Twelve Inches of Pleasure: BBE Singles, Vol. 1

Twelve Inches of Pleasure: BBE Singles, Vol. 1

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Product Description
A long time ago BBE Records released twelve inch records, in those days London's Soho offered the record buyer a feast of vinyl; specialist stores proliferated, turntables took over from the guitar as every schoolboy dreamed to be the next ‘Superstar' DJ. The music press was astounded at the survival of the 12" record, despite the major's attempt to quash it.

In to this ‘mix' BBE rose, releasing obscure funk records, and A Bollywood Funk album, as well as kick starting the whole DJ driven compilation genre with its Stop & Listen series.

Fast forward to the now, sadly many of the Soho vinyl institutions have gone (R.I.P- ‘Catch A Groove', ‘Mr Bongo', ‘Atlas', ‘Quaff Records' the first ‘Deal Real' & ‘Major Flavours'), we hope that this album will memorialize a small part of that special dance music history.

Tracks:

Aydin The Funki Chile - This?
Majestika - Mind Magic (Dub)
Family of Eve - I Wanna Be Loved By You (Rascal Dub)
Bill Ravi Harris - Path of The Blazing Sarong (Shrink To Fit - Go And Dance Mix)
Family of Eve - I Wanna Be Loved By You (Kenny Dope Extended Version)
Majestika- Mind Magic (Main Version)
Ramsay & Co - Love Call (Harveys Mix)
Ramsay & Co - Love Call (Restless Soul Mix)
The Amalgamation of Soundz - Once Bitten

Album Description

A long time ago BBE Records released twelve inch records, in those days London's Soho offered the record buyer a feast of vinyl; specialist stores proliferated, turntables took over from the guitar as every schoolboy dreamed to be the next `Superstar' DJ. The music press was astounded at the survival of the 12" record, despite the major's attempt to quash it.

In to this `mix' BBE rose, releasing obscure funk records, and A Bollywood Funk album, as well as kick starting the whole DJ driven compilation genre with its Stop & Listen series.

Fast forward to the now, sadly many of the Soho vinyl institutions have gone (R.I.P- `Catch A Groove', `Mr Bongo', `Atlas', `Quaff Records' the first `Deal Real' & `Major Flavours'), we hope that this album will memorialize a small part of that special dance music history.

Customer Reviews:

bbe a great record label!!!.......2006-01-19

"bbe history, where and how it all began".
The Barely Breaking Even movement began nearly ten years ago when Peter Adarkwah and his partner Ben were discussing music and discovered a shared interest in diverse, eclectic sounds covering all genres - from old scratchy Brazilian grooves, through 70's funk, via jazz fusion, hip - hop and soul to newer garage, disco and techno music.
Pete had been DJ'ing at friend's parties for several years and had just graduated to his first gig on the club scene. First and foremost a music lover and collector Pete had discovered a previously unknown aptitude when he started spinning the tunes. They decided to promote a night where the music that was played would not be restricted as it was in other clubs - the new night would be across styles and freestyle.
The first club promotion took place at a tiny club in Chinatown under the name 'Shake It Loose.' The club was a resounding success, but unwittingly another promoter had already employed the name used. A change was necessary and so it became Barely Breaking Even - taken from the seminal track by The Universal Robot Band (re -issued on Dimitri's 'Disco Forever' album in Oct 2000) (and true of the state of finances at that time.)
With the change of name came a change of venue. BBE moved onwards and upwards - promoting at different venues and on different nights but with a fresh attitude and an already distinct style, the nights became more and more popular. Ben & Pete also began to appear as guest DJs elsewhere and DJing and promoting became a full time occupation.
Despite being busy with club activities, Ben & Pete decided to move in to the record industry, founding a label named after the Promotion Company. BBE Records began with releasing the acclaimed 'Stop and Listen' series late in 1996, a series still running strong with the last instalment having been compiled by The legendary Masters At Work. The ball has rolled on and on since then.
Having single handedly run the label since early 2000, Pete has continued to develop the label, taking it to new heights. BBE model's itself on the motto of 'real music for real people' and this is clearly seen by the fact that there are now over 40 compilation albums released, profiling a variety of sounds and styles from funk and soul to disco and Latin as well as house and hip hop. Compilers from home and abroad have been brought in to add their expertise and in turn the label has aligned itself with many artists as well as genres of music.
This association with artists has been strongly built upon by the introduction of the Beat Generation; a series of beat based albums from a number of exceptional and pivotal hip -hop producers. The ethos behind this series was to allow these producers to create albums that drew from all their influences and all the sounds that had in some way contributed to the music they had made and continue to make. The series kicked off to a fantastic start with Jay Dee's 'Welcome to Detroit' (shortlisted for the American Award for Artistic Achievement) and this was shortly followed by Pete Rock, Will.i.am (of the Black Eyed Peas) and Marley Marl. Each album is an individual experiment but also enables the series to flourish in its aims and the music it is exhibiting.
Taken from the bbe's web site www.bbemusic.com.

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