Long Distance Love Affair – Various Artists

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LTD edition hand numbered gatefold xLP celebrating the th year anniversary of Super Disco Edits The release of this album signals the health of a new breed of entrepreneurs within the music business These are not traditional record companies in the way that most people understand them but small and nimble bespoke operations which tend to reflect the passion and creativity of their owners rather than the fickle idiosyncrasies of the general public These new operations were more likely to be run from a bedroom generally by seasoned cratediggers and fuelled by a desire and intensity that most people can only dream aboutSo welcome to Russell Paine previously known to me as Russell The Gutter Snype and DJ Sigher Im sure I became aware of Russell sometime in the early s digging around the London Record Fairs He was a your archetypical HipHopper back then but he seemed to have a thirst for everything Jazz Psyche Folk Rock and naturally Soul and Funk I watched Russells progress through the s and s from releasing an independent UK Rap single in to various US trips various gigs around Europe and even a spot at the legendary Club I started taking a lot more notice when Russell started turning up records Id never seen or heard of before Where the hell was he finding this stuff His appreciation of HipHop had led him to dig for the original source material that the records sampled from and thus became the beginning of what would eventually become a bonafide record company in Super Disco Edits has released over records over the last years with the remit being that they must be new to the ears and previously unreleased From such veteran stalwarts as Willie Tee Doris Troy New Jersey Connection and Arnold Blair to previously unsung talents like James Reese amp The Progressions Twinn Konnection Bell Telephunk and Mother Brainstree Super Disco Edits has consistently striven to supply the market with hitherto unheard aural delightsThis lavish doublealbum describes the process perfectly a deep love of music gritty determination numerous months of investigation and research endless cups of coffee artwork pressing distribution and astronomical telephone bills So welcome to quotLong Distance Love Affairquot truly a labour of love Press a hrefhttplevisiteuronlinecommusicrecordstoredayukprimesouldiscofunkhousewonderlandLe Visiteur RSD Top Picksa