Newcleus "Jam On Revenge" LP Sunnyview Records (US)

Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is VG+

Out of Print!!

Original Press

Track Listing:

A1Computer Age (Push The Button) Written-By – * 7:35A2Auto Man Written-By – * 5:49A3I'm Not A Robot Written-By – *, * 4:51A4Destination Earth (1999) Written-By – *, * 5:08B1Jam On Revenge (Special Re-Mix) Written-By – * 6:35B2Jam On It Written-By – * 5:30B3Where's The Beat Written By – B. Redmon, S. RobertsWritten-By – , * 5:30B4No More Running Written-By – * 4:58

Newcleus is an American  and  group that gained popularity in the early 1980s. The group is primarily known for its  "Jam-On's Revenge" (re-released as "Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)" (1983)) and "Jam on It" (1984).

Formation

A precursor to the group, known as Jam-On Productions, was formed in 1977 in , , and included teenagers Ben "Cozmo D" Cenac and his cousins Monique and Pierre "Pete" Angevin. The group's popularity grew as it played  in Brooklyn. By 1979, the primary group's members were Cenac, Yvette "Lady E" Cook (who would later marry Cozmo D), Monique Angevin, and Bob "Chilly B" Crafton (who would later marry Angevin). The coming together of families inspired the name change to Newcleus.

Chilly B died of a  on February 23, 2010.

Singles

Newcleus recorded "Jam-On Revenge," a block-party favorite featuring vocals that were sped up to resemble . The track impressed  Joe Webb, and it became the group's first  in 1983 on Mayhew Records. Retitled as "Jam On Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)", the track reached the  on the   . The group eventually signed with , which was later acquired by Rhino Records in the 1990s.

The follow-up, "Jam on It," did well on the , reaching #56. "Computer Age (Push the Button)" reached the R&B Top 40. The Cenacs and the Craftons continued to record until 1989.

Albums

Both Newcleus , Jam on Revenge and Space Is the Place, did not sell well. The  Jam on Revenge album is now regarded as a classic, not only because of the well-known singles, but also because of album cuts such as "Destination Earth."

"Newcleus" released several albums in the following years, but these were the creations of producers putting out material under the Newcleus name. Some of these featured classic Newcleus tracks touted as live versions (but simply added crowd noise atop the original tracks).

In 2005, Cozmo D released an album, Destination Earth: The Definitive Newcleus Recordings, a collection of  tracks from the group's entire catalog. This collection supersedes the   Jam On This! The Best Of Newcleus. The majority of the songs on this release were restored and remastered from the original master tapes. The definitive versions of the songs "Destination Earth" and "Why" taken from this CD were also released on   on the   Dominance Electricity. Together with  by Sbassship and Reeno, the cover illustrations are by  (known for his work on the 1990s cult TV  ).

Newcleus is working on a second collection titled Returned to Earth, a companion volume to Destination Earth, which will collect all of its  works onto one disc, restored and remastered from the original tapes. The album will also include two new songs.

Although both Newcleus albums, Jam on Revenge and Space Is the Place, have been remastered and reissued on , the song "Where's the Beat" from Jam on Revenge was removed from the track listing. These albums were previously available in the  only on vinyl and . However, both albums' original track listing and cover art were also available on CD, manufactured and distributed by Bellaphon Germany through Sunnyview Records in 1988.

All records are shipped in professional 7” & 12” box mailers. All CDs are shipped in padded bubble mailers.  Buy multiple items and save on shipping.  Thanks for Visiting!!