View basket “Electric Light” has been added to your basket. 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 Boniface Boniface Rock And Pop | Transgressive | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 14th February 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Boniface Boniface £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Transgressive SKU: TRANS436XX Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 14th February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Graeme James The Long Way Home Rock And Pop | Nettwerk | 1LP Released 1st March 2019 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Graeme James The Long Way Home £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Nettwerk SKU: 0067003118316 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joseph King Wanderlusting Rock And Pop | Rockarmy Records | 1LP Released 2nd June 2014 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joseph King Wanderlusting £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rockarmy Records SKU: MVD6292LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View New Order/Joy Division TOTAL: from Joy Division to New Order Rock And Pop | Rhino | 180g, 2LP Released 26th November 2018 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders New Order/Joy Division TOTAL: from Joy Division to New Order £33.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rhino SKU: 0190295663841 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 26th November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View To Rococo Rot Instrument Rock And Pop | City Slang | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 21st July 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders To Rococo Rot Instrument £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: City Slang SKU: SLANG50062LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 21st July 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Arlo Parks Super Sad Generation Rock And Pop | Beatnik Creative | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 26th February 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Arlo Parks Super Sad Generation £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Beatnik Creative SKU: BEATNC00222LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 26th February 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Belinda Carlisle The Collection Rock And Pop | Demon Records | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st March 2019 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Belinda Carlisle The Collection £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Demon Records SKU: DEMREC403 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Piano Guys, The The Piano Guys Classical | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 8th January 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Piano Guys, The The Piano Guys £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVCL020 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 8th January 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Plants and Animals The Jungle Rock And Pop | Secret City Records | 1LP Released 23rd October 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Plants and Animals The Jungle £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Secret City Records SKU: SCR101LPX Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Membranes Dark Matter / Dark Energy Rock And Pop | Cherry Red | 2LP Released 22nd June 2015 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Membranes Dark Matter / Dark Energy £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Cherry Red SKU: BRED661 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 22nd June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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