![]() ![]() This 2 LP set has been fully remastered from the original tapes and enriched by two bonus tracks, one of which was previously unreleased. Janu2:58ĬAM Sugar is proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this masterpiece of Italian Giallo cinema, La Dama Rossa Uccide Sette Volte (The Red Queen Kills Seven Times), with a special vinyl reissue of the soundtrack by Bruno Nicolai. Sunday Girl (Live) - recorded at the Paramount Theater, Portland, OR. Disc Two features 2 previously unreleased tracks – a demo from 1978 and a live version recorded at the Paramount Theatre in Portland in January 1979 – pressed on yellow vinyl.Ģ. Disc One features the original Single Version, plus the French Version, pressed on red vinyl. Double 7” single set housed in a stunning, bespoke gatefold sleeve featuring rare photos from the period. ![]() Taken from the band’s multimillion-selling album, Parallel Lines, the success of these two singles pushed the album to #1 (several months after its initial release) and helped Blondie become the first New Wave act to reach platinum status. She is the Lost Soul Queen of New Orleans.įeaturing one of Blondie’s most famous, endearing and successful singles, “Sunday Girl,” originally released in 1979, was the follow-up to the band’s #1 hit, “Heart of Glass,” and was #1 in the U.K. Always soulful and always funky, Betty Harris' music contains the essence of New Orleans music. Betty Harris has been a cornerstone of Soul Jazz Records' New Orleans Funk and New Orleans Soul compilations. This is no reflection of the stunning musical quality of all these songs which encompass everything from southern soul, heavy funk, deep soul ballads and northern soul. And so at the end of the decade, she stopped recording, retired from the music business to raise her family in Florida. As a consequence, Betty Harris' music failed to achieve the commercial success of other New Orleans artists such as Lee Dorsey (whom she recorded with) and The Meters (who backed her). That Harris never, in fact, lived in New Orleans (she flew in from Florida for all her sessions with Toussaint's local in-house players) seems almost an irrelevance, a geographical aside to the defining New Orleans sound captured on the recordings featured here.Īll of these singles featured here were released on Allen Toussaint and his business partner Marshal Sehorn's local New Orleans label Sansu, widely distributed in the southern city but in only limited quantities elsewhere. ![]() With the extraordinary song-writing skills of Allen Toussaint alongside the powerful, soaring, confident and emotive singer and the groove of The Meters, you have an unbeatable combination. Soul Jazz Records' fantastic collection Betty Harris' 'The Lost Queen of New Orleans Soul' available in new one-off limited-edition heavyweight gatefold special edition green vinyl coloured pressing + download code exclusively for Record Store Day 2022!īetty Harris' The Lost Queen of New Orleans Soul collects together the steady stream of amazing soul and funk singles issued by Betty Harris from 1964 to 1969, under the musical guidance of legendary composer, musician, and producer extraordinaire Allen Toussaint, a collection that truly captures the heart and soul of the city of New Orleans during this era.īetty Harris's powerful, fiery soulful vocals found a perfect accompaniment with the New Orleans' players that Toussaint put together to back her, which by the time of her funk classic 'There's A Break In The Road' were the legendary super-tight, super-funk New Orleans group The Meters. As part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series, this release celebrates 70 years of the venerable jazz record label.Īrt Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section Housed in a tip-on jacket, this special mono edition features all-analog mastering from the original mono tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at QRP. Produced by Contemporary Records’ Lester Koenig and recorded by engineer Roy DuNann, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section has been praised as “a diamond of recorded jazz history” by AllMusic. According to jazz lore, on the morning of January 19, 1957, esteemed alto saxophonist Art Pepper woke up to learn that he was booked for a session, just hours later, with Miles Davis’ highly respected rhythm section (pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones), where the landmark title, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, was recorded.
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