ARTHUR ALEXANDER
Country/Soul pioneer’s 1972 comeback album—reissued and
expanded! When The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Dusty Springfield,
George Jones & Johnny Paycheck, Bob Dylan, the Bee Gees and countless
others cover your songs, you must be on to something. Arthur Alexander was a
songwriter and song stylist, whose career took off in the early 1960s—writing
and recording hits like “Anna (Go To Him)” and “You Better Move On”—some of the
earliest hits recorded at Rick Hall’s Fame Studios and featuring the famed
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. After a short break at the end of the decade, he
released a self-titled,“comeback” album in 1972. Omnivore Recordings is pleased
to reissue Arthur Alexander four decades later, expanded with six bonus
tracks—two previously unissued. With new liner notes form Barry Hansen (better
known to most as Dr. Demento), the package also features the piece he wrote for
the album’s original issue. Arthur Alexander’s 12 tracks were produced by
Muscle Shoals bassist Tommy Gogbill, and include a version of “Burning
Love”—covered by Elvis Presley shortly after the album’s release. Alexander’s
two Warner Bros. follow-up singles are also here, as well as a pair of tracks
from the original sessions, unearthed and unheard until now. As Hansen wrote in
the original notes, “Arthur is especially proud of the variety and versatility
of his work on this album. All of it is strong medicine, and should be a fine
antidote for a lot of bad scenes.” Arthur Alexander, inducted into the Alabama
Music Hall Of Fame, is a music legend. Arthur Alexander is a legendary
recording.
THE DELFONICS – TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM
(EXPANDED AND REMASTERED)
Funky Town Grooves U.K. has an expanded edition of The
Delfonics’ fourth album – their first with Major Harris in the line-up, and
first without Thom Bell at the helm Digitally
remastered and expanded edition includes four bonus tracks. Tell Me This Is A
Dream is the fourth album by American soul group The Delfonics, released in
1972 on the Philly Groove label. This album introduced singer Major Harris to
the lineup replacing founding member Randy Cain. Lead single "Hey
Love", with it's innovative and distinctive use of harmony, is often
singled out as one of the group's greatest recordings. Also includes “Walk
Right Up to the Sun” and has been expanded with bonus tracks: singles of non-LP
side “Think It Over” (arranged by Norman Harris and Vince Montana), the rare
“Delphonics” Arista single “Don’t Throw It All Away” b/w “I Don’t Care What
People Say,” and the 45 version of the album’s “Baby I Miss You.”
DIAMOND ORTIZ – BABY LOTION
A set that's as smooth as the baby lotion offered by the
title – warmly laidback soul, with a definite old school vibe – and a style
that almost feels like lost underground work from the LA scene of the early
80s! There's a funky core to most tracks, but one that moves nice and slow, too
– stepping along at a pace that's just right for the keyboard flow and slight
electro touches – which also include some vocoder work that's as great as the
instrumentation! Titles include "Courvoisier", "Reeki
Reeki", "Freak Nasty & Classy", "I'm A Rock Yo
World", and "Hennything Is Possible". (Limited to just 300
copies!) ~ Dusty Groove
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