Session

Sessions (record label)

2003, Aug 22; 23:26 :::: compilations
Union Square Mucis's Sessions department started in 2001 with releasing compilations which had escaped my attention until today, when I spotted their CD releases at my local Fnac.

Dub Sessions, Latin Club Sessions, Hip Hop Sessions, 80's Groove Sessions, Funk Sessions, Soul Sessions, Harlem Sessions, Blues & Soul Sessions Breaks Sessions, Soul Jazz Sessions, House Breaks Sessions, Drum & Bass Sessions,

Pete Gardiner seems to behind Union Square Music of whom Eric Goulden has to say:

So I was very pleased when Cowderoy got the boot and a man called Pete Gardiner stepped in. Pete is a true fan of the music, an ex-musician himself, and he's as appalled at the previous re-releases as I am. It hasn't all been easy – the tapes haven't exactly been that well looked after at times. The original master tapes are long gone and all that remains of my stuff are production masters, which are tape copies of the original ¼" two track mixes, with the compression and equalisation which was added when the tracks were originally cut for vinyl. The tracks were never properly listed – speeded up versions which Stiff thought sounded more "peppy" and youthful, but which did nothing for the feel and the throb of what the tracks were really about, they were included, and in the case of Take The Cash an engineers reference tape had been substituted. Interesting if you want to hear the vocal and backing track eminating from a distant trash can, and all the overdubs blasting in your face, but not something you'd want to dance to! All these had been transferred to DAT when the re-releases started happening in the early nineties. Because it was all fast buck stuff there wasn't much care and attention to detail. And this was the material that was given to Union Square for the quality re-issue that everyone's so eagerly awaiting.-- Eric Goulden (wreckless eric) in http://www.wrecklesseric.com/news007.html
2003, Aug 22; 23:26 :::: blaxploitation
  • Harlem Sessions (2002) - Various Artists [Amazon US] [FR] [DE] [UK]
    Disc: 1 1. Shaft - Isaac Hayes 2. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield 3. It Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson 4. Am I Black Enough For You - Billy Paul 5. Home Is Where The Hatred Is - Esther Phillips 6. Death Wish - Herbie Hancock 7. Be Thankful For What You've Got - William De Vaughn 8. (For God's Sake) Give More Power to The People - The Chi-Lites 9. Celestial Blues - Gary Bartz NYU Troop 10. Theme From Cleopatra Jones - Joe Simon Feat. The Main Streeters 11. The Bottle - Gil Scott-Heron 12. Night Crawler - Bob James 13. Haw-Right Now - Patrice Rushen Disc: 2 1. Little Child Running Wild - Curtis Mayfield 2. Thank You - Joe Thomas 3. Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown 4. Superman Lover - Johnny Guitar Watson 5. Nubian Lady - Yusef Lateef 6. I'd Rather Be With You - Bootsy Collins 7. Wack Wack - Young Holt Trio 8. Burning Spear - S.O.U.L 9. Over Easy - Booker T & The MG's 10. We Got Latin Soul - Mango Santamaria 11. A Woman Needs To Be Loved - Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers 12. This Is The Lost Generation - Lost Generation
    2003, Aug 22; 23:26 :::: 80s
  • Let the Music Play - 80's Groove (2001) - Various Artists [Amazon US] [FR] [DE] [UK]
    Disc: 1 1. Got To Have Your Love - Mantronix 2. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Indeep 3. Let The Music Play - Shannon 4. Rockit - Herbie Hancock 5. I Wonder If I Take You Home - Lisa Lisa 6. She's Strange - Cameo 7. I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz 8. Roadblock - Stock Aitken & Waterman 9. You're The One For Me - D-Train 10. It's Ecstasy - Barry White 11. Looking Up To You - Michael Wycoff 12. I Really Didn't Mean It - Luther Vandross 13. Love Come Down - Evelyn Champagne King 14. Stomp - Brothers Johnson 15. Running Away - Roy Ayers 16. Twilight - Maze 17. Just An Illusion 18. Risin' To The Top - Keni Burke 19. 90% Of Me Is You - Gwen McRae 20. Fantasy - Earth Wind & Fire Disc: 2 1. Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown 2. Ain't Nobody - Rufus & Chaka Khan 3. All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls 4. Going Back To My Roots - Odyssey 5. Walking On Sunshine - Rockers Revenge 6. All In All - Joyce Sims 7. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang 8. Funkin' For Jamaica - Tom Browne 9. Got To Be Real 10. You Know How To Love Me - Phyllis Hyman 11. The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge 12. Down On The Street - Shakatak 13. There It Is - Shalamar 14. The Crown - Gary Byrd 15. And The Beat Goes On - Whispers 16. I Found Lovin' - Fatback Band 17. Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards 18. Don't Stop The Music - Yarborough & Peoples 19. Juicy - Mtumbe 20. Hanging On A String - Loose Ends

    Eighties soul and funk has long been overlooked by musical pundits who seem more keen to remember the excessiveness of 1970s disco or the acid days of house. Let the Music Play highlights those sandwiched between these eras, artists such as Shalamar, Imagination and Shannon who produced some of the most brilliant grooves ever. Let the Music Play--80s Groove is an overdue celebration of these tracks, uniting the familiar classics ("Hangin' on a String", "Fantasy" and "Ain't Nobody") with forgotten gems such as "Rockit" and "The Crown". Even though over a quarter of the songs on the compilation were actually released in the 70s, they all contributed to the development of this distinctive sound. In fact the legacy of the compositions lives on with Barry White's "Its Ecstasy When You Lay Down next to Me" being heavily sampled by Robbie Williams ("Rock DJ"), and Will Smith borrowing large chunks of "He's the Greatest Dancer" for "Gettin' Jiggy with It". The tracks are all joined together in a subtle non-stop mix, making the compilation perfect for blitzy 80s retro parties. --John Galilee, an Amazon.co.uk Review

    2003, Aug 22; 23:26 :::: 80s
  • 80s Groove Sessions - Classics From A Golden Era In Dance Music (2002) - Various Artists [Amazon US] [FR] [DE] [UK]
    Disc: 1 1. I found lovin' - The Fatback Band 2. And the beat goes on - The Whispers 3. Rock creek park - Blackbyrds 4. You gave me love - Crown Heights Affair 5. Let's groove - Earth, Wind & Fire 6. Midas touch - Midnight Star 7. Cuba - Gibson Brothers 8. Keep on jumpin' - Musique 9. Reach up - Toney Lee 10. Flashback - Imagination 11. Love come down - Evelyn King 12. Last night a DJ saved my life (12" mix) - Indeep 13. Somebody else's guy - Jocelyn Brown 14. Check out the groove - Bobby Thurston 15. Funkin' for Jamaica - Tom Browne Disc: 2 1. I can make you feel good - Shalamar 2. You're the one for me - D Train 3. Let the music play - Shannon 4. Love town - Booker Newbury III 5. There but for the grace of God go I - Machine 6. I knew that love - Eighties Ladies 7. Baby don't you know - Bobbi Humphrey 8. Dance with you - Carrie Lucas 9. Tripping out - Curtis Mayfield 10. Runaway love - Linda Clifford 11. Everybody - Roy Ayers 12. Give me your love - Sylvia Striplin 13. I wonder if I take you home - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Full Force) 14. Feel the need in me - The Detroit Emeralds 15. Never too much - Luther Vandross
    2003, Aug 22; 23:20 :::: funk
  • Funk Sessions (2001) - Various Artists [Amazon US] [FR] [DE] [UK]
    1. One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic 2. (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop - The Fatback Control 3. It's You Thing - The Isley Brothers 4. Everybody - Roy Ayers 5. Fat Mama - Herbie Hancock 6. A Real Mother For Ya - Johnny Guuitar Watson 7. Rock Creek Park - The Blackbyrds 8. Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield 9. Saturday Nite - Earth Wind & Fire 10. Pick Up The Pieces - The Average White Band 11. Right On - Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers 12. Brothers On The Slide - Cymande 13. Don't Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky - Ripple 14. You + Me =Love - The Undisputed Truth Disc: 2 1. Express Yourself - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 2. Got To Get Cha - Maceo & All The Kings Men 3. For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays 4. Am I Black Enough For Ya - Billy Paul 5. Carat Black - 24 Carat Black 6. Look Ka Py Py - The Meters 7. Hercules - Aaron Neville 8. Reach Up - Toney Lee 9. Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty - Johnny Guitar Watson 10. Son Of Shaft - The BAr-Kays 11. Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside 12. I Don't WAnt To Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myslef) - Dynasty 13. We Got The Funk - Positive Force 14. Yum Yum (Gimme Some) - The Fatback Band 15. (Not Just) Knee Deep - Funkadelic
    2003, Aug 22; 23:17 :::: soul
  • Soul Sessions (2001) - Various Artists [Amazon US] [FR] [DE] [UK]
    Disc: 1 1. If Only For One Night/Creepin - Luther Vandross 2. Nite And Day - Al B Sure 3. Show Me The Way - Regina Belle 4. For The Love Of You - The Isley Brothers 5. Precious Precious - Krystol 6. We've Only Just Begun - Glen Jones 7. Imitation Of Love - Millie Jackson 8. Give A Little More Lovin' - Jonathan Butler 9. My Love Is Real - Atlantic Starr 10. I Get Off On You - Keni Burke 11. I Know What's On Your Mind - Omar Chandler 12. Dont Stop Doin' Watcha Doin' - Jean Carne 13. Rhythm Of My Mind - Kashif 14. Pillow Talk - Sylvia 15. Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris 16. . Disc: 2 1. Give Me The Sunshine - Leo's Sunshipp 2. Hold me Tighter In The Rain - Billy Griffin 3. Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers 4. You'll Never Know - Hi Gloss 5. Really Really Love You - Cecil Parker 6. All The Way Lover - Millie Jackson 7. Zoom - Fat Larry's Band 8. Children Of The Ghetto - The Real Thing 9. I Think Of You - The Detroit Emeralds 10. I Get The Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson 11. Suspicious Minds - Candi Staton 12. Make Me Strong - Aaron Neville 13. Another Time, Another Place - The Persuaders 14. How Can You Say Goodbye - Sidney Joe Qualis 15. Have You Seen Her? - The Chi-Lites 16. By The Time I Get To Phenix - Isaac Hayes

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