Bobby Thurston

Bobby Thurston - You Got What It Takes (1980) & The Main Attraction (1981) [1997, Remastered Reissue]

Bobby Thurston - You Got What It Takes (1980) & The Main Attraction (1981) [1997, Remastered Reissue]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 01:14:59 | 536,51 Mb
Label: Deepbeats Records (UK) | Cat.# DEEPM 026 | Released: 1997 (1980/1981)

From Washington DC, Bobby Thurston originally started singing whilst still at high school. After graduating he landed a job with the US State Department. “I’ve been there thirteen years, ever since I left school and I have to stress that without that job to fall back on, none of what I'm doing now could have been possible,” he told Blues & Soul magazine at the time. “In fact, it was through the job that I first got started. One of the guys that I worked with when I first got started had a brother who was starting a group and they wanted me to act as a sort of roadie. Gradually I progressed into doing some background work and playing percussion - that was when we started the group Spectrum LTD. We’ve been together ever since, ten years in fact.”

Bobby Thurston - Sweetest Piece Of The Pie (1978) [2001, Reissue]  Music

Posted by BlondStyle at July 12, 2018
Bobby Thurston - Sweetest Piece Of The Pie (1978) [2001, Reissue]

Bobby Thurston - Sweetest Piece Of The Pie (1978) [2001, Reissue]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 38:48 Min. | 295,84 Mb
Label: Expansion Records (UK) | Cat.# EXCDM 8 | Released: 2001 (1978)

Soul singer Bobby Thurston was a native of Washington, D.C., and got his start singing and playing congas with a group called Spectrum Ltd. in his high school years. He caught his break when writers/producers Willie Lester and Rodney Brown heard him sing live, and signed him as part of their attempt to forge a stable of artists in the vein of Philadelphia International. Thurston recorded his first album, "Sweetest Piece of the Pie", in 1978, and it was very much in the smooth, mellow Philly soul vein, with help from keyboardist/arranger Al Johnson.

VA - Let The Good Times Roll: The Aladdin Story (2012) 2CDs  Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 25, 2023
VA - Let The Good Times Roll: The Aladdin Story (2012) 2CDs

VA - Let The Good Times Roll: The Aladdin Story (2012) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 488 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 283 Mb
Label: One Day Music | # DAY2CD180 | Time: 02:03:46 | Scans ~ 42 Mb
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Jump Blues, Rock & Roll

Aladdin Records, based in Los Angeles, was a very influential label in American music history. This is not the full story of Aladdin Records but it's a very good sampler of the label's output from 1947-1961. It's 50 tracks, 25 tracks on each of the 2CDs in the set, of very good R&B from the period. Each CD is about 60 minutes playing time. The sound is good for recordings of this era. Amos Milburn, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lowell Fulson, Louis Jordan, Charles Brown, Billie Holiday, Shirley & Lee, Gene & Eunic, Bobby Wall, Thurston Harris, The Velvetones and many more.

VA - NOW 12" 80s: 1980 (2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Aug. 9, 2023
VA - NOW 12" 80s: 1980 (2023)

VA - NOW 12" 80s: 1980 (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 730 MB
5:00:51 | Scans Included | Pop, Rock, Funk, Soul | Label: Sony Music / EMI

NOW Music are excited to present a brand-new series - ‘NOW 12” 80s’. The first instalment – 1980 – is released on July 14th 2023. The 12” single was a dynamic and increasingly essential part of the release schedule as the decade progressed. Incorporating extended (sometimes the full album) versions, remixes, and re-inventions – they not only gave the dance-floor a longer version, and the listener an alternative take, but also highlighted the artistry of the producer – bringing together all kinds of elements to create new soundscapes woven together with the original track, either vocal or instrumental, to present another reason to be excited on release date.
VA - Made In Soul: Best Selection Soul And Jazz Oldies Music (2020) {Orange Juice Vintage}

VA - Made In Soul: Best Selection Soul And Jazz Oldies Music (2020) {Orange Juice Vintage}
WEB Rip | FLAC (no log) | scans | 393 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 163 mb
Genre: soul, R&B, jazz

Released on 15 May, 2020, Made In Soul: Best Selection Soul And Jazz Oldies Music
is a compilation of authentic soul and jazz of the highest order. This was released by Orange Juice Vintage so squeeze it.

VA - 80s Groove Sessions [2CD Set] (2002)  Music

Posted by JET 1 at May 21, 2022
VA - 80s Groove Sessions [2CD Set] (2002)

VA - 80s Groove Sessions [2CD Set] (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 891 MB
Genre: Electro, Soul, Funk, Disco | Label: Sessions | Catalog Number: SESHDCD208

Disco may have been a dirty word as the 70's came to a close but during the 80's its influence on much of this selection helped create some of the greatest dance music recorded. As a poet and philsopher once said, 'Lets Groove Tonight'…..

VA - The Ultimate Funk Party (2004)  Music

Posted by Rtax at March 9, 2022
VA - The Ultimate Funk Party (2004)

VA - The Ultimate Funk Party (2004)
dBpoweramp Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 452 MB
3:16:45 | Soul, Funk, Disco | Label: Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom

This Album is a Triple CD Round Up of the Greatest Disco, Soul and Funk Anthems of all Time. With Tracks from Sister Sledge, James Brown, the O'jays, Candi Staton, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Shalamar and Chic, plus Many More. This is a Must have Album for all You Freaks Out There.

VA - 80's Club Classics Repress 2CD (2003)  Music

Posted by JET 1 at Dec. 9, 2021
VA - 80's Club Classics Repress 2CD (2003)

VA - 80's Club Classics Repress 2CD (2003)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 1.1 GB | Scans
Genre: Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco | Label: Warner Dance | Catalog Number: WSMCD136

40-track 2-CD album set featuring a collection of 80's Club Classics including hits by Oliver Cheatham, Sister Sledge, Luther Vandross, Shalamar, Gwen Guthrie, Chaka Khan and many more…
VA - Prelude's Greatest Hits Volume I-VI (1988-1995) {Unidisc} **[RE-UP]**

VA - Prelude's Greatest Hits Volume I-VI (1988-1995) {Unidisc}
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 160 mb; 169 mb; 166 mb; 166 mb; 174 mb; 167 mb
Genre: disco, soul, R&B

Prelude's Greatest Hits is a 6-volume CD series released between the years 1988 and 1995. Due to the success of the first compilation of some of Prelude Records' best music, they released two follow-ups a year later before doing another in 1990. People requested more and Unidisc in Canada released two more in 1995, which also includes songs from Prelude's subsidiary label, Vinyl Dreams.
VA - Absolutely... The Very Best Of Prelude Records [3CD] (1997)

VA - Absolutely… The Very Best Of Prelude Records [3CD] (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 1.5 GB | Scans
Genre: Funk, Disco, Soul | Label: Deepbeats Records | Catalog Number: DEEPBOX 1

Similar to Deep Beats' electro collection, the Prelude volume in the Absolutely series covers the disco and proto-house label with tracks by Jocelyn Brown, Sharon Redd, "D" Train, France Joli and Musique, among others. The contributors aren't quite as essential as the remixers, however; no less a collection of production all-stars than Shep Pettibone, Francois Kervorkian, Larry Levan and Tony Humphries contribute extended remixes, all of them contemporary with the original Prelude release. The result is a compilation which charts the changeover from '70s disco to '80s house.