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Larry Levan - The Definitive Salsoul Mixes '78-'83 - 11-Nov-08 04:08 AM
In regards to the other review written here, this compilation was not compiled from MP3s.
About 85% of the tracks included were in fact mastered from the original tapes which are stored and managed by Tom Moulton at the Salsoul Offices in New York.
3 of the tracks included in the compilation were not available as 2 inch masters or 1/4 inch tapes, and were not previously released in any other format. These 3 tracks may possibly have been converted to MP3s before compiling the CDs, but at the time of compilation they were received as AIFFs, and submitted to the label as such.
It should be noted that the Bunny Sigler track was of slightly poorer quality than the other tracks, however, the mix itself is a belter, and was simply not available in any other format at the time, and all have come from the same source since this release.

One of the ideas of this collection was to compile every single track that Larry mixed for Salsoul records, and its related labels. This was almost achieved.
The only exceptions were the Jimmy Castor releases Tellin On The Devil and Return Of Leroy, which were actually an oversight on my part (I was the compiler),
but to make amends this were released as a 12" some months after this release.