LONNIE LISTON SMITH Vinilo y CD

Review: Thanks to soaring demand on the second-hand market, Joey Negro has decided to re-press this killer collection of disco remixes that originally appeared on a limited-edition Record Store Day release. All four were created, but not released, during the making of his superb Remixed With Love albums. The A-side boasts two versions of Lonnie Liston Smith classic "Space Princess"; an epic, peak-time disco revision and a brilliant beats version (the "Break Mix"") that consists of little more than punchy percussion, trippy effects and bags of energy. Turn to the flip for Negro's impeccably delay-laden, New York style dub of Gwen McCrae's "Keep The Fire Burning" and a spine-tingling, sing-along rearrangement of Wardell Piper's lesser-celebrated disco-boogie classic "The Power of Love".

Review: Initially released in honour of Record Store Day 2018, this tasty 12" boasts previously unheard "bonus mixes" put together by disco/house stalwart Joey Negro during work on the fantastic Remixed With Love albums. On the A-side, the Z Records chief lays down two versions of Lonnie Liston Smith's Loft classic "Space Princess", first offering up an epic, peak-time disco extension and then a brilliant beats version (the "Break Mix") that consists of little more than punchy percussion, trippy effects and bags of energy. Turn to the flip for Negro's impeccably delay-laden, New York style dub of Gwen McCrae's "Keep The Fire Burning" and a spine-tingling, sing-along rearrangement of Wardell Piper's lesser-celebrated disco-boogie classic "The Power of Love".