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Dave Leeが手掛けたコンピレーション「Produced With Love II」に付属していたボーナス12インチに収録の2曲が単体12インチとなって嬉しい発売！
1975年のディスコ革命の幕開けを彩った2つのクラシックが、Dave Leeの手によって現代のダンスフロア向けに鮮やかに蘇る。A面には、Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesがTeddy Pendergrassをフィーチャーしたオリジナル版「Don't Leave Me This Way」を収録。1976年にはThelma Houston、1986年にはCommunardsもカヴァーした名曲が、原曲の魅力を尊重しつつも、モダンなエネルギーを加えた仕上がりに。B面はKokomoの「Use Your Imagination」が登場。土曜の夜の高揚感に満ちたこの曲は、数年後にPink Floydの「Another Brick In The Wall pt2」に通じるファンキーなギターリフも聴きどころ。どちらの面を選んでも、パーティーを一気に盛り上げるダイナマイト級のトラックが待っている。
A. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Don't Leave Me This Way (Dave Lee Philly World Mix)
B. Kokomo – Use Your Imagination (Dave Lee Re-Imagined Mix)
Tonight we're going to party like it's 1975, as two disco classics from that crucial year on the very cusp of the disco revolution are lovingly overhauled by Dave Lee. The A-side sees the original version of 'Don't Leave Me This Way' by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass - also covered by Thelma Houston in 1976 and British duo the Communards in 1986 - beefed up and preened for the modern dancefloor, in what you'd describe as a respectful but not overly reverential rework. On the flip it's the turn of Kokomo's 'Use Your Imagination', bursting with Saturday night bustle but also boasting a funky guitar riff that bears an uncanny resemblance to the one that would turn up on Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick In The Wall pt2' a couple of years later. Dynamite party starters, whichever side of the vinyl coin you toss.
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