Playgroup - Epic Sound Battles Chapter Two
As promised here is the second Playgroup album in superb lossless quality. Like the first, this was originally planned as an On-U Sound release but then licensed out to Cherry Red. The line-up reduces in size from the first: Ras Levi (Dub Syndicate), Style Scott (Creation Rebel), Bruce Smith (The Pop Group), Steve Beresford (too many to mention), Bonjo I (African Head Charge), and Lol Coxhill all contribute - we all can guess who produces and blends the whole thing together.
The mix of styles and influences here is impressive - from dub to funky soca to urban jazz, this record packs them all in. It's the sound of a multi-cultural eighties London finding it's feet after being suffocated by a thatcherite smog - the wonderful Going Overdrawn sums everything up into one track, I don't recall ever hearing a track mixing Russian violin, steel drums and slap bass. Nobody makes records like this anymore. Enjoy!
Originally planned to be an On-U Sound release (ON-U LP26) but shelved. Ripped here from a 1983 vinyl album released on Cherry Red Records (BRED 52).
A1 Ballroom Control
A2 Going Overdrawn
A3 Going For A Song
A4 Haphazard
B1 Squeek Squawk
B2 Shoot Out
B3 Lost In L.A.
B4 Burned Again
B5 Night Shift
fantastic - real xmas over here -
ReplyDeletedo you have Deadly Headley 35 Years From Alpha
ReplyDeleteSorry I do not. Would love to have a lossless rip myself.
DeleteThanks for these rare On U Sound albums. I have a vinyl copy of Deadly Headleys' 35 Years from Alpha, so if you can wait for a couple of weeks I'll post a link in the comments section once i've ripped and cleaned it up..
ReplyDeleteMick
Hi Mick. I'd love to hear the Deadley Headley album. Looking forward to hearing your rip! :-)
Deletethat would be great - same here...
DeleteJust looked but my Deadly is 320. Just playing it & i didn't realise it has some Bim vocals on it! :)
ReplyDeleteStaggering Heights at 24/96 would be good!?
Thanks again & forward to 15....tb