MANDEL, Tommy - Mello Magic - Vinyl (LP)
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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 Tommy MANDEL Mello Magic(LP) Invisible City Editions
Cat: ICE 014. Rel: 16 Apr 18
Coldwave/Synth
Side 1 - Track 1. Haunted (By The Girl He Always Wanted) Side 1 - Track 2. Only Lover (with Zenobia Conkerite) Side 1 - Track 3. Ain't Got No Money Side 1 - Track 4. Music Business Side 1 - Track 5. Young Boy Dance (with Martha Gehman) Side 2 - Track 1. Nose Dive Side 2 - Track 2. I Just Want You To Love Me (with Maria Vidal) Side 2 - Track 3. Allow Me (To Destroy You) Side 2 - Track 4. Kin Tama Side 2 - Track 5. Friend
New York synth-wizard Tommy Mendel was one of the go-to session musicians of the 1980s, playing for and alongside such greats as Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner, The Clash and The B-52s. Throughout the period, he also recorded a swathe of solo synth-pop songs, very few of which were ever released at the time. Here, Canadian diggers Invisible City Editions attempt to set the record straight, gathering together ten mostly unreleased gems from Mandel's vaults. It's a strong collection, all told, with Mandel flitting between electrofunk-influenced pop gems ("You're My Only Lover"), spacey synth-scapes ("Aint Got No $"), fuzzy P-funk ("Music Business"), stylish new wave experimentalism ("I Just Want You To Love Me") and atmospheric, near-Balearic treats ("Kin Tama").
