This is funk, soul and disco as it would’ve sounded if Studio 54 had been set up within five minutesof a dairy farm, a rugby club and a marae, and if nothing else it finally let people to dance because they simply wanted to.
Heed The Call! collects the best New Zealand soul, funk, and disco from the afrotastic days of 1973 to 1983. Artists like Mark Williams whose House For Sale became a northern Soul grail, The (three) Yandall Sisters (two of whom feature behind Mark WiIlliams on our cover), a teenage Tina Cross, Dalvanius & Prince Tui Teka; all became New Zealand household names. This collection mines overlooked nuggets from their respective catalogues alongside lesser known boogie cuzzins like The Pink Family with their non-secular floor sizzler Don't Give Your Life Away, the gritty gospel soul of Sonia & Skee, The Johnny Rocco Band, Inbetweens, and The Totals. The Kaukau brothers were four fifths of Golden Harvest and hit the national charts with the number one I Need Your Love in 1978 featuring 17-year-old singer, Karl Gordon, in yellow satin and parachute pants. Local 60s beat pioneer Larry Morris, fresh from the big house after a public LSD misdemeanour, finds his groove on Who Do We Think We're Fooling. Funk dynamos Collision, hailing from Tokoroa where they’d played as The Shriek Machine, move to Australia on the mafia’s coin and Dalvanius’ insistence to record the showstopper, You Can Dance. Early 70s Acid Rockers Ticket flaunt their funky flare(s) with their Vertigo single only release Mr Music (later covered by Collision) while windy city fusion jazzers The 1860 Band take form fitting self promoting t-shirts to the next level while re- interpreting Rita Jean Bodine's Thats The Kind Of Love.
* Compiled by Alan Perrott and John Baker
* Double LP, with illustrated inner sleeves showcasing the sleeves of all the original LP releases
* First re issue of Dalvanius & The Fascinations 12 inch disco mix of Voodoo Lady with Dal & the gals being backed by Tokoroa's finest Collision
* THE 12 inch mix of Voodoo Lady is unique to the vinyl version - the CD Voodoo Lady is the truncated 7 inch version
* First time re issue on vinyl for all tracks
* Liner notes by co compiler Alan Perrott black & white booklet with tasty pics and ephemera
* Locating original copies of these records will 1:take a long time and 2: make you wish you'd won lotto
* Limited to 1000 copies worldwide
SIDE A
Dalvanius & The Fascinations - Voodoo Lady - 12 inch mix 1977
Collision - You Can Dance 1978
Mark Williams - Disco Queen 1975
The Johnny Rocco Band - She's Knocking At My Door 1975
SIDE B
THe 1860 Band - That's The Kind Of Love I've Got For You 1978
Inbetweens - Mr Funky 1975
Tina Cross - You Can Do It 1979
Golden Harvest - I Need Your Love 1978
SIDE C
Mark Williams - House For Sale 1977
The Pink Family - Don't Give Your Life Away 1978
Prince Tui Teka - Heed The Call 1974
The Yandall Sisters - Sweet Inspiration 1975
Sonia & Skee - There's A River Somewhere 1978
SIDE D
Ticket - Mr Music 1973
Larry Morris - Who Do We Think We're Fooling ? - 1976
Herb McQuay - Night People 1983
The Totals - Total Man 1980