View basket “Do You Believe In Magic” 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 Major Murphy Access Rock And Pop | Winspear | 1LP Released 2nd April 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Major Murphy Access £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Winspear Released Date: 2nd April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hound Of Love, The Careful Houndy Rock And Pop | Burger Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 6th November 2015 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hound Of Love, The Careful Houndy £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Burger Records SKU: BRGR350LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Fishboy Waitsgiving Rock And Pop | Lauren Records | 1LP Released 23rd April 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fishboy Waitsgiving £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Lauren Records SKU: LR97LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chad Vangaalen World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener Rock And Pop | Sub Pop | 1LP Released 19th March 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chad Vangaalen World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1408 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hypnosonics Someone Stole My Shoes: Beyond The Q Division Sessions Rock And Pop | Modern Harmonic | 1LP Released 16th April 2021 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hypnosonics Someone Stole My Shoes: Beyond The Q Division Sessions £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Modern Harmonic SKU: LPMH8229 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Frida Somethings Going On Rock And Pop | UMC | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 28th July 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Frida Somethings Going On £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC SKU: UMC4424 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Circa Survive Blue Sky Noise – Remastered Rock And Pop | Hopeless | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st April 2023 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Circa Survive Blue Sky Noise – Remastered £29.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Hopeless SKU: HR2475-1 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Paul McCartney Pipes of Peace Rock And Pop | Universal Music | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 16th November 2017 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paul McCartney Pipes of Peace £35.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Universal Music SKU: 7237587 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View James Bay Electric Light Rock And Pop | Universal Music | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 16th May 2018 £22.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations James Bay Electric Light £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Universal Music SKU: 6741363 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 16th May 2018 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Pulp His N Hers Rock And Pop | UMR | 1LP Released 14th April 2023 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Pulp His N Hers £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMR SKU: 5516073 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th April 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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