Beechwood

A Guy Called Gerald - Blueprint

Mix CD - 2001

 

 

CDR:  UK 2001 (Beechwood/Blueprint; BLUECD02) [Promo only CDR for CD2 in a clear plastic sleeve]
2xCD:  UK 2001 (Beechwood/Blueprint; BLUECD02) 
  Gerald Mix
3:12 Slave - Just A Touch Of Love
4:24 Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep
2:59 Marvin Gaye - Don't Mess With Mr T
2:41 James Brown - Sex Machine Part I And Part II
3:02 Cymande - Bra
3:21 Cymande - The Message
  4:58 Bootsy Rubber Band - What's A Telephone Bill?
  2:50 Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away
  3:09 Minnie Ripperton - Loving You
  4:00 Phoebe Snow - Two-Fisted Love
  3:59 Hot Chocolate - Amazing Skin Song
  2:55 Mtume - Juicy Fruit
  5:30 Barry White - You're So Good
  4:00 Fatback Band - Nija Walk (Street Walk)
  3:07 Fatback Band - Going To See My Baby
  4:35 The Whispers - Try And Make It Better
  3:09 Kool And The Gang - Nt
     
    Unmixed
   3:31 War - Me & Baby Brother
   5:05 James Brown - Talkin' Loud & Saying Nothin'
   15:20 Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep
   4:05 Phoebe Snow - Two-Fisted Love
   6:29 Slave - Just A Touch Of Love
   5:29 Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away
   6:24 Kool And The Gang - Nt
   3:05 Marvin Gaye - Don't Mess With Mr T
   5:55 Mtume - Juicy Fruit
   6:05 Barry White - You're So Good
   4:00 Fatback Band - Nija Walk (Street Walk)
   3:23 Minnie Ripperton - Loving You
   4:16 Cymande - The Message

 

Notes & Links: Review from Amazon (Jake Thackary):

"This double-CD compilation of influences such as Hot Chocolate (sounding far more soulful than "Full Monty" fans might credit), James Brown of course and the much-underrated Kool & the Gang reflect Gerald's expertise and love of music. The sounds reach back deep into the 1970s, back to the full-on funk excursions of Bootsy, the Fatback Band and War--with even a little high-pitched wailing from Minnie Ripperton--and is as seamless and flawless a compilation as you'd expect."

The first CD is very subtly mixed together by Gerald (don't expect a drum'n'bass/house mix here!), with the second CD containing the full track versions of most of the tracks.