Name: Patrice
Brand: Patrice Rushen

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

STRUT223LP

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

2LP in single sleeve + 8pp 12” booklet.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4062548027969

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Patrice Rushen 

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Strut

Strut is a British independent label founded by Quinton Scott. From 1999 to 2003, Strut was at the forefront of unearthing forgotten dance music gems, covering a wide range of genres from hard funk and underground disco to Nigerian Afrobeat and old skool hip hop. Their releases not only featured killer dancefloor tracks but also provided a comprehensive context for the music, delving into the stories behind the tunes, the clubs, and the scene of that time. With meticulous attention to detail, Strut's albums were mastered from original tapes whenever possible and included extensive sleeve notes written by respected journalists, rare photographs, and memorabilia.

In January 2008, Strut was reactivated and became part of the *K7 label group. Since then, their releases have been primarily based in Europe unless there is an exclusive retailer in another territory.

Back In Stock

Strut revisit the early years of Patrice Rushen’s time with Elektra Records with the definitive 2LP edition of the Patrice album from 1978. After a series of jazz funk albums on Prestige, Patrice moved toElektra as the label tapped into the burgeoning “sophisticated R&amp;B” market at the tail end of the disco era. “By this time ,I had already made some great in-roads, made some great friends and picked up valuable knowledge which definitely paid off in terms of the music and the way the records sounded,” Patrice remembers.

Recorded at the newly opened Conway Studios in L.A. Rushen brought in heartfelt lyrics, vulnerability and messagesof hope into her music for the first time on yearning tracks like‘Didn’t You Know’ and ‘When I Found You’ alongside simply forgetting your troubles on the singles ‘Hang It Up’ and 'Play!’. Clubs played an important part in the interest in her music.While her record label didn’t fully get behind her as an artist until the early ‘80s, influential club and black radio DJs consistently supported her and recognised Patrice as a uniquetalent. ‘Music Of The Earth’ became an underground New York club favourite and Danny Krivit’s extended edit has endured inits own right, included here. “So much of what happened with these records happened after they had come out, like years afterwards, as people discovered them,” reflects Patrice. “but with this album, all of the things that I wanted to do were possible without limitation - the recording, the writing, the execution with the musicians, the production. Everything was, “Okay, let’s do it. ”And we did it. ”

This definitive reissue of Patrice features bonus 12”versions of the album’s singles ‘Hang It Up!’ and ‘Play’, the popular Danny Krivit re-edit of ‘Music Of The Earth’ and a previously unreleased version of ‘Didn’t You Know’ from the original session tapes.

Patrice

Music GB