Strut present the first ever official compilation bringing together the complete in-demand reggae \/ disco singles of Risco Connection between 1979 and 1980.<\/p>\n
Tracklist:
\nA1. Ain\u2019T No Stoppin\u2019 Us Now (Vocal) 7.03
\nA2. Ain\u2019T No Stoppin\u2019 Us Now (Version) 9.05
\nB1. Good Times 7.25
\nB2. One More Time (Instrumental) 8.19
\nC1. I\u2019m Caught Up 7.42
\nC2. Argument 6.19
\nD1. It\u2019s My House (Special Disco Version) 7.58
\nD2. It\u2019s My House (Version) 7.42
\nE1. Bringing Out The Sunshine 6.21
\nE2. Risco Music 6.09
\nE3. Reggae Music 5.57
\nF1. Sitting In The Park 5.22
\nF2. Park Version 4.23
\nF3. Stopping (Version) 4.51<\/p>\n
Drummer \u201cDrummie\u201d Joe Isaacs had already created history as the house drummer at Studio 1 in Jamaica on countless pre reggae classics before moving to Canada in 1968 and is credited with slowing down the fast pace of ska during the rocksteady era. With Risco Connection, Isaacs released a series of choice reggae \/ disco covers, from \u2018Ain\u2019t No Stopping Us Now\u2019 and \u2018Good Times\u2019 to \u2018I\u2019m Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)\u2019 and \u2018It\u2019s My House\u2019 as limited 12\u201d singles on his own Black Rose imprint. \u201cArriving in Canada, we were one of the first set of musicians out of Jamaica coming here,\u201d explains Isaacs. \u201cWith Risco Connection, we wanted to try something new, songs that would have a crossover between disco and the rocksteady feeling and the right lyrics. We had trouble getting them well distributed widely at the time but people still picked up on the sound.\u201d Recorded at Glen Johansen\u2019s small studio Integrated Sound in Toronto, musicians included Jamaican, US and Canadian players with Isaacs on drums and percussion, bassist Clarence Greer, guitarist Tony Campbell and keyboardist\/singer Glen Ricketts. Isaacs also called on a number of great independent vocalists including Terry Hope (\u2018It\u2019s My House\u2019), Merlyn \u201cLorna\u201d Brooks, (\u2018Caught Up\u2019), Otis Gayle and Juliette Morgan (\u2018Bringing The Sun Out\u2019 and \u2018Sitting In The Park\u2019) and Tobi Lark (\u2018Good Times\u2019). The biggest hit of all the singles was Risco\u2019s dynamite cover of McFadden and Whitehead\u2019s \u2018Ain\u2019t No Stopping Us Now\u2019. selling over 5,000 copies in Toronto and New York with the dub version becoming a firm favourite of David Mancuso at his famed Loft parties. \u2018Risco Version\u2019 brings together all of the vocal versions, dubs and extra tracks from the singles. Both formats feature an interview with Joe Isaacs and liner notes by journalist Angus Taylor. Audio is restored by Sean P and fully remastered and cut loud and proud by The Carvery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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