Showing posts with label Reid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reid. Show all posts

Friday, 27 June 2008

Nightcrawlers - Living Inside A Dream 1992

Lizard Records LIZARD 001

  • First Round Remix
  • Instrumental
  • Bonus Beats
Nightcrawlers included John Reid, Hugh Brankin, Ross Campbell & Graham Wilson. As I recall, Reid was the driving force behind the original Nightcrawlers. He was Scottish, from Glasgow (I think?), not sure about the band though. I recall reading all this info in Blues & Soul mag in early 1992 and Steve Hobbs thought Living Inside A Dream was worthy so off I went to track it down. It's not what I expected and for awhile I wasn't sure whether it was good or just different. The chorus cleverly uses a sample of Luther Vandross' Never Too Much which I grew to enjoy.

Later that year Push The Feeling On was released on a Great Jones 12" with MK's Dub Of Doom on the flip. It was a House track that, after a few years working the dancefloors, would change Nightcrawlers forever.

Trivia: I've never seen another Lizard Records release.





The Download Link is here: Download
Filename: Nightcrawlers.rar Filesize: 18.91 MB

Thursday, 19 June 2008

After 7 - Can't Stop 1990

Virgin Records America VUST 31


Originating from Indiana in 1988, After 7 have LA Face roots with Kevon and Melvin Edmonds, who are brothers of Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds and Keith Mitchell, who is Antonio 'L.A.' Reid's cousin. They were huge in the US, very polished and soulful, with great vocal range. They were not as well known in the UK but still managed to make a dent.

Can't Stop was probably their most successful release, produced and mixed by L.A. & Face but here remixed by Tim Lever & Mike Percy for One World Productions. Lever and Percy originated in the British pop group Dead Or Alive but managed to later garner credibility as a production team on the UK soul scene between '89-'94. After working with some of the UK's finest soul talent they then returned to their roots writing and producing for acts such as S Club 7 under the name of Steelworks. Strange but true?


  • One World 12"
  • L.A.'s 7" Edit
  • One World Instrumental
  • Clap-A-Pella
The Download Link is here: Download
Filename: After 7.rar Filesize: 38.83 MB