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Freestyle Records have just pushed out a special; digital release of Cookin' on 3 Burners This Girl (Special Edition) Release is made up of the original version and previously unheard instrumental and acapella versions, 01: This Girl (feat. Kylie Auldist) (03:44) 02: This Girl (Instrumental) (04:01) 03: This Girl (Acapella) [feat. Kylie Auldist] £1 each track or £2.50 for all 3 Here's the blurb DJ/producer Kungs remix of This Girl has rocketed up the pop & dance charts right across Europe including over a month as the Official #1 in France, has just entered the Official UK Top 30, is on the BBC Radio 1 and Capital FM Playlists and also reverberated around stadiums on David Guettas' recent tour which feature Kungs as his support act. The original version of Cookin' On 3 Burners 'This Girl was released back in 2009 - and became one of the best loved retro soul hits of the last decade. Taken from the band's album Soul Messin', the track went onto cross over massively on the contemporary Northern and Modern Soul scenes - becoming a huge favourite around the world - from Japanese funk clubs to legendary events like The Southport Soul Weekender. Copies of the vinyl 45 began to change hands for serious amounts of money online, and each subsequent repress sold out so quickly Freestyle Records couldn't keep them on the shelves! Kylie Auldists' simply stunning performance is just one factor in this songs amazing appeal, riding on top of the bands mellow, beautiful playing on this incredibly catchy song. You can watch a live performance video of the song HERE Freestyle have decided to re-release this classic track, coupled with the previously unheard instrumental and acapella versions, which may well bring even more people under the spell of this magical piece of music. Here's the link https://freestylerecords.kudosrecords.co.uk/release/fsrco3bdig01/cookin-on-3-burners-this-girl-special-edition.html Here's the Official Freestyle Records Videos Original Version Instrumental Acapella Track

A reissue of this 2005 album is due out next month via Vampisoul Records,and can now be pre-prdered Blurb from Vampisoul Site... JOE BATAAN CALL MY NAME Back in 2004, Vampisoul was extremely honoured to play a role in the return to recording of the legendary Joe Bataan, which fully materialized in the lauded 2005 album 'Call My Name', written and produced by Daniel Collas. After being out of print for a while, the LP has now been revamped featuring new artwork and liner notes written by Andrew Mason and Daniel Collas, plus photos from the sessions. This whole project grew out of a song called ‘Cycles Of You’, which I had written around 2000-2001 with the guitarist and bassist of my band at the time, Easy. The chord progression and vocal melody really reminded me of Bataan, and it occurred to me that it wouldn’t be impossible to get him into the studio to do a guest vocal if we ever recorded it. I had met Bataan a few years before at a small, family-reunion style show at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in my neighborhood, where he not only still sounded great, but was also gracious and easy to talk to.By the time we got around to recording with Easy, the band was about to break up but we still had the studio booked. We all agreed that we didn’t want to continue as a band, but at the same time, it would be a shame to never record what we had been working on. Around this time Bataan was playing out again, so I went to the show to see him and find out if he’d be interested in doing some vocals with us. He was agreeable, so we decided to turn it into a Joe Bataan session and do ‘Cycles Of You’. The funny thing is, ‘Chick-A-Boom’, a live favorite with Easy, was hastily added so we could have a B-side, but it ended up chosen to be the A-side of the single. More of this informative background opf the album article from Daniel Collás, the producer of “Call My Name” can be read via http://munster-records.com/en/label/vampisoul/product/call-my-name-vampi-168# 1 Call My Name 2 Chick-A-Boom 3 I'm The Fool (Parts 1&2) 4 Cycles Of You 5 Secret Girl, My Superfraud 6 Ernestin 7 Chevere Que Chevere 8 Keep The Change Product details Audio CD (1 July 2016) Number of Discs: 1 Label: Vampisoul

Martha High - Singing For The Good Times - Blind Faith Cat: BF 01002LP. Here's the release blurb, preview player and a brief bio of this fine repeat play release. Mrs. Martha High is the hardest working woman in show business. She is still touring worldwide as a lead singer of Maceo Parker's band but now she is on fire because finally, she has recorded the album she never made but always wanted to make. 11 killer original tunes produced and arranged by Luca Sapio, the Italian soul ambassador, in true analog super sound. The tunes evoke the best productions of the golden era Southern soul as well as the sonic landscapes of the Italian soundtracks of the 60's. Here is the middle ground where these two unheraled musical traditions meet and Martha is the undisputed Queen. Don't miss the chance to take a listen. This record is made of truth, soul, love, and pain - a full spectrum of emotions that only a Queen can deliver to your ears. She spent much time in the studio with Luca and his guys to make it happen. This is not a revival, this is not retro, this is NOW. She took it as a challenge and we are sure that she won. Credits Produced and mixed by Luca Sapio at Blind Faith Studios Roma Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Studio L.A. Written by Luca Sapio & Mecco Guidi Special thanks to the Blind Faith Team Preview 1. "Always Worth The Pain" 2. "I'm A Woman" 3. "Can't Hold On" 4. "Fire Shut Up In My Bones" 5. "Lean On Me" 6. "Lovelight" 7. "The Hard Way" 8. "Singing This Song (For You)" 9. "The Hardest Working Woman In Town" 10. "You Baby" 11. "For The Good Times" Martha High (born Martha Harvin, Washington, D.C.) is an American female vocalist. Harvin grew up in Washington, D.C., attending Roosevelt High School and singing in Trinity AME Zion Church. She began singing in The Four Jewels (whose members attended the same church and school) after the departure of Carrie Mingo. After Martha joined the group, they changed their name simply to The Jewels and released their best-known hit, "Opportunity". After a follow-up single, "But I Do" b/w "Smokey Joe", flopped, they were dropped from Dimension Records. The Jewels went on tour with James Brown in 1964, with a demanding nightly schedule. They visited the studios of Motown Records on the Detroit leg of the tour, hoping to record, but the building was closed that day. They did record two singles while they toured with Brown, but after a year and a half with Brown the group split up. Harvin adopted the stage name Martha High and continued singing with Brown for the next 30-plus years. Among her appearances with Brown are on the track "Summertime" and on the Original Funky Divas album. High also recorded a self-titled disco album in 1979, released on Salsoul Records. In January 2000, she stopped performing with Brown and went on tour with Maceo Parker. In 2004, High teamed up with the Soulpower organization, which is also behind the comebacks of Soul artists like Marva Whitney, Lyn Collins, Bobby Byrd, Gwen McCrae and RAMP. During her collaboration with Soulpower, High performed all across Europe and even performed in Africa, backed by the Soulpower Allstars. In February 2005, High embarked on the "James Brown's Funky Divas Tour" in Europe, sharing the stage with her friend Lyn Collins. In 2016, High released her solo album on Blind Faith Records. . 11 original tunes produced and recorded by italian soul man Luca Sapio and his crew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_High available now via all the usual types at all the usual places

This release news sort of goes hand in hand with today's the sun is out vibe A 45 release from late last month KAZAHAYA - Miracles / It's Better Than Walking Out - Disco Bits Catalogue Number: DBS 1001 A blend of two classic versions of "I Believe In Miracles" Mark Cappani vocals over Jackson Sisters beats Juno Player and their blurb Serious Japanese Steel editry from Kazahaya: "Miracles" takes two recordings of the classic "I Believe In Miracles" (Mark Capanni and the Jackson Sisters) and deftly plays between the two to incredible effect with some really cool double-ups on the fills. Flip for a twist on a classic immortalised by Marlena Shaw where a thumping northern soul kickdrum drives us wild beneath the big orchestration. No messing around here. Soundcloud play available at all the usual suspects