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Name: shooms
Member Since: Apr 21, 2004
Rank: 153
Rated 907 releases, average: 4.84
Location: Buried under vinyl, Saaaaaarf Coast , UK
Profile: Turbo-charged gobshite.

Please note that my record collection is NOT generally up for sale or trade. Whilst I have bought collections from time to time the vast majority of my tunes have been individually sought out & are therefore treasured, loved & generally cooed over like 3 week old kittens.

Please don't email asking if something is for sale or asking me to name a price - if you really want it MAKE ME A SERIOUS OFFER - take into account that I buy music because I love it!

Also my Wantslist is mostly a wish-list & somewhere to make sure I don't forget an ID, please send me links to ebay or ask me to make an offer, but don't always expect me to respond. Thanks!

Here's how I use the ratings:

1 poor
2 patchy
3 solid
4 strong
5 classic

You may notice I don't have any 1's or 2s in my collection - this is because:

a) I don't collect shite
b) I occasionally go through a spring clean culling brought on by the inability to swing a gnat in my lounge due to vinyl overload.

These ratings are of course subjective - they are my personal ratings and one man's classic is another man's overplayed tune.

I've loaded about half my collection to Ogs so far & when I summon up the will to alphabetise my collection I'll add the rest...

Oh yeah one final thing... any requests for MP3s will be treated with the utter contempt they deserve. Get yourself a pair of decks & spend 20 years digging in 2nd hand shops then come back to me.

The answer will still be no.

c(o:

Keep the vibe, keep the vinyl :o)
Seller Rating: 90.6% positive (55 ratings)

Buyer Rating: 94.6% positive (279 ratings)

shooms's groups (11)

Reviews & Discussion:

Norma Jean Wright (born in Elyria, Ohio) was the lead vocalist of the soul, R&B and disco group Chic, from 1977 to 1978.

She left Chic in 1978 to begin a solo career, billed as "Norma Jean" & this album was produced &, in the main, written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers as a goodbye & thankyou.

This album has the classic Edwards / Rodgers stamp all over it; rock solid groovy b lines & funky as hell whacka whacka guitar riffage... layered on top of this foundation are some classy soaring string & brass orchestration & of course Norma's sweet soulful voice.

To me the stand-out track on this album is 'I like love' which is 5.42 of pure goose-pimple inducing disco funk soul gloriousness...

Opening with a simple Rodgers guitar riff, layering on an Edwards bassline & suddenly giving way to a full on orchestration & vocals which builds & builds until it suddenly drops away at 3.03 where we are treated to a jaw-droppingly glorious 2 minutes worth of midsection breakdown with Rodgers riffing his heart out building with incremental layers of Edwards bassline, strings & Norma Jean vocals until kicking back in at 4.04 with a full on crescendo & outro...

This is utterly utterly smile-inducing & it's such a crying shame this tune wasn't pressed to 12" as it is crying out for a full phatt pressing.

Lisa Bellamy - Work It Jun 25, 2009
For me this release is all about the Acid Dub mix...

However it is a glorious energetic remix with funky breaks, gated vocals, stabby synths & a toe-curling 303 analogue line which rolls up & down your spine.

The other mixes are more down-tempo plodding four to the floor piano house styleee... which is fine if that's what you are into.

For a preview of the Acid Dub mix please link to the following youtube _AH3LQqmCuI


Lamb - Górecki Jun 03, 2008
This 12" is all about Gorecki - it's gut-wrenching raw & heart-felt emotion pressed on vinyl... such a POWERFUL tune.

It opens with a simple piano refrain & Louise Rhodes plaintive vocals... this slowly builds & builds until suddenly you are swept away with the fierce beats & full on orchestral sweeping strings, twisting & turning you until finally you are left again with Louise's heart-felt outro vocals.

You cannot listen to this song & remain unaffected by it. My review doesn't do it justice by a long chalk but the lyrics below might...

"Gorecki"

If I should die this very moment
I wouldn't fear
For I've never known completeness
Like being here
Wrapped in the warmth of you
Loving every breath of you
Still my heart this moment
or it might burst

Could we stay right here
'Til the end of time, 'Til the earth stops turning
Wanna love you 'til the seas run dry
I've found the one i've waited for

All this time i've loved you
And never known your face
All this time i've missed you
And searched this human race
Here is true peace
Here my heart knows calm
Safe in your soul
Bathed in your sighs
Wanna stay right here
'Til the end of time, 'til the earth stops turning
Gonna love you 'til the seas run dry
I've found the one i've waited for
The one i've waited for

All I've known
All I've done
All I've felt was leading to this
All I've known
all I've done
All I've felt was leading to this

Wanna stay right here
'Til the end of time, 'Til the earth stops turning
Gonna love you 'til the seas run dry
I've found the one i've waited for
The one i've waited for
The one i've waited for...

The A2 mix ('Is Billy coming out to play ?') is quite simply one of the most haunting, uplifting & powerful pieces of music put to wax...

The opening synth melody sounds like it is coming directly from Heaven... an arm-raiser of the highest order \o/.

This gives was to beats & melodies interspersed with the vocals 'Don't U do it !' & 'That's the spirit !' which builds & builds again to an achingly beautiful drop.

There simply aren't superlatives adequate to describe how good this record is...
Cut and paste mashup in a Todd Terry stylee... and none the worse for that, the Marshall Jefferson - House Music Anthem stabs & steals are still as effective now as they were then. Think of Black Riot 'A day in the Life' or Royal House 'Can U Party' & you've got the flavour of this tune.

However a word of warning, that my copy is rather tinny - I am unsure if it's just my battered copy or generic crap production values on this release.

Jump-jump-jump ! Every body !
Donna Summer - State Of Independence (New Bass Mix) Mar 24, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
The no drum mix is the one to go for in my opinion - it's a wonderful semi acapella mix starting with ethno chants & a simple tomtom drum building with an uplifting & warm simple synth dropping to Donna's perfectly pitched & inflectioned vocals & then climaxing with a glorious swelling gospel chorus - spine-tingly good stuff \0/

This record is very dear to me as it was given to me by a very special person in my life.
Sined Roza - I Don't Know What It Is Mar 23, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
Absolutely essential Italian tune - from the opening uplifting synth chords you know this is going to be powerful stuff indeed ;o) \0/

However what most people don't realise is that this is a cover version of Pete Shelley's "I Don't Know What It Is" (http://www.discogs.com/release/22638) - for those that love the Sined version (which is very rare & commands a price up to 50 GBP) the Pete Shelley original is worth checking out for a snip of Sined's price ;o)
Transglobal Underground - Temple Head Mar 23, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
Superb uplifting tune, a smiley smiley piano line throughout, BOOMING b-line that penetrates & envelopes you, ethno chanting & a positive rap midsection. One of the great things about this tune is it's versatility - you can play it @ 33 (+4) for a mellow balaeric feel or @ 45 (-4) for a 1991 oldskool rave feel. You can only do this with this release however as the DeCon release has the 'mellow' mix @ 45 ;o)

Essential tune in my opinion, as the tune says "Tell this to everybody, wherever they are !"
Mr. Luthero - Rotation Mar 23, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
Excellent tune in a typical Italian style - ie. lifting music wholesale from other artists ! In this example the tune draws heavily on Herb Alpert - Rotation (http://www.discogs.com/release/174017) using the trumpet lines in it's entirety from Herb Alperts release & is credited as such on the label.

Herb Alpert's original tune is well worth checking out if you enjoyed Mr Luthero (it's also available on cool clear vinyl too... which is nice :o) ! )
Lewis Lovebump - Mallorca Mar 23, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
A wicked tune with top beats, heavy bass, metallic synth & sirens - & most importantly very cheeky steals from the piano riff from Landlord - I like it (blow out dub) to be found here http://www.discogs.com/release/66130 & also the b line from the b-capella of True Faith to be found here http://www.discogs.com/release/73513.

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