rumours
Until a little while ago I had never heard this particular track, now it sits around the top of my most wanted list. Recent Press Play guest Kelvin Brown id'ed the track for me after I heard it in one of his really excellent mixes. Finding Christy Essien Igbokwe's 1980 Blo produced album (they are also the backing band) 'Give Me A Chance' wasn't as hard as i thought it would be, though it's rare as hens teeth (Discogs had one for awhile, it's popped up on ebay and a few other places) but so far the cost has been prohibitive, usually hitting the $300 mark. The album contains two fantastic Afro Disco items, one of which is 'Rumours', the aforementioned must have. I have managed to procure a recording of the album and wanted to share this gem with you...
Christy Essien Igbokwe - Rumours
4 comments:
Ez Chris,
Glad you managed to get hold of the track. For those that don't know the rest of the LP, 'Nobody Can Stop Us' is also great (on a Patrick Adams tip).
The 'One Understanding' LP also has a couple of good disco funk tracks featuring the great Gerlado Pino (although I dont think it's really worth the money you sometimes see it going for), and the 'Ever Liked my Person' LP has a nice 70's soul cut on it.
Peace... Kelvin
spot on mate - I got copies of the other two albums u mention also and there are indeed some great things - im on the constant look out for them on vinyl though, hope to find a bargain somewhere eventually...
I sold this LP on ebay last year for about 80 euro... it's not THAT rare, it's just generally hard to obtain vinyl from Nigeria but the music market there is/was huge so they may have printed thousands of copies of her albums.
please let me know if u come across any more?
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