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Mates' Crates: First Choice - Love and Happiness 05.06.2022
Mates’ Crates, a series headed up by our friend Andrei Sandu, dives into the tales behind records and digs deeper into our connections to music. This time, disco icons First Choice with their cover of “Love and Happiness” Label: Philly Groove Records Inc. | Year: 1973 | Discogs: First Choice - Armed and Extremely […]
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Mates' Crates: Millie Jackson - We Got To Hit It Off 22.05.2022
Mates’ Crates, a series headed up by our friend Andrei Sandu, dives into the tales behind records and digs deeper into our connections to music. A funk soul classic this time, with Millie Jackson’s “We Got To Hit It Off”. Label: Spring | Year: 1979 | Discogs: Millie Jackson - A Moment’s Pleasure If […]
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Mates' Crates: Asha Puthli - Space Talk 08.05.2022
Mates’ Crates, a series headed up by our friend Andrei Sandu, dives into the tales behind records and digs deeper into our connections to music. This time, disco-jazz fusion from Indian icon Asha Puthli with “Space Talk”. Label: CBS | Year: 1976 | Discogs: Asha Puthli - The Devil Is Loose Few records can […]
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Mates' Crates: Average White Band & Ben E. King - Get It Up For Love 17.04.2022
Mates’ Crates, a series headed up by our friend Andrei Sandu, dives into the tales behind records and digs deeper into our connections to music. A transatlantic collab this time, with Average White Band & Ben E. King’s cover of “Get It Up For Love”. Label: Atlantic | Year: 1977 | Discogs: Average White […]
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Mates' Crates: Very Nice - Cadunta 03.04.2022
Mates’ Crates, a series headed up by our friend Andrei Sandu, dives into the tales behind records and digs deeper into our connections to music. A smooth bit of Portuguese rock this time with “Cadunta” by Very Nice. Label: Imavox | Year: 1978 | Discogs: Very Nice - Discretamente I’ve wanted this record from […]
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Mates' Crates: Nico Gomez and His Afro Percussion Inc. - Lupita 20.03.2022
Mates’ Crates, a series headed up by our friend Andrei Sandu, dives into the tales behind records and digs deeper into our connections to music. This time, Afro-Cuban funk via Central Europe with Lupita by Nico Gomez. Label: Mr. Bongo (originally Omega International) | Year: 2000 (originally 1971) | Discogs: Mr. Bongo - Brazilian Beats I’ve […]
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Mates' Crates: MFSB – Love Is The Message 06.03.2022
Mates’ Crates, a series headed up by our friend Andrei Sandu, dives into the tales behind records and digs deeper into our connections to music. LGBT month might have just wrapped up, but there’s no time like the present for a vogue and ballroom anthem: MFSB’s “Love Is The Message”. Label: Philadelphia […]
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Mates' Crates: Jorge Ben - Chove Chuva 20.02.2022
Mates’ Crates, a series headed up by our friend Andrei Sandu, dives into the tales behind records and digs deeper into our connections to music. An escape to Brazil this week, albeit with a track entitled “Constant Rain”. Label: Polysom (originally Phillips) | Year: 2012 (originally 1963) | Discogs: Jorge Ben - Samba […]