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Rarest - 1970's 1980's Original Vinyl Pressings Classic New Wave R&B Disco Pop LP Records

Grace Jones 5x lot of classic 70's 80's Vinyl LP Records



1. Fame - 1978 Island Records  Gatefold LP NM- 
2. Muse - 1979 Island  Gatefold LP NM- 
3.  Warm Leatherette - 1980 Island 

NM- 
4.  Inside Story - 1986 Manhattan Records NM-
5. Living My Life - 1982 Island Records VG to VG+ (smudges on cover and tear where price sticker was)

These will be a great additions to your vintage vinyl collection.
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Grace Jones:

 was one of the more unforgettable artists to emerge from New York City's hedonistic Studio 54 disco scene of the late '70s. Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica,  was raised in a strict and devoutly Pentecostal household by her parents, who eventually moved to the U.S. and left  and her siblings in the care of their grandmother and an abusive step-grandfather. At the age of 13, the  children joined their parents in the States.  studied theater at Syracuse University before launching a career as a model, notably evident on the 1973 Philadelphia International reissue of 's second album. Her statuesque and flamboyant look eventually proved to be a hit in Paris and subsequently New York, which led to a recording contract with Island Records. While the disco-based, -produced albums  (1977),  (1978), and  (1979) didn't break the singer into the mainstream,  scored several Billboard club hits and amassed a substantial following with her sexually charged live show, which led to her title of "Queen of the Gay Discos."

During the early '80s,  switched from straightforward, R&B-rooted disco to a post-disco fusion of reggae and rock driven by  and a team of studio associates dubbed . The shrewd change resulted in three of her best-known and strongest releases, all of which --  (1980),  (1981), and  (1982) -- were recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau. These albums contained her strongest original material, including the provocative "Pull Up to the Bumper" and defiant "Living My Life," as well as imaginative covers of songs recorded first by , , and . ' also adopted a singular vocal approach that sounded somewhat detached and all-powerful at once, and she had a scowling, prowling, rather inhuman stage presence to match.

The singer then took a break from recording to focus on film work and landed roles in such movies as Conan the Destroyer and the James Bond flick A View to a Kill, but she returned to her recording career and enlisted super-producer  (, ) to oversee the lavish  (1985), which turned out to be a somewhat autobiographical work. A ten-track compilation of highlights from her first six albums, , was issued the same year. ' penchant for working with big names continued on  (1986). Its production chores handled by 's , the album spawned one of ' last big singles, "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)."

After the release of  (1989),  recorded less frequently and focused primarily on acting, including a role in 's hit 1992 comedy Boomerang. Although there were anthologies, such as the double-disc set  (1998),  went nearly 20 years without recording a new album. She didn't make a full return to music until the late 2000s, when she released  (2008), a set that featured contributions from , , , and others. During the 2010s, ' 1977-1981 studio recordings were expanded and reissued, and she published an autobiography, I'll Never Write My Memoirs.