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| 1. Sunshower - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| 2. Goin' To A Showdown - Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band |
| 3. Going Places [Zemix Version] - Kid Creole & The Coconuts |
| 4. Is That All There Is? - Cristina |
| 5. On A Day Like Today - Gichy Dan's Beatchwood No.9 |
| 6. There But For The Grace Of God Go [12'' Version] - Machine |
| 7. I'm And Indian Too [12'' Version] - Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band |
| 8. Marathon Runner - Aural Exciters |
| 9. Pharaoh (Can't Take It To The Grave) - Coati Mundi |
| 10. Emile (Night Rate) - Aural Exciters |
| 11. He's Not Such A Bad Guy After All [12'' Version] - Kid Creole & The Coconuts |
| 12. Don't Play With My Emotions - Ron Rogers |
| 13. Double On Back - Kid Creole & The Coconuts |
| 14. Paradise 310 - Aural Exciters |
| 15. Off The Coast Of Me - Kid Creole & The Coconuts |
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
From the label that brought you the excellent Disco Not Disco and Funky Nassau compilations,(STRUT) the latest one see's them tackling Kid Creole and in particular The August Darnell Years between 1974 and 1983. It opens with Sunshower my particular favourite and it's a sublime slice of disco funk.
It's also interesting to note just how many of the songs here have been sampled over the last two decades to create a new range of dance hits, from hip hop to house.
The best things about this compilation are...
1. That Kid Creole has impeccable taste in music
2. Because the CD is unmixed it's a great tool for DJ's
3. It is programmed in such a way that its superb for home listeners too.
A MUST BUY FOR YOUR COLLECTION
It's also interesting to note just how many of the songs here have been sampled over the last two decades to create a new range of dance hits, from hip hop to house.
The best things about this compilation are...
1. That Kid Creole has impeccable taste in music
2. Because the CD is unmixed it's a great tool for DJ's
3. It is programmed in such a way that its superb for home listeners too.
A MUST BUY FOR YOUR COLLECTION
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4 reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
THIS MAN IS A NATIONAL TREASURE GET ON BOARD PEOPLE!
7 Jun 2008
Format:Audio CD
August Darnell brother of Stony Browder of Doctor Buzzard's Savannah Band aka Kid Creole aka producer of Don Armando's Rhumba Band and the Aural Exciters proprieter of ZE Records the cult no-wave disco label that defined the 'Danceteria' sound starting in '79 before new wave was the norm, "Cherchez La Femme" was the Billboard pop hit in the 70's that put Darnell on the map with the classic lyric, "Tommy Mottola lives on the road..." sung by the genius Cory Daye. When you listen to this CD you know you're in the hands of a master. His music spans rock and pop into disco, funk, latin and big band and then polishes it off with a nasty dose of synth wave. The girl vocals are alternately sultry like Buzzard's or mocking like Cristina or Aural Exciters, "He's Not Such A Bad Guy (After All)". The production is still a revelation and sounds fresh, innovative and totally danceable. August also produced the cult disco hit "There But For The Grace of God" by Machine and ZE was an outlet for his 12" releases, many of these underground classics and out of print for ages. The inclusion of "I'm An Indian, Too", the bizarro remake of the Irving Berlin tune sung by Fonda Rae is truly worth the price of admission but the fact that EVERY track is phenomenal truly blows my mind. Anyone into funk or disco this is a must, anyone into house and techno another must and anyone into big band, 80's punk, anything about old New York. Get with it NOW!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Darnell: Underrated
2 Jun 2008
Format:Audio CD
This is a crazy interesting collection of Darnell's work that highlights his impact on future music styles. Marathon Runner (Aural Exciters) and He's Not Such a Bad Guy Afterall ( Kid Creole and the Coconuts) are excellent examples of early disco and later pre-hip-hop/rap/soul/funk.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Goning Places
4 Jun 2008
Format:Audio CD
have been looking to buy it in stores but all the cd's are sold out and out of print, so i am very happy to be able to buy it here.
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