| Details / Tracklist: |
1. LET'S TALK (VOCAL)
2. LET'S TALK (INSTRUMENTAL)
3. MY SPECIAL ONE
4. TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME (BONUS TRACK)
5. MY WORLD
6. I DON'T BITE
7. WISER AND DEEPER
8. SAVE ME (BONUS TRACK) |
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| Number of discs: |
1 |
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| Description: | The elusive gemstone of 1970s Harlem soul
and funk from the Ray Alexander Technique,
officially reissued for the first time with
bonus tracks and previously unreleased
alternate mixes.
Renowned for its enviable combination of musical
muscle and malleability, guitarist / songwriter
Raymond Alexander Jenkinsâ?? tight four-piece unit was
so revered on the uptown club circuit that it was
offered the opportunity to serve as the Apollo Theater
house band. Jenkins demurred, hopeful and
confident in his groupâ??s chances at making it on
its own, and Letâ??s Talk is the sublime result of
their hard work.
Independently released and recorded with a distinctly
lo-fi charm, it is a collection of unabashedly sincere
songs that perfectly encapsulates the eraâ??s heady
milieu of Black pride and cultural awareness, and the
plaintive emotion of struggling to realize dreams
whilst navigating a city and neighborhood in decline.
Personal tragedy coupled with Jenkinsâ?? inability to
gain traction as a musician, would haunt him for
years. But Letâ??s Talkâ??s reputation would eventually
spread via word-of-mouth praise amongst soul and
funk connoisseurs and record collectors. Now
elevated to exalted status, it may finally be more
widely appreciated as a testament to Jenkinsâ?? gifts. - |
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| Manufacturer No.: |
NA5204LP |
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