James Wilkerson ~ Vibrations Flowing [USA] Lo-fi Synth Soul, Downtempo Electronic Funk, Bedroom R&B

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James Wilkerson ~ Life Has Meaning
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USA ~ 1994

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Freddie Waite & Musical Youth – Party Time

Black Roots Records
"Merry Christmas From Black Roots" compilation, made in UK

Distributed by Jet Star
Distributed by Rough Trade
Published by Promotion Music
Produced for Black Roots Production
Design, Artwork – George Lawrence
Producer and arranged by Jackie Mittoo, Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott

Musical Youth are mainly remembered as a child novelty act - but that's not really fair. Formed in Birmingham in the early 1980s by Freddie Waite, formerly of The Techniques as his backing band, Musical Youth could genuinely play and worked in Birmingham pubs (guitarist Kelvin Waite debuting at the age of 7!) before being signed by MCA in 1982. A condition of their signing was that a lead singer "your own age" was acquired, and so Dennis Seaton joined the Waite and Grant brothers.

Their first MCA single "Pass The Dutchie", a version of The Mighty Diamonds classic "Pass The Kouchie" with the references to ganja removed, was an enormous global hit, and they were the first black act to appear on MTV, beating Michael Jackson to it by several months.

Their 15 minutes of fame ensued, recording with Donna Summer, appearing with Irene Cara, touring around the world and releasing a well received LP "Youth of Today". But things soon started to fall apart as the band tried and failed to find a hybrid between serious reggae and cheerful fresh faced youth; one example being the single "Never Gonna Give You Up" and its B side the theme from "Jim'll Fix It"!

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State Street – The Peter Gallway Revue

1981 non-album single on Revue Records.

Producer: Peter Gallway
In association with: The Revue
Guitar: Mark Wainer
Keyboards: Jon Hardy
Bass: Rob Roy
Drums: Perry Morlin

Co-produced and engineered by: G. Parker
Executive Producer: Mark Klingman
Recording: Moogtown Hi-Five Studios, NYC
Mastering: Bill Kipper/Masterdisk, NYC
Design: Michael Mahan
Photo: David T. Wilkinson
Special Thanks to: Marc Bailin
Our Love to: The Fonse
With some help from: Friends of the Revue
Horns: Tom Hamilton
Steel drum guitar: John Moses
Percussion: Marshall Rosenberg
Vocals: Diana Mae Munch
Vocals and piano: Murry Weinstock
Vocals: Eliot Osborn

Songs written and sung by: Peter Gallway
"State Street" written by: Peter Gallway and Larry John McNally
Songs arranged by: The Revue
Copyright 1981 Great Northern Music
Copyright 1981 Revue Records

Picture sleeve photo from 45cat.

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