Crystal World - Crystal Grass

[babylonseeker]

s'express!

[MrTeescott]

dunno what class u wanna put it in but its a true rare groove from my teen years.... thanx for the upload.... (im 50.. so id have been a v young teenager : )

[oldschoolbx1970]

Jim Heb Soul,thanks for posting this on here. It sounds like it coukld've been sampled in an independent Martial Arts flick possibly starring Bruce Li.

[sjr10011]

Turn it up!!!

[TheGmanII]

discogs.com/Crystal-Grass-Crys­tal-World/release/1388009

Funk/Disco

[gallen5042]

it's looks as though disco fans, funk fans, northern soul fans and even rock fans like this one , which must mean....it's good. :.)

[gallen5042]

it's funk, not disco,  or northern soul :.)

[pookeyblow]

@gallen5042 No, it's not pure funk at all. It has a disco beat and strings so it's definitely disco. You might wanna call it disco-funk.

[mrpower328]

@pookeyblow This song came out before they used the term Disco.

[pookeyblow]

@mrpower328 No it didn't. It came out in 1974 and they had already started using the term. But who cares? It's still a disco track. Definitely not "Northern Soul" as it says above.

[mickeymayor]

kon tiki nyc this song blasted with alfie at turntables

[07891007669]

Blast from the past..Cliff and Jane You got me at it now lol..This reminds me of Richard from back in the day

[danceandshakeyour]

I always thouht it said shes got class and she could be im still not sure what the words are but I knew the trumpet sound

[danceandshakeyour]

I had 15 seconds of this song on a recording of Greg Edwards (London DJ)Soul Spectrum I was15 years old at the time 1975 years later I heard the horn bit again.Last week I found out what record the sample was on S Exprees Theme From S Express and hey presto I now know what the cool original is thanks to the internet.Funk I believe.

[megatronman101]

Barrabas' Wild Safari was great hit at clubs here in Croatia as well as their Woman.

[djhustler100]

top 5 bass lines ever

[adric137]

unique

[braro01]

Central Hall, Walsall circa 79,80. My mates and i would ask for this and get down. Great memories.

[noprocrastination]

'74/'75 Central Brooklyn Model City Summer Academy...At University of New Hampshiire...

Get Down NEW HAMPSHIRE!!!!!

[onewhonever]

This was my favorite song in 5th grade; I actually went and bought it with my own money---the 45 single that is! However, over the years I had forgotten the name of the artist* Thanks!

[Wismer1987]

OMG THIS IS THE SONG!! i allways looked for it! nobody knew it. so lucky i was just searching for some nice music!

[megatronman101]

This was playing in the clubs in Zagreb (Croatia) 1975-1979

[bootsamou]

Ah ! Royalty Southgate & Bird's Nest MuswellHill.

Takes me back. Dressin up to go & dance.

Great times.

[MrAndyBella1]

Froggy was the first to mix 2 copies back to back on his world famous Sound System at The Royalty in Southgate London, the crowd when't mental. Still sounds the bizzness if you get to hear it played out :-)

[djhustler100]

@MrAndyBella1 im sure your right andy for one of the top bass lines ever

shame chris hill was such a knob he held steve back

[MrAndyBella1]

@djhustler100 ..... Thanks fom your comment you now your history! Steve WAS the peoples Funkmaster & a true Showman :-)

[djhustler100]

@MrAndyBella1 

[jingscrivvens]

Yeah, I remember it from 1974, at Maestros disco in Glasgow, Scotland. The DJ there always played some exotic tracks, another one I remember was Wild Safari by Barrabas (see elsewhere on You Tube). Both sound fantastic over a really beefy sound system. Those were the days!

[imnewman1]

used to this at third worl DC 1973 yes i am old!!!!!

[drwhatson]

Like Isaac Hayes' "Disco Connection", this is properly disco-funk, and far funkier than even many of those contemporary Blackpool Mecca spins that upset some of the more sensitive flowers on the "traditional" Northern scene! However, and as usual, they wanted to have their cake and eat it, so when the odd new disco side became popular they called 'em "Northern Soul" to spare themselves any further embarrassment.

[funkytwisted1]

This is funk pure and simple! this was playing in the West Hampstead Birds nest..along with BT Express,Loni Liston Smith..i know i was there!! one of the few orignal jazz funkers...

[bootsamou]

@funkytwisted1

Wow ! U remember the Bird's Nest at Muswell Hill ????

I'm findin it hard to find anyone who does !

I remember it so well. Remember wearin my cream fitted bowlin shirt (with 2 dark pleats at the bak !) and hustin away to trax like "Express" & Hamilton Bohannon's "South African Man".

[retrojaxed2]

@bootsamou wow....i never go to go birds nest coz of older siblings tormenting me.seemed like they had so much fun.hammersmith palis,electic ballroom was all i got the tail end of.i would love to recreate a book/film of the london soul/jazzfunk sceen not like 'young soul rebles' : {

[cooltiger266]

i have to disagree with those guys who say this track isnt northern,i used to spin this at all nighters back in the day...but i must add it was only one for those who liked their northern commercial...like salsoul,maxine nightingale,tavares etc etc.check out another track,v v rare by the alfie khan orchestra...law of the land xx tiger

[TimeMinister1]

Penguin Villa classic! Merrick & Baisley blvds. I was too young to be there @ 14, but always managed to sneak in. Southside Queens when you could party!

[neverbeen2]

it's discoul :)

[misterfantastick]

another great post jimhebsoul! as always! no matter what you call it...

[pookeyblow]

It's called DISCO, not northern soul!

[rondeco30]

@pookeyblow gets right up my arse people that refer to any old soul or motown as 'Northern' gah !!! ... Northern Soul wasn't invented until 1973 or thereabouts and if you wanna split hairs this is funky disco or vice versa :P

[JimmyMVideoJukebox]

how in gods name is this northern soul???

[fukaarikito]

realy hot igrove up with this. make still ill

[fishfan67]

The Paradise Garage.. N.Y.C - .LARRY LAVAN use to Kill this record. WOW!!!

[spellerlittlewing]

great song

thanx

[cooltiger266]

this was sampled a few years ago...on a club record.i just cant recall which one,its annnoying me.lol.tiger

[HOMERBE]

Theme from S-Express, by S Express

[dirtyedna]

sounds better on acid (oh i forgot we usually were by the time this came on in the clubs in philly) also the played it back to back for a LONG time...they weren't called "discos" yet but you could only hear this kind of music in the gay clubs

[ancientraver19881989]

@dirtyedna thats not true it came out in 1974 and there were disco charts, disco records and disco was already a craze that year - ie got big very quickly and in Europe the term disco went back even earlier. Oh and in 1974 they defintely weren't all gay clubs.

[dirtyedna]

@ancientraver19881989 ...yeah, well most of this obscure stuff DID break FIRST in the "underground" gay clubs in the city (NYC/ Sanctuary,Loft,etc.) Disco was not a "craze" yet...it was mostly all R&B and funk or anything else we could dance to.If you want charts read Vince Aletti "the disco files-1973-78. Can't speak for Europe,although from what I hear they're light years ahead of US now (NYC is horrible now).

[cooltiger266]

rare commercial northern track,i played this around 75 0r 76 in clubs

[mansfield67]

Really hot song, the dance floor was packed when this came on. Still love it !!

[discorhythm]

Do you have The Taj Mahal

[mr2703]

I'm looking for this song too. I think it's real title is fio maravilha taj mahal but can't find it anywhere.

[Blackpool77]

Seem to remember that the group were Belgium or something when reading Black Music back issues !!

[darenun]

freestyle session 8 :D super crew vs rocksteady crew:D

[Blackpool77]

big sound down Blackpool way

[soulfortoday]

hi jim ace track ktf

[susanwilson41]

Ya Beauty Jim....got this too!!!!!!

[soulfortoday]

hi sue ktf

[malkolmj]

I had always thought this song was by the Crystal People. I have been searching for this for years.

[OSCOZOFF]

SUPER ! GREAT !!!

[texas808]

I bought the record back in 1975 it is on the Phillips record label, I came across another one on the same label last year, so I now have 2 in my collection.

Dj Texas.

[soultime54321]

A real Groooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooove!.....A great dancer

[northernsmile]

unusual 70's number

[heartofsoul22]

great beat jim, thanx x Di

[livisoul]

new one to me jim