Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" (initially released as "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)" and or simply "Caribbean Queen") is a 1984 song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean from the fifth studio album Suddenly . The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category. The saxophone solo is played by Vernon Jeffrey Smith. 

 

Artist: Billy Ocean

A-Side: Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

B-Side: European Queen (No More Love On The Run)

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk /Soul, Pop

Style: Synthpop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Jive

Label/Catalog #: JIVE 77

 

Najlepsze Zyczenia - Best Wishes feat. Chic & The Three Degrees

A strange flexi-disc that i got included with some other records, it does have some disco bangers on it, featuring Chic and the Three Degrees, it's certainly one of the strangest 45's in my collection, I have read online that these were popular to send to people as greeting cards in Poland from the 1960s until the late 1980s. What a cool surprise that must have been.

 

 

Artist: Chic / Three Degrees

A-Side: 1) Chic - Le Freak
    2) The Three Degrees - Giving Up, Giving In

Year Released: 1979

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Disco

Format: Flexi-disc, 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single Sided, Card Backed

Record Label: Tonpress

Label/Catalog #: R-0742-II 

 

 

 

A-Side: 1) Chic - Le Freak

Side A: 2) The Three Degrees - Giving Up, Giving In

Firefly - You Can Lead Me

"You Can Lead Me" is a song released in 1982 by the italian pop-dance group Firefly, formed in 1979 and made up of Elena Ferretti, Manuela Ometto, Maurice Cavalieri, Maurizio Sangineto and Rolando Zaniolo, the disco/funk track was featured on their second album My Desire (1981).

 

Artist: Firefly

A-Side: You Can Lead Me

B-Side: Show Me Tonight

Year Released: 1982

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Starnight Records

Label/Catalog #: 791 820

 

The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger

"Soul Finger" is the first single released by R&B group the Bar-Kays. It was issued by Stax Records on the Volt Records label on April 14, 1967. "Soul Finger" and "Knucklehead" were the first two tracks of the Bar-Kays' debut album, Soul Finger (1967).

 

Artist: The Bar-Kays

A-Side: Soul Finger

B-Side: Knucklehead

Year Released: 1967

Decade: 1960s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Soul, Rhythm & Blues

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Stax

Label/Catalog #: 169007

Brooklyn Express - Sixty Nine

"Sixty Nine" is a track by the New York studio project Brooklyn Express (made up of Began Cekic and the original Cameo member Eric Durham) and was released in 1981.

 

Artist: Brooklyn Express

A-Side: Sixty Nine 

B-Side: Change Position (88)

Year Released: 1981

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Carrere / Clever

Label/Catalog #: 49.916 

 

Royalle Delite - I'll Be A Freak For You

"I'll Be A Freak For You" is a track recorded by the American soul group Royalle Delite (made up of Brooklyn based Porsha & Parris) and released via New York based Skyview Records Inc.

 

 Artist: Royalle Delite

A-Side: (I'll Be A) Freak For You (Radio Edit)

B-Side: (I'll Be A) Freak For You (The Good Groove Mix) 

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Soul, Synth-pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Streetwave

Label/Catalog #: KHAN 51

 

The Real Thing – Can't Get By Without You

"Can't Get By Without You (The Decade Remix II)" is a 10 year celebratory re-release of the track originally released in 1976 by the British soul group The Real Thing. It was the follow-up to their hit "You to Me Are Everything" and features on their first album Real Thing (1976).

 

Artist: The Real Thing

A-Side: Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix)

B-Side: She's A Groovy Freak (The Original Vintage Version)

Year Released: 1986

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Soul, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: PRT

Label/Catalog #: 7P 352 

 

RAH Band - Falcon

"Falcon" is a track released in 1980 by the British synth-pop & jazz-funk group called the RAH Band, masterminded by Richard A. Hewson (hence the RAH) who is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, the group was a fictitious studio based group (fictitious in that it was no group, it contained only him). The song features on the album RAH Band (1981) .

 

 Artist: RAH Band 

A-Side: Falcon

B-Side: Falcon 2

Year Released: 1980

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Jazz-Funk, Synth-pop, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: DJM Records

Label/Catalog #: DJS 10954

 

Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

"Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" is the seventh single by British soul band Loose Ends from their second studio album, So Where Are You?, which was released in February 1985. In the group's native UK, the single made the top twenty. Outside the UK, the single went to number one on the US Billboard R&B chart for one week. This made Loose Ends the first British band ever to top that chart.

 

Artist: Loose Ends 

A-Side: Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

B-Side: A Little Spice

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul

Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Smooth Jazz, Funk, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Virgin

Label/Catalog #: VS748  

Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately

"What Have You Done for Me Lately" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third studio album, Control (1986).

 

Artist: Janet Jackson

A-Side: What Have You Done For Me Lately

B-Side: He Doesn't Even Know I'm Alive

Year Released: 1986

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Synth-pop, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: A&M Records

Label/Catalog #: 390 079-7 

The Brothers Johnson - Ain't We Funkin' Now

"Ain't We Funkin' Now" is a song by American funk and R&B band the Brothers Johnson, consisting of the American brothers George ("Lightnin' Licks") and Louis E. Johnson ("Thunder Thumbs"). it was the opening track from their third album titled Blam! (1978).

 

Artist: The Brothers Johnson

A-Side: Ain't We Funkin' Now

B-Side: 1) Strawberry Letter 23
    2) Get The Funk Out Ma Face

Year Released: 1978

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Funk, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: A&M Records

Label/Catalog #: AMS 7379

 

Curtis Hairston – I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)

"I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)" is a song by the American soul/funk vocalist, Curtis Hairston, who had a number of top 75 hit singles in the UK and US, both as a solo artist and as a featured artist in the B. B. & Q. Band. 

 

Artist: Curtis Hairston 

A-Side: I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)

B-Side: I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit) (Dub)

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Disco, Synth-pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: London Records

Label/Catalog #: LON 66 or 882 053-7 

Kool & The Gang - Misled

"Misled" is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their sixteenth studio album, Emergency.

 

 Artist: Kool And The Gang 

A-Side: Misled (Dance Mix)

B-Side: Misled (Original Mix)

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop, Electronic

Style: Soul, Disco, Electro

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: De-Lite Records

Label/Catalog #: DER 19

Kurtis Blow - Party Time (The Go-Go Edit)

"Party Time" is a track released as part of EP in 1983 by American rapper, songwriter, and record producer Kurtis Blow, considered the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. The track was re-released in 1985 by Club, a UK record label, mostly active in 1980's which features The Breaks on the B-Side from 1980 which was the first certified gold rap song also by Blow.

 

Artist: Kurtis Blow

A-Side: Party Time (The Go-Go Edit)

B-Side: The Breaks

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul

Style: Go-Go

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Club

Label/Catalog #: JAB 12 

 

A-Side: Party Time (The Go-Go Edit) 

 

B-Side: The Breaks 

 

Phil Collins - Sussudio

"Sussudio" is a song by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 14 January 1985 in the United Kingdom as the lead single from his third solo studio album, No Jacket Required (1985). The song served as the second single from the album in the United States following "One More Night".

 

 Artist: Phil Collins

A-Side: Sussudio

B-Side: The Man With The Horn

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Rock, Pop

Style: Pop Rock

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Virgin

Label/Catalog #: VS 736

B.B. & Q. Band - Imagination

"Imagination" is a song released in 1982 by the Italian-American post-disco B.B.& Q. Band (which stands for the Brooklyn, Bronx, and Queens Band) and was the first of two singles taken from the second album All Night Long (1982).

 

Artist: BB&Q Band

A-Side: Imagination

B-Side: Hard To Get Around

Year Released: 1982

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Boogie, Disco, Funk, Soul

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Capitol Records

Label/Catalog #: 2C 008 86566