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Epsilon Record Co proudly presents its latest release (EPS003) Heaven Scent / Henderson & Jones Limited edition / Re-mastered & remixed by Steve Fuji Two sublime obscure modern soul winners! Side A: Heaven Scent: I'm Gonna Get Ya (1983) Re-mastered & remixed version Side B: Henderson & Jones: I'm Gonna Getcha (1982) Re-mastered & remixed version Pre-order it now ((Available end of March 2021) https://www.epsilonrecord.com Listen & Watch: Henderson & Jones story by Alfonso Jones In 1980 while serving in the military at McGuire AFB New Jersey, Ken and I met at the NCO Club and I sang a song that was chosen off of the juke box by Heatwave for him. He told me that he had songs that he had written and asked if I would be interested in working on them with him. That was the beginning of our musical venture. We went to 8 track studios to get a basic structure of his music. The vocals that had been recorded were replaced by my vocals. We became friends a show together for exposure. We took our songs to Arista Records in New York and after a month of not hearing from them we retrieved our tape. We met with Landy McNeal, a producer in New York listened to our songs and said that there was no hook line. We went to Philadelphia to see another producer name Norman Harris. He liked what he heard but suggested that we should go to California because it would be a better area to launch our music Kenny got an assignment to Norton AFB in San Bernardino California and he sent for me on a 3 day bus ride. Ken had hand picked musicians out of Los Angeles to record the songs and we went to the studio in L.A for me to meet them and start laying tracks. We had a guy named J.B. Bell who wanted to help produce and promote us. After getting the record pressed we obtained a Masonic Hall for a weekend to perform the songs. After that we went to KGFJ in L.A to talk with the Program Director named George Moore. He listened but nothing came out of it. In 1983 We got a band together and started performing in the area and decided to do the song again on the 12”. We called the group Heaven Scent and we used members of the band in the studio. After we completed that project, we took promotional pictures for the record. We had only 100 copies pressed! After that things slowed down and Ken got out of the military and married a girl that had just gotten out of the service and they moved to her hometown in Sarasota Florida. I stayed in California for about another year and went to school. After 2 semesters I decided to go back to Columbus Ohio. I got a job and worked and went to School for Travel and Tourism. Ken and I remained friends and occasionally we talked but years passed before we saw one another again. After his wife passed he moved to Columbus Ohio. He performed with bands and at one point he was a one-man band. He played piano for a church that he had joined and after spending several years in Columbus he moved to Las Vegas. Ken stayed there for a few years then moved back to New Jersey where he was from. He went from there to Jacksonville Florida and I moved there. I stayed one year and my nephew was murdered so I moved back to Columbus after that. Ken got married and moved back home and I visited them on one occasion. He and his wife split up and he moved to northern California to be with his oldest son and his grandchildren that he had never seen before. While he was in California he sent me on the internet the 45 version of I'm gonna get ya and I just need someone like you. I hadn't seen or heard the record since 1980’s, so I was excited to see the record but I couldn't hear them. So I emailed Yann Vatiste to see if he would send me the songs and that is when Ken and I re-connected!

Out Now! The Kopestetics / Don't Put Offa Day - Epsilon Records 45 Limited Edition 7” Previously Unissued / Epsilon Records Co. ESP002 Catchy & Uplifting Previously Unissued Soulful Tunes from 1979 A Must-Have in your record box! Listen & Watch: Buy It Now: (order will be despatched from Tuesday) https://www.epsilonrecord.com The Kopestetics / Paterson New Jersey Interview with Leon Moses: I come from a great musical family back ground. My dad was a Gospel music promoter who discover groups like the Mighty Cloud of Joy. He was also Sam Cook's road manager. I did music my all life. I could talk to you all day about music. The Kopestetics started in high school, EastSide High School in the early 70’s in Paterson New Jersey. You might know the famous movie called "Lean on Me", that's where it took place. The group really consisted of my family, my brothers, my nephews, my cousins, basically people that I grew with. We were was a family group! We started under the director of William Butler. We’ve started playing in lots of clubs across New Jersey in the early 70’s. We were doing lots of talent shows across NJ. I recall one day we got beat out by a guy that we’ve previously won in a different talent show at the Apollo Theatre. We didn’t know who he was at the time, his name was Luther Vandross. We were named the number one band in NJ from I would say 1975 till 1982. We were tutted by a really famous deejay called BK Kirkland, he’s a really famous person in the music business, BK replaced radio legend Frankie Crocker at WBLS in 1976. He was the deejay and we were the band! We’ve end up opening acts like the Funkadelic, working along side of Sister Sledge, they were friend of ours from Philadelphia. We’ve also worked with Sammy Turner also from Paterson. We’ve auditioned with Jackie Wilson at Brunswick Records. We were opening act for Melvin & the Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass, The Manhattans... We were like the openings acts for so many bands. We’ve also played in all the major colleagues across the united states at this time. As some point we’ve changed the spelling of our from the Copestetics to Kopestetics with a K. I had a solo act from CBS associated Records Catawba, records called She’s too Serious by Leon Moses, Jimmy Castor from Jimmy Castor Bunch was my producer. All my life was surrounded by music, I am actually one of the last guy from the group who is still singing. I do a live stream at my church every Sunday. This particular two songs never came out on vinyl back in the days. We are all really excited about this project! At the time of those recordings in 1979 those people were in the Studio West Orange New Jersey. Produced and arranged by my good friend Ronald Foster. Vocals: Chucky Pinchom Joseph (Fuzzy) Stevens Leon (Farmer) Moses Larry Cox Music: Bass: Sam Mack Guitar: Kenny ((Satch) Pearce Guitar: June Moses Drums: Joey Moss Congas: Charles Byrd Keyboard: Ron Foster

The Sound Of Indianapolis: The Words Of Wisdom And Truth Review Side A. Don't Need Your Love Side B. What You Do To Me 7”/45 rpm Picture Sleeve - Core Black OUT EARLY MARCH 2021 250 + 20 pressed It all started when Herman “Butch” Slaughter at 12 years old asks his parents for a professional tape recording machine for Christmas. Butch’s technical training in music came from being First Chair/First Chair Baritone in a few school choirs. He started to write song poems and dreamed the day he would hear his songs on the radio. Butch had several attempts at putting a group together, eventually leading to the creation of The Words of Wisdom with Karen Slaughter, Robert “Buck” Vaughn, Rosa Lunderman and Mabel Heart. They started earning some good popularity at the crossing of the seventies and eighties although experienced some quick lineup changes until they disbanded in 1982 short after cutting these two belters. Stable artists at the legendary Lamp - the so called “Naptown’s Motown” - these guys were part of the sparkling funk soul scene of Indianapolis alongside the likes of The Vanguards and The Fabulous Souls just to name two. Writers, producers, studio owners involved in these recordings all passed away except Herman Slaughter, founder member of the band and a blasting dj still active on his scene. The recordings presented on this release went lost until 2 years ago. It’s been necessary a massive audio repair/restoration, hope you will appreciate the job we’ve done. Ah, why the Sex Pistols writing style? Just because, FUNK WAS THE BLACK PUNK! - VIVA NAPTOWN! Preorder a Standard Copy or a Test Pressing https://cannonballsoul.com/cannonballstore/ Video Trailer

A new 45 release from Epsilon Records, limited Edition of 300, 7” Previously Unissued / Epsilon Records Co. PARIS FORD A: Boogie Down B: You Ask For It (Come & Freak With Me) Limited Edition 7” Previously Unissued / Epsilon Records Co. Modern New York Style Funky Disco Killer from 1977 Listen: Buy It Now: https://twilightrecord45.wixsite.com/website MORE ABOUT PARIS FORD: One of the most enduring Bassist of the past Three decade PARIS FORD ,has taken his place as one of the most groundbreaking “New Old School” session players in popular music, from sharing recording sessions with the likes of Marcus Miller and Anthony Jackson to Recording and/or touring with everyone from Punk/Funk R&B recording artist Rick James to Jazz Fusion Violinist Micheal Urbaniak to name a few. FORD’s early days of Junior High School in the Bronx, playing in local bands with a great deal of his influences Larry Graham, Graham Central Station and Francis Rocco Prestia of Tower Power to name a few, makeup the unique style of his bass playing technique. His production combines the undeniably funky soulful song writing skills of R&B Jazz/Funk and Hip Hop. Although PARIS FORD released several singles throughout the years in U.S. & Europe, this single remains close to his heart, straight out of the vault of his Master Recording, this is his very first recording, it was done in his teen years( In the 70s Disco era). Alberto Zanini & Yann Vatiste Cannon Ball Records decided to release it amongst the company of some major musician and friends, PARIS FORD, Back then he was known aka "Peewee" (Peewee Ford), it was Recorded in 1978 -77 in Brooklyn NY at Platinum Factory/MTR Studio Restoration Mall. In 82’' FORD was signed as a solo artist to Arthur Baker’s record label, Streetwise Records, there Ford released his debut Dance/Funk 12inch single ”Be My Girl” f/ JAMES ROBINSON(of the group "CHANGE"), charted at # 69 on Billboard's Top 100 R&B/Dance charts also playing Bass on most of the Streetwise hits, "Keep Dancin" was his follow up release also featuring James Robinson. PARIS FORD has played Bass for Rick James, The B.B.&Q Band, Johnny Gill, New Edition, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Lenny White, Tyrone Thomas& The Whole Darn Family, Norman Conners, Lonnie Liston Smith, Micheal Urbankiak, Urszula Dudziak, James Robinson, Invisible Man's Band, The Village People, Glen Jones, Vicki Sue Robinson, Jean Carn, Val Young, J Plunky & Oneness and many other well known major recording artist also playing on many Jingles.From Paris:“This Release is close to my heart, I was a teen when I recorded it, I've done many recording with groups between 1974 -77 But this was my very 1st solo project. Back then I was known aka Peewee Ford, it was Recorded in 1977 in Brooklyn NY at Platinum Factory/MTR Studio Restoration Mall” Special thanks to Alberto Zanini, Joel Maslin & off course my friend the exceptional bass player Paris Ford! Yann Vatiste https://twilightrecord45.wixsite.com/website