Al Jarreau - Look To The Rainbow - Live In Europe (1977) (vinyl 2Lp) - €20,00

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Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau (12 March 1940 – 12 February 2017) was an American singer and musician. 

He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more.

In 1968, Jarreau made jazz his primary occupation.

In 1969, Jarreau and Martinez headed south, where Jarreau appeared at Dino's, The Troubadour, and Bitter End West. Television exposure came from Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Dinah Shore, and David Frost.

He expanded his nightclub appearances, performing at The Improv between the acts of such rising stars as Bette Midler, Jimmie Walker, and John Belushi.

During this period, he became involved with the United Church of Religious Science and the Church of Scientology. 

Also, roughly at the same time, he began writing his own lyrics, finding that his Christian spirituality began to influence his work.

In 1975, Jarreau was working with pianist Tom Canning when he was spotted by Warner Bros. Records. On Valentine's Day 1976 he sang on the thirteenth episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live, that week hosted by Peter Boyle.

Soon he released his critically acclaimed debut album, We Got By, which catapulted him to international fame and won an Echo Award (the German equivalent of the Grammys in the United States).

A second Echo Award would follow with the release of his second album, Glow. In 1978, he won his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for his album, Look To The Rainbow.

"Look to the Rainbow" is a live album by Al Jarreau, released on May 27, 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. It marked a breakthrough for his career in Europe and later also in the US.

In 1976 Jarreau made his first live appearances in Europe, starting with concerts at the jazz festivals in Montreux and Berlin. 

The following year he began his first tour through 16 cities in Europe starting with a gig at Onkel Pö's in Hamburg. Look to the Rainbow is a set of recordings from that tour.

The title song "Look to the Rainbow" is from the musical Finian's Rainbow, a Broadway production from the late 1940s. 

The most recognized song on this album is Jarreau's interpretation of Paul Desmond's classic jazz number "Take Five", which was also released as a single in an edited version in 1977.

Look to the Rainbow is a jazz-oriented album which is characterized by a unique light and open sound. With no guitar or brass instruments, accompanied by Tom Canning's Fender Rhodes (in some places supported by an ARP String Ensemble) and Lynn Blessing's vibraphone, Al Jarreau's voice is the main lead instrument and he uses it intensely as such.

Side one

1.  Letter Perfect  (5:16)

2.  Rainbow In Your Eyes  (6:17)

3.  One Good Turn  (6:30)

Side two

1.  Could You Believe  (6:49)

2.  Burst In With The Dawn  (7:24)

3.  Better Than Anything  (5:08)

Side three

1.  So Long Girl  (3:44)

2.  Look To The Rainbow  (7:54)

3.  You Don’t See Me  (6:44)

Side four

1.  Take Five  (7:20)

2.  Loving You  (5:00)

3.  We Got By  (6:47)

Personnel

• Al Jarreau – vocals
• Abraham Laboriel – bass
• Joe Correro – percussion
• Lynn Blessing – vibraphone
• Tom Canning – keyboards

Credits

• Mixed by – Al Schmitt
• Engineer [Assistant - Recording And Mixing] – Don Henderson
• Engineer [Assistant] – Doug Hopkins, Merryn, Tim Summerhayes
• Producer – Al Schmitt, Tommy LiPuma
• Producer [Assistant] – Noel Newbolt
• Art Direction – John Cabalka
• Design – Eric Monson
• Recorded in Europe, January and February 1977
• Remote Recording by Rak Records Mobile
• Mixed at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, February and March 1977
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab
• Mastered By – Mike Reese
• Photography – Gesiue, Rakete, Spiller, Valentine
• Management – Patrick Wm. Rains
• Special Thanks to our Tour Manager, Jerry Levin
• Susan, Here's a Rainbow

Notes

Release:  May 27, 1977

Genre:  Jazz, rhythm and blues, soul 

Length:  73:24 

Label:  Warner Bros.

Catalog#  WB 66059

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG) Gatefold

Prijs: €20,00

Chaka Khan - Chaka (1978) (vinyl Lp) - €5,00

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"Chaka" is the debut solo album by American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on October 12, 1978, through Warner Bros. Records. 

After experiencing a heap of commercial and artistic success fronting the funk-soul band, Rufus, during the early-to-late ’70s, Chicago-born Khan (real name Yvette Marie Stevens) broke loose and signed a lucrative deal with Warner Bros in 1978. 

This was her much-anticipated debut album for the then Burbank-based ‘Looney Tune’ label and it’s just been revived by UK reissue label bbr. 

It undoubtedly remains one of the best long players in Chaka’s extensive canon and perhaps the reason for that is the vision and skill of producer, Arif Mardin, who corralled the talents of New York’s finest session players (though the core rhythm section is comprised of Average White Band members) and also found some superlative material for the singer. 

His arrangements, too – which include charts for strings, brass and woodwind – are well-executed and bring the best out of Chaka’s magisterial vocals.

The album’s lead-off cut, the Ashford and Simpson-penned ‘I’m Every Woman’ was the album’s big hit back in ’78 and quickly became adopted by Chaka as her signature song (even though Whitney Houston tried to appropriate it when she made the ‘Bodyguard’ movie in 1992). 

With its pulsating strings, driving disco-inflected beat and Chaka’s hi-octane vocals, it still sounds superb today. 

But the album wasn’t a one-track wonder. 

In fact, it boasts a lot of stylistic variety – ranging from the plaintive gospel-hued ballad, ‘Roll Me Through The Rushes,’ and the dramatic ‘Love Has Fallen On Me’ – driven by Richard Tee’s rolling piano figures – to the brassy, let-your-hair-down, bell-bottomed funk of ‘Life Is A Dance,’ and the catchy pop-soul of ‘A Woman In A Man’s World.’ 

Best of all is the sleek, widescreen disco-groove of ‘Some Love,’ co-penned by the singer with her brother (and bass player on the cut), Mark Stevens, and featuring a Michael Brecker sax solo. 

Often overlooked, ‘Some Love’ is actually one of Chaka’s best ever tracks with a vocal performance that can only be described as spine-chilling with its stratospheric febrile athleticism. 

George Benson provides a vocal cameo on the infectious ‘We Got The Love’ while ‘Sleep On It’ is another great cut. 

In fact, the album doesn’t have any perceptible weak links and concludes with a fiery version of Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Was Made To Love Him,’ which Chaka, of course, makes her own.

Side one

1.  I’m Every Woman - 4:05

2.  Love Has Fallen on Me - 4:52

3.  Roll Me Through the Rushes - 4:42

4.  Sleep on It - 4:21

5.  Life Is a Dance - 4:20

Side two

1.  We Got the Love - 3:27

2.  Some Love - 5:50

3.  A Woman in a Man’s World - 3:56

4.  The Message in the Middle of the Bottom - 4:15

5.  I Was Made to Love Him - 3:23

 

Personnel

• Jonathan Abramowitz – strings
• Susan Allen – strings
• Julien Barber – strings
• George Benson – lead vocalist
• Bianco – harp, strings
• Ken Bichel – synthesizer (S.R.M.) (tracks 4, 6, 8)
• Richard Bock – cello, strings
• Phil Bodner – flutes
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 6)
• Randy Brecker – flugelhorn, trumpet (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
• Frederick Buldrini – strings
• Jim Buffington – French horn (tracks 3, 4)
• John Clark – French horn (tracks 7, 8, 9)
• Raphael Cruz – congas
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 6)
• Eddie Daniels – flutes
• Cornell Dupree – guitar
• Paul Faulise – bass trombone
• Steve Ferrone – drums
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion
• Terri Gonzalez – backing vocalist
• Alan Gorrie – backing vocalist
• Cissy Houston – backing vocalist
• Regis Iandiorio – strings
• Theodore Israel – strings
• Anthony Jackson – bass (tracks 2, 4, 10)
• Arthur Jenkins – electric piano
• Andrew Kastner – guitar
• Chaka Khan – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Harold Kohon – strings
• David Lasley – backing vocalist
• Will Lee – backing vocalist, bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5)
• Jesse Levy – cello, strings
• Guy Lumia – strings
• Tony Maiden – guitar
• Joe Malin – strings
• George Marge – alte flute, strings
• Rick Marotta – drums
• Onnie McIntyre – guitar
• Marvin Morgenstern – strings
• Kermit Moore – cello, strings
• Airto Moreira – guitar
• Gene Orloff – concertmaster
• Leon Pendarvis – electric piano
• Barry Rogers – trombone (tracks 2, 5, 6)
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Richard Sortomme – strings
• Mark Stevens – backing vocalist, bass
• Hamish Stuart – backing vocalist
• Hamish Stuart – backing vocalist, guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10)
• Mitsue Takayama – strings
• Richard Tee – clavinet, piano (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Brooks Tillotson – French horn (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
• Phil Upchurch – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
• Luther Vandross – backing vocalist
• Pat Winter – strings
• George Young – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 6)

Technical

• Arif Mardin – producer, arranger, brass, strings, woodwind
• Chaka Khan – musical arranger (track 5)
• James Douglass – sound engineer
• Bill Dooley – assistant sound engineer
• Michael O'Reilly – assistant sound engineer
• Randy Mason – assistant sound engineer
• Sheridan Eldridge – assistant sound engineer
• Anthony D'Amico – assistant sound engineer
• Lew Hahn – additional recording engineer, remix
• Gene Paul – additional recording engineer

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
• Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
• Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
• Pressed By – Goldisc Recording Products, Inc

Notes

Release: 1978

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Soul

Label:  Warner Bros.

Catalog#  BSK 3245

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Beschadigd / Links Inkeeping (G)

Prijs: €5,00

L.T.D. - Shine On (1980) (vinyl Lp) - €10,00

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"Shine On" is the seventh studio album by Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D., released in 1980 on the A&M label. 

This was the last album to feature frontman Jeffrey Osborne and his brother Billy Osborne, as they quit the group to start solo careers a year later.

Since the group's first national hit "Love Ballad," Jeffrey Osborne had been the featured vocalist for LTD. 

However, this recording would be his last one with the group before pursuing a solo career. This album spawned two upstanding singles -- "Where Did We Go Wrong" and "Shine On" -- the fomer being a rhythmic ballad enhanced by some stylish background vocals, leaving Jeffrey Osborne substantial space to demonstrate his commanding vocal ability. 

In spite of having all the right ingredients to attain that number one status, the single peaked at number seven after 20 weeks on the Billboard R&B charts. 

It would be the group's last single to crack the Top Ten. The latter composition is arranged with noticeable crossover appeal augmented by Osborne's crooning vocals; the single peaked at 19 before fizzling out after 18 weeks.

Powerful Vocals: Jeffrey Osborne's delivery on tracks like "Lady Love" is frequently highlighted.

Uplifting Funk: Songs like "You Gave Me Love" and "Don't Cha Know" are noted for their great horn sections and danceability.

Romantic Ballads: The album delivers poignant love songs, resonating with listeners seeking deep emotional connection. 

The album reached at number 28 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and number 6 on the Soul LPs chart. 

The single "Where Did We Go Wrong" peaked at number 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, while the title track, peaked at number 19 on the same chart as well as number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Side one

1. You Gave Me Love - 4:32  

2. Where Did We Go Wrong - 4:30  

3 Getaway - 4:28  

4. Will Love Grow - 4:21  

Side two

1. Love Is What You Need - 4:14  

2. Shine On - 3:58  

3. Lovers Everywhere - 3:51  

4. Lady Love - 3:40  

5. Don’tcha Know - 3:56 

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
• Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
• Produced For – Bobby Martin Productions
• Distributed By – CBS Records
• Recorded At – Monterey Sound Studios
• Mixed At – Monterey Sound Studios
• Mastered At – A&M Studios
• Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △ 452
• Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 19-64819

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – John T. McGhee
• Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Lorenzo Carnegie
• Art Direction, Design – Chuck Beeson
• Backing Vocals – Angela L. Winbush
• Bass, Synthesizer, Piccolo Flute, Backing Vocals – Henry E. Davis
• Concertmaster – Mark Cargill
• Copyist – Lawrence A. Duhart, Maurice Spears
• Directed By – Dick Griffey
• Drums [Acoustic Drums], Percussion – Alvino M. Bennett
• Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic Piano], Clavinet, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Jimmie Davis (2)
• Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic Piano], Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Billy Osborne
• Engineer – Richard Tilles
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Jim Hodson, Les Brockmann, Marvin Hall
• Executive-Producer – L.T.D.
• French Horn – Attilio DePalma, Sidney Muldrow
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Jeffrey L. Osborne
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Oboe – David M. Sherr
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve Photography] – Paddy Reynolds
• Producer – Bobby Martin
• Steel Guitar – Sneaky Pete
• Tenor Saxophone – Abraham J. "Onion" Miller Jr.
• Trombone – Jake Riley
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Flute – Carle W. Vickers

Notes

Release:  1980

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Soul, Funk

Label:  A&M

Catalog#  AMLH 64819

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

The Major Dundee Band - The Longer The Distance (1979) (vinyl LP) - €10,00

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Major Dundee, tot 1994 The Major Dundee Band genaamd, is sinds 1979 een Nederlandse countryrock-band. 

De band werd opgericht in Oosterhout in de Gelderse Overbetuwe en werkte samen met artiesten als de tex-mex-accordeonist Flaco Jiménez en met Toni Willé die voorheen voor Pussycat zong.

De Major Dundee Band is een 1977 in Oosterhout opgerichte Country- rock band met als Leadzanger Dick van Altena.

In 1978 verscheen de eerste single, "The longer the distance", met een plaats op nummer 29 van de Nationale Hitparade en nummer 35 van de Nederlandse Top 40. 

Het nummer was geschreven door Fred Limpens en werd uitgebracht bij het Killroy-label van Johnny Hoes. 

Nog hetzelfde jaar werd de elpee "I bought me a fiddle today" uitgebracht.

Dankzij de single beleefde de band een snelle start. Ondanks dat het de enige plaat is geweest die de hitparades heeft bereikt, werd de band meteen een gevestigde naam onder de countryliefhebbers en werd het al meteen gerekend tot een van de beste countryrock-groepen van Nederland.

In de jaren tachtig verlieten Karel Mombarg, Peter van Vlaanderen en Ton Verkooyen de band en traden de bassist Roy Schenkhuysen en gitarist Cor de Vos toe. Hierna had Van Altena het druk met solo-albums en een verzamelalbum met meerdere artiesten, waardoor de activiteit van de band een tijd op een laag pitje kwam te staan.

Side one

1.  The Longer The Distance - 2:46

2.  Knowing We Are In Love - 3:06

3.  I Bought Me A Tiddle Today - 2:32

4.  Roll-On Wheels - 3:10

5.  Sand In My Boots - 2:58

6.  One Armed Bandit - 2:25

7.  Crazy Lovers - 3:49

Side two

1.  Red River Rosie - 3:07

2.  Jeffry - 4:14

3.  You Get Too Big For Your Boots - 3:10

4.  Bayou Love - 2:48

5.  My Letter - 3:11

6.  Sweet Jennies House - 1:43

7.  Until You’re Here Again - 2:24

 Credits

• Bass – Peter van Vlaanderen
• Guitar, Drums – Karel Momberg, Ton Verkooyen
• Guitar, Harmonica – Jan Gerrits
• Producer – Fred Limpens, John van de Ven
• Vocals, Guitar, Bass – Dick van Altena

Notes

Release:  1979

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre: Country

Label:  Killroy

Catalog#  KFA 13063 KL

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (G)

Prijs: €10,00

Nick Straker Band - Future’s Above My Head (1979) (vinyl Lp) - €10,00

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The Nick Straker Band were an English pop music group from London, England, led by musician and vocalist Nick Straker, who had earlier gained experience by playing in Dennis Bovell's Matumbi, a dub and roots reggae band. 

Several members of the band were also in New Musik, and the band's line-up consisted of Straker along with Tony Mansfield, Tony Hibbert, David McShera, Pete Hammond and Phil Towner. 

Nick Straker Band's 1979 album, "Future's Above My Head", is a notable Euro Disco/Boogie release, known for its popular hit "A Walk in the Park" but also praised for hidden gems like the instrumental "Early Bird," often described as a classic, with collectors seeking its original vinyl for its sound quality, reflecting a nostalgic appeal for its era's sound, especially the album version of their big hit. 

Their song "A Walk in the Park" (released June 1979 Pinnacle label) peaked at No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart in 1980, having previously been a substantial hit in Continental Europe in 1979.

A staple of Euro Disco and Boogie, capturing that late '70s electronic/funk vibe.

In essence, Future's Above My Head is remembered fondly for its dancefloor-friendly hits and its representation of late '70s electronic dance music, especially for fans of the genre. 

Side one

1.  A Walk In The Park - 5:57

     Producer [Produced By] – Paul Lynton

     Remix [Album Re-mix] – Jeremy Paul, Nick Straker

2.  Don’t Come Back - 4:02

3.  Come Ove - 4:00

4.  The Future’s Above My Head - 3:43

Side two

1.  Modern Music - 3:45

2.  Living In My Head - 3:27

3.  Play The Fool - 3:49

4.  Early Bird - 3:18

5.  Looking For The Way - 4:20

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
• Recorded At – TMC Studios
• Lacquer Cut At – TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
• Pressed By – Teldec-Press GmbH

Credits

• Arranged By – J. Paul, Nick Bailey, NSB
• Arranged By [Assistance], Producer [Assistance] – Pete Hammond (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to B5)
• Art Direction – TELDEC
• Backing Vocals – Andy Gierus (tracks: A1, B1), Nick Straker
• Bass Guitar – Dennis "Blackbeard" Matumbi (tracks: B4), Pete "Fatty" Hammond (tracks: A4, B3, B5), Tony Hibbert (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
• Cover, Design – Jens Röhling
• Drums – Nick Straker (tracks: A3), Phil Towner (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B5)
• Engineer [Engineered By] – A. Gierus, P. Hammond
• Guitar – Dave McShearer (tracks: A4), Tony Mansfield (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B4, B5)
• Lacquer Cut By – S
• Lead Guitar – Dave McShearer (tracks: B3)
• Lead Vocals, Piano [Accoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Keyboards [Arc String Ensemble], Electric Organ [Hammond], Pixiephone, Vibraphone, Synthesizer [Korg 700s, Roland SH 3A, Roland System 100, Roland RS 303, Polymoog, Prophet 5] – Nick Straker
• Percussion – Dennis "Blackbeard" Matumbi (tracks: B4), Nick Straker, Phil Towner
• Producer [Produced By] – J. Paul, Nick Bailey, Nick Straker
• Rhythm Guitar – Andy Gierus (tracks: B3)
• Written-By – Bailey

Notes

Release:  1979

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Pressed:  Germany

Genre:  Disco

Label:  Decca

Catalog#  6.24165 AO

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

Esther En Abraham Ofarim - Esther En Abraham Ofarim / Lieder und Songs (1965) (vinyl Lp) - €5,00

Israeli folk, pop and vocal duo known internationally in the 1960s. 

They were a married couple between 1958-12 and 1970-11. 

Initially started out in 1958 as a trio with Shmulik Kraus. As a duo they performed together until 1969-03. 

Their greatest successes were Cinderella Rockefella and Morning of My Life.

Esther and Abi continued performing as a duo in nightclubs. They appeared as performers in the first German-Israeli feature film Burning Sands (1960). The duo rearranged old Jewish songs and released their debut album, Haofarim (Sings Israelic Ballads), on Israphon Records in 1961.

In 1963, Esther and Abi settled in Geneva, Switzerland, and recorded songs in French, Italian, Hebrew and English for the local radio station Radio Suisse Romande.

In 1963, Esther and Abi settled in Geneva, Switzerland, and recorded songs in French, Italian, Hebrew and English for the local radio station Radio Suisse Romande. 

Esther represented Switzerland in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest. After she placed second in the competition, the duo began recording for Philips Records in Germany. 

In 1963 (possibly to 1964) while in London, on one or possibly more occasions they recorded 4 songs in front of a live television audience for the UK regional television folk and blues music series Hullabaloo, presented by the Scottish folksinger Rory McEwen.

While appearing in the United States, they recorded an album of folk songs released as Esther Ofarim & Abraham. 

In Germany, the album was titled Songs der Welt (Songs of the World), peaking at No. 2 on the German Albums chart. 

They had a hit in the Netherlands with "One More Dance (Your Husband Is Worse)," which was released in December 1963 and reached No. 8 on the Dutch charts in 1964.

Side one

1.  Cha Cha Ballahoo
2.  O Babe, You're Gonna Wonder
3.  Every Night
4.  Viva La Feria
5.  Dirty Old Town
6.  My Fisherman, My Laddie-o
7.  Lay-La

Side two
1.  Wenn Ich Bei Dir Sein Kann (Cotton Fields)
2.  Komm, Leg Deinen Arm Um Mich
3.  Schones Mädchen Du
4.  Das Ist Meine Liebe
5.  Komm Doch Zu Mir (Quand Il N'Y Aura)
6.  Bonjour, L'amour
7.  Melodie Einer Nacht (T'En Vas Pas)

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Copyright Control

Credits

• Arranged By – Blecher (tracks: B1), Thomas (tracks: B1)
• Artwork [Cover Picture] – Combi-Press

Notes
Released:  1965
Format:  Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:  Netherlands 
Genre:  Pop, Folk, World, & Country

Label:  Philips  ‎ 

Catalog#  CS 023

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)
Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs:  €5,00

Robert Palmer - Some People Can Do What They Like (1976) (vinyl Lp) - €10,00

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"Some People Can Do What They Like" is the third solo studio album by Robert Palmer, released in 1976. 

It includes "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" which peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and number 46 in the UK in 1977. 

The album peaked at number 68 in the US. The album was dedicated to Mongezi Feza. 

Robert Palmer's third album is a blue-eyed soul album that sits comfortably alongside Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley and Pressure Drop. 

This time, Palmer drops the orchestrations that tarted up portions of Pressure Drop in favor of a stripped-down yet stylish sound that shows off his ability to create a romantic, soulful mood. 

Highlights include "One Last Look," a lush breakup ballad that features a catchy, harmony-drenched chorus, and "Keep in Touch," a romantic tune that highlights Palmer's vocal style at its seductive height over a jazzy yet mellow melody built on a complex background vocal arrangement. Another standout track is "Man Smart, Woman Smarter," a tongue-in-cheek look at the battle between the sexes that deftly blends pop melodicism with reggae rhythms. 

The downside of Some People Can Do What They Like is that it often favors mood over hooks and this leads to music that is listenable yet falls short of being truly compelling: funky mood pieces like "What Can You Bring Me" and "Hard Head" successfully evoke a sultry mood but never take that mood in an interesting melodic direction. 

Another problem track is "Off the Bone," an effects-drenched instrumental snippet that serves no purpose other than to fill up two minutes of the album's running time. 

Despite these occasional lapses, Some People Can Do What They Like remains a solid and likable outing with enough memorable moments to please anyone who enjoys blue-eyed soul at its most silky and elegant.

The model on the front cover, engaging Palmer in a game of strip poker, is Playboy magazine's April 1976 Playmate of the Month, Denise Michele.

Side one

1.  One Last Look - 4:11

2.  Keep In Touch - 3:04

3.  Man Smart, Woman Smarter - 2:35

4. Spanish Moon - 5:55

5.  Have Mercy - 3:49

Side two

1.  Gotta Get A Grip On You (Part II) - 3:57

2.  What Can You Bring Me - 3:40

3.  Hard Head - 4:29

4.  Off The Bone - 2:15

5.  Some People Can Do What They Like - 4:09

Personnel

• Robert Palmer – vocals
• Pierre Brock, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
• Richie Hayward, Jeff Porcaro, Spider Webb, Robert Greenidge – drums
• Chilli Charles – timbales
• Sam Clayton – percussion, congas, background vocals
• Jody Linscott – percussion, congas
• Paul Barrere – guitar, background vocals
• Freddie Harris, Carol Kaye, Freddy Wall – guitar
• Bill Payne – keyboards, background vocals
• James Allen Smith, William "Smitty" Smith – keyboards
• Greg Carroll – harmonica
• Arthur Smith – ocarina, whistle

Production

• Producer – Steve Smith
• Engineered & Mixed by Phill Brown at Clover Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Assistant Engineer – Toby Scott
• Additional Engineer on Tracks #2, 8 & 10 – Richard Digby Smith
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
• Cover Photography – Moshe Brakha
• Design – Ria Lewerke
• Management – Connie De Nave

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Benelux B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 29619
• Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 29620
• Recorded At – Clover Recorders
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Notes

Release: 1976

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Pressed:  Germany

Genre:  Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul

Label:  Island

Catalog#  28 145 XOT

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

Eddie Rabbitt - Horizon (1980) (vinyl Lp) - €5,00

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"Horizon" is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. 

It was released in 1980 under the Elektra Records label. 

The album produced two singles, both of which reached number one on country charts. 

The lead-off single "Drivin' My Life Away" reached number 5 on the Billboard 100 and 9 the Adult Contemporary chart. The other single, "I Love a Rainy Night" reached number one on all three charts, the only single in Rabbitt's career to ever do so.

This is Rabbitt's rockabilly release. "I Love a Rainy Night" and "Drivin' My Life Away" set the pace for side one: Sun-inspired, guitar-based productions, heavy on the echo. 

Side two is a bit ballad-heavy, though most of the tracks stand up well individually. 

"That's Just the Way It Is" is something of a forerunner for "Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight."

Side one

1.  I Love A Rainy Night - 3:08

2.  747 - 3:05

3.  Drivin’ My Life Away - 3:14

4.  Short Road To Love - 2:36

5.  Rockin’ With My Baby - 2:27

Side two

1.  I Need To Fall In Love Again - 2:30

2.  So Deep In Your Love - 3:23

3.  What Will I Write - 2:59

4.  Pretty Lady - 3:25

5.  Just The Way It Is - 3:43

Personnel

• Eddie Rabbitt – lead vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitars
• Alan Feingold – acoustic piano
• Randy McCormick – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements
• Larry Byrom – electric guitars
• Don Barrett – bass
• David Hungate – bass
• Norbert Putnam – bass
• James Stroud – drums, percussion
• Farrell Morris – percussion
• Larry Muhoberac – string arrangements
• Sherry Grooms – backing vocals
• David Malloy – backing vocals
• Paul Overstreet – backing vocals

Production

• David Malloy – producer
• Peter Granet – engineer
• Greg Edward – assistant engineer
• Carla Frederick – assistant engineer
• David "Gino" Giorgini – assistant engineer
• Steve Goostree – assistant engineer
• David Leonard – assistant engineer
• Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Beverly Parker – photography
• Stan Moress – management

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra Records
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
• Recorded At – Woodland Studios
• Remixed At – The Village Recorder
• Remixed At – Sunset Sound
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Lacquer Cut At – The Mastering Lab
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
• Published By – DebDave Music, Inc.
• Published By – Briarpatch Music Inc

Notes

Release:  1980

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Country Pop

Label:  Elektra

Catalog#  6E276

Vinyl:  Goed (G)

Cover: Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G)

Prijs: €5,00

Daniel Sahuleka - Daniǝl (1977) (vinyl Lp) - €5,00

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Daniel Sahuleka wordt op 6 december 1950 geboren in Semarang op Java, Indonesië.

In 1976 wordt Sahuleka ontdekt door Rudy Bennett (ex-Motions, ex-Galaxy'Lin), draait om op te vallen de e in zijn voornaam om, en debuteert met twee uitstekende singles ("You Make My World So Colourful" en "Love To Love You") voor Polydor die het echter niet verder schoppen dan de tipparade.

Daniel neemt in 1977 met door manager/producer Bennett uitgekozen begeleiders zijn debuutelpee op, simpelweg "Sahuleka" geheten, wat oud-Maleis is voor 'het anker lichten' of 'een nieuw begin'. 

De plaat bevat funky up-temponummers en sfeervolle ballads die on-Nederlands aandoen. 

De nummers op deze elpee zijn allemaal geschreven door Daniel Sahuleka zelf.

Op deze plaat medewerking o.a. van Hans Hollestelle (ex-Ekseption, Spin, Rainbow Train en Sandy Coast) en Rein v.d. Broek (trompetist en in groepen gezeten als: Cum Laude, Ekseption, Gruppo Sportivo, Spin, The Michael Mill Singers, The Rein Van Den Broek Collection).

Side one

1.  Love To Love You - 3:48

2.  Alright - 2:15

3.  Late Summer Sun - 6:00

4.  Stay As You Are - 3:24

5.  No Need To Hide - 3:45

Side two

1.  Judy - 4:02

2.  In The Sun - 5:00

3.  Love Is In - 4:15

4.  You Make My World So Colourful - 3:45

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Dutch Music Centre
• Recorded At – Soundpush Studios

Credits

• Arranged By – Daniel, Hans Hollestelle
• Art Direction, Layout – Koos van Oostrom
• Bass Guitar – Ed Simpson Baikie
• Congas – Raoul Burnet
• Drums – Tommy Bachmann
• Engineer – John Sonneveld
• Grand Piano, Clavinet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Hans Jansen
• Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Daniel Sahuleka
• Photography By – Paul Gerritsma
• Producer – Rudy Bennett
• Rhythm Guitar – Martin van Wijk
• Saxophone – Jan Vennik
• Synthesizer [Moog] – Hans Hollestelle
• Trombone – Bart van Lier
• Trumpet – Rein v.d. Broek
• Violin [Barcus Berry], Effects [Mutron II, Harmonizer] – Lindsay Scott
• Written-By [All Tunes] – Daniel Sahuleka

All tracks recorded at 'D.M.C.', Baarn Holland except B4
Recorded at Soundpush Studio, Blaricum Holland

 

Notes

Release: 1977

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Pop, Funk, Soul

Label:  Polydor

Catalog#  2925 054

Vinyl:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G)

Cover:  Goed (G)

Prijs: €5,00

Andy Taylor - Thunder (1987) (vinyl Lp) - €5,00

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Side one

1.  I Might Lie - 5:20

2.  Don’t Let Me Die Young - 4:23

3.  Life Goes On - 4:53

4.  Thunder - 4:03

Side two

1.  Night Train - 4:40

2.  Tremblin’ - 4:30

3.  Bringin’ Me Down - 5:07

4.  Broken Window - 4:11

5.  French Guitar - 4:03

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
• Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
• Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
• Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Kosh
• Backing Vocals [Background] – Howard Kaylen, Mark Volman
• Bass – Patrick O'Hearn
• Drums – Mickey Curry
• Engineer [Assistant] – Paul Wertheimer
• Engineer, Co-producer – George Tutko
• Keyboards – Brett Tuggle
• Mastered By – Brian Gardner
• Mixed By – Jeff Hendrickson
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Photography [Cover] – Mathew Broderick
• Photography [Sleeve] – Jim Shea
• Producer, Guitar – Steve Jones
• Written By, Producer, Lead Vocals, Guitar – Andy Taylor
• Written-By – Steve Jone (tracks: A1 to B3, B5)

Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, Summer 1986. 

Notes

Release: 1987

Format: LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Pop, Rock

Label:  MCA

Catalog#  254 358-1

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Bovenkant Stickerschade (voor en achter) (G)

Prijs: €5,00