Name: Lofts and Garages - Spring Records and the Birth of Dance Music
Brand: Various

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Rough Trade UK

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Limited edition

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Black

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Extended format: No

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Release date

2020-10-30

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BGP2312

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29667011815

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CDBGPD312

29667100021

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Various

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Funk / Soul

Beat Goes Public is a UK-based soul, funk and jazz dance reissue label. The name of the label is derived from the initials of its initial label heads, Baz Fe Jazz and Gilles Peterson. However, it was later dubbed Beat Goes Public. In the early 1990s, Baz Fe Jazz and Gilles Peterson left the label, and Russ Dewbury took over for most of the 1990s. Currently, Dean Rudland is in charge as the label head.
The label has a strong focus on reissuing classic soul, funk and jazz dance music. With their extensive catalog of releases, they bring back timeless music to be enjoyed by new generations of listeners.
As an authoritative figure in the industry, Beat Goes Public has gained recognition for their commitment to preserving and promoting these genres. Their dedication to quality reissues ensures that fans can experience these iconic sounds with exceptional audio fidelity.

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1980s New York was where modern dance music took its first steps; a phoenix rising out of the ashes of disco’s over-exposure and demise. The underground scene was the very opposite of the celebrity-sprinkled commercialism of Studio 54 – Lofts and Garages looks at how the Spring label, with its brand new 1980s subsidiary Posse, reacted to the new movement. As an independent New York label, it was perfectly placed to understand new trends in the clubs; it worked with some of those who would go on to define the dance music of the era, and for a glorious summer tracked the important early work of Arthur Baker, Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun. These began their careers with productions that included Ritz, Glory and Blaze – records that sounded perfect for 12-inch singles and mixed electronic instruments with a real feel for the dancefloor. Label mainstays Fatback were always searching for a new groove and kept an eye on the floor. Their final single for the label, Spread Love, was remixed by Morales and Munzibai. Fatback’s Bill Curtis and Gerry Thomas also produced the sought-after boogie single Get Up An’ Dance (Dance With Me) for Mynk. Others featured include one of the most distinctive voices in dance music, Fonda Rae, with her single Live It Up, released here in its rare radio edit; veteran soul man Lonnie Youngblood with his gospel-influenced Sing A Song; Detroit dance pioneers C-Brand’s Wired For Sound and Body’s Have Your Cake, which has an early mixing credit for dance music legend Timmy Regisford.

Lofts and Garages - Spring Records and the Birth of Dance Music

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Discover Lofts and Garages - Spring Records and the Birth of Dance Music by Various on bgp. Dive into the 1980s NYC dance scene with exclusive vinyl records.