THE 148th MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 148th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by DallasEverson, its called Old School-Funk Mix, there's some Classic Funk and Dance Tracks on here, Featuring amongst others: Zapp, Whodini, Fatback, Lakeside, Emotions,Funkadelic, Roger, Slave, Tom Browne, Cameo, Sugar Hill Gang and Cheryl Lynn.




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THE 101st MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 101st Mix selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed for the Website "The Rub", its called "Hip Hop History Volume 1-1979, there's some Classic Hip  Hop on here, including some GrandMaster Flash and the Furious Five, Kurtis Blow, Sugarhill Gang, and The Fatback Band!

Press play button below or to Download press Kadoo and go to WebPage  to see Complete Track Listings!

GREAT SOUL / FUNK RECORD LABELS # 2

          SUGAR HILL RECORDS


The Original Rap / Hip Hop Record Label, formed in 1979 (and Surprisingly only in Business for about 7 Years) by Husband and Wife, Joe and Sylvia Robinson, Milton Malden  and with the Financial Backing of Morris Levy, who already owned Roulette Records.

Sylvia Robinson who had already had an Hit Single, reaching Number 1 in the US R&B Chart in her own right some 6 Years previous with  "Pillow Talk" under the name of just "Sylvia" incidentally she had hoped that "Al Green" would Record this Track, but he turned it down as he thought it was too Risque and it was against his Religious Beliefs! 

The First Release from Sugar Hill Record's was "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang, in August 1979, they Released several different Versions, the Longest being 15 Minutes in total!


Although not the First Rap Release or Band, "The Sugarhill Gang"

were Credited for being the First Group to Popularise Rap / Hip Hop Music! It was also the First Rap record to get into the US Pop Charts at Number 36.


In early 1980 the Robinson's brought out Morris Levy's Share in Sugar Hill Records.

SHR had some of the Biggest/first Rap stars including:
GrandMaster Flash and the Furious five, Sequence, Kool Moe Dee, Treacherous Three and the West Street Mob!


By 1986 SHR had Signed a Controversial Distribution Deal with MCA Records, which ended up in a Lengthy Court Room battle and eventually the Record Label had to Close Down!


They had by this time Amassed in Total, 26 Gold Records!

Nearly some 10 years later "Rhino Records" had Purchased all the Master Tapes from SHR, and then went about "Re-Releasing most of the Music made by SHR!


In 2002 the Recording Studios used by SHR in Englewood, New Jersey was Destroyed by Fire!


Other Artists to have Recorded for the Label were :
Funky Four Plus One, Viola Wills, Spoonie Gee, Moments, Positive Force, Melle Mel, Candi Staton, Trouble Funk, Phillip Wynne and Sylvia!


Some of the Biggest Tracks were:


Sugarhill Gang:  Rappers Delight, 8th Wonder, The Lover in You and Apache.


GrandMaster Flash: On the Wheels of Steel, The Message, Its Nasty and Scorpio.


GMF and Melle Mell: White Lines

Positive Force: We Got The Funk



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THE 61st MIX FOR F.S.V.B

 Here's the 61st Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Stevie G, there's some classic Soul, Funk and Hip-Hop Tracks from the 60's, 70's 80's and 90's on here, Its called Jam-the Old Skool mix !

Its features Kool and the Gang, Carl Carlton, Gap Band, SugarHill Gang, GrandMaster Flash and Lakeside!

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WELCOME TO THE 80'S.....Life & Music

I remember that was the First Christmas and New Year, I hadn't had to Work! that was one of the better things that came from working as a Butcher!

As I said in previous posts, I was working on how to move Shops or start working as a Relief Butcher (going around all shops in my area when they were short of workers) but nothing was going to happen right now, so I had to get on with where I was already working.

Checkout the photos both taken around the same period, I'm with Nathan in our back Garden, note the weeds! and the other was taken at the mother in laws with Susan in the background, at one of the usual Friday gatherings!

I must admit, I cant remember too much of what happened around this time, so I think from now on I will start mixing my Personal Story with some Musical advents of the same time period!

One such advent happened late on 1979 to early 1980, the First Rap Record was released, it was by The Sugarhill Gang and was called "Rapper's Delight" to this day its still one of the Best Rap Records and probably the Sugarhill Gang's Best Track ever!

Another Great Track from around this period was by Drummer/Singer/Writer/Producer Narada Michael Walden, it was called "I Shoulda Loved Ya" the track was taken from his1979 Album called "The Dance Of Life"