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Toy Box  performed by  Sylvia Striplin  (1981)
Composed by James Bedford
Arranged by Sylvia Striplin / James Bedford / Roy Ayres
From: USA
Mood: Like a hug from a friend
Recommended by jeanette [profile] on Sunday 8th August 2004

This reminds me of The Velvet Underground. Not musically in the slightest but just on one point - while absolutely great, paved the way for some awful copycats.

This is ultra-soft funk, luxuriating in comfort like the fluffy fur Striplin is wearing on the sleeve. Absolutely adorable, and so finely nuanced that it never cloys and just improves with repeated listening. It's hard to pick one song from this LP not just because they're all so damn brilliant but because each and every one of the songs sounds better nestled between their bedfellows.

Unfortunately this kind of style was robbed of all its subtlety and beauty in the 80's leading to the formula of soulless soul that began to proliferate. Enjoy this album for what it is; a creative apex between the decades.

from Give Me Your Love (Uno Melodic Records UM-0004), available on CD
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