Format Details: Jewel Case
Release Date: 25 August 2023
Label: Ace Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 029667033275
Description
Latin Freestyle was a dizzying, passionate, ultra-modern music. It was the aural equivalent of a can of thirst-quenching Quatro or a Spanish Harlem dance-off, and it became the electronically constructed bridge between disco and house. Freestyle grew out of the electro sound of the early 80s, combined clean staccato rhythms with morse code synth hooks, and topped them off with emotive, usually female, frequently Latina vocals. There was plenty more going on besides: proto-house piano lines, Cuban percussion, high emotion and synth hooks to die for. Put together and annotated by Bob Stanley (who also compiled the acclaimed "The Daisy Age"� and"Fell From The Sun"�), "Latin Freestyle"� is the first compilation to cover the whole gamut of Freestyle from its early 80s breakthrough to its early 90s revival. So many classics"¦ Lisa Lisa made the UK top ten with the 808 joy of 'I Wonder If I Take You Home'. Stacey Q's cosmically great 'Two Of Hearts' came out in 1986, while 1987 saw the likes of Company B's 'Fascinated' andExpose's'Point Of No Return' become huge UK club hits. Today, Freestyle is a scene with a solid collector's market, and rarities like Janelle's 'Don't Be Shy' sell for hundreds of dollars. It's a classic summer soundtrack, finally condensed in one Ace Records compilation - "Latin Freestyle"�. Bob Stanley
Tracklisting
The Champs
Richard Thompson
Little Richard
The Seeds
James Carr
Leon Thomas
Alex Chilton
Various Artists
Fionn Regan
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Isaac Hayes
Willy DeVille
We Five
