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Monday, 14 August 2023

Kinsman Dazz Band [2023] - Ghetto Preacher / Saved [Creative Soul #CS-1004]


You may recall two recent releases by Kinsman Dazz Band i.e "Ghetto Preacher" and the follow up "Saved". When we posted "Saved" a couple of weeks ago we told you that it was going to be released on 7" vinyl paired with the previous release.

It's available digitally via Bandcamp by Creative Soul (a new label run by two well know figures on the UK rare soul scene Cliff Steele and Andy 'Tats' Taylor). The limited edition 7" press is available to pre-order for delivery around 8 Oct. It is also available to pre-order via Creative Soul website.

To recap on the history of Kinsman Dazz, they were founded in 1976 in Cleveland, OH, from a merger between jazz fusion band, Bell Telefunk (who Michael Calhoun was a member of) and Mother Braintree and were renamed Kinsman Dazz after Kinsman Grill where they were the house band, Dazz referring to danceable jazz. They were signed to 20th Century Records and released two albums, the first, a self-titled album, as Kinsman Dazz in 1978 followed by "Dazz" in 1979.

They joined Motown in 1980 and their name changed to Dazz Band. After two R&B hits as Kinsman Dazz and several minor R&B hits as Dazz Band they hit pay dirt with their fifth Motown single "Let It Whip" which reached #1 R&B and #5 Hot  100 in 1982. Three other single broke the R&B Top 10, "On The One For Fun", "Joystick" and "Let It All Blow" all making it to #9 in 1983-84.

They have released over twenty albums, including the two for 20th Century Fox and seven for Motown. The line up has changed multiple times and the group splintered and there have been legal disputes over the name Kinsman Dazz. The founder of Kinsman Dazz Band is Michael Calhoun who left Dazz Band in 1981 and formed C- Brand ("Wired For Games" and then Voyeur. 

Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.



Details
Rating: 8.3
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: New Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital / 7" Vinyl
Label: Creative Soul
Cat No: CS-1004
Date: 24/07/2023 / 08/10/2023
Key/BPM: 3B/98 8B/83
Price: £1 / £15
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