HEATWAVE (2 LP Lot) "Too Hot To Handle/Central Heating" 12" Vinyl LP PROMO VG+
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Aug 22, 2017
Sold Date
Aug 17, 2017
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Description
Heatwave
Heatwave is an international funk/disco band formed in 1975. Its most popular lineup featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio; Englishman Rod Temperton; Swiss Mario Mantese; Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger; Jamaican Eric Johns; and Briton Roy Carter.
Too Hot To Handle
1977 Epic Records PE 34761 Promo
Too Hot to Handle is the debut album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released in 1976 on the GTO label in the UK and in 1977 on the Epic label in the US. It was produced by Barry Blue.
AllMusic Review by Craig Lytle
Too Hot to Handle was the debut album from the soul/funk ensemble Heatwave, and it was well received by R&B and pop fans. Their initial release was the disco anthem "Boogie Nights." From the suspenseful, interlude-like intro to the adamant vocal delivery, the single had a lasting effect on the charts. It peaked at numbers five and two on the Billboard R&B and pop charts, respectively. The ballad "Always and Forever" was and continues to be an ageless piece. Johnnie Wilder's vocal exhibition throughout the vamp is breathtaking. It peaked at number two on the Billboard R&B charts. These two releases were respectively certified platinum and gold singles. Heatwave did not waste any recording time. This album employs nothing but quality tracks. The moderately paced "Ain't No Half Steppin'" was received warmly by radio, and it remains a staple. While Rod Temperton was writing excellent songs, Johnnie Wilder's supreme vocals gave the songs their identity.
Tracks
A1 Too Hot To Handle Lead Vocals – Keith Wilder 3:44 A2 Boogie Nights Lead Vocals – Keith Wilder 5:03 A3 Ain't No Half Steppin' 5:09 A4 Always And Forever 6:14 B1 Super Soul Sister 3:56 B2 All You Do Is Dial 4:11 B3 Lay It On Me 3:16 B4 Sho'nuff Must Be Luv 4:05 B5 Beat Your Booty 3:00
Central Heating
1978 Epic Records JE 35260 Promo
Central Heating is the second album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released in 1977 on the GTO label in the UK and in '78 on the Epic label in the US. It was produced by Barry Blue. It was the last Heatwave album to feature bassist Mario Mantese and guitarist Eric Johns, as well as the first to feature new member Roy Carter on guitar. The album was also the final performance of Rod Temperton as an official member of Heatwave, although he would continue to write songs for the band after his departure.
AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
If you could use only one adjective to describe Heatwave's sound, it would be "smooth." The band's romantic ballads and slow jams were the epitome of smooth, and that adjective also describes many of their up-tempo funk grooves. This isn't to say that Heatwave's funk lacked grit -- it had plenty of grit, but even so, it was an undeniably smoother style of funk than Parliament/Funkadelic, James Brown, Tower of Power, Rick James, or the Bar-Kays. In fact, when Kool & the Gang switched to a smoother, sleeker approach in 1979 and hired J.T. Taylor as its new lead vocalist, Heatwave was a big influence. The Kool & the Gang that emerged on 1979's Ladies' Night is certainly a lot more Heatwave-like than the gutbucket, down-and-dirty Kool & the Gang of "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging." And it isn't hard to hear the parallels between Taylor and Heatwave's Johnnie Wilder. It's safe to assume that when Kool & the Gang was reinventing itself, its members had Too Hot to Handle and Central Heating in their collections. With this excellent sophomore effort, Heatwave lived up to the promise it showed on Too Hot to Handle. The invigorating funk smash "The Groove Line" became a disco-era anthem, and the album's other big hit, "Mind Blowing Decisions," is a quiet-storm classic. From up-tempo funk grooves like "Party Poops" and "Put the Word Out" to the romantic Northern soul of "Happiness Togetherness" and "Leaving for a Dream," Central Heating is among Heatwave's strongest releases.
Tracks A1 Put The Word Out 6:36 A2 Send Out For Sunshine Engineer – Geoff Calver 4:28 A3 Central Heating 4:42 A4 Happiness Togetherness Soloist, Trombone – Chris Payne* 3:59 B1 The Groove Line 4:14 B2 Mind Blowing Decisions 4:16 B3 The Star Of A Story 5:35 B4 Party Poops 3:51 B5 Leavin' For A Dream Acoustic Bass – Ron Mathieson* 3:24
Condition:
VG + = Very Good . Vinyl has a few surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches). Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing; record label and sleeve no liquid stains.
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