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DJ Andy Smith's Jam Up Twist - out on BGP

DJ Andy Smith Jam Up Twist
Various - Jam Up Twist: 50's Jump Up Blues Northern Soul Ska! Rock A Billy
The Dynamite Sounds Of The Nationwide Club Night
Compiled by DJ Andy Smith
(CD/2xLP) Beat Goes Public CDBGPD 231/BGP2 231, 2011-04-26

After the mix CDs The Document, The Document II, The Document III, Andy Smith's Northern Soul, when Andy Smith was still presented as Portishead's DJ, after the compilations Diggin' In the BGP Vaults, Greensleeve's Document/, and many others, Andy Smith is back at BGP for a compilation in direct relation to his current Jam Up Twist parties! Once again Andy creates a seamless mix of tracks from the 50s through to the 70s, but it is his skill as a selector that really catches the ear. In each of the genres covered by the compilation he pulls out gems that are not only great tracks but relevant to a modern dancefloor, equally at home in the worlds of ska and Northern Soul.

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Salsa Mundo Columbia - Music Born Of Conflict - out on BGP

Salsa Mundo Colombia
Various - Salsa Mundo Columbia
Music Born Of Confilct
Compiled by Mike Delanian
(CD) Beat Goes Public CDBGPD 230, 2011-04-26

Salsa Mundo is BGP's new series that focuses on the development of Salsa around the world. Future releases will look at the scene in Venzuela and Puerto Rico, but our first destination is Colombia with its incredibly vibrant scene dominated by the legendary Discos Fuentes label. The whole series is put together by noted latin music collector Mike Delanian, using several decades of knowledge. Mike is the man behind latin compilations such as Boogaloo Pow Wow - Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica or Son Cubano NYC - Cuban Roots New York Spices 1972-82 (on Honest Jon's), Latin Dance Party: Latin Grooves From The Atlantic And Atco Vaults, Soul Bossa Nova or The Beat Of Brazil. Brazilian Grooves From The Warner Vaults...

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Various - The Soul Of Spanish Harlem

The Soul Of Spanish Harlem
Various - The Soul Of Spanish Harlem
(CD) BGP CDBGPD197, 2009-01-26

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Andy Smith - Diggin' In The BGP Vaults

Andy Smith Diggin In The BGP Vaults
Various - Andy Smith - Diggin' In The BGP Vaults
(CD/LP) Beat Goes Public (BGP) / Ace Records CDBGPD195, 2008-08-30

Tracklisting :
01. Wilford's Gone - The Blackbyrds
02. Cracklin' Bread - Dave Hamilton
03. It's My Thing - Betty Moorer
04. I Don't Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky - Ripple
05. Gotta Get Me A Job - Ann Alford
06. I Got Some - Billy Garner
07. Sing A Simple Song - Booker T & The MG's
08. Live It Up - James K-Nine
09. Can't Get Enough - 87th Off Broadway
10. Smokin At Tiffany's - Funk Inc
11. I Want You Back - Harold Mabern
12. Just A Groove In G - Wilbur Bascomb
13. Let A Woman Be A Woman Let A Man Be A Man - Dyke & The Blazers
14. Brand New Girl - Billy Garner
15. Soul Brothers' Testify - Chester Randle's Soul Senders
16. Itch & Scratch Pt 2 - Rufus Thomas
17. Skunk Juice - Pazant Brothers
18. Sunshine Of Your Love - Spanky Wilson
19. I'm A Good Woman - The Generation
20. Chicken Tracks - Ron Burford
21. Out Of Sight - The Soulsetters
22. Just Another Smile - Mel Davis
23. Tighten Up - Rosevelt Matthews
24. (Oh Baby) I Believe I'm Losing You - Billy Hawks

Links :
djandysmith.com
myspace.com/djandysmith
djandysmith.muxtape.com
acerecords.co.uk
myspace.com/acerecordsuk

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Alright! - Black American Dance Music From The Disco Era

alright black american dance music from the disco era
Alright! - Black American Dance Music From The Disco Era
(BGP 2001) Selected by Dean Rudland

Note : ***½ (Havanito)

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