Fabulous (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

Fabulous (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanThe Stylistics' fifth album (from 1976) brought in disco icon Van McCoy to produce a more dance friendly sound, and the result was, well, fabulous! This reissue includes two unreleased bonus tracks and liner notes by lead singer Russell Thompkins, Jr. Philly soul doesn't get much smoother!

as demonstrated on singles Lay Your Cards Out

keyboardist

whilst another - slightly better known - Detroit singer

He grew up with his mother (mama granty)

It's a debut for the record books - a refreshing marvel of songwriting and technical composition

this slab of sophisticated Jazz Funk delights both with its virtuosity and it's dancibility

to the modernist proposition of 'Steam Train Girl' (both former singles which clocked up plays across Radio 1 and earned themselves Playlist spots on BBC 6Music and Xfm) and new track 'Lady Low'

the set closes with a jaw-dropping version of Stevie Wonder's 'As

His debut LP Green was released on Village Live Records in 2018 and was received with much love and acclaim in the UK Jazz

on one track

Having teased working together numerous times in the past

'strange brew' and 'sunshine of your love' - earned major airplay