P-VINE Archives - Guerssen Records https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/label/p-vine/ Guerssen Records Tue, 07 May 2024 16:34:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-isotip-32x32.png P-VINE Archives - Guerssen Records https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/label/p-vine/ 32 32 Babadu! https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/babadu/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/babadu/ Produced by Hawaiian AOR legend Kirk Thompson (of KALAPANA and Lemuria fame) singer-songwriter Babadu's sole album is mellow Hawaiian soul from start to finish.
The 1970s saw the birth of Contemporary Hawaiian music, a genre inspired by the popular sounds of the mainland US, but with a distinct, Hawaiian feeling. Perhaps the most popular form of Contemporary Hawaiian music was Hawaiian AOR. It makes sense - mellow grooves and laid-back bass lines seem perfect for the pristine beaches of Waikiki; yet the genre would take off, gaining popularity in lands as far away as Japan.
Babadu! is firmly in the tradition of Hawaiian AOR, with the vocals of Babadu himself resting perfectly atop backing tracks that perfectly meld the sounds of the island with mainland yacht rock. Album opener "We're Not To Blame" is a perfect example, with tropical flutes practically dancing over Babadu's soulful vocals and a groove that'll have anybody nodding their head. With Kirk Thompson of Kalapana handling production, arranging and keyboards - much like he did for Hawaiian AOR legends Lemuria, the album sounds simply sublime. Reissued with an obi-strip for the first time ever, with the handsome face of Babadu himself adorning the cover, you already know you're in for a soulful, good time with this album.

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]]> Produced by Hawaiian AOR legend Kirk Thompson (of KALAPANA and Lemuria fame) singer-songwriter Babadu’s sole album is mellow Hawaiian soul from start to finish.
The 1970s saw the birth of Contemporary Hawaiian music, a genre inspired by the popular sounds of the mainland US, but with a distinct, Hawaiian feeling. Perhaps the most popular form of Contemporary Hawaiian music was Hawaiian AOR. It makes sense – mellow grooves and laid-back bass lines seem perfect for the pristine beaches of Waikiki; yet the genre would take off, gaining popularity in lands as far away as Japan.
Babadu! is firmly in the tradition of Hawaiian AOR, with the vocals of Babadu himself resting perfectly atop backing tracks that perfectly meld the sounds of the island with mainland yacht rock. Album opener “We’re Not To Blame” is a perfect example, with tropical flutes practically dancing over Babadu’s soulful vocals and a groove that’ll have anybody nodding their head. With Kirk Thompson of Kalapana handling production, arranging and keyboards – much like he did for Hawaiian AOR legends Lemuria, the album sounds simply sublime. Reissued with an obi-strip for the first time ever, with the handsome face of Babadu himself adorning the cover, you already know you’re in for a soulful, good time with this album.

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]]> We want To Play https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/we-want-to-play/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/we-want-to-play/ We Want To Play was the second and final album from North Carolina vocal and instrumental group Brief Encounter. First released in 1981 on the Californian label Music Town Records, their take on modern soul and boogie has been popular with rare record collectors from all over with their large nine-member group creating a wall of sound with powerful vocal harmonies. P-VINE is excited to be reissuing the album under its Groove-Diggers imprint on limited 180g vinyl with an iconic Japanese obi strip.

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]]> We Want To Play was the second and final album from North Carolina vocal and instrumental group Brief Encounter. First released in 1981 on the Californian label Music Town Records, their take on modern soul and boogie has been popular with rare record collectors from all over with their large nine-member group creating a wall of sound with powerful vocal harmonies. P-VINE is excited to be reissuing the album under its Groove-Diggers imprint on limited 180g vinyl with an iconic Japanese obi strip.

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]]> Introducing – The Brief Encounter https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/introducing-the-brief-encounter/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/introducing-the-brief-encounter/ Hot on the heels of announcing a singles collection from the North Carolina funk and soul group, P-VINE Records is proud to be repressing Brief Encounter's debut album Introducing - The Brief Encounter for the first time in eleven years. A much-loved favourite among RARE GROOVE fans, this album was originally released in 1977 on Seventy Seven Records where it spent the better part of 30 years amassing untouchable prices on the second-hand market. With its first reissue in 2010, many fans were finally able to hop on board the pleasure-bound trip, and with those records now becoming a rarity, a second repress was always on the cards.

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]]> Hot on the heels of announcing a singles collection from the North Carolina funk and soul group, P-VINE Records is proud to be repressing Brief Encounter’s debut album Introducing – The Brief Encounter for the first time in eleven years. A much-loved favourite among RARE GROOVE fans, this album was originally released in 1977 on Seventy Seven Records where it spent the better part of 30 years amassing untouchable prices on the second-hand market. With its first reissue in 2010, many fans were finally able to hop on board the pleasure-bound trip, and with those records now becoming a rarity, a second repress was always on the cards.

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]]> Dreamworld Fantasies https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/dreamworld-fantasies/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/dreamworld-fantasies/ The brains behind People's Pleasure's soul classic, "Do You Hear Me Talking To You?", Bill Brown produced a slew of soul and funk hits in the 70s under a number of guises. For this release, P-VINE is releasing a rare singles collection of some of his most prized funk hits under his Bill Brown and the Soul Injection moniker. His rich multi-layered vocals are at the forefront of "Time after Time", the previously unissued opener to this collection, and the following tracks go from strength to strength with the pulsating modern soul track "Love Under The Apple Tree" and the cross-over title-track "Dreamworld Fantasies". Don't miss out on this opportunity to pick up a wonderful collection of rarities previously lost to the world from a master of funk and soul.

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]]> The brains behind People’s Pleasure’s soul classic, “Do You Hear Me Talking To You?”, Bill Brown produced a slew of soul and funk hits in the 70s under a number of guises. For this release, P-VINE is releasing a rare singles collection of some of his most prized funk hits under his Bill Brown and the Soul Injection moniker. His rich multi-layered vocals are at the forefront of “Time after Time”, the previously unissued opener to this collection, and the following tracks go from strength to strength with the pulsating modern soul track “Love Under The Apple Tree” and the cross-over title-track “Dreamworld Fantasies”. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to pick up a wonderful collection of rarities previously lost to the world from a master of funk and soul.

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]]> LA Will Make You Pay $$$ https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/la-will-make-you-pay/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/la-will-make-you-pay/ A follow-up of sorts to Messengers Incorporated's Soulful Proclamation, LA Will Make You Pay $$$ by Burton Inc. featured core members Charles and Barbara Burton of both groups, and is a shining example of the modern soul and disco that pulsed through the Oklahoma underground. Moving away from the psych-infused heavy funk jams of Soulful Proclamation, these eight tracks gave Barbara Burton's vocals the spotlight with heart-tugging soul ballads, sun-soaked horns and bass grooves. Originally released independently in 1976, P-VINE is delighted to reissue the album on limited-edition vinyl with an iconic Japanese obi strip included.

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]]> A follow-up of sorts to Messengers Incorporated’s Soulful Proclamation, LA Will Make You Pay $$$ by Burton Inc. featured core members Charles and Barbara Burton of both groups, and is a shining example of the modern soul and disco that pulsed through the Oklahoma underground. Moving away from the psych-infused heavy funk jams of Soulful Proclamation, these eight tracks gave Barbara Burton’s vocals the spotlight with heart-tugging soul ballads, sun-soaked horns and bass grooves. Originally released independently in 1976, P-VINE is delighted to reissue the album on limited-edition vinyl with an iconic Japanese obi strip included.

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]]> Stone Out Of Your Mind https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/stone-out-of-your-mind/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/stone-out-of-your-mind/ Another heavyweight release from the vaults of the legendary tax scam label TSG comes this reissue of The Corner Gang's Stone Out Of Your Mind. Living up to the striking haze of the album's sleeve, here are nine tracks of energetic pop and sweet soul packed with enough heat to ward off the coldest of winters. Album highlight "The Music Of Your Mind" hits the sweet-spot of the record with its chugging bassline, funk guitars and snarling vocals bouncing off the walls.
By the time the needle reaches the end of the groove, and it finally dawns on you that the album cover may have pinched an idea or two from Jimmy Mcgriff's At The Organ, the band and its anonymous members have packed up their instruments and disappeared without a trace. P-VINE is thrilled to be reissuing Stone Out of Your Mind on vinyl with a limited run for the first time since its original release in 1976. It is also newly remastered and fitted with an iconic Japanese obi strip.

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]]> Another heavyweight release from the vaults of the legendary tax scam label TSG comes this reissue of The Corner Gang’s Stone Out Of Your Mind. Living up to the striking haze of the album’s sleeve, here are nine tracks of energetic pop and sweet soul packed with enough heat to ward off the coldest of winters. Album highlight “The Music Of Your Mind” hits the sweet-spot of the record with its chugging bassline, funk guitars and snarling vocals bouncing off the walls.
By the time the needle reaches the end of the groove, and it finally dawns on you that the album cover may have pinched an idea or two from Jimmy Mcgriff’s At The Organ, the band and its anonymous members have packed up their instruments and disappeared without a trace. P-VINE is thrilled to be reissuing Stone Out of Your Mind on vinyl with a limited run for the first time since its original release in 1976. It is also newly remastered and fitted with an iconic Japanese obi strip.

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]]> Concerts By The sea https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/concerts-by-the-sea/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/concerts-by-the-sea/ From the opening announcement of the MC, the first live album of jazz drummer Les Demerle's glowing career jumps right into the thick of it. Live At The Concerts By The Sea was originally released in 1978, and showcases the live performance of Demerle's band at Howard Rumsey's iconic jazz club Concerts By The Sea; a club which produced a series of concerts from 1971 to 1985 in Redondo Beach, California. From the jazz-fusion opener "Quetzal" to the pacy jazz-funk of "San Quentin Quail," Les Demerle leads his band through a memorable set of genre-hopping jazz with a steady and exemplary command of his kit. P-VINE is thrilled to be producing the first official reissue on its Groove-Diggers imprint with a limited edition LP pressing, and an iconic Japanese obi strip attached.

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]]> From the opening announcement of the MC, the first live album of jazz drummer Les Demerle’s glowing career jumps right into the thick of it. Live At The Concerts By The Sea was originally released in 1978, and showcases the live performance of Demerle’s band at Howard Rumsey’s iconic jazz club Concerts By The Sea; a club which produced a series of concerts from 1971 to 1985 in Redondo Beach, California. From the jazz-fusion opener “Quetzal” to the pacy jazz-funk of “San Quentin Quail,” Les Demerle leads his band through a memorable set of genre-hopping jazz with a steady and exemplary command of his kit. P-VINE is thrilled to be producing the first official reissue on its Groove-Diggers imprint with a limited edition LP pressing, and an iconic Japanese obi strip attached.

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]]> Freeway https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/freeway/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/freeway/ Here is the upcoming P-VINE presents ULTIMATE TSG SURVEY reissue series following Ricardo Marrero, The Topics and The Ultimates."Freeway" was released in 1976 as the only work from pianist and composer Eric Dunbar who was based on New Orleans. Almost nobody had the original edition vinyl released by a legendary tax scam label "TSG Records" because this LP had pressed only a few quantities just for tax saving. Currently, this album is well known as one of the most rare and valuable titles among releases of the label. Not only its rarelity but the music itself is also truly almighty, all tracks are full of intense low-mid grooves and skillful brass sections support the base of sound strongly. The opening number "Freeway (M1)" is one of the highlights of this long play. P-VINE is proud to present this long awaited reissue with newly digital remastering and Japanese OBI-strip.

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]]> Here is the upcoming P-VINE presents ULTIMATE TSG SURVEY reissue series following Ricardo Marrero, The Topics and The Ultimates.”Freeway” was released in 1976 as the only work from pianist and composer Eric Dunbar who was based on New Orleans. Almost nobody had the original edition vinyl released by a legendary tax scam label “TSG Records” because this LP had pressed only a few quantities just for tax saving. Currently, this album is well known as one of the most rare and valuable titles among releases of the label. Not only its rarelity but the music itself is also truly almighty, all tracks are full of intense low-mid grooves and skillful brass sections support the base of sound strongly. The opening number “Freeway (M1)” is one of the highlights of this long play. P-VINE is proud to present this long awaited reissue with newly digital remastering and Japanese OBI-strip.

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]]> 69 Cents https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/69-cents/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/69-cents/ "Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign" is a sweet funk group from Minneapolis that was evolved from four musicians who were friends and all left high school together to play in a band back in early 1970's. In 1973, they released their first and most successful album for MCA under the production of Wayne Henderson who is well known as trombone player of Crusaders. After the release, the band returned to their hometown and started recording in Chitown records studios in 1974~75 but the master tape had not been published by some reasons and forgotten for decades. These unheard treasures recorded in the middle of their career will be finally unveiled for the first time. You'll find how these lost tracks are superb and not any less gripping than their 2nd album released after these recording. You can listen to the single from UK disco label Super Disco Edits which will be released as an advance single of this album. For fans of sweet soul / psych funk.

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]]> “Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign” is a sweet funk group from Minneapolis that was evolved from four musicians who were friends and all left high school together to play in a band back in early 1970’s. In 1973, they released their first and most successful album for MCA under the production of Wayne Henderson who is well known as trombone player of Crusaders. After the release, the band returned to their hometown and started recording in Chitown records studios in 1974~75 but the master tape had not been published by some reasons and forgotten for decades. These unheard treasures recorded in the middle of their career will be finally unveiled for the first time. You’ll find how these lost tracks are superb and not any less gripping than their 2nd album released after these recording. You can listen to the single from UK disco label Super Disco Edits which will be released as an advance single of this album. For fans of sweet soul / psych funk.

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]]> This Is A Blessing https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/this-is-a-blessing/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/this-is-a-blessing/ Fay Hill has been based in LA since the 1980s and is best known for her 2nd album "Island In My Mind" which was released in 1987 with a rich selection professional musicians and engineers from LA. This, her debut album "This Is A Blessing", released six years earlier in 1981, is by comparison a much more raw and spontaneous affair which in turn spotlights her powerful gospel vocals, and the bustling funk and soul scene of LA in the early 80s. "I Don't Know You" (M5) is an album highlight produced by MICHAEL ORR who will be familiar to Rare Groove followers along with its wonderful cutting guitar line. "I Know Who You Should See" (M2) and "Any Load You Can Handle" (M7) were also released as single-cut 7 inches at the time and are still in high demand. It's an album truly full of killer tunes, and finally seeing its first reissue in the world!

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]]> Fay Hill has been based in LA since the 1980s and is best known for her 2nd album “Island In My Mind” which was released in 1987 with a rich selection professional musicians and engineers from LA. This, her debut album “This Is A Blessing”, released six years earlier in 1981, is by comparison a much more raw and spontaneous affair which in turn spotlights her powerful gospel vocals, and the bustling funk and soul scene of LA in the early 80s. “I Don’t Know You” (M5) is an album highlight produced by MICHAEL ORR who will be familiar to Rare Groove followers along with its wonderful cutting guitar line. “I Know Who You Should See” (M2) and “Any Load You Can Handle” (M7) were also released as single-cut 7 inches at the time and are still in high demand. It’s an album truly full of killer tunes, and finally seeing its first reissue in the world!

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