Taana Gardner Heartbeat (West End) 1981

Massive disco/soul party BOMB!!!!!! Ini Kamoze 'borrowed' this KILLER rhythm track for 'Here Comes The Hotstepper' An essentail piece of vinyl...

Taana Gardner Heartbeat

Brenda Russell In The Thick Of It (A&M) 1988

I am feeling this one. Nice music from Brenda Russell taken from the B Side of her commercial hit 'Piano In The Dark' The percussionn and guitar on this gives a slight latin flavour...to my ears anyway..

Brenda Russell In The Thick Of It

Grand Puba 2000 (Elektra) 1995

Only discovered this record a few months ago. This is super dope hip hop. He really is a very gifted emcee and the production on this is simply amazing. Without doubt one of the best rap records ever made, get one of these.

Grand Puba Back Stabbers


Grand Puba Change Gonna Come


Grand Puba Don't Waste My Time

Roy Ayers Ubiquity Sensitize (Polydor) 1974

One of the best looped up samples I've ever heard. Dark, eerie but somehow beautiful.... Borrowed by Black Rob for his 'Life Story' track and also O.C. in 1997 on the tune 'Hypocrite' Music that sounds like this could have only been produced in the 1970's..

Roy Ayers Ubiquity Sensitize

The Emotions Show Me How

The real sh*t...

Curtis Mayfield You're So Good To Me (RSO) 1979

The man - check this one out..

Curtis Mayfield You're So Good To Me

Diana Ross Missing You (RCA) 1984

Beautiful tune from Diana Ross, sampled by Notorious BIG.

Diana Ross Missing You

Black Box Fantasy (Deconstruction) 1990

Mega powerful cover version of Earth Wind & Fire's classic 'Fantasy' Wicked bassline and heavy vocals. Admit it, you forgot about this one didn't you?

Black Box Fantasy

Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots (Elektra) 1982

A gem from Patrice Rushen.

Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots

Phyllis Hyman You Know How To Love Me (Arista) 1979

Classic from the late 70's, when real music was the order of the day..

Phyllis Hyman You Know How To Love Me

Joyce Sims Come Into My Life (Sleeping Bag) 1987

Does it get any better than this? Produced by Mantronik this is absolute class. This was taken from her absolute winner of an album back in 1987, an album you must own!

Joyce Sims Come Into My Life

Paul Hardcastle Living For You (Best of 1983-2003)

Paul hardcastle was the man behind 'Kiss The Sky' This is a different mix of 'Living For You' which has a full length rap in the middle of it.

Paul Hardcastle Living For You

Mai Tai History (Virgin) 1985

Ahhh back in the day when I used to buy a 12" and it was just that-an extended version of the original track. What happened? All we've had for the last few years is the normal version. This track is probably classed as 'chart music' Call it what you want but it's a lot better than the chart music that's around these days..Listen.

Mai Tai History

BB&Q Band Dreamer (Cooltempo) 1987

Classic 80's. Goes out to the anonymous person who posted about 30 comments yesterday!

BB&Q Band Dreamer

Vicious Nika (Remix) (Epic) 1995

Ragga hip hop, I loved it...This one uses the Isley Brothers' classic 'Between The Sheets' Bring back some memories..

Vicious Nika (Remix)


The Isley Brothers Between The Sheets

Cheryl Lynn Encore Columbia) 1983

Another timeless classic. This is why I don't write a lot, they speak for themselves.

Cheryl Lynn Encore (Original 12")

Evelyn King I'm In Love (RCA) 1981

Classic record from Evelyn King. Can't help but think Masters At Work based a little of their classic house anthem 'To Be In Love' on certain parts of this..

Evelyn King I'm In Love

Jill Scott He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat) (Hidden Beach) 2000

This is simply wonderful.

Jill Scott He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat

Horace Brown One For The Money (Motown) 1996

KILLER from Horace Brown.

Horace Brown One For The Money

Assorted Phlavors Patience (Sony) 1996

Nice tune from the old skool

Assorted Phlavors Patience (Sony) 1996