrangements (all tracks), rhythm arrangements (1, 4, 5, 7-10), backing vocals (2-10), handclaps (5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (5, 8), vocoder (6)
  • George Duke – rhythm arrangements (1, 4, 8, 10), acoustic piano (1, 4, 8, 10), synthesizers (2, 3, 7), acoustic piano solo (2), handclaps (5), horn arrangements (5, 8, 10), vocoder (6), bells (7)
  • John Barnes – electric piano (2, 7), organ (5)
  • Bobby Lyle – electric piano (3)
  • Ron Kersey – rhythm arrangements (5), electric piano (9)
  • Michael Sembello – guitar (1-4, 10), rhythm arrangements (2)
  • Charles Fearing – guitar (3, 5)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (7)
  • David T. Walker – guitar (7, 9)
  • Louis Johnson – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass (4, 10)
  • Larry Graham – bass (6, 9)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums (all tracks)
  • Paulinho Da Costa – cowbell (1), percussion (2, 3, 5, 6, 8), handclaps (6, 8)
  • Sheila E. – handclaps (5)
  • Tony Maiden – handclaps (6, 8)
  • Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone solo (1)
  • Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (1, 5, 6, 8), flute (10), piccolo (10)
  • Lew McCreary – trombone (1, 5, 6, 8)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 5, 6, 8, 10), horn arrangements (1, 5, 6, 8)
  • Bobby Martin – French horn (2, 10)
  • George Del Barrio – string arrangements (2, 4, 7, 9)
  • Paul Shure – concertmaster (2, 3, 4, 7, 9)
  • David "Hawk" Wolinski – rhythm arrangements (3)
  • Len Ron Hanks – rhythm arrangements (7)
  • Arif Mardin – orchestration (10)
  • Lynn Davis – backing vocals (3, 8, 9)
Technical
  • Chuck Beeson – art direction
  • Wally Buck – assistant engineer
  • George Duke – producer
  • Bernie Faccone – assistant engineer
  • Matt Forger – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering engineer
  • Bobby Holland – photography
  • Lynn Robb – art direction, design
  • Robert Spano – assistant engineer
  • Nick Spigel – assistant engineer
  • Tommy Vicari – mixing engineer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 & 10)
  • Erik Zobler – engineer (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9)
  • Bobby Holland - photography

Notes
Release:  1982
Format:  LP
Genre:  Soul
Label:  A&M Records
Catalog#  AMHL 64896

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

juni 28, 2023

The Chimes - The Chimes (LP) (1990) - €10,00

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The Chimes were a British dance music trio, which consisted of Pauline Henry (born in Jamaica) with Mike Peden and James Locke from Edinburgh, Scotland. 
They are best known for their hits "Heaven" and a remake of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", which became a UK top 10 hit.

The Chimes is the only studio album by Scottish dance music act The Chimes, released in 1990.

The Chimes' sole album is proof that commercial dance-pop can have artistic viability as well as chart potential. 
A mixture of hip influences (Soul II Soul's Jazzie B and Nellee Hooper produced two tracks, including the meaty acid house single "1-2-3") and the polish of soul and pop veterans (Pete Wingfield plays piano on most of the album, and other guests range from the Hooters' Eric Bazilian to '70s studio pro Ralph Schuckett), The Chimes is a completely solid and credible album with thankfully little of the overdone slickness or shrieking of pseudo-soul pretenders. 
(In fact, it's possible that the low-key dignity of this album is why it wasn't a bigger chart hit, though it received rave reviews both in the U.S. and the trio's native Great Britain.) Pauline Henry's expressive but controlled voice is powerful without resorting to the tiresome trills and oversinging of so many of her R&B contemporaries, and multi-instrumentalist producers James Locke and Michael Peden combine pop, dance, and soul influences into a seamless, sleekly danceable blend. 
The album's biggest hit, a gospel-tinged remake of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," finds new levels of power in that overplayed song, and its inclusion makes perfect thematic and musical sense instead of being the desperate plea for chart attention it might have been in less capable hands. 


Side one
1.  Love So Tender - 2:58
2. Heaven - 3:49
3.  True Love - 3:53
4.  1-2-3 - 3:23
5.  Underestimate - 4:08

Side two
1.  Love Comes To Mind --4:52
2.  Don’t Make Me Wait - 4:01
3.  Stronger Together - 3:51
4.  I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - 5:27
5.  Stay - 4:41


Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.
  • All music performed by The Chimes (Pauline Henry, Mike Peden, James Locke), except:
  • Eric Bazilian – harp, bass melodica (track 9)
  • Luís Jardim – percussion (track 5)
  • Simon Law – piano (tracks 3, 4, 5 & 8)
  • The Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra – strings (tracks 5 & 8)
  • Frank Ricotti – vibes (track 6)
  • Ralph Schuckett – piano (track 9), synthesizers (track 9)
  • Tony Spiker – conga (tracks 3 & 8)
  • Phil Todd – flute (track 6)
  • Pete Wingfield – piano (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7 & 10)
  • Peter Wood – synthesizers (track 9)
  • All tracks programmed by Mel Wesson
  • Additional drum programming by Sammy Merendino (track 9)
  • Photography by Enrique Badulescu & Steve Rapport
  • Design by Peter Barrett & Andrew Biscomb
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Notes
Release:  1990
Format:  LP
Genre:  Downtempo, Soul
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  466481 1

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

juni 25, 2023

Sister Sledge - When The Boys Meet The Girls (LP) (1985) - €10,00

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When the Boys Meet the Girls is the eighth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge, released on June 7, 1985, by Atlantic Records. It was the group's first release on the Atlantic label.

Their last album to hit the charts, 1985's When the Boys Meet the Girls found Sister Sledge attempting to return to past form as they brought Chic's Nile Rodgers back onboard to produce and perform. And although the move would ultimately prove ineffective, as the album appeared and hovered just out of the Top 50, this easy pairing returned the sisters to an earlier edge. 
With the title track backed by an eclectic arrangement, those classic punchy Sister Sledge vocals were pushed well into the front of the action. 
The album birthed two further standouts, as both "Frankie," which is spun to become reggae-lite, and the heavily Rodgers-influenced club hit "Dancing on the Jagged Edge" rippled off the grooves. The latter, just barely limping to a paltry number 73 R&B, would prove the band's last hit until their comeback in the early '90s. 
Elsewhere, the Kathy Sledge-led ballad "You Need Me" emerges the best of the bunch, while the snappy "Peer Pressure" wades into wave territory, leaving the frenetic and not-quite-pleasing "Hold out Poppy" well out of the loop. When the Boys Meet the Girls is a fine effort, but this late in the day it just doesn't pull enough tricks out of the hat to make it worthwhile. And even through it's a major step up from their last effort, Sister Sledge is far better sampled across their earlier R&B heyday. 


Side one
1.  When The Boys Meet The Girls - 5:28  
2.  Dancing On The Jagged Edge - 5:44  
3.  Frankie - 4:16  
4.  You’re Fine - 5:23  

Side two
1.  Hold Out Poppy - 3:57  
2.  The Boy Most Likely - 4:12  
3.  You Need Me - 4:43  
4.  Following The Leader - 5:06  
5.  Peer Pressure  -3:20 


Sister Sledge

with:

  • Nile Rodgers – guitar; Synclavier (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6), vocals (track 4), Roland Juno-60 synthesizer (tracks 6, 8), bass (tracks 6, 7)
  • Herbie Hancock – Yamaha DX7 (track 5)
  • Raymond Jones – piano (track 9), Yamaha DX7 & Oberheim OB-8 synthesizers (tracks 2, 3, 9)
  • Rob Sabino – Yamaha DX7 bass (tracks 1, 2, 4), Prophet-5 synthesizer (tracks 3, 7), Prophet-7 synthesizer (track 1)
  • James Farber – Synclavier bass (track 8)
  • Tommy "Rock" Jymi (alias Nile Rodgers) – bass & Synclavier piano (track 8)
  • Jimmy Bralower – drums & percussion
  • Mac Gollehon – trumpet (tracks 2–4, 6 7)
  • The Borneo Horns:
    • Stan Harrison – alto saxophone (track 7)
    • Lenny Pickett – flute, tenor saxophone solo (track 7)
    • Steve Elson – flute, baritone saxophone (track 7)
  • Horns arranged and conducted by Nile Rodgers
  • Synclavier programming by Kevin Jones

Production
  • Recorded and mixed by James Farber
  • Sound engineer – Eric Mohler
  • Additional engineering by Malcolm Pollack and Bobby Warner
  • Additional second engineers – Eddie Delena, Garry Rindfuss and Ira McLaughlin
  • Production managers – Budd Tunick & Kevin Jones
  • Art direction by Bob Defrin
  • Photography by Roy Volkmann
  • Recorded and mixed at Power Station, New York
  • Additional recording at Record Plant, L.A., California and Atlantic Studios, N.Y.

Notes
Release: 1985
Format:  LP
Genre:  Soul
Label:  Atlantic Records
Catalog#  781255-1
Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

juni 24, 2023

Mike Oldfield - Crises (LP) (1983) - €10,00

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Crises is the eighth studio album by English musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 27 May 1983 on Virgin Records. 
Oldfield started recording the album towards the end of his 1982 tour supporting his previous record, Five Miles Out. 
It marked a continuation of Oldfield's experimentation with more accessible music which began in the late 1970s; side one contains the 20-minute "Crises" and side two contains a collection of shorter songs which feature vocalists Maggie Reilly, Jon Anderson, and Roger Chapman. Oldfield produced Crises with drummer Simon Phillips, who also plays on the album.
Crises reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and became Oldfield's most successful record of the 1980s following the release of the single "Moonlight Shadow", which went to number one in nine countries and sold in excess of a million units. 
Oldfield supported the album with the Crises Tour across Europe in 1983 that featured most of the musicians that played on the album.

Side one

The title track of the album is a twenty-minute-long piece, featuring a small amount of vocals, sung by Oldfield. The beginning and end of the track are driven by a synthesised lead passage, stylistically similar to the opening theme to Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Oldfield rated "Crises" as one of the best tracks he had done since "Tubular Bells".

Side two

"Moonlight Shadow" features Oldfield's touring vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had also sung on his previous albums. Oldfield had singer Hazel O'Connor sing on an early version of the track, which was then titled "Moment of Passion", but it failed to produce sufficient results. He then booked Reilly for a studio session, for which he prepared by drinking wine and writing a set of lyrics using a rhyming dictionary. Reilly sang the lyrics in a rock style at first, which prompted Oldfield to suggest a softer tone and "in the manner of a lullaby". The idea worked, despite recording the song in small sections and using multiple drop-ins which took some time to finalise and piece together.

"In High Places" was written by Oldfield with lyrics by himself and Yes vocalist Jon Anderson, who sings on the track. The pair had worked on several occasions prior to recording Crises, and Oldfield had enjoyed Anderson's vocal style and how easy it was working with him. Anderson was living in Barbados at the time of writing, so Oldfield phoned him from England and sung the song's tune to him, after which Anderson went away and wrote lyrics to it. The two later met and finished the song in Oldfield's studio. The track features Pierre Moerlen, who had toured with Oldfield and played on his albums, on vibraphone.

"Foreign Affair" features Reilly on vocals, who co-wrote the lyrics with Oldfield.

"Taurus 3", a short fast-paced guitar piece unlike the previous two long multi-themed "Taurus" tracks featured on QE2 and Five Miles Out respectively.

"Shadow on the Wall" features vocals by Roger Chapman. Oldfield wrote the song with Chapman's voice in mind.


Side one
1.  Crises - 20:40  

Side two
1.  Moonlight Shadow - 3:37  
2.  In High Places - 3:33  
3.  Foreign Affair - 3:53  
4.  Taurus 3 - 2:25  
5.  Shadow On The Wall - 3:08


Personnel

Additional musicians


Notes
Release:  1983
Format:  LP
Genre:  Progressive Rock
Label:  Virgin Records
Catalog#  205500

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

juni 21, 2023

Spider Murphy Gang - Dolce Vita (LP) (1981) - €10,00

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The Spider Murphy Gang is a German rock band from Munich best known for their greatest hit "Skandal im Sperrbezirk", which is a famous song of the Neue Deutsche Welle. 
It was founded in 1977 by bank clerk Günther Sigl, together with Gerhard Gmell ("Barny Murphy"), Michael Busse and Franz Trojan. Elements of the Bavarian German dialect are used in many songs.

The latter album " Dolce Vita" contains hits like “Skandal im Sperrbezirk” and “Schickeria.” To this day “Skandal im Sperrbezirk” is the band’s trademark song. Both the track and the album went to the top of the German and Austrian record charts.


Side one
1.  Schickeria - 3:35  
2.  Wer Wird Denn Woana - 3:36  
3.  Zwoa Zigarettn - 2:34  
4.  Vis-A-Vis - 3:03  
5.  Skandal Im Sperrbezirk - 3:36  

Side two
1.  Schuitog - 3:03  
2.  Mit’n Frosch Im Hois… - 3:39  
3.  Dolce-Vita-Rita - 3:43  
4.  Oa Moi Oans - 2:30  
5.  Herzklopfen - 5:12 


Companies, etc.
Credits

Notes
Release: 1981
Format:  LP
Genre:  Neue Deutsche Welle
Label:  Electrola Records
Catalog#  1C 064-46377

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

juni 20, 2023

Peter Koelewijn En Zijn Rockets - Peter Live (1981) (2LP) - €12,50

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De zoveelste succesvolle fase in Koelewijns carrière breekt aan. Hij formeert een nieuwe Rockets (met muzikanten afkomstig uit de groep Bunny) en brengt de live-elpee Peter Live uit. Kom Van Dat Dak Af in de live-versie wordt voor de derde keer een grote hit. Ook Klap Maar In Je Handen die van deze plaat wordt getrokken, wordt een hit.

Een erg leuke dubbele liveplaat van Peter Koelewijn & zijn Rockets. Een energieke plaat met lekkere stampertjes, geen moeilijkdoenerij maar wel erg lekker.
Klap Eens In Je Handen werd een aardige grote hit en Koelewijn en consorten konden weer een poosje aan de bak.

Peter houdt er de sfeer goed in, samen met het publiek hier. Klap Maar In Je Handen, waarmee nog een hit werd gescoord in 1981 is natuurlijk een niemendalletje, maar wel leuk.
En laten we niet vergeten dat hij een aantal fantastische rockhits heeft gemaakt, zoals hier ook zijn De Wolf, Mij Oh Mij en vooral Angeline, mijn blonde sexmachine (die tekst is zo waar).
Daar bovenuit komen nog Je Wordt Ouder Papa (ook al zo waar) en Robbie, wat gewoon echt een heel mooi liedje is. Veronica Sorry is de ode aan Radio Veronica 538 die er op 31 augustus 1974 mee moesten stoppen.
Zijn jaren 60 nummers passen er goed tussen met vooral Speel Die Dans en uiteraard Kom Van Dat Dak Af als krakers


Side A
A1. Rock And Roll Groepie  (3:43)
A2. Mij Oh Mij  (5:01)
A3. Marijke  (2:49)
A4. 24.000 Kussen (24 Mila Baci)  (2:48)
A5. De Wolf (3:56)

Side B
B1. Veronica Sorry  (5:34)  
B2. Bonnie  (5:12)
B3. Klap Maar In Je Handen  (6:24)

Side C
C1. Angeline (M'n Blonde Sexmachine)  (5:22)  
C2. De Hele Stad Is Gek En Dol  (3:57)  
C3. Speel Die Dans  (5:01)
C4. Kom Van Dat Dak Af  (4:10)

Side D
D1. Brigitte (Miss Sex-Appeal)  (4:10)
D2. Robbie  (4:54)
D3. Je Wordt Ouder Papa  (4:17)
D4. Connie  (4:20)


Companies, etc.
Credits

Notes
Release: 1981
Genre:  Nederpop, Rock & Roll
Format:  2LP
Label:  Philips Records
Catalog#  6601022

Vinyl:  G (only at the end at side three track 3 small tap)
Cover:  VG (Gatefold)

Prijs: €12,50