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Look On The Good Side
Look On The Good Side (7") (1 per customer)
Cat: EXS 042. Rel: 16 Apr 24
 
Soul
Look On The Good Side (3:55)
The Say The Girl's Crazy (2:53)
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Zaius
Zaius (10" 再出版)
Cat: 10EXP20142. Rel: 13 Mar 24
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Eddie Russ - "Zaius" (7:22)
Incognito - "Zaius" (7:24)
Review: Last year, the Expansions label kicked off a wonderfully intriguing 10" series featuring classics from soul music's rich canon complemented by contemporary cover versions and so far it's seen Blue Note troupe Quasimode tee off against Johnny Hammond and Bembe Segue challenge Norman Connors. A third edition duly arrives and hints Expansions are really enjoying the creative challenge the concept allows them with the jazz funk classic "Zaius" from Eddie Russ joined by a cover from the celebrated UK funk veterans Incognito. Originally appearing on the 1976 LP See The Light, "Zaius" is a blinding example of why Russ is described a master of the keyboard and it's complemented well by Incognito's B Side cover which appears on vinyl for the first time. Don't sleep!
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The Change
Cat: 7XE 007. Rel: 28 Feb 24
 
Soul
The Change (3:44)
Sometimes (4:18)
Review: Berkeley-born Cornell CC Carter returns with 'The Change,' which is the lead single from his upcoming album on Expansion. Initially making waves with his debut album Vindicated Soul in 2017, Carter has become a force in the UK soul scene with subsequent albums such as One Love, Absolutely, and Next Life. With a storied career that includes collaborations with The Isley Brothers and performances alongside James Brown, he has been a staple on Expansion's Soul Togetherness and Luxury Soul series, and graced the stage at the Luxury Soul Weekender in Blackpool. Here 'The Change' comes with 'Sometimes,' which is produced by Brian Carter and offers a nice counterpoint to the a-side.
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Tags: Soul Disco
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(Our Hearts) Will Always Shine
Cat: EXUMG 11. Rel: 14 Feb 24
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Our Hearts) Will Always Shine (3:28)
Mighty Mighty (3:28)
Review: Expansion deals pretty much in good vibes only and that is what we have here with OZONE's '(Our Hearts) Will Always Shine'. It is a 7" that radiates with infectious energy and heartfelt emotion as it seamlessly blends elements of pop, electronic, and dance music. The uplifting melodies soar high, the pulsating beats power things along and the soulful vocals deliver a message of resilience and positivity. The song's anthemic chorus is destined to take listeners to a new level and ignite dance floor in equal measure and it sure does that. 'Mighty Mighty' on the flip is another feel good and upbeat funky disco workout.
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Top Of The Stairs
Cat: EXUMG 10. Rel: 14 Feb 24
 
Soul
Top Of The Stairs (4:40)
You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good (3:52)
Review: Collins And Collins were originally at the Top Of The Stairs back in 1980 when this one first landed. It has since become a revered underground classic much loved on the modern soul circuit as a timeless gem. The song was first composed by Ashford & Simpson who recorded their own version but when playing live would switch to the Collins & Collins version. The tune first came on CD via Expansion back in 1993 and now gets a first official 7" version back with the exceptionally rare version of Gamble & Huff's 'You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good' which first was recorded by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes in 1975.
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Luxury Soul 2024
VARIOUS
Luxury Soul 2024 (unmixed 3xCD)
Cat: CDBEXP 24. Rel: 10 Jan 24
 
Soul
Brian Power - "Sometimes" (feat Cornell CC Carter)
Robert Imtume Owens - "Elementary"
Ronnie Herel & Kenny Thomas - "The Sun Will Rise Again"
Stokes & Machine - "Freeway" (feat Cleveland Jones - Soul-Jazz mix)
Mike Lindup - "Could It Really Be?" (feat Tony Momrelle & Alex Wilson)
Will Downing - "What Part Of My Love"
Natasha Watts - "Right The Wrong"
Zaimie - "Hidden Highs"
Shaila Prospere - "Keep On Giving" (remix)
Con Funk Shun - "Smooth"
Kloud 9 - "Don't Stop" (feat Kenya)
The Requestors - "Love Has To Be Easy" (feat Vivienne McKone)
Robert Gee - "Whatcha Gonna Do"
Patrice Isley - "Harvest For The World"
Steven Thad - "Do You Remember?"
Natalie Duncan - "Are You Getting Enough"
Carol Riddick - "I Love Me Too"
R Cory Johnson - "The Meaning Of Love" (feat QrownViq & Rick Watford)
The Paradise Projex - "Here & Now" (Magic Nite remix)
Victor Haynes - "Step With Me"
Kea - "We Made It Thru"
Tyrone Lee - "Soul'N'Samba"
Dawn Joseph - "Imitation Love" (Georgie B remix)
Narada Michael Walden - "Baby Let's Go" (Soul version)
Heather Haywood & Sugar Rainbow - "Think About"
The Groove Association - "No Regrets" (feat Georgie B & Deborah Bell)
Paulette McWilliams - "Tell Me You Love Me"
Lynn Davis - "Beautiful You"
Felece Tillman - "Brighter Love"
Hil St Soul - "Together"
Kr8iv 4ce - "Treat Me Right" (feat Linda Muriel Of Afrosymphony)
Sheree Brown - "I'd Rather Be In Love With You (The Sax Way)"
Castella - "Intoxicated Love"
Julian Jonah - "If You Wanna Know (What's Missing)" (feat Dutch Robinson)
Rose Spearman & The Soul Connection - "I Found Love" (Soul City remix)
Review: The UK's number one independent soul label Expansion Records commences each year with the label's most anticipated collection, Luxury Soul. The success of the series comes down to the quality of tracks sourced from independent soul artists, focusing on the major and emergent names of the year - this time including Will Downing, Con Funk Shun and Narada Michael Walden. For many of the 35 tracks featured on the compilation, this is the first time they'll have ever appeared on CD, having landed in the soul charts either at number one or in the top ten over the last 12 months. Further exclusives include The Requestors feat. Vivienne McKone, Kloud 9 feat. Kenya, and The Paradise Projex with an exclusive mix of 'Here & Now'. The release is to coincide with the Luxury Soul Weekender in January 2024, and includes tracks by three artists performing live at the event.
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Played by: Pete Haigh
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Rockie Robbins/You & Me
Cat: EXP2CD 53. Rel: 30 Nov 23
 
Soul
I Can Hardly Wait (Rookie Robbins)
If I Ever Lose You
Funk Street
When I Think Of You
I Love You Only
Don't Deny Me
Be Ever Wonderful
Sho' Is Bad
Miss Dynamite
You & Me (You & Me)
Hang Tough
After Loving You
Girl I'm Gonna Get Ya
Together
Point Of View
Lost In Love Again
I Never Knew
For The Sake Of A Memory
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I Believe In Love/Rockie Robbins
Cat: EXP2CD 54. Rel: 30 Nov 23
 
Soul
Time Think (I Believe In Love)
I Believe In Love
My Old Friend
Look Before You Leap
Give Our Love A Chance
For You, For Love
Nothing Like Love
Talk To Me
I'll Turn To You
An Act Of Love
I've Got Your Number (Rookie Robbins)
Goodbyes Don't Last Forever
Stay With Me
Work For Love
Caught In The Act
I Found Love
We Belong Together
You Finally Found The One
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Ancestral Voices
Cat: EXCDP 78. Rel: 23 Nov 23
 
Funk
Let It Flow
Pick Up The Pieces
Take It In Stages (Write Those Pages)
Angel Eyes
Ancestral Voices
Freedom' Dancin'
Always There
Driftin'
Snowfall
Elevation
Tags: Jazz Funk
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I Just Want To Spend My Life With You
Cat: EXS 045. Rel: 01 Nov 23
 
Soul
I Just Want To Spend My Life With You (2:30)
Hands (2:14)
Review: Soul doesn't come much finer than when served up by the legendary Expansion label. Their latest 45 rpm is from 1975 when r&b producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pete Warner dropped his one and only single 'I Just Want To Spend My Life With You'. It has aged well and become ever harder to find as well as expensive on the second hand market so this is a welcome reissue. The A-side has lots of big string energy and hints of Northern Soul magic as the lush vocal harmonies soar. On the flip is the equally lovely 'Hands.'
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Played by: Pete Haigh
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I Know You Care (reissue)
Cat: EX 7014 UNO. Rel: 13 Oct 23
 
Soul
I Know You Care (5:17)
It's Your Love (4:02)
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Brighter Tomorrow (reissue)
Brighter Tomorrow (reissue) (eco vinyl 10" limited to 100 copies)
Cat: 10 EXP 20151ECO. Rel: 07 Sep 23
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Tom Browne - "Brighter Tomorrow" (feat Carol Woods) (6:12)
Diplomats Of Soul - "Brighter Tomorrow" (feat Incognito & Imaani) (5:53)
Review: Expansion's offshoot label is back with a second release and for the occasion have put together a special eco vinyl 10" here that is strictly limited to just 100 copies and is fully deserving of that treatment: Tom Browne Feat. Carol Woods combined to great effect in the 80s on this soul classic that now gets a first-ever single release. It's the sort of immediately heartwarming tune that draws from soul, jazz funk, disco and more to cook up a steamy and excellent groove. On the flip is Diplomats Of Soul with their own super cover of 'Brighter Tomorrow' featuring Brit funk and acid jazz greats Incognito & Imaani.
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Mother Of The Future (reissue)
Mother Of The Future (reissue) (eco vinyl 10" limited to 50 copies)
Cat: 10EXP 20141ECO. Rel: 07 Sep 23
 
Jazz
Norman Connors - "Mother Of The Future"
Bembe Segue - "Mother Of The Future" (live version)
Review: Expansion's focus right now is on reissuing classic tracks alongside a newer version of it. They are all coming on tidy 10" eco vinyl in mad limited numbers and next up is Norman Connors and Bembe Segue. Connors dropped his superb 'Mother of the Future' in 1975 and it is a mad jazz dancer with layer upon layer of Afro drumming, loose percussion and expressive vocal ad-libs. Flip it over and we're taken to 2008's live version of the same tune by Bembe Segue. It's a little less intense but no less busy, with silky jazz grooves and new vocals layering in some future soul.
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Promise Me
Cat: EXS 043. Rel: 27 Jul 23
 
Soul
Promise Me (4:00)
Eyes On You (3:48)
Review: Dayton were an Ohio-based band who named themselves after their hometown, and for the first half of the 80s they were enjoying a prolific run of original funk and boogie jams including five studio albums. This single on Expansion leads with their misty-eyed 1983 groover 'Promise Me' - a smooth-as-silk cut with not a lick out of place. On the flip, Expansion have dialled back to the band's self-titled debut album from 1980 and the noticeably more organic sound of 'Eyes On You'. If you simply love great 80s soul tunes or want to get to know Dayton a little better, this is a 7" well worth your time.
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Good Good Music
Cat: EX 7043. Rel: 29 Jun 23
 
Funk
Good Good Music (4:22)
Chicago (3:48)
Review: 'Good Good Music' and 'Chicago' are two gems taken from Roy Ayers's 1983 disco funk album Silver Vibrations, which was last reissued back in 2019 by BBE. This 7" pairs off two of its most vibey cuts. 'Good Good Music' has mad synth squelchy, big organic disco licks and a diva vocal full of soul. On the flip is a late-night romancer, a slow motion smoother with under vocal wishers, low slung funk bass and rich, golden chords for a luxurious feel. Two very different but equally devastating tunes.
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This Is What You Are (reissue)
Cat: XPAND 1020RE. Rel: 22 Jun 23
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
This Is What You Are (original mix) (7:09)
This Is What You Are (Opolopo mix) (6:53)
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Sunshine
Cat: EXS 041. Rel: 29 Mar 23
 
Soul
Sunshine (4:24)
The End Of Our Love (2:19)
Review: American jazz singer and actress Nancy Wilson is still going, having accrued a queenly quantity of releases to her name ever since the late 1950s. She has recorded over 70 albums of jazz, soul, pop and r&b, not to mention an uncountable barrage of original ingles; among her choicest is Sunshine, which we'll have you know doesn't happen to be a cover of the Roy Ayers original. Instead, Sunshine is a more-than-sophisticated soul-jazz piece, opening with futuristic filter-swept synths and emerging into slinky lyrical ode to the unparalleled feeling of loving you, as opposed to anyone else.
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Coming To You Live
Cat: EXS 039. Rel: 21 Mar 23
 
Funk
Coming To You Live (7" version) (3:56)
Street Themes (4:28)
Review: First released way back in 1980 on the album of the same name, 'Coming To You Live' is one of the most beloved dancefloor jams in the sprawling catalogue of sorely missed soul-jazz organist Charles Earland. Here reissued on seven-inch (and therefore presented in edited form), the track blurs the boundaries between Latin-tinged disco and jazz-funk - all heady female group vocals, heady horns, spacey Herbie Hancock synths and infectious grooves. Over on the flip you'll find original B-side 'Street Themes', a breezier, similarly Latin-tinged jazz-funk cut that features some sensational keys-playing from Earland. In a word: essential.
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Hip Notic Lady
Cat: EXS 040. Rel: 21 Mar 23
 
Soul
Hip-Notic Lady (3:38)
Dues (3:46)
Review: Future Flight could be describable as a 'rare' band, fading to obscurity after the release of their earliest disco/boogie album in the early 80s. Known as 'Hip Notic Lady', collectors and DJs have fantasised, salivated, and tussled over the project ever since learning of its ultra-limited original run. Despite the obscurity of the project, its members were made up of many-a-fixture in the romantic world of American soul, from Lamont Dozier to David Swanson. Perhaps harking to an oncoming reissue of the entire LP, Expansion Records here offer up a 7" reissue of the albums two choicest cuts; the title track and 'Dues', both of which emblematise the album's distinctly swank style.
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Give Me Your Love (reissue)
Cat: EX 7020RE. Rel: 13 Mar 23
 
Soul
Give Me Your Love (4:37)
You Can't Turn Me Away (4:32)
Review: Sylvia Striplin has been heavily sampled by all manner of artists over the years. Here one of her biggest hits 'Give Me Your Love' is presented on a 7" for the first time with 'You Said' on the flip. The A-side is the one with its big funky licks, low-slung bass line and celebratory riffs all finished off with the glorious vocal itself. 'You Said' is a more jazzy and low-key number, with swirling drums and hip-swinging claps taking you later into the night on a more cosy and personal vibe.
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Tags: Soul Disco
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Luxury Soul 2023
VARIOUS
Luxury Soul 2023 (unmixed 3xCD)
Cat: CDBEXP 23. Rel: 11 Jan 23
 
Soul
Output/Input - "Here We Go Again" (feat Audrey Wheeler & Brent Carter - CD1)
Julian Jonah - "Now's The Time For Us" (feat Tamia)
Cornell CC Carter - "Say Yes" (Metlife remix)
We Are One X Perience - "If It Feels Good"
Khari Cabral & Jiva - "I Believe"
Royalty Duo - "This Is Of The Most High"
Brian Power - "Got Sweet Loving" (feat Roachford - Raw Soul mix)
Sound Of SuperBad - "You're The Best Thing" (feat Joyce San Mateo)
Richard Alexander Davis - "4 Ever!"
Ishmalesings - "What Can We Do" (Smooth clean edit)
The R&R Soul Orchestra - "Moods"
Down To Earth - "What We Gonna Do" (feat Tracey Lee)
Lisa Dietrich - "Move Me No Mountain" (CD2)
Rockie Robbins - "Let Me Be The One"
Shirley Jones - "Soul Steppin'" (Soul Syndicate remix)
John Reid - "Light Up My World"
Victor Haynes - "Touch & Go"
Candace Woodson - "Midas Touch" (Nigel Lowis mix)
Ernie & The Family McKone - "Alone Again" (feat Laura Jackson)
Rich Beggar - "Sucha Good Feelin'" (Don-E Chuffed mix)
Robert IMtume Owens - "Don't Give Up"
Alton McClain Scarborough - "While I'm Alone"
Blue Soul Ten - "This Is Worth It"
Kenya - "Slow Motion" (feat Noel Gourdin - CD3)
Antonio McLendon - "How I Feel"
Marqueal Jordan - "Dot Dot Dot (The Sequel)"
Kim Tibbs - "Stargazing" (radio edit)
Sheree Brown - "Take A Walk With Love"
Kloud 9 - "When We're Together"
Ashley Scott - "Don't Throw Our Love Away"
Tristan - "Something Like This" (Breakdown remix)
Patrick McLean - "Go Right On" (Steve Salvari remix)
Marc Staggers - "You Make Me Feel" (dance mix)
Matt Johnson - "Place In My Heart" (feat Roki)
Ipso Facto - "Love Can Make You Feel So Happy"
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Give Me Some Emotion: The Epic Anthology 1976-1981
Cat: LPEXCL 14. Rel: 13 Jan 23
 
Funk
Hideaway (4:53)
Barbara Ann (5:53)
Do It With Style (4:53)
Love Is The Way (4:55)
Give Me Some Emotion (4:01)
There's A Happy Feeling (6:11)
Touch My Love (4:01)
Dancer (3:36)
El Bobo (4:07)
You Are My Life (3:35)
Let Me Be The One (3:42)
Japanese Umbrella (8:19)
Reach Out (4:14)
Boston (4:54)
The Love You Give To Me (6:11)
Love Won't Harm No One (4:37)
Review: Composer, arranger, producer and pianist Webster Lewis is widely celebrated for his work with Epic Records from the seventies and on through the eighties. His sound is a luxuriant one that is hugely polished, dense and accomplished in its fusion of jazz, funk and soul. He recorded four albums during those years and this collection pulls the best bits including his well-known classic 'Barbara Ann' as well as the likes of 'Give Me Some Emotion' and 'El Bobo' as well as more newly uncovered gems from the vaults like 'Reach Out' and 'Japanese Umbrella.'
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Come Into My Life (reissue)
Cat: EXS 033. Rel: 21 Nov 22
 
Funk
Come Into My Life (3:42)
Bill Summers & Summers Heat - "Don't Fade Away" (4:10)
Review: This rare groove reissue by Expansion Records looks back on the best work of New Orleans percussionist Bill Summers, whose efforts lent revolutions to the latin jazz styles of the early 80s. These are choice bits taken from disparate points in his career; 'Come Into My Life' is a sultry, subtle, slow slice of emotive soul recorded with Earth Wind & Fire's Skip Scarborough. 'Don't Fade Away', meanwhile, features the backing band Summers Heat, and raises the stakes with a striking vocal feature from Leo Miller.

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Risin' To The Top
Cat: EX 7029RCA. Rel: 23 Nov 22
 
Soul
Risin' To The Top (3:44)
Hang Tight (4:12)
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Rock Creek Park
Cat: EXS 037. Rel: 03 Nov 22
 
Funk
Rock Creek Park (4:41)
Gut Level (4:10)
Review: Rhythm, blues and funk outfit The Blackbyrds were formed in Washington, D.C. in 1973, and as we have noted numerous times over at Juno, their music hardly saw the light of day around the time, save for a re-formation in 2012 after renewed interest brought their music back to light. The Washington fusion group were initially mentored by trumpeter Donald Byrd, but their sound came to differ from his sultry and slow tones, working in a more melancholic yet upbeat style, and flowery trumepeteering to boot. This 7" comes in stunning new vinyl quality, showing off a further two lost instrumentals, 'Rock Creek Park' and 'Gut Level'.
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Played by: LEGO EDIT
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Reggins
Reggins (7")
Cat: EXS 038. Rel: 04 Nov 22
 
Funk
Reggins (4:03)
Blackbyrds Theme (4:08)
Review: The Blackbyrds' 'Reggins' is an instrumental jazz-funk masterpiece that originally hardly saw the light of day around the time of the group's formation in the early 1970s. The Washington fusion group were initially mentored by trumpeter Donald Byrd, but their sound came to differ from his sultry and slow tones, working in a more melancholic yet upbeat style, and flowery trumepeteering to boot. This 7" comes in stunning new vinyl quality, with unmatchable audiophile sound lent to two of their best instrumentals.
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Give Me Some Emotion: The Epic Anthology 1976-1981
Cat: CDEXCL 14. Rel: 31 Oct 22
 
Funk
Hideaway
Barbara Ann
Do It With Style
Love Is The Way
Give Me Some Emotion
There's A Happy Feeling
Touch My Love
Dancer
El Bobo
You Are My Life
Let Me Be The One
Japanese Umbrella
Reach Out
Boston
The Love You Give To Me
Love Won't Harm No One
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Tell Me You'll Stay
Cat: EXS 035. Rel: 22 Aug 22
 
Soul
Tell Me You'll Stay (4:48)
Call On Me (2:38)
Review: Trained by the likes of Jimmy Bo Horne and Marvin Gaye, and eventually co-fronting The Dazz Band, Philly's Jerry Bell has plenty of rich soul heritage behind him. He released one album back in 1981 the flawless soul album Winter Love Affair, and you can certainly feel that short day wistfulness in the two tracks Expansion have picked up for this delightful 7" drop. 'Tell Me You'll Stay' is a sweet heartache anthem, with Bell's voice soaring over the funk-licked, easy-listening arrangement. 'Call On Me' is an outright ballad for when the lights turn down low, ready for the slow jam section or those quiet, cosy moments when the nights draw in.
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I Feel Like Going On
Cat: EXS 034. Rel: 27 Jul 22
 
Soul
I Feel Like Going On
Can't Get Enough
Review: Michigan-via-Ohio gospel group Rance Allen have been going for decades, and thanks to Expansion Records, two of their best known tunes now have a chance at relistenership. 'I Feel Like Going' on barely saw a resurfacing on YouTube, but just one listen and we're sure... this is a shockingly important slice of wax, with slapping electronic disco-soul production embedding sax, viola and castanets in what ought to be considered a criminally undersought pair of dance opals. A modern soul masterclass.
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If Only I Could Prove To You
Cat: EXS 032. Rel: 27 Jul 22
 
Soul
If Only I Could Prove To You
I Need You Girl
Review: Washington D.C. jazz funk group released their album Vibes Of Truth in 1975 on Fantasy, and it was bursting with elevated soul which would almost certainly appeal to fans of The Temptations, Gil Scott-Heron and the like. 'If Only I Could Prove To You' is a deep cut from the album, and it's been unearthed by Expansion and given pride of place on this 7", backed up by the album's opening track 'I Need You Girl'. This is life-affirming, classically-crafted stuff with a richly ornamented production, and it's loaded with enough sunshine to brighten the darkest depths of a winter's day, so imagine how good it sounds while we're in the summer months.
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Give Me Your Love
Cat: EXPAND 116. Rel: 01 Jul 22
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Give Me Your Love (6:18)
You Can't Turn Me Away (5:28)
Review: Expansion's latest must-have release brings together two killer cuts from Sylvia Striplin's brilliant 1981 album "Give Me You Love", which originally appeared on Roy Ayers' Uno Melodic label. Ayers produced and arranged both cuts alongside regular collaborator James Bedford. "Give Me Your Love" is, of course, something of an anthem in underground disco circles, with Striplin's breathy and emotionally rich vocal rounding off a superb cut that's rich in crunchy Clavinet lines, walking bass, snappy drums, sensual synth doodles and rising horns. Flipside "You Can't Turn Me Away", meanwhile, is closer in sound and vibe to Roy Ayers' jazz-funk cuts from the period, which is no bad thing.
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Never Had A Love
Cat: EXS 031. Rel: 15 Mar 22
 
Soul
Never Had A Love (3:19)
Listen (2:59)
Review: Expansion have been busy recently with a wealth of superb releases all dropping in relatively quick succession. This one comes from 70s and 80s Us soul family, Family Brown. They put out just one album in 1978 and a couple of singles with these two tunes now pressed onto 45rpm some of the best. On the a-side is the slow motion stepper 'Never Had A Love' which has pirouetting strings and male and female vocals playing off in seductive fashion. On the flip is the more groovy but just as melodically lush 'Listen.'
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What About Love
Cat: EXS 027. Rel: 10 Mar 22
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
What About Love (3:10)
Got A Good Feeling (4:01)
Review: North Carolina outfit Brief Encounter have long been a cult band amongst funk, soul and disco collectors, leading to reissues of both of their albums (1977's Introducing... The Brief Encounter and 1981's We Want To Play). Here Expansion Records continues the trend of delving deep into their catalogue by offering a new edition of 1976 single 'What About Love'. The title track is undeniably excellent - a sweet, funky and attractive chunk of disco-era dancefloor soul just dripping with emotion. Over on the flip you'll find original B-side 'Get Right Down and Do It', a heavier slab of horn-toting disco-funk pleasure that boasts a seriously addictive bassline and some surprisingly surprising synthesizer flourishes.
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How Can I Go On Without You
Cat: EXS 028. Rel: 10 Mar 22
 
Soul
How Can I Go On Without You (3:39)
Your Love Is Like A Boomerang (3:29)
Review: Cicero 'Corey' Blake was a big name on the Chicago soul scene of the 60s. He himself actually hailed from Jackson, Mississippi and became most well known for the superb reissue 7" presented here. It was recorded in 1975 having been written by Phillip Mitchell and in the years since has become a real modern soul room classic that never fails to detonate any crowd all over the world. It will cost you upwards of a money for an original copy if you can find one and here it is pressed up with the original Sam Dees tune 'Your Love Is Like A Boomerang' on the flip. Essential soul for real heads.
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Played by: Pete Haigh
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Waiting In Vain
Cat: EXS 029. Rel: 11 Mar 22
 
Soul
Waiting In Vain (3:24)
No Tricks (3:45)
Review: Chuck Jackson's 'Waiting In Vain' was actually written by Bob Marley who also released it first in 1997 with his band The Wailers. Soul talent Jackson though took the tune in a whole other direction with the help of some great baking singers and session musicians. The sax lines are glorious, the vocals lush and harmonic and the rhythm section as smooth as silk. Jackson's own voice adds the icing on the cake and on the flip 'No Tricks' pairs big stabs with smooth Phiily strings and another standout vocal performance.

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Expansions (Bluey from Incognito production)
Cat: EXPAND 124. Rel: 28 Feb 22
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Expansions (6:48)
Hard Boiled (6:11)
Review: Killer version of the Lonnie Liston Smith classic monster club track by Incognito side project Citrus Sun featuring Valerie Etienne on vocals.
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Luxury Soul 2022
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Luxury Soul 2022 (unmixed 3xCD)
Cat: CDBEXP 22. Rel: 19 Jan 22
 
Soul
Julian Jonah - "A Little Love" (feat Lucita Jules)
The Paradise Projex - "For This Love"
Frank McComb & Kathy Kosins - "I Gotta Pinch Myself (I Must Be Dreaming)" (feat Najee)
Victor Haynes - "Step With Me"
Cornell CC Carter - "Not Possible"
Kloud 9 - "24-7 Love" (feat Maysa)
GarciaWalker&Durrell - "Gotta Have You"
Claudia Campagnol - "Do You Love Me" (dance edit)
The Groove Association - "What Goes Around - Comes Around" (feat Georgie B - Joy remix)
Dimitris Dimopoulos - "This Feeling You're Givin'" (feat Debby Bracknell & Jeff Lorber - DD Summer remix)
Alvin Garrett - "The Lightness Of Love" (feat Kim Scott)
Christopher Williams - "Fine As Gold" (T Groove remix)
N'Front - "Love Like This"
Regi Myrix & Noel Gourdin - "Step Into Love" (Nigel Lowis mix)
Jane Handcock - "90's Love" (The Realm remix)
Maurice J - "No Matter How Far"
Raja-Nee' - "Love In A Groove"
Diane Marsh - "Don't Rush It" (feat Mather - extended mix)
Candace Woodson - "All It Takes" (Rob Hardt mix)
Ernie & The Family McKone - "In The Thick Of It" (feat Valerie Etienne)
Sheree Brown - "Sorry 'Bout Bein' A Ghost" (Ghosted remix)
Full Flava - "Get Down Saturday Night" (feat Chantay Savage)
Jarrod Lawson - "Be The Change" (Michele Chiavarini remix)
Will Downing - "Say Yes"
Marlo Wells - "Loving You The Best I Can"
Marshella Muzic - "U & Eye"
Point Of Vu - "There's No One Like You"
BB Soul - "Is It You" (feat Cheri Maree)
Down To Earth - "Gimme Tonight"
Deborah Bond - "Time"
Yuma Hara & T-Groove - "Be Free" (T-Groove remix)
Viktoria Vennice - "By Myself"
Eric Roberson - "Lessons" (feat Anthony Hamilton, Raheem DeVaughn & Kevin Ross - remix)
Vince Broomfield - "You're My Everything"
MS1 Project - "Life's Celebration" (feat Rachell Crayton)
Played by: Dave Lee ZR
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You've Got To Have Freedom
Cat: EXPAND 115. Rel: 03 Dec 21
 
Jazz
You've Got To Have Freedom (6:48)
Got To Give It Up (6:01)
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Why Would You Blow It
Cat: EXS 025. Rel: 27 Aug 21
 
Soul
Why Would You Blow It (2:47)
Why Did Our Love Go (2:30)
Played by: Marc Hype
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The Paradise Projex EP (Special Edition)
Cat: EXPAND 123. Rel: 20 Aug 21
 
Soul
Feels Like Home (4:07)
For This Love (4:31)
One Mind Two Hearts (3:34)
With You (3:48)
Review: The Paradise Projex is a UK group that says they make "music with friends old and new." And that music is stylistically a balance of old and new, as this first EP from the new Expansion signings shows. It has slick modern production but a classic soul vibe over lush jazz drumming, with plenty of glowing and golden synths. The vocal work is buttery smooth and spreading positive messages of love. 'Feels Like Home' is all swooning grooves and beautiful harmonies, 'For This Love' has a Stevie Wonder feel and 'One Mind,Two Hearts' is life affirming dance floor goodness. 'With You' ends on a more pensive note and closes a fantastic EP.
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Give Me The Sunshine (Record Store Day RSD 2021)
Cat: EX7RSD 42. Rel: 21 Jun 21
 
Funk
Give Me The Sunshine (original US 7" mix) (3:52)
Give Me The Sunshine (extended UK 7" Grapevine RED 3 mix) (4:40)
Review: Leo's Sunshipp is an iconic rare groove record that gets a reissue here on Expansion. The special Record Store Day 2021 limited and hand-numbered 7" offers up two different versions, both of which are primed and ready to add at least 10 degrees of heat to even the sunniest DJ set. The original US 7" mix is languid and long legged, laidback and in a hurry to go nowhere fast. The soaring strings and steamy vocal, tumbling perc and distant horns capture a lazy afternoon soaking up some rays. The extended UK 7" Grapevine RED 3 mix ups the ante a little for slightly more energetic moves.
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Tags: Disco Funk
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Beggar & Co
Cat: EXCDP 77. Rel: 03 Jun 21
 
Funk
Somebody Help Me Out (Boogie Back extended mix)
Open Sesame (2021 Remaster)
Time
Summer Is Here At Last (2021 Remaster)
Victoria Park (2021 Remaster)
Niija (2021 Remaster)
Say What's On Your Mind (2021 Remaster)
Sleeping Giants (2021 Remaster)
While The City Sleeps (2021 remix)
Goin' To See My Baby (2021 remix)
Yesterday's Gone (instrumental)
Somebody Help Me Out (Boogie Back radio mix)
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Be Bop Boogie (reissue)
Cat: 7DOS 5. Rel: 25 May 21
 
Funk
Be Bop Boogie (part 1) (5:01)
Be Bop Boogie (part 2) (3:55)
Review: Hilton Felton's 'Be Bop Boogie' is a delightful classic from the man originally from Norfolk, Virginia. The jazz organ player worked with the likes of Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers as well as Eva Cassidy at points in his career, and his debut solo album from which this is taken is impossible to find these days. This rare groove jazz funk nugget was recorded in the same place as 'The Bottle' by Gil Scott heron and uses all of its seven minute play time to really get deep under your skin. On the flip is part 2, a rare Japanese 7" edition from 2011.
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Always There
Cat: EXS 006. Rel: 06 May 21
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Always There (3:51)
Comin' Over Me (3:47)
Review: Destination 78/79: Expansion take us deep into the illustrious back cat of revered boogaloo fusionist Willie Bobo for two of his many fiery delights. Side A is his feel-heavy cult instrumental take on Ronnie Laws' disco classic "Always There" while Side B throws us into the heart of his 1979 album Bobo with gutsy raw soul power (and just a few cheeky funk slap bass twangs for good measure) Two stone cold classics together for the first time on 45.
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Heart's Desire
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Turned On To You
Cat: EX 7037. Rel: 10 Mar 21
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Turned On To You (4:30)
Ladies Of The Eighties (instrumental) (2:55)
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I Know You Care (reissue)
Cat: EXPAND 122. Rel: 01 Mar 21
 
Funk
I Know You Care (5:33)
It's Your Love (4:02)
Review: Expansion Records' continues to delve into the bulging archives of Roy Ayers' influential Uno Melodic Records imprint, which issued some superb jazz-funk, soul and boogie throughout the 1980s. Here they offer a new pressing of Ethel Beatty's sought-after, Roy Ayers' produced 1981 double A-side. For some reason they've reversed the running order, with side A offering original flipside 'It's Your Love', a Dee Dee Bridgwater co-authored slow jam that's soulful, seductive and sumptuous. Over on the reverse you'll find the more celebrated ''I Know You Care', a deep disco number full of glistening guitar riffs, smooth chords and warming grooves. In a word: luscious
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Give Me The Sunshine
Cat: EXPAND 117. Rel: 10 Feb 21
 
Soul
Give Me The Sunshine (6:21)
I'm Back For More (5:02)
Review: You'll find few jazz-funk era rays of sonic sunshine better than 'Give Me The Sunshine', the career highlight of relatively short-lived American soul band Leo's Sunshipp. It originally opened their 1978 debut album, We Need Each Other, but later became something of an anthem throughout the UK on the jazz-funk and rare groove scenes. If you don't already own a copy, you should cop one of these reissues. The full six-minute version of the track featured on the A-side is little more than a languid bob through sun-soaked pastures full of liquid bass, simmering strings, whistling synth lines and a smooth, ear-catching lead vocal. Also worth a listen is flipside 'Back For More', a more up-tempo modern soul club cut that's not quite as incendiary but every bit as alluring,
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Tags: Soul Disco
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Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You)
Cat: 12DOS 1. Rel: 25 Nov 20
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You) (feat Vanessa Haynes) (6:25)
Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You) (Disco instrumental) (6:13)
Review: This record is a re-make of a Carmen Amez disco and boogie gem from 1983. The original goes for well over L200 and isn't even that good a pressing. This cover first saw the light of day as a 12" in September that was only acquired by certain DJs. It soon started trading for high prices as people wondered what the hell it was, who it was by, and whether it was a shifty bootleg. That's all resolved now as it gets a proper out with a freshly re-recorded version with strings, horns, bells, whistles and Vanessa Haynes on vocals. It's a lush bit of floor filling heart swelling disco, funk and soul gold with soaring strings to boot.
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Tags: Soul Disco
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Soul Togetherness 2020: Fifteen Modern Soul Room Gems
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Cat: LPEXP 62. Rel: 05 Nov 20
 
Soul
Tower Of Power - "Addicted To You" (4:44)
Carmichael Musiclover - "Pure Sweetness" (4:25)
DW3 - "Never Gonna Stop" (3:16)
Lou Draws - "Come Over" (4:23)
Charlie Wilson - "Forever Valentine" (3:59)
Will Downing - "Right Where You Are" (4:07)
Super DB - "Kool Funk" (Chris Bangs extended remix) (5:44)
JB Rose - "Back To Love" (3:58)
Johnny Baker - "It's Your Night" (4:29)
Randy Hall - "A Beautiful Dream" (4:47)
Cool Million - "Keep On" (feat Matthew Winchester - Boogie Back remix) (3:53)
The Weather Girls - "Stand Up" (Rob Hardt mix) (3:44)
Sam Wills - "Undercover" (3:22)
PrivatProject - "Don't Walk That Way" (feat Stefanie S - Chic A Delic Xtended mix) (6:15)
Paprika Soul - "Standing Right Here" (5:11)
Review: For those who don't always pay as much attention as they should to the contemporary modern soul scene, Expansion's annual Soul Togetherness compilations are a godsend. There's naturally plenty to set the pulse racing on the 2020 edition, including a bunch of killer modern soul and 21st century ER&B gems that have never before appeared on wax. Highlights include the slick '80s soul revivalism of DW3's 'Never Gonna Stop', the smooth soulful house warmth of Will Downing's 'Right Where You Are', the early '80s boogie flex of Cool Million's 'Keep On', the sparking '70s disco heat of Privat Projekt's 'Don't Walk This Way' and the head-nodding positivity of Carmichael Musiclover's 'Pure Sweetness'.

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