Nu Groove Records

Profile:House label run by Frank and Karen Mendez between 1988 and 1992. It was the brainchild of Frank, Karen and Judy Russell and was initially founded to release stuff by Rheji & Rhano Burrell who have been managed by Frank and Karen at the time.

Nu Groove, built on the foundation of the Burrell twins who'd escaped from an abortive r'n'b career with Virgin Records, was fast becoming the hippest house label. Nu Groove had started the year before with records like Bas Noir's 'My Love Is Magic' and Aphrodisiac's 'Your Love' and by 1989 they were on a roll.

Nu Groove never had a sound - with producers as disparate as the Burrells, Bobby Konders and Frankie Bones that wasn't conceivable - and they never really had one big record, but the concept of the label went from strength to strength. Among their producers was Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez, yet to hook up with Little Louie Vega, who was moving into house with his Freestyle Orchestra project. Nu Groove's first competitor was to come in the form of Strictly Rhythm, who opened up in 1989.

Nugroove Records is also linked with Henry Street Music.
Sublabels:Dopewax, Jazzy Records, Massive B, Rave Records (USA), Rhythmatic Rage
Contact Info:Nugroove Records
25 West 38th St.
New York. NY 10018
Tel: (212)398-1855
Fax: (212)840-0620

(contact info is obsolete)
URLs:http://www.myspace.com/nugroove2
http://wrcpshow.blogspot.com/2008/01/ronald-and-rheji-burrell-nu-groove.html
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Discography:
HAL 12680 Crate Diggers, The Ultimate Trax Vol. 1 (12") 1995
MB-20 Bobby Konders Untitled (12") 2003
NG 001 Tech Trax Inc.* Feel The Luv (12") 1988
NG 002 K.A.T.O.* The Booty Dance (12") 1988
NG 003 Bäs Noir* My Love Is Magic (12") 1988
NG 004 Lake Eerie The Nightmare (Its Over For You) (12") 1988
NG 005 Metro Angel Of Mercy (12") 1988
NG 006 Aphrodisiac Your Love (12") 1988
NG 007 Keith, Kat & Blondie Gotta Get Some Money (12") 1988
NG 008 Dynamic Duo, The* Were Back (12") 1988
NG-009 Lake Eerie Sex 4 Daze (I Want It, You Can Get It) (12") 1988
NG 010 Massive Sounds She Say Kuff (12") 1989
NG 011 N.M.C. & A.D.J. Messiah / Insane (12") 1989
NG 012 New Grooves Untitled (12") 1989
NG 013 Bobby Konders The Lost Nu Groove Track (12") 2005
NG 014 Roqui Lover (12") 1989
NG 015 N.Y. House'n Authority Dyckman House EP (12", EP) 1989
NG 016 Power House Power House (12") 1989
NG 017 Bas Noir I'm Glad You Came To Me (12") 1989
NG 019 Equation The Answer (12") 1989
NG 020 Dynamic Duo, The* In The Pocket (12") 1989
NG 021 Massive Sounds Ruff & Massive ◄ (2 versions)  
NG 022 Young and The Wreckless If You Give Me A Chance (12") 1989
NG 023 Frankie "Bones"* & Lenny "Dee"* Present Looney Tunes Volume One (LP) 1989
NG 024 Underground Kids Get Up (12") 1989
NG 025 N.Y. House'n Authority Apt. EP (12", EP) 1989
NG 026 Emjay (4) Come 'N Get It (12") 1989
NG 027 Total Science (2) Featuring Freedom (8) Freedom (12") 1989
NG 028 Mikey Jarrett Husslin Slowdown / Chartbuster (12") 1989
NG 029 DTR Featuring Marilyn Sareo* Journey Into A Dream (12") 1989
NG-030 Power House 2 (12") 1989
NG 031 Roqui You Are On My Mind (12") 1990
NG 032 Lisa Lee When Can I Call You (12") 1990
NG 033 Prince Of Dance Music, The , L.B. Bad Presents The True Story Of House Music (12") 1989
NG 034 Transphonic The Funk Flows Freestyle (12") 1989
NG 035 Metro $1.15 Please (12") 1990
NG 036 Aphrodisiac Song Of The Siren (12") 1989
NG 037 Emanon (2) I Came Back To Party (12") 1990
NG 038 Bobby Konders House Rhythms (12") 1990
NG 039 DTR How Many Times? (Unity) (12") 1990
NG 040 Vandal The Laws Of Chants - Volume One (12") 1990
NG 041 Foremost Poets Reasons To Be Dismal? (12") 1990
NG 042 Asia Love You Should Be Here (12") 1990
NG 043 Code 6 Forgotten Moments (12") 1990
NG 044 Critical Rhythm Featuring Jango Thriller & Vandal / Angelique It Could Not Happen / Fall Into A Trance (12") 1990
NG 045 Joey Negro Do It, Believe It ◄ (2 versions) 1990
NG 046 Lost Entity Lost Entity (12") 1990
NG 047 Tracer Love Fantasy (12") 1990
NG 048 Transphonic You Make Me Feel So Good / Get Down (12") 1990
NG 049 Tech Trax Inc Tech Trax Inc (12") 1990
NG 050 Frankie Bones & Lenny Dee Looney Tunes II (LP) 1990
NG 050 Looney Tunes Looney Tunes II (LP, Album, Promo) 1990
NG 051 Utopia Project, The Files (12") 1990
NG 052 Major Problems The Effects Can Last Forever (12") 1990
NG 053 33 1/3 Queen Volume One (12") 1990
NG 054 Rydims Rydim (12") 1990
NG 055 S.T. Williams Smooth Talking Willie (12") 1990
NG 056 Danny Xtravanganza Love The Life You Live (12") 1990
NG 057 Vandal The Laws Of Chants - Volume Two (12") 1990
NG 058 K.A.T.O.* Disco-Tech (12") 1990
NG 058 33 1/3 Queen Volume One (12", MP)  
NG 059 Camacho's Project Featuring Regina Wilson Slave (12") 1990
NG 060 Project "86"* Industrial Bass / Total Recall (12") 1990
NG 061 Open House Featuring Pace (2) Keep With The Pace (12") 1990
NG 062 Roqui Set Me Free / I've Just Begun To Love You (Day By Day) (12") 1990
NG 063 You Know Who! 3 Whack Tracks (12") 1990
NG 064 Rhythm Masters (4) Virgin Eyes (12") 1990
NG 065 Asylum* Instrumental Ward (12") 1990
NG 066 Sound Vandals, The Feel It / Extasy (12") 1990
NG 067 Transphonic Club Tools (12") 1990
NG 068 Major Problems City Under Siege (12") 1990
NG 069 Critical Rhythm I'm In Love With You (12") 1991
NG 070 Jazz Documents Secret Code (12") 1991
NG 071 Infinite Wheel, The Nu Segun / Te Deum (12") 1991
NG-072 Code 6 Second Chapter ◄ (2 versions) 1991
NG 073 Project "86"* Resistance / Legends (12") 1991
NG 074 Lazuli Blue Groove Me Rite ◄ (2 versions) 1991
NG 075 Basil Hardhouse* City Streets (12") 1991
NG-076 Kenny 'Dope'* Presents Powerhouse 3* 3 ◄ (2 versions) 1991
NG 077 Dee Gorgeous Better Than Sex ◄ (3 versions) 1991
NG 078 Aphrodisiac Just Before The Dawn / Your Love (12") 1991
NG 078 Aphrodisiac Just Before The Dawn / Your Love (12", Promo, TP) 1991
NG 079 Drum Breaks Vol. 1 (12") 1991
NG 080 Vision, The (5) Laidback & Groovy ◄ (2 versions) 1991
NG 081 Jimmy Crash Crash Course ◄ (2 versions) 1991
NG 082 Sound Vandals, The Second Dimensions (12") 1991
NG 083 New Grooves Vol. II ◄ (2 versions) 1991
NG 084 Da Noyz Boyz The Myth (12") 1991
NG 085 Groove Committee I Want You To Know ◄ (3 versions) 1991
NG 086 How & Little Summer Slams 1 (12") 1991
NG 087 A.B.T. A Burrell Thang (12") 1991
NG 088 Barnyard Orchestra Tasmanian Blues (C'mon Women) (12") 1991
NG 089 Rob $teal* Mind Collapse (12") 1991
NG-090 Equation The Theory Of Housativity (12") 1991
NG 091 Dee Danie Dee Ecstasy Energy (12") 1991
NG 092 Basil Hardhaus Featuring Burrell & Introducing Sylvia Simone Basil Hardhaus 2 (12") 1991
NG 093 Devine Masters Cause I Need You (12") 1991
NG 094 N.Y. House'n Authority Restoration / Renovation (12") 1991
NG 095 Major Problems Oral Surgery (12") 1991
NG 096 Richmix I Believe (12") 1991
NG 097 Avant Garde (4) Somebody Skat'n / C'mon (12") 1992
NG 098 Gemini 27 71 Born (12") 1991
NG 099 Hidden Agenda (2) Don't Fight It (12") 1992
NG 100 Houz' Neegroz Untitled (12") 1991
NG 101 Mandatory Bass Got Me Groovin' (12") 1992
NG 102 Ize 1* House Trix (12") 1992
NG 103 Groove Committee II* Dirty Games (12") 1992
NG 104 Street Wise Kids, The Kings Forever (12") 1991
NG 105 Music and Art Rockin' You (12") 1992
NG 106 House Of Peace Such A Feeling (12") 1992
NG 107 Voices (6) EP (12") 1992
NG 108 Temporary Cripness Dredz ◄ (2 versions) 1992
NG 109 Freddie Fresh & Hidden Rhythm B.O.O.M. (12") 1992
NG 110 K.A.T.O.* 6:15 PM (12") 1992
NGV 092 Various Secret Codes - A Second Compilation (2xLP + Vinyl) 1992
User Reviews:
djpepsi, May 29, 2005

A lot of the Nu Groove 12s have been bootlegged in recent years. Most have the same or very similar labels, but quality is very poor. The best way to spot an original Ive found, is that they have F/W - which stands for Frankford Wayne, the original pressing plant. The boots dont have this. Happy hunting!

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