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Lost In Space / Let It Show

  • Cat No: DIAL-001
  • 2024-08-19

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12inch 3990 JPY

後のプロト・ハウス、ブギーの歴史的名曲、Affinity「Don't Go Away」で知られる、 NYCを拠点に活動したシンガーWarren Dorisが自主レーベルからリリースした一枚。コレクターの間で話題となり7インチに日本円で10万円を超える値をつけていた一枚が、インスト、エディットを加えてEPリリース。瞳の煌めき、完璧な歯並びの白い歯をのぞかせるスマイルが音と相まって心を打つスリーヴ・アート、今週の一枚でもあります。

Maya Communications, Inc.という自主レーベルから1981年に7インチでリリースされた「Lost In Space / Let It Show。」 Chris BlackwellのMangoレコーズからリリースされマスターピースとして現在も語り継がれAffinity、「Don't Go Away」で知られるWarren Doris。コズミックな世界観が封じ込まれたサウンドプロダクションのスローグルーヴ、ファルセットコーラス。へたうま、魅力あるヴォーカルが脳裏を離れません。アメイジング・ソング。カオス感ある、ダブ「Let It Show」もすごい。少々値段はりますが、ぜひこの機会に! (サイトウ)

Lost In Space by New York City based Warren Doris flew under the radar upon its initial release in 1981. Despite radio play in the Northeastern US, the tune never completely broke out and instead became a closely guarded secret among soul music aficionados. More than four decades after its release, the emotional power of Warren’s vocal performance and the lush, swelling arrangement have cemented the record’s well deserved status as a holy grail for collectors.

Meticulously remixed and remastered from the original 16-track tapes by Warren himself, this new edition of Lost In Space does justice to the original with three all new cuts; The familiar extended mix and new radio edit pair with an instrumental version and a heavy dub of “Let It Show,” the flip side on the original pressing.

“This was my breakup song for my ex-wife. I was 28 and she was 32 at the time. Now here we are 43 years later. It was originally released on my label, Maya Communications. At the time it got a bunch of airplay in New York, South Carolina, and Washington D.C., but I got jerked by the distributors on my money, so I couldn’t keep up with the demand for the repress. The fact that it stayed enough to be selling for $1000 says a bunch.” - Warren Doris

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