Southern Freeez - Freeez (Vinyl 12") 1981

[bcharri1]

Wow. That's dope. That vinyl looks fresh!

[DJALSKI1]

lovin this choon from back in the day

[chopinjpz]

Lyceum Friday night London town,

[glupglup00]

Beauty

[fattonyandre]

Loved this tune back in day - taped if off Radio One - ahhh the innocence of the 80s!

[natashacliff]

anyone remember SCAMPS, nightclub or TIFFANYS that use to be under the victoria centre, in nottingham those were the days, and these are the tunes. love em for ever.

[Nunsweepit421]

@natashacliff WOW! Yea,..I remember SCAMPS Nightclub. The one I used to got to was in Chatham, Kent. SCAMPS was tucked away in the corner of a newly built shopping centre called, 'The Pentagon'. You had to be 18 to get in and I was only 17 when I started going there so faked my age, like we all did. Ah....happy days and memories listening to great disco music.

[HardWarUK]

@Nunsweepit421 I was a mobile DJ going to clubs, pubs, weddings, etc, I was 19 I had the gear, my mate was 20, he had the van! I think we did Scamps in the summer of 1977 I remember it was a balmy night and everyone had a great time! If you remember 8 banks of traffic lights and bubbles, with lasers in the second half - that was us - Revolver 45 disco!

[rebeltaby]

Oh yes Taintedbear you are so right, so so right, were has the funk and soul gone from the music.. this track bring so many memories of london in 1981/82 samanthas Disco, chic's in Kings Rd ,,,,,,:)

[CliffCarr100]

This track is brilliant..Thank You for the music,much better than the conveyor belt that is out now adays..

[lislefab4]

what a classic

[Thegirlinthosehats]

HOW FREAKIN' GOOD DOES THIS STILL SOUND?? DAMMNNNNNNNN!

[misstowerofpower]

yeh was toon bak in da day, real funk, real bass on dem ragga an toastin, sista bang out a tune wit out warbling up an down da scale, bro an sis sportin afro an nah yout abusin dog in fight wit dem controlin an abusin paedo personality, world shite now, wot appen 2 real strong caring tough man , 70's an 80's remember wit affection, jah world taken turn 4 da worse,but jazz funk rule 4 all colours brethren in da zone

[DaveEnsor]

@misstowerofpower you on crack wtf you on about ?

[flowwwa]

30 yrs ago..  omg....

[TheNickinspain2]

wow! takes me back wen i was 21 cooool

[chiperta]

I feel so sad when i hear this song because i know them times are gone forever i love the synth sounds great song always was.

[stevewaugh2]

Brilliant !

[astrocomera]

Pitch level is just about right on this one....

[Smugasfuc]

This is still the dogs bollocks!!

[mdoobie17]

oh wow, that breakdown....Joey Negro/Sunburst Band- "Ease Your Mind"-- Doc Martin used to spin back in the day!

[taintedbear]

choooon ! no samplers, no sequencers , no fukin internet come to that no mobiles ...certainly no brain mushing shit pushing simon cowell .....just pure simple unadulterated TALENT come on the youth ...your turn

[rebeltaby]

@taintedbear bet you loved Rose Royce, Funkadelic , the Master Mr George Clinton!!! Parliment and so many more..

[terrytechouse]

Propper funk Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnneee­eeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!x

[howsy17]

i was 20 then and i'm stiil grooving to this tune........CLASSIC,,,,,,,,,BR­ILLIANT

[iZMySTiK]

I'm a 15 year old stoner / computer hacker, and I must say, this is one helllll of a song man. +1

[gregcpu]

chooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnn­nnneeeeeeeeeee!

[SarahJayne6]

I loveee this song and I'm only 20 :) I wish I was around for this era. Music nowadays is so shite compared to this.

[TheSmalltownclown]

Just discovered this track....I must say.....Its smoking!!!! Man, I wish I was 14 instead of 4 when this record dropped!!

[daryllharris]

totally in my top 100 best dance records ever. pre iou fame.

[lewishamse6]

Yeah takes me back to my UK days

[thfcberba]

quality tune..reminds me of school discos and putting aspirin in coca cola haha thank you for posting

[deoriginalspice]

Now this is a tune, I was working in Kennish (Kentish)town back then and that was a tune and still is.. the kids nowadays, dont know what good music is..

[gregtnuk]

Great tune how i forgot it ill never know!

[ldbadboys]

@gregtnuk make sure u got it on ya playlist back in the day proper tuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnneeeeeee

[jacee013]

TTTTTTUUUUUUNNNNEEEE....... Nottingham soul alldayers at rock city come flooding back..... what ever happened to johnathan and his record collection?

Try Serge Ponsar "out in the night" and Light of the World "London town" if you like this

[jacee013]

TTTTTTUUUUUUNNNNEEEE....... Nottingham soul alldayers at rock city come flooding back..... what ever happened to johnathan and his record collection?

[cherubx2003x]

Thanks once again for sharing such a feel good song, makes ya wanna get up and boogie :)

[africanscribe]

Tuuuuuuuuuuune! And I'm 48!!

[JUNGLE631]

THIS JAM MEANS SO MUCH TO ME STILL DANCING TO IT AT 45

[JUNGLE631]

PROPER MUSIC I,M 45 AND STILL DANCING TO THIS

[stannns]

omg...

[thfcberba]

omg thank you so much for posting this..so many memories of school discos and first crushes :)

[bluegreenius]

timeless, wonderful tune with the pulsating funky guitar!

[blueyonder69]

when music was music - back in the day!

[astrocomera]

That's a really beautiful song and piece of music y'know...

[1966gjw]

Play this ,and it's an instant time machine.

[AlbinFromFrance]

Ultimate classy tune ! The UK scene back then was serious ! Check my 80's boogie tunes ! You might like some !

[62del]

the days[nights] at royalty southgate,who said time travelle is impossible,

every time i listen to this track im back in the 80s a true funkateer.

[rascle1000]

This is a tuuuuunnnne bring back memorys of when my life was good just had to listen to music and eat rice & peas & chicken

[TheAudiostud]

I remember playing this @ The Surrey Arms and the Bali Hi club, packed out the dance floor every time, this track brings back some fantastic memories of a truly great time in my life and I hope yours too....................

[bashnv8974]

i was the first jock on planet to play this and blackjack

[Vergi62]

OMG... Tiffany's??? Hell, I spent every weekend there! Occasionally made the drive to Southend for Zero 6.. Used to love the Thursday nights at Tiffany's - pure Jazz-funk. Wow, how I miss the late 70's/80's. Fun, clean (ish). Sigh, man I feel old. I collected a ton of coloured 12" back then too.

[EMMAWONDERLAND1]

Amazing.

[gazmo4]

capital radios best disco in town lyceum london' greg edwards spinning the tunes. this was the guv

[nwlarry]

Bogarts night club South Harrow.....Gary Crowley, I used to know him and ex-girlfriend, As i used to live in Kenton.

[mozzer9890]

an absolute tune.... martha's in Portsmouth -- black velvet on the decks. 1980's ... ah good times...

[thetwingomanishere]

Oh God, giving me goose bumps listening to this. Total classic tune - long live the funk!

[ewaf88]

Looks like the old Begger's Banquet Label - Happy days - one of the defining tunes of the early 80's

[richard10661066]

Tiffanys Long lane Halesowen ...God what a club scene we had in the UK back in the day.

we were the masters of cool...

[pluggedin2u]

@richard10661066 Tiffanys must have been a great place based on the music they played there. It seems like it was similar to the stuff played at the LOFT in NYC. I believe you when he say the UK club scene was great because the dance music coming out of the UK was awesome. I could not hardly wait to buy the imports from the UK at the time. late 70's early 80's. It was smokin hot!

[1999straker]

this takes me back !! why is stuff like this not done today !!! love the jazz funk slap that bass

STRAKER

[carole1261]

Bogarts & Tithe Farm pub were my locals late 70's early 80's . Could stagger home from there. Great times......lol

[venomdu78]

merci pour c ette musique je suis francais mais meme en france on ecoute encore des sons comme sa . thanks thanks thanks

[MrCarnubia]

fish tail shirts! baggys and patent shoes those were the days!

[goldenviking]

Robie "V" vincent and upto "Flicks" at Dartford from 'Bubbletown"..........Dave Brown on Radio Kent on the way........walk in to "Roy Ayres, Running Away".........stage going up and down...............and then "FREEZE SOUTHERN SYLE"...........THE BEST TIMES.........Legin Smith BubbleTown

[molette42]

Greg Edwards, loved his shows!!

[iebarker]

Small world eh? - Bogarts, Lacy Lady, Americas and more North and West London haunts. Robbie Vincent, Froggie, Chris Hill Greg Edwards how good was all that?

[stevefoydickinson]

@iebarker Yeah Yeah , robbie vincent , cleveland anderson , les "the mixdoctor" adams !!!!!!! love it too much !!!!

[EDWAR1P1]

OMG! I WAS ONLY 8YRS OLD WHEN I HEARD THIS SONG AT MY GRANS IN EAST DULWICH

[housemunkay]

1st time I heard this was in Flicks @ Dartford!!!! Ageless Classic..........

[saimaashary]

Brilliant ;-)

[emilemon100]

I used to go to Bogarts, it was excellent, also used to hit the Hundreds Club in town, all the town hall discos were quality then, and Oscars,lol

[scorpiotrue]

Leicester - club in the Walk, can't remember the name but fabulous

[innocentearth]

All I can say is Rio at Didcot outside Oxford, shabby shed but massive vibe, thanks to all the crew who came at times from the Gold Mine, you know who you are, times were good.jx

[hricardson]

Chris hill spooky lady Ilford the best

[yllas64]

top rank southampton

[ktfwolverley]

"Bostin'"

[1964Rebel]

America's in Southall! Those were the dayz!

[livewirebudush]

@1964Rebel Was there every week in America's the only asian in there at the time. From Northolt at the time, can still jazz funk

[shrimperforever]

love it love it tots southend so many great nights!!!! 

[Turbolad995]

Good song and I like the end bit from 5:16 onwards, only in the 12" version of this song it seems.

[farookbulsasra]

superb. that classic early 80's sound....hey, takes me right back as if im there again,smelling the place seeing the sights...

[spyraldog]

@farookbulsasra the eighties had a smell? did it smell like pretty girls? or more like a record store? I'm curious.

[farookbulsasra]

@spyraldog lol ,were you there? if so you will know what i mean.sometimes you hear a song from years ago,and just for a moment you may feel you're back in that time.comes and goes v.quickly dude

[goonerbrain59]

takes me right back 2 the good ol` days. still sounds wicked 2day. thanx 4 postin.

[dollabill60620]

man i have been listening to your post for about the last couple days and ....WOW not a bum in the bunch...loving your collection please dont stop posting

[ewaf88]

There are three people who didn't like this in the ratings section. I now believe we must be visited by Aliens every now and again. Beyond fab and brings back such groovy memories 10/10

[Ridgeoak]

Genius, takes me back. Thanks fastflyer2007.

[Pastoriul]

Can't believe nobody's ever sampled that awesome intro

[dpmarin]

¡¡Me encanta esto!!...¡¡I love This!!

[rytyi]

brilliant

[jujuaful]

Coke Zero into

[innocentearth]

totally sad b could listen to the intro still sends up the spine x

[whojanickabollokoff]

bootsamou

I have that collection too. Great days Bring em back. Thank u Yourtube

[bootsamou]

Think you must have the same disc collection as me matey !

Classic British funk at the turn of the 80s... along with .... Inversions ... Olympic Runners ... Beggar & Co ... Central Line ... Spectrum .... UK Players.... Linx .... Light of the World & others.

Man alive. Such great great days.

[MrRaddicks1]

top tine.love it..

[markone4u24]

Great track and brings back good memories

[donself78]

Madlib's the best

[emjazzle]

I'm so glad I found this again. Takes me back.

Thanx for posting.

[Carole37hey]

Talk of the South - Southend 1980

[razork1976]

@Carole37hey

I used to got to Tots in the 90's. shame they didn't play this.

I;m sure John Leech used to play this on a weeknight on essex fm.

[goggleyed2007]

Romeos And Juliets, Birmingham, 1981,I was 19! great track.

[eyesrdeeperbrown]

woke up singing this tune today :D

[freespirit3292]

Classic. Bought the 12" also I think in HMV in Hull....memories......:-)

[johnkr66]

wkd track pure jazz funk happy days

[arita2006]

excellent song, owned the 12" back in the day in early 1981.

[djshez1970]

lovin the last minute or so of this track,sweet ending..

[bostonchip2006]

At the Disco in the Uk (Norwich-Cambridge and Liverpool man good times in the Eighties thanx for post & Happy soon to come Boxing Day 2009 and Happy Holidays all especially in the world & the UK

Mr. Chip's

[DavidFrenchmusic]

good quality

[EdWilde]

Amazing music....so fresh after all these years.

Is that Tony Remy on Jazz guitar?

[mikkifly]

skool disco 81

home for 9.30

good times.....i was11

[MrCarnubia]

d train jazz funk good times wish i could turn back time!

[slapmyfunkybass]

awesome british funk from the early 80's.... we took funk from the americans and came up with this... we showed em how it should be done

[kneeeesden]

Definate one for the Classics. John Kelly Boys...LISTENED AND LEARNED TO THIS....AAAH YEAH!

[flesknakken]

oooooooh makes me moooove

[MrCarnubia]

do me

[MrCarnubia]

soul train

[dazzanumber3]

5*****

Love it !!

[emmemix]

Meravigliosa!!!

Anni d'oro

[doxcider1]

ahh sweet memories!!!!

[morlock1972]

Banger. Done! Perfectly cooked. Serve. "Sir, could you please fuck-off and let me dance?".

[mickyvill1]

150 on the north bank 81

[davidhra]

class, class, class.

never dates.

so underrated. a very special tune.

[tommyzoom]

YEs...you HAVE TO drop foot to this choon!

[cisco9x]

Nice 12 incher you got there

[discomadness]

wow theres a twelve to this. now i gotta go looking again. nice tune.

[supershinystoat]

Flicks Dartford on a Friday, 10 pints, pulling a bird, then racing each other down the A2 in our Cortinas and Capris. Memories!

[donthompson10166]

yep, then off to the chip shop and still get change from a pound for a good night out lol

[27maximum27]

proper tune.

[flowwwa]

Ohh yeahh...Top Rank in Southampton...... :D  Awesome tune

[xianloves]

yeeeeeeeah baby!

[SPURSNOEL]

ritzy in tottenham!!!

[superdertie]

BANGER!!!

[joeyduncan42]

flicks, Dartford...burger upstairs dancing downstairs robie V trax wax???

[redjam40]

Corn Exchange in Ipswich Town - 1981 wow we just got down to this track. What a tune it was and still is. It could still easily chart if it was released today. Its that good.

[Doodlebugdude]

I was living in Battersea, South London or as we used to call it South Chelsea, near Claham and St. Reatham :-D

[stoxxfan]

sic old skool tuneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[SPURSNOEL]

and eltons in tottenham!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrAverage888Wins]

Flicks, Dartford..10 pints of lager then racing each other down the A2 in our Ford Cortinas and Capris, and also Mark 2 Escort 1600 Sports.

[SPURSNOEL]

and that one in southend!!!!!!!!!!

[SPURSNOEL]

pure class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[CabecitaPazza]

hi tutta la raggione tu!!!!! :-D

[BusterDAN]

feet tapping brilliance!

[rwestonb]

ff u got the tunes maaaaan. Check out the guitar solo at the end QUALITY. Tiffany's in coventry remember the floor fillin up to this

[bombaydan]

Bogarts night club South Harrow.....Gary Crowley on decks, thanks for the tunes

[fastflyer2007]

Bloody hell - I was living in South Harrow then... Small world.

[GCFACurisco]

wasn't there a rollerskate place there in harrow ??

[danny18081962]

@fastflyer2007 great to come accross this again so many memories

[susjar11]

@fastflyer2007 i was living in harrow and strutting my stuff at circles and bogarts tithe farm aaahhh what times

[stevefoydickinson]

@bombaydan Fuck me - Bogarts  !!!!! - Yeah mate remember those days !!!!

[razor7135]

Thank you so much Fast flyer..... peace!

[BigFad321]

Love this song! Classic British funk at it's best! Memories of Bobby Jones nightclub in Ayr,Scotland,in '81/'82.Great days & fab times............

[capoz77]

wish there was an album on with all this soulful funk :(

[Choubidou917]

You can feel the power of the miiiuuuuuuzzzzzziiiiiiik

[SouthSoulSurvivor]

BEEEZ KNEEEZ!!

[soulbrother66]

John Rocca is such a talented guy...One of his great records is a song he did under the pseudonym "Pink Rhythm" called "The Melodies of Love" ...a rare groove which I'veb been dying to have...Anyone can help please????

[therealsoulproduct]

Love this tune. Sweet chords and and irresistibly funky beat you can dance to.

[SlushPile]

Graet song! Wish I had it

[galdacanobaby]

You are right its a great song - Its available on iTunes y'know...

[SlushPile]

I don't use itunes! THis will have to suffice for the time being...

[kriscokidd]

it's on a kenny dope mix

[funkyfeverbadboy666]

Sweet funky shit, as i am an avid collector in this area i must say very nice indeed,also if any one is looking for any rare tracks let me know i might have them.

[degafra2]

it's so pretty.

i'm going to get that summer back.

[RitmoNo1]

Boss track.....made it to the UK charts because of the hammering it got in the UK Jazzfunk clubs. Very unique when it came out. Fond memories of Casinellis in North West England - Fantastic Jazzfunk Club.

[chetechi]

brings back memories of my childhood...sweet memories

[itsdickie]

thanks for putting this on i have the vinal 45rpm

[delmonty]

I heard this song on a compilation with another track by Gwen Mcrae. While alot of them were around the same period ('77-'83 or so), with other artists like The Emotions and Roy Ayers, there doesn't seem like a specific style description for this grouping of bands/artists.

[rainray]

Jazz funk.

[delmonty]

what genre of music is this (is it the same as gwen mcrae and the emotions?), does it have a single name

[markthebass]

Well, in the UK we'd call this Jazz Funk. In America, probably Old Skool or something similar.

[goonerbrain59]

what a great song !!! happy days !!!

[LittleWildman]

Oh yes! Thanks for this one!

[nomadictimes]

thanks fastflyer.

reminds me of, crackers on wardour street if i recall correctly on friday, royalty southgate on a saturday and just about anywhere else with the dj's of that wonderful era in London."

[benne208]

CHOOOOON!!!!!!

[neeko1976]

fastflyer,your heavy

[galdacanobaby]

Nice turntable mate...This song reminds me of Summer, Gregorys Girl, being 16 and not getting into pubs...great days!!!

[DelFlorida]

Fastflyler, I always come to this link, classic jazz funk, timeless....

thanks

[Murkzzzz]

dont make em like this anymore

[ctwite]

Fantastic song. Takes me right back to when I was a 19 year old kid with a Ford Fiesta 1.3 S. Always had this on the tape deck in the car. LOUD of course!!