Another band from Fayetteville, Arkansa (like William Stuckey posted recently) but this record was only released in Germany in 1979 when the band members was stationed there. It got reissued (also in Germany) in 2015 by Balto Records. An original sells well into 4 figues (approx £1,500).
Apart from an album and single released on Kay-Dee in 2007 and 2010 (a label owned by Kenny Dope & Keb Darge) the only other release listed by them is 'Going, Going, Gone' from 1980 on Mega Sound Studios (another rare, 4 figured 45). The B side of which, 'Save The Youth', was re-issued on Kay-Dee in 2007. Kenny Dope did a remix of 'Going, Gone, Gone' retitled 'Gone' on the album and the Kay-Dee single is 3 different Kenny Dope mixes of 'Save The Youth'.
I See It Coming
Sweet 'n deep soul of the highest order.
Going, Going, Gone
More of the same.
Gone (Kenny Dop Mix)
Save The Youth (Original Mix)
Modern soul/boogie
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Are you sure they were from Fayetteville, Arkansas? I found their music in a fan collection of North & South Carolina funk & soul. These guys had records on Mega, which was in Bailey, NC, not too far from Fayetteville, NC.
According to Discogs (https://www.discogs.com/artist/852756-Mellow-Madness) they were from Fayetteville. A band member (and co-writer of both sides with Michael Walker (Fatback Band 1981-83 who co-wrote, and sang lead on, their 1983 UK fav I Found Lovin')) was Malachi Sharpe who previously arranged and produced all three listed singles for Soufull Strutters between 1972-76 - all released on Strut Records which is out of Fayetteville. The last two were recorded at Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, NC.
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