The Step - London Soul: You Want It, You Got It! Roots Records

The Step - London Soul: You Want It, You Got It! Roots RecordsThe Step were part of the early 80s Mod Revival, drawing a marked influence from Classic Soul records. Releasing five singles with CBS, they also played gigs with The Kinks, Elvis Costello, and Secret Affair. This collection on Acid Jazz imprint Countdown Records includes studio sessions, demos and live recordings, giving a taste of what the band was about during their brief career. A great addition for Mod and Mod Revival collector and enthusiasts.

Psychedelics mixed with a stomping beat for ‘Summer Sun’ and something a little bit weird and reflective for ‘Like Stone’

The singer – known in the UK for his monster hit ‘Good Thing Going’ – had made his name in the vocal group The African Brothers

with the reputed Roots Radics Band

For DJs and dancers this album has long been about the killer track Aiha Ni Kpe We

After the stomping tribal energy of the first single ‘You Know (Everybody)’ comes the zoned-out

After a sell-out 7” of the classic ‘Blacker’

It was engineered by Laurie Sherman and Mitch Ayling

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alongside classics and rarities from their groundbreaking compilations

and mixed by Colemine Records associate Rafferty Swink (following Aaron Frazer’s recommendation)

to create something truly unique in the Beninese musical canon

One by One