Artist: Logg
Title: Logg
Label: Charly Records
Origin: UK
Release Date: 1995
Catalogue No: CPCD 8076 (Single CD)

Track Listing:

1. You've Got That Something
2. Dancing into The Stars
3. Something Else
4. I Know You Will*
5. Lay It One The Line
6. Sweet To Me

* Mix by Larry Levan

Sleeve Notes:

LOGG

I'm glad I didn't have to be a black music expert when asked to write a couple of paragraphs on some of the great acts who have appeared on Salsoul over the years, as being a fan was inspiration enough, especially during the seventies when their influence and success made them all such household names. One group still remained a bit of a mystery to me and to this day I still don't know that much about them. That group was called Logg. Their one and only album was released (US only) in 1981, at a time when the label was adjusting to life in the post-disco depression of early 80's America. The major record companies, assisted by the ever powerful and critical music media, tired of this dance craze and colluded to orchestrate the backlash against disco, despite its commercial success. The major record companies felt worried that they were losing ground and kudos to rapidly successful independents like Salsoul, whose cutting edge releases (disco being mainly a 12" inch vinyl-based format) threatened to undermine their established 7 inch single and album artist markets. This action, combined with other underhand factors, resulted in the untimely 'death of disco" by the end of the seventies.

Salsoul continued to release music from talented, yet unknown "studio groups" (i.e. non performing groups of singers and musicians put together by producers) who were still creating street orientated dance music at the beginning of the 1980's, despite the fact that "Electro/Rap" was emerging from the ghettos of South Bronx. So enter Logg, who were one of those said "groups", with a couple of very rare and much sought-after 12"ers preceeding the release (all US only) of their very underestimated debut album. Even when it was first released the album was difficult to get hold of in this country, as it was only available in limited quantities as an import. A studio concept album produced by the legendary Leroy Burgess, this collection of six songs heralded a new era in the continuing evolution of contemporary black dance music coming out of New York in the 80's. To say that the man Burgess has cult status in the UK, particularly with London's "boogie underground", is an understatement. He is revered by dancefloor aficionados. Just about everything he has ever produced, including the "Dazzle" LP and Black Ivory's classic 'Mainline', along with his subsequent productions of the Aleem Brothers (to name a few) are still played regularly in clubs today. But it is his production of this LP which must rank amongst his best ever work. Every track's a winner. No fillers, only killers!

Norman Jay, Producer, High On Hope October 1994