SOUTHERN FREEEZ / VARIATIONS ON A THEEEM Freeez & John Rocca SKU: BBQ2166LP Barcode: 607618216610 23.00 £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Beggars Banquet Released Date: 21st August 2020 Buying Format: 2LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Beggars Arkive is excited to reissue the classic FREEEZ debut album SOUTHERN FREEEZ. The second LP contains seven brand new tracks from the band’s leader John Rocca. Freeez were a legendary group from London, known as one of the UK’s main jazz-funk bands of the early 1980s…aka Brit funk. Led by John Rocca, Freeez consisted of various musicians, originally with Rocca and others including Andy Stennet (keyboards), Peter Maas (bass guitar) and Paul Morgan. Their debut album Southern Freeez was released in 1981 and contains the hit song “Southern Freeez” which included guest vocals by Ingrid Mansfield Allman. John Rocca initially released the album it on his own Pink Rythm label before being signed to Beggars Banquet. A few years later, they had even more hits. Their biggest, “IOU”, was a #1 club single and was written and produced by renowned producer Arthur Baker with lyric contributions and lead vocals by John Rocca and remixed by Jellybean Benitez and Baker. It was a hit in the US in addition to the UK and was used in the legendary breakdancing movie Beat Street. “Pop Goes My Love” was another hit. Rocca also had a hit as a solo artist in 1984 with “I Want It To Be Real”. While they may not be a household name, if you know, you know. They have been sampled many times, by artists including Jamie xx, Coolio, Brandy, Madlib and more. Nearly 40 years after the original release of Southern Freeez, after being contacted by Beggars Arkive about a reissue, John was inspired to go back to his roots. He pulled together some of the work that he had been experimenting with over the years and enlisted some musicians (including his nephews) to play on the tracks, saying that doing so “was a nice reflection of the past meeting the present”. “”The melancholic suburban soul of ‘Southern Freeez’ never gets tired for me….an album that has remained at the top of my Brit Funk pile!” – GILLES PETERSON Artist Freeez & John Rocca Genre Rock And Pop Label Beggars Banquet Buying Options 2LP Coloured Vinyl Format 2LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings LP1/FREEEZ – SOUTHERN FREEEZ A1 Mariposa A2 Caribbean Winter A3 Easy on the Onions A4 Sunset B1 Flying High B2 Southern Freeez B3 Roller Chase B4 First Love B5 Finale LP2/John Rocca A1 Southern Freeez 20+20 A2 Feeel the Music A3 Simple Breeez B1 My Name Is Love Part 1 + 2 B2 Slow Down (ordinary dawn) B3 Rain Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Monkees, The Justus Rock And Pop | Friday Music | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th September 2012 £45.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Monkees, The Justus £45.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Friday Music SKU: FRM72452 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th September 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Allman Brothers, The Wipe The Windows, Check The Oil, Dollar Gas Rock And Pop | UMC | 180g, 2LP Released 18th July 2016 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Allman Brothers, The Wipe The Windows, Check The Oil, Dollar Gas £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC SKU: 4781336 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 18th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Deerhoof Reveille Rock And Pop | Polyvinyl | 1LP Released 24th November 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Deerhoof Reveille £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polyvinyl SKU: PRC235LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Janis Joplin Pearl Remastered Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 3rd February 2010 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Janis Joplin Pearl Remastered £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP466 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 3rd February 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Smoke City Flying Away Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd September 2023 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Smoke City Flying Away £31.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2572S Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Valerie June The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers Rock And Pop | Concord | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 12th March 2021 £19.00 Select options Valerie June The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Concord Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 12th March 2021 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Hollie Cook Vessel Of Love – Indies Only Rock And Pop | Merge | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 23rd January 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hollie Cook Vessel Of Love – Indies Only £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge SKU: MRG588LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 23rd January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Lovin Spoonful, The Do You Believe In Magic Psychedelia / Garage | Sundazed | 1LP Released 20th September 2022 £18.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Lovin Spoonful, The Do You Believe In Magic £18.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Sundazed SKU: nn249919 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th September 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Charli XCX BRAT Rock And Pop | Atlantic | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th June 2024 £30.00 - £33.00 Select options Charli XCX BRAT £30.00 - £33.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Atlantic Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th June 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Elvis Costello Spike Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 4th March 2022 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Elvis Costello Spike £31.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3004 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 4th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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