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Release Date: Monday 6 September 2004
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Compiled by Jockey Slut editor and Bargrooves contributor, Rob Wood. Masterful selections from Grace Jones, Pointer Sisters, Hall and Oates, Aretha Franklin, Main Ingredient, Lyn Christopher, Gwen McRae & more!
Bargrooves are really branching out! While their trademark sleek, sophisticated house compilations continue to excite and enthuse those who love such funky, jazzy house excursions, the label have thoughtfully provided another style marker with this selection of classic vintage grooves, compiled by Jockey Slut editor and occasional Bargrooves contributor Rob Wood.
'Vintage Grooves' starts on a wonderfully sleazy note with the lights down low and the doors locked as Frank de Jo Jo asks us to 'Turn Off The Lights' - things carry on in a similarly funky and intense style as we hear masterful selections from the likes of Grace Jones, the Pointer Sisters, Hall and Oates, Aretha Franklin, Main Ingredient, Lyn Christopher, Gwen McRae and more!
We'll leave the final words to Rob Wood: "When asked to come up with a selection of tracks that were worthy of the term "vintage", my first thought was to choose songs that have left a lasting impression. Songs that were special and could be linked together not through chronological order but because they all shone with class and character."
1. Frank de Jojo - Turn off the Lights
2. James Mason - I Want Your Love
3. Grace Jones - Nipple to the Bottle
4. Pointer Sisters - Don't It Drive You Crazy
5. Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That
6. Aretha Franklin - Rocksteady (Danny Krivit re-edit)
7. Main Ingredient - Happiness is Just Round the Bend
8. First Choice - Love & Happiness
9. Lyn Christopher - Take Me With You
10. Martine Girault - Revival
11. Gwen McCrae - 90% of Me is You
12. Burt Bacharach - South American Getaway