Eamon – Captive Thoughts

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1- Runnin’ Around
Written by Eamon Doyle, Benjamin Heard, Kevin Baldwin, Dennis Caldirola.
Produced by Benj Heard
Contains a sample of Dennis The Fox’s “Pile Driver”

2- Trust Me, I Know
Written by Eamon Doyle Lawerence Young, Kevin Baldwin, The Ballads
Produced by Snipe Young
Additional Production by Benj Heard
Contains a sample of The Ballads’ “We Know”

3- Step by Step
Written by Eamon Doyle, Benjamin Heard, Kevin Baldwin, Ronald Walker
Produced by Benj Heard
Contains a sample of Ronnie Walker’s “Guess I Love You”

4- Help Me
Written by Eamon Doyle, Benjamin Heard, Kevin Baldwin, Soule Survivors.
Produced by Benj Heard
Contains a sample of Soule Survivors’ “Shadows”

5- Money Money
Written by- Eamon Doyle, Lawrence Young, Benjamin Heard, Kevin Baldwin, Godfrey Oku.
Produced by Snipe Young
Contains a sample of The Hygrades’ “Somebody’s Gotta Lose Or Win”

6- I Don’t Want Love
Written by Eamon Doyle, Benj Heard, Kevin Baldwin, Rocky Brown
Produced by Benj Heard
Contains a sample of Rocky Brown & The Impacts’ “I Wish I Knew”

All vocals by Eamon.
All instrumentation by Benj Heard & Snipe Young, excep for Fender Rhodes on “Step by Step,” played by Dan Myers.
All songs recorded, mixed and mastered by Benj Heard at Heard Sounds, Los Angeles, CA.

CD, Digital. 2019. NA5196.

James Reese and the Progressions – Wait For Me

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This album was part of the Now-Again Reserve Edition subscription series.

Side A:
One Girl
It’s Got Soul
The Mess
Wait For Me
Gee Whiz (Instrumental)
Let’s Go (It’s Summertime)
Jody’s Freeze
Throwing Stones (Kenny Dope Mix)

Side B:
It’s Not But So Much Love Can Do
I’ll Find A True Love
How Can I Make It
He’ll Never Go
A Fool For Love, No More
Joker, Where Did You Come From

Side C:
Throwing Stones (45 version)
Gee Qhiz (Vocal)
How Can I Make It (Instrumental)
Throwing Stones (45 Version – Instrumental)
Throwing Stones (Kenny Dope Mix – Instrumental)
Let’s go (It’s Summertime – Alternate)

Side D:
Gee Whiz (Instrumental – No Horn Overdubs)
Throwing Stones (Instrumental – No Horn Overdubs)
How Can I Make It (Instrumental – No Horn Overdubs)
Gee Whiz (Instrumental – No String Overdubs)
Throwing Stones (Instrumental – No String Overdubs)
How Can I Make It (Instrumental – No String Overdubs)
Gee Whiz (Instrumental – Rhythm Section Only)
Throwing Stones (Instrumental – Rhythm Section Only)
How Can I Make It (Instrumental – Rhythm Section Only)

Original sessions produced by James Reese and others. This compilation produced by Eothen Alapatt. Licensed courtesy James Reese except for Lee Bonds tracks licensed courtesy Paul Coleman, with the license coordinated by Jason Perlmutter.

Liner notes by John Adamian, with contributions by Eothen Alapatt.

Restoration and remastering by Jason Bitner.
Art direction by Errol Richardson.

LP, CD, Digital. Originally issued as part of the Now-Again Reserve Subscription Service. 2019. NA5190.

Atomic Forest – Disco Roar

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A
1. 2001 Space Odyssey
2. Life Is Anew
3. Proud Mary
4. Devil Woman
5. You Are On My Mind
6. Thank You Lord
7. Smack Water Jack

B
1. Spectrum
2. I Wish
3. Rock-N-Roll
4. Disco Queen
5. Night In White Satin
6. Another Star

Personnel: Keith Kanga: Bass; Glen Gilbanks: Vocals; Jerry DeMoss: Drums; Abraham Mammen: Guitar; Unknown musician, perhaps “Bosco”: Keyboards, Trumpet; Hannibal Castro: Trumbone Released on Multi-Sound/Music India 2392568 in 1981.

Recorded by Johar Chopra at Oriental Melodies, Mumbai, India circa 1977 and
licensed courtesy Abraham Mammen, on behalf of Atomic Forest.

This reissue produced and annotated by Eothen “Egon” Alapatt.
Original sessions produced by Atomic Forest.

Liner notes by Eothen “Egon” Alapatt.
Photos and ephemera courtesy Madhukar Chandra Dhas.

Restoration and remastering by Jason Bitner.
Art direction by Errol Richardson.

Thanks: Madhukar Chandra Dhas, Fred Miller, Gussy Rikh, Abraham Mammen, Fred Manricks, Ramesh Shotham, Mike Davis, Keith Viegas, Firoze Shakir, Ben Lowrie.

LP, Digital. 2019. NA5188.

The J.B.’s – More Mess On My Thing

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Side A:
1. More Mess On My Thing
2. The Wedge

Side B:
1. When You Feel It Grunt If You Can (Complete Take)

Original sessions produced by James Brown
“More Mess On My Thing” produced by James Brown with Bud Hobgood.
This album produced for reissue by Eothen Alapatt with thanks to Alan Leeds and Harry Weinger for showing us all the way it’s supposed to be done.
Liner notes and annotation by, and all photographs and ephemera courtesy of, Alan Leeds.

Mixed by Mario Caldato, Jr. in Los Angeles, CA, June/July 2019. Mastered by Dave Cooley for Elysian Masters, Los Angeles.

Art direction by Errol F. Richardson.

LP, CD, Digital. 2019. NA5189.

Various – LAMP Anthology

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This album was part of the Now-Again Reserve Edition subscription series.

LP 1:

A
Vanguards – Somebody Please
Words Of Wisdom – Truth Revue – You Made Me Everything
P.H.D.’s – It Swells My Desire
Pearls – Can I Call You Baby
Tony Black & Revolution Compared To What – Huh

B
Mighty Indiana Travelers – See The Lord
Embers – I’m Only Human
Ebony Rhythm Band – Soul Heart Transplant
Squidd – High On The Hill
Fabulous Souls – Take Me
Vanguards – The Thought Of Losing Your Love

LP 2:

C
Moonlighters – Right On Brother
Montiques – Take Another Look
Pearls – Shooting JHigh
P.H.D’s – The Way It Used To Be
Moonlighters – More Than I Can Stand
Worlds of Wisdom – Truth Revue You Understand Me Now

D
Vanguards – It’s Too Late For Love
Diplomatics – Hum-Bug
Revolution Compared To What – Go To Work
Amnesty – Everybody Who Wants To Be Free
Funder Cooper – I Didn’t Know (Don’t Shoot Me)
Vanguards – Good Times Bad Times

LP 3:

Each song by Vanguards

E
Somebody Please
Woman Come Home
It’s Too Late For Love
Girl Go Away (It’s Wrong To Love Two)
The Ground That You’re Walking On (Is Mighty Shakey)
Before You Take Another Step Girl
Man Without Knowledge

F
The Thought of Losing Your Love
I Can’t Use You Girl
Falling Out Of Love
Gott’a Have Love
Good Times Bad Times (Stereo)
Good Times Bad Times (Mono)
You’re Breaking My Heart
All The Women I’ve Wanted
Blue Star Rising

Original sessions produced by Herb Miller for L&M Productions. This compilation researched and produced by Eothen Alapatt.
Liner notes by Eothen Alapatt, Jeff Kolath, Kyle Long and Jason Yoder.
Restoration and remastering by Jason Bitner.
Art direction by Errol Richardson.

Now-Again Records would like to thank: Herb Miller, Lester Johnson, Bernard “Spider” Harrison, Roger Holloway, Matthew Watson, John “Ricky” Jackson, Anthony Black, Herbert Gibbs, Herman “Butch” Slaughter, Clifford Palmer, James Brantley, Paul Major, Jason Yoder, James Davis, Jon Doe, Dante Carfagna, Rob Sevier, Antonio Leirao, Michael Verloop, Moe Whittemore, James Massie, Rodney Stepp, Ted Somerville, Karla Lopez, Kat Coplen, WFYI, John Terrell, Lonell “King Ro” Conley, the late Billy Ball, the late Clint Jones, the late Jim Horton, the late Dewayne Garvin, the late James Boone, Ben Lowrie, the late Les Ohmit, Lo, Kieran, Zoe and Orion.

LP, CD, Digital. Originally issued as part of the Now-Again Reserve Subscription Service. 2019. NA5180.