Various - Swave Villi Us Independent Soul 1971-84Backatcha Records presents Swave Villi Us, a collection of sixteen sought after independent soul cuts, recorded between 1971 1984 from across the US and beyond. The album comes as a 2xLP, complete with extensive sleeve notes, featuring top shelf rarities end to end. Whilst soul 45 aficionados will be familiar with the titles, obtaining them has always been a problem until now. From 70s Californian psych folk, to downtempo ballads from the Southern

staying at Beatport’s #1 spot for over four weeks when it was first released

A Fantasy Like Before

containing a killer “Spaziale” version by Stefano Ritteri alongside the original remastered extended version on the flip side

Ashong’s vocals into a ghostly exchange with a mind-bending bass line and double-time rhythm

NM SLEEVES

the music was good

Saint Paul drops a funkadelic track in “Get Down”

We have to thank Permanent Vacation for finally putting an end to Midnight Magic’s madness

all tainted with an early groovy french house style

each one representing the label ethos in its own way

the creation of a label through which to continue this mission

clear skies