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Leroy's New Solo LP 'Throwback : Harlem 79-83'

Released June 2007 on Soul Brother Records (UK)

Available on CD and double vinyl at http://www.dustygroove.com, http://www.soulbrother.com and all the usual purveyors of good music.

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Here's what Soul Brother say:

12 unreleased tracks from the legendary singer/songwriter/producer recorded in late 70's/early 80's. Some are the original demo's of tracks he wrote for others like 'Its So Easy (You Can Do It dino terell) ', 'Moment Of My Life' (inner life), and 'Fly Girl' (intrique) and 'Youre My Number One' (change) which all stand up well against the released versions because Leroy's voice is so good. Of the 7 new songs the best are the classic Burgess boogie tracks like 'Scandal', 'Midnight In The Streets' , 'Keepin On', 'Under Da Radar' and 'Hold up' whilst 'All Into You' is am id tempo groover. The live cover of the Isleys 'Hello Its Me' is also interesting. This brilliant project is unmissable if you are into Burgess, Boogie or early 80's uptempo soul.

And here's what Dusty Groove has to say:

No throwback here -- as the music is a bold step forward in the career of Leroy Burgess -- previously unissued tracks from his glory days in the New York club scene, and work that's as great as any of the material that was formally issued on the market! Burgess has a great ear for a compelling groove -- and the tracks here were all recorded privately during the period when he was at the height of his boogie years -- working under the names of Phreek, Aleem, Logg, and Convertion -- in a real flurry of great work that seemed to hit the scene with a new single month after month! The tracks are slightly less polished, but not in a bad way -- as they've got a style that's even more personal than some of Burgess' other music -- keyboard parts that are very spontaneous, and vocals that have a nice edge. Tracks are mostly upbeat, and titles include "Hold Up", "Scandal", "In The Moment", "Keepin On", "Midnight In The Streets", "It's So Easy", "Fly Girl", "Moment Of My Life", "All Into U", "Under Da Radar", and "You Are My Number One".