There's a bit of story to this one as last weekend Roger Williams
contacted us after being asked by fellow Starpoint Radio DJ Mark Randle if we knew a song being
played on Solar Radio by Tony Monson. After scanning through a few of
his podcasts (which are 3 hours long) we couldn't find the song being played
so gave up. We were told that it featured James Robinson and he thought
that the artist name was Pumpkin. Yann Vatiste (Epsilon Records) posted a link to it on
his facbook page a few days ago so now we know!
It sounds very much like an 80s recording and the sleeve indicates 1984.
The A side "Take Me Back" features James 'Crab' Robinson (written
by Pumpkin and Robinson) whilst the B side "U Drive Me Crazy" features
Paris Ford written by Ford.
Ford is Robinson's cousin and was a member
of BB&Q Band as well as The Whole Darn Family in the 70s and is the
owner of Overlord Entertainment Group on which these tracks are
released. Ford has played bass and toured with many artists
including Oneness Of JuJu, Vickie Sue Robinson, Lonnie Liston Smith,
Johnny Gill, Village People, Stacy Lattisaw, Evelyn Champagne King, Rick
James and New Edition.
The artwork/labels suggest that it may be available on vinyl but we don't
see any way to purchase vinyl from the website but both tracks are available as digital downloads from the website.
Information on artists given on the website:
Pumpkin was Errol E. Bedward (21 Jan 1961 - 24 Aug 1990) a
musician, percussionist, and band leader renowned for being the one
behind many old school hip hop tracks for the Profile, Enjoy, and Tuff
City record companies. He worked with several influential early hip-hop
acts from 1979 to 1984, such as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Spoonie Gee, Treacherous Three, Funky Four, Grandmaster Caz, the
Fearless Four, and Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, and several more obscure
names.
His 1983 single "King of the Beat" was followed by one of his last
productions, Pumpkin and the Profile All-Stars' "Here Comes the Beat"
(Profile, 1984).
James 'Crab' Robinson was a member of Change recruited by
Jacques Fred Petrus to replace Luther Vandross, owing to his ability to
perform in a similar vocal style. He sang of three albums between
1981-83 and was also a solo artist signed to Tabu Records in 1987 where
his one album was 'Guilty'. That album contained the popular track 'I
Feel Like Going On'.
He sang guest lead vocals with artists including Norman Connors
('Stella' and 'Listen') and Lonnie Liston Smith ('Song For The Children
and 'Love Is The Answer') as well as on albums by Lenny White, Jeff
Lorber, Bob Baldwin and Mark Johnson on his outstanding track "Daydream"
in 1995 (which we have featured previously and has reissued on 7" by Izipho Soul in 2020 NB there are some still available).
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 7.7 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | 80s Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital / 7" Vinyl |
| Label: | Overlord Entertainment Group Inc Recordings |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 08/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | $2 / $TBC |
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