Bonne écoute à tous.............. The SOS Band* – Just The Way You Like It (Like It Long Mix) Label: Tabu Records – TA 4621 Format: Vinyle, 12", 45 RPM, Stereo Pays: UK Sortie: 1984 The S.O.S. Band Profil: Original bandname "Santa Monica" was changed to "The S.O.S. Band" by Sigidi Bashir Abdullah during the recording sessions for "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (1979). It originally stood for "sounds of success." Sites: thesosband.com, Wikipedia, Facebook, soulwalking.co.uk Membres: Abdul Ra'oof, Billy Ellis, Bruno Speight, Chandra Currelly, Fredi Grace, James Earl Jones III, Jason Bryant, Jerome Thomas, John Alexander Simpson, Mary Davis, Penny Ford, Willie Killebrew ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLonPtpLVKY

Bonne écoute à tous................... A1.1 – Get Down On It A1.2 – Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho A1.3 – Ladies' Night A1.4 – Fresh A1.5 – Big Fun A1.6 – Steppin' Out A1.7 – Straight Ahead A1.8 – Take It To The Top A1.9 – Hangin' Out A1.10 – Celebration A1.11 – Celebremos A1.12 – Emergency A1.13 – Misled A1.14 – Victory February 87 - Mixes 1 Label: DMC – DMC 49/1 Format: Vinyle, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mixed Pays: UK Sortie: févr. 1987 Kool & The Gang Profil: Formed by Robert "Kool" Bell, his brother Ronald Bell and a bunch of their New Jersey teenage friends in the mid-60s (then called the Jazziacs), Kool & the Gang played traditional jazz in regional venues for several years, slowly morphing their style to incorporate emerging funk sounds of Sly and the Family Stone and James Brown. They were signed by the De-Lite label in the early '70s and gathered a small but loyal national following (in particular for their 1971 release Live at the Sex Machine). The group's fortunes exploded in 1974 with Wild and Peaceful, an infectiously raw album that spawned three smash hits, "Funky Stuff," "Hollywood Swinging," and "Jungle Boogie," all featuring great instrumentation and lyrics virtually shouted by the group. However, as quickly as they rode to fame, Kool & the Gang faded, their rough sound appearing out of place against the slick, dance-oriented sounds that began to dominate popular radio in the late '70s. Kool & the Gang was an afterthought in the music world in 1979, when they brought in the honey-sounding lead James J.T. Taylor and pop/jazz producer Eumir Deodato for one last gasp, a shiny dance album called Ladies Night. Deodato simplified and sweetened the group's jazz stylings in a heavily produced package, fronted by Taylor's irresistible tenor voice. It was an across-the-board smash, leading to two top hits, the title cut and the midtempo "Too Hot." It was also the beginning of a nearly unprecedented string of top-10 pop and soul hits for the group that would make Kool & the Gang the top-selling soul group of the '80s. Ladies Night was followed by the even bigger Celebration, the joyous title cut of which becoming the theme song of countless sports teams in the '80s and one of the most-played songs of the past 25 years. The next five years brought hit after hit, including chart toppers "Misled," "Cherish," "Take My Heart," "Joanna," "Fresh," and "Let's Go Dancin'." The infectious innocuousness of their music sometimes went to a silly extreme ("Get Down On It"), but the group clearly created a catalogue of enjoyable, well-performed cuts, both during Deodato's tenure as producer and after they took over the production of their albums in 1983 -- songs that have generally aged well. Their 1987 album, Forever, was another smash, but also provided warning sign that the fresh sounds Kool and the Gang introduced in 1979 had run their course and had begun to sound formulaic. In 1987, Taylor left the group to pursue a modestly successful solo career (he had one major hit with "All I Want Is Forever," a duet with Regina Belle), and the group continued on but never had another chart hit. They spent the next decade on the oldies circuit before Taylor rejoined for a 1996 reunion tour and the album State of Affairs, an extremely enjoyable disc (and the group's strongest lyrically) that was ignored by both Pop and Soul radio. Now a quintet consisting of brothers Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell (Khalis Bayyan), George Brown, Dennis Thomas, and Charles Smith (all original group members), the group tours internationally, and has a particularly large following in Asia. J.T. Taylor has continued his solo career, with limited success. Sites: koolandthegang.com, 45cat.com, allmusic.com, Facebook, imdb.com, instagram.com, Last.fm, MySpace, soulwalking.co.uk, SoundCloud, Twitter, whosampled.com, Wikipedia, YouTube Membres: Claydes Smith, Clifford Adams, Curtis Williams, Dennis D.T. Thomas, Don Boyce, Earl Toon, Jr., George Brown, J.T. Taylor, Kevin Bell, Larry Gittens, Michael Ray, Mohamed Moretta, Odeen Mays, Otha Nash, Richard Westfield, Robert Kool Bell, Robert Spike Mickens, Ronald Bell, Royal Bayyan, Shawn McQuiller, Skip Martin (2), Woody Sparrow ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UAjv-uKf9I

Bonne écoute à tous.............. Funkytown Vol. 1 Label: Rush Records – 207 858-630 Série: Funkytown – 1 Format: Vinyle, LP, Compilation Pays: Germany Sortie: 1986 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXD3EIp8Zw

Bonne écoute à tous............ Hithouse – Jack To The Sound Of The Underground (Remix) Label: On The Beat – OTB 1361-8 Format: Vinyle, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Silver / Black Center label Pays: France Sortie: 1988 Hithouse Vrai nom: Peter Slaghuis Profil: Dutch house producer. Founder of the Hithouse Records label. The name Hithouse is the literal translation of Peter's last name in English. Slag means Hit, Huis means House. Slaghuis was born in Rijswijk, Netherlands. He was a figure in the European dance music scene in the 1980s, producing popular remixes of various hits (most notably the "Long Vocal Dutch Mix" of "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz). Slaghuis stated "I hated that song so much... I just has to put a hook over it." With the arrival of house music in Europe, Slaghuis took up the pseudonym Hithouse and began using his sampling techniques in this field. His best known work, "Jack to the Sound of the Underground", reached #14 on the UK Singles Chart in 1988. His next few works did not attain the same level of success, though "Jack to the Sound of the Underground" remained in public consciousness in the UK when used as the theme for both the radio and television versions of the BBC comedy show The Mary Whitehouse Experience. He was part of the VideoKids group, which released the song "Woodpeckers from Space" in 1985, featuring Slaghuis in the video. Slaghuis also delivered remixes to the Disco Mix Club which published them on their monthly and compilation CDs. One of his most famous mixes was Madonna's "La Isla Bonita". Slaghuis' career was cut short by his death, at the age of 30, in a car accident in 1991, when his car at speed of 220 km/h crashed into an oncoming truck. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGEf6JnuW28