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JAY, Gloria - Know What You Want - Vinyl (7" + poster)
Sold Date:
April 16, 2018
Start Date:
December 7, 2017
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Gloria JAY Know What You Want(7" + poster) Melodies
Cat: MEL 8. Rel: 11 Dec 17
Soul
Side 1. Know What You Want Side 2. I'm Gonna Make It
So far, Floating Points' reissue-focused Melodies International label has barely put a foot wrong. As you'd expect given his crate-digging credentials, each chosen release has not only been obscure or hard to find, but also exceptionally good. Predictably, this one is, too. Gloria Jay's 1977 single "Know What You Want" is a heartfelt chunk of saccharine soul featuring some particularly good jazz-funk style solos. Speaking of jazz-funk, this influence comes through further on the slightly more disco-minded, dancefloor-friendly flipside, "I'm Gonna Make It", whose jangling piano riffs and goodtime groove are almost impossible to resist. As ever with Melodies International, the packaging - which includes a foldout poster tucked into the sleeve - is also superb.
