I was wandering through a Camelot Music store last week, and found this
compilation called 'Street Jams - Electric Funk', which is released on
Rhino Records. It's actually very good - I like most of the stuff on
there, although some of the tracks are a little lame ('The ladies, the
ladies, the ladies drive me crazy..'). They're all classics though, and
from what I understand, there's also a second volume.
Has anyone seen these around? The first one includes (let's see if I
can remember all of them..):
Siberian Nights - Twilight 22
Computer Age - Newcleus
Egypt, Egypt - Egyptian Lover
Pack Jam - Jonzun Crew
Reckless - The Glove, David Storrs, and Ice-T <- Fuckin' fat; this
was my favorite
song for a while
when I was little.
R-9 - Cybotron <- Early, early Detroit - I had never heard
this sound in its original form before I
bought this compilation, although I can
hear its influence all over.. (even in
stuff like early Die Warzau). Not house.
When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb <- Cheesy, but an urban classic.
That 'Ladies' Track (I forgot who did it)
A 122 BPM Drum Track from the Jive Rhythm Tracks compilation (programmed
by Roger Linn! (of Linn 9000 Drum Machine fame)
Funky Little Beat - Connie
Let The Music Play - Shannon <- Ahh, nostalgia. Still playin' this on 45,
but it's nice to hear it on CD!
Does anyone have any other recommendations for similar compilations? I'm
really interested hearing all of this old shit! (I wish that I wasn't so
careless about keeping/labelling my tapes when I was little - I would've
still been listening to this stuff!) Thanks!
Enjoy,
Darshan