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Needin some help to find some substitue tracks for a compilation

inVrsinVrs 687 Posts
edited February 2011 in Strut Central
I m putting together a mix/compilation at the moment and the label had some issues licensing stuff that now belongs to major labels. So i m looking to replace two tracks that were vital for the mix with something similar that doesnt belong to any major label; as the deadline is really close and my whole record collection far away i thought i d give it a shot on here.
I m not looking to win a rarity contest with my picks here, they just fitted in perfectly, and the mix goes through a lot of genres of not only vintage stuff..

First track was Rhythm Makers - Soul on your side


and Sam Dees - Signed Miss Heroin


thanks..

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  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    [quote author="inVrs" date=1297987837
    First track was Rhythm Makers - Soul on your side


    thanks..
    Maybe the later version of it they did as GQ "Disco Nights"?



    but probably not easier to licence...
  • dammsdamms 704 Posts
  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    or this:

  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    How would licensing a rare indie record be any easier?
  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    Lotus Land reissued this a few years ago. I'm sure they can be helpful with the licensing.
  • inVrsinVrs 687 Posts
    thanks for the suggestions, looking into the GQ thing now. Spice & that 7" are really dope, but a little too "full" if you know what i mean. "Soul on your side" is pretty stripped down, no strings, very concentrated on the bare groove etc.
    looking for something in that sense, plus any uptempo soul like the sam dees joint, without too much action, heavy drums, strings etc.
    keep em coming. if i use something suggested on here and it actually works out with licensing as well, i m gonna let go
    a raer to the one who hipped me onto it.
  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    can it be an instrumental as well?
  • inVrsinVrs 687 Posts
    anything as long as its good.
  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    A recent favourite of mine



  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    uptempo soul:

  • docfishdocfish 43 Posts
    Sam Dees 'Signed Miss Heroin' is unreplaceable.
    I think Paul Mooney in the UK holds the rights for this. You can contact him thru soul-source.co.uk or via his publishing company millbrand. http://www.millbrand.com/
  • dammsdamms 704 Posts
    not too sure about the lyrics on this one (borderline corny I think) but I really like the music
    Band of thieves - "America" (Ovation)

  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    Nice music but I guess I would be ODD if a german guy includes this in his compilation
  • dammsdamms 704 Posts
    finelikewine said:
    Nice music but I guess I would be ODD if a german guy includes this in his compilation
    oh I didn't know thread-starter is from Germany

    that Jewel Paradise you posted was already comped on BBE some years ago
  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
  • bobtheorangebobtheorange 432 Posts

    maybe to low-fi sounding?
  • dammsdamms 704 Posts
    finelikewine said:


    I've heard this before. can't remember where. prolly in a mix.
  • disco_chedisco_che 1,115 Posts
    Hm, no indies so this won't be a big help but I thought of these because of "stripped-down-ness" :



    Sun - Radiation Level



    Switch - You Pulled A Switch
  • inVrsinVrs 687 Posts
    arista, capitol etc wont work..

    we tried to license 24 carat black as well, oddly enough it no belongs to universal.
    i thought numero did a reissue of this just recently?
  • inVrsinVrs 687 Posts
    arista, capitol etc wont work..

    we tried to license 24 carat black as well, oddly enough it now belongs to universal.
    i thought numero did a reissue of this just recently?
  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,807 Posts
    So is this a mix, or a comp? Or is it both?

    If it's a mix, how about leaking a 'directors cut' with all of the tracks you wanted to use?
  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    Not sure if this is the stuff you're looking for. It is reggae disco but quite stripped down,
    I already played this in my house sets and it works well in that context.

  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,807 Posts
    inVrs said:

    First track was Rhythm Makers - Soul on your side


    I prefer the GQ version :beerbang:


    Sam Dees - Signed Miss Heroin


    The sparse opening part of the Sam Dees sounds a lot like a Marc Moulin track - that is, before the signing really kicks in. If it's the 'cosmic soul' part of the track that you like though, it kind of reminds me of Rhythm Heritage Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow

  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    For which one have you gone? I`m realy curious.
  • jimeyjimey 279 Posts
    dj kicks!
  • SmallAxeRickSmallAxeRick 497 Posts
    damms said:
    finelikewine said:


    I've heard this before. can't remember where. prolly in a mix.

    This was reissued by Lotusland, too, 2 or 3 years ago.
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