The Big Break

George McCrae - Diamond Touch (1976) {2013 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR 0210}
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© 1976, 2013 EMI / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0210
R&B / Soul / Disco / Funk

Born in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1944, George McCrae started his musical career singing in church and later joining the glee club at school. He formed his own singing group called The Jivin’ Jets before joining the navy in 1963 and reformed the group on his return in 1967 with the addition of his wife Gwen before they later decided to work as a duo on Henry Stone’s Alston label before Gwen went solo and George worked on sessions until a chance moment had him record Rock Your Baby, written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band.

Brooklyn Dreams - Brooklyn Dreams (1977) {2010 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR 0007)
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© 1977, 2010 Millennium Records / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0007
R&B / Disco / Pop / Funk / Soul / Electronic Doo Wop

The BROOKLYN DREAMS classic 1977 debut album finally makes it to CD for the first time anywhere in the world! The album is highly regarded amongst disco fans. The album was was a huge cult disco hit on it's original release on Casablanca Records. Singles included the Disco anthem MUSIC, HARMONY & RHYTHM as well as the Pop hit SAD EYES. OLD FASHIONED GIRL features a guest appearance from the Queen of Disco DONNA SUMMER at the height of her reign.

Brooklyn Dreams - Sleepless Nights (1979) {2010 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR0026}
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© 1979, 2010 Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0026
Disco / Pop / Funk / Soul / Electronic Doo Wop

The Brooklyn Dreams classic 1979 eponymous album finally makes it to CD for the first time anywhere in the world! The album is highly regarded amongst disco fans. The album was was a huge cult disco hit on it's original release on Casablanca Records. Singles include Make It Last, Street Man as well as the top ten Pop hit duet with the Queen of Disco Donna Summer, Heaven Knows. This newly remastered edition features extensive liner notes and two bonus remixes including the unreleased 12" Disco mix of Donna Summer's Heaven Knows. This long sought-after CD re-master is a must for all Seventies Pop, Soul and Disco fans.

Aurra - A Little Love (1981) {2013 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR0239}
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© 1981, 2013 Verse Music / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0239
R&B / Funk / Post-Disco / Soul

BBR delves deeper into the vaults of Salsoul Records to bring you AURRA – A LITTLE LOVE! AURRA began as a spinoff from the R&B Funk group Slave in 1980 and featured members Curt Jones, Staleana Young, Charles Carter and Budd Hankerson. AURRA recorded three albums for Salsoul during the 80s and tasted chart success with their first offering, Send Your Love when "Are You Single” reached #16 on the R&B charts.

Bonnie Pointer - Bonnie Pointer (1978) {2012 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR0093}
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© 1978, 2012 Motown / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0093
R&B / Disco / Soul

The founding member of THE POINTER SISTERS, BONNIE POINTER began her performing career in San Francisco nightclubs in 1969. Soon joined by youngest sister June then by elder sisters Ruth and Anita, The Pointer Sisters released a string of hits on Blue Thumb, trailblazing from genre to genre, including funk and jazz, and won their first Grammy award for the country song FAIRYTALE, written by Anita and Bonnie, which would be recorded by ELVIS PRESLEY two years before his death.

B-H-Y - Baker-Harris-Young (1979) {2013 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR0233}
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© 1979, 2013 Salsoul / Verse Music / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0233
Disco / Soul / Philly Soul / R&B / Funk

At first glance the letters B-H-Y may not seem like much, but a little scratch at the surface would reveal three names of some of the most forward thinking, innovative and talented musicians of their time and beyond – Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris and Earl Young. Baker-Harris-Young, these three names are synonymous with Philly Soul and Disco and with good reason for no three people have had more input into shaping and defining disco as Baker, Harris and Young.

Gene Chandler - Get Down (1978) {2014 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBRX0159}
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© 1978, 2014 BR Music / Big Break Records | CDBBRX0159
R'n'B / Soul / Disco / Funk / Pop Soul

Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon in 1937 in Chicago, Illinois.) is best remembered for the R&B and Pop #1 "Duke Of Earl” on which he sang lead vocal as part of the doo-wop group The Dukays. Chandler is hugely admired by soul fans as one of the leading names from the Chicago scene along with Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield, the latter of which often wrote for and produced the singer.

Dionne Warwick - Dionne (1979) {2012 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR0176}
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© 1979, 2012 Arista / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0176
R&B / Soul / Quiet Storm / Pop Soul

Dionne Warwick is a legendary American vocalist, she’s also Whitney Houston’s cousin. Throughout her career she’s released over fifty albums, won five Grammy’s and been nominated for a further seven as well as getting over thirty top 40 R&B hits. DIONNE, released in 1979 on Arista, was produced by Barry Manilow who also provides backing vocals and piano on a number of songs. Gene Page also makes an appearance orchestrating four of the songs.

A Taste Of Honey - A Taste Of Honey (1978) {2010 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR 0016}
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© 1978, 2010 Capitol / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0016
Funk / Soul / Disco / R&B / Quiet Storm

A TASTE OF HONEY was the debut album from the Disco-Funk group on Capitol Records in 1978 The album features the international Disco smash hit BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE which is featured here in three different mixes. Produced by Capitol Records’ Funk, Soul and Jazz legends Fonce Mizell & Larry Mizell, the album made #2 on the R&B album chart and #6 on the US Pop album chart, achieving Platinum status in the process. The rare 12″ remixes of the hits Boogie Oogie Oogie and follow-up Disco Dancin’ are included as bonus cuts other single versions. BBR introduce the first ever expanded re-master of this album on CD.

A Taste Of Honey - Another Taste (1979) {2010 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR 0019}
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© 1979, 2010 Capitol / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0019
Funk / Soul / Disco / R&B / Quiet Storm

Another Taste was the sophomore album from the Disco-Funk group on Capitol Records in 1979.The album returned the group to the top thirty of the R&B album chart and featured the oft-sampled R&B #13 hit DO IT GOOD. Like their debut album, it was produced by Capitol Records’ Funk, Soul and Jazz legends Fonce Mizell & Larry Mizell. The album makes its international CD debut with this release. Liner notes include detailed interviews. Also featured are two bonus tracks. This long sought-after CD remaster is a must for all Capitol Soul, Dance and Funk fans. Released in deluxe super jewel cases.