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Pre-release - Con Funk Shun / Jay Cee - Last Bastion Records

Pre-release - Con Funk Shun / Jay Cee - Last Bastion Records magazine cover

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Label Information and audio follows below

CON FUNK SHUN ‘MOVE ON UP’ / JAY CEE ‘I’VE BEEN THINKING’ (LB03)

Two contrasting, previously unreleased sides, Ltd to 300 (no repress) with picture sleeve

Now available to order here: http://shop.detourrecords.co.uk/CON-FUNK-SHUN-/-JAY-CEE-Move-On-Up-/-Ive-Been-Thinking-7-P/S-NEW

 

CON FUNK SHUN ‘MOVE ON UP’

The A side is exclusively licenced from Con Funk Shun, a previously unreleased recording. (The only other release was an album length version on Con Funk Shuns’ 2015 ‘More than love’ cd).

Con Funk Shun signed to Mercury Records in 1976 and almost instantly became one of the most successful and prolific North American Soul n Funk artists of that generation. Today their US hits also feature in charts worldwide via countless rap/hip-hop samples drawing in a whole new generation. With sellout live performances (featuring original members, co founder Michael Cooper, Felton Pilate and Rev. Karl Fuller) and recent recordings including the highly acclaimed ‘More than love’ cd release, their popularity continues today. A 32 track greatest hits compilation, ‘Con Funk Shun - Con-funkshunizeya (The Mercury Anthology)’ was released in 2020. Con Funk Shun's music is also soundtracks of films including ‘Gone In 60 Seconds’, ‘Next Friday’, and ‘American Pimp’, which was featured at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.

Against that background, Andy Bellwood of Last Bastion Records explains “with 11 chart albums (one Platinum, four Gold) and 20 hit singles (eight top 10 RnB chart, one No.1) in the US, it’s still hard for me to comprehend that the 3rd release on Last Bastion Records is from these soul & funk legends. David & Goliath comes to mind, after all it’s a small indie label which only came into existence last year and operates out of a converted donkey stable in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park!”

CON FUNK SHUN ‘MOVE ON UP’ VIDEO

 

JAY CEE ‘I’VE BEEN THINKING'

‘The Jay Cee track additionally delivered another label aspiration, a new artist release.’

‘Move on Up' was recorded in 2014 at The Soundform studios, California and it’s already an in demand, pre release, requested sound in dj sets and radio shows via an acetate & test presses. It’s the sound of New Orleans and the Louisiana swamps blending that Zyedeco beat with an accordion/squeeze box and Con Funk Shuns’ formidable horn section. The result; a unique and infectious arrangement - a dance groove which doesn't diminish the socially conscious lyrics which would surely have Curtis smiling. …

”this is music that could get the most reticent of dancers itching to get out on the floor – and that is pure magic…” Ian Cantley (MorethanWar.com) On the B side, it’s Nu-Soul with 'I've been thinking' (lightly sampling a Northern Soul/Popcorn classic) and first heard to rave reviews as a rough mix via an acetate on the dj decks of Yorks' Waterfront Blues and Soul Club sessions in 2016 where Jay was one of the resident djs. It’s also now the soundtrack to a short film produced by Connor Blackburn at Blackburn Films.

 

JAY CEE ‘I’VE BEEN THINKING' VIDEO

 

REVIEWS

“Con Funk Shun sprinkle a helping of Cajun spice across their tasty re-working of 'Move on Up'. York based Jay Cee showcases his Nu-Soul talent on 'I've Been Thinking', his debut release. You shouldn't need to, err, 'think it over twice to define the sample. High quality, on both contrastingly different, sides, another Last Bastion winner.”

Mark 'Sarge' Sargeant (Scootering Magazine and Rare Soul DJ )

“Con Funk Shuns 'Move on Up' is the perfect example of the under ground soul scenes’ acceptance of an alternative musical formula. A hint of Caging, a perfect vocal delivery and a musical amalgamation that is set to be a new classic.”

Simon Hunt (Rare Soul /Northern Soul DJ & record dealer)

“While looking to cover a song from the 70's, we could think of nothing better then to call on master Curtis Mayfield’s song of awareness. With our love of Zydeco, New Orleans and Louisiana, we wanted to shake things up a bit with the old squeezebox.”

Michael Cooper (Con Funk Shun)

“WOWZER! BRILLIANT Supercharged, pumped up funky driving punchy attitude dance floor detonator and sure to shake the dancefloors and will most definitely be in my DJ box.”

Sean Chapman (Northern Soul & Mod DJ, collector & Chapman Records)

“Con Funk Shuns’ ‘Move on up‘ a great, must have, upbeat dancer and a fabulous alternative to one of the all time soul classics.”

Ray ‘Ginger’ Taylor (The Worlds’ No.1 Northern Soul DJ)

 

 

Further info, please contact: Andy Bellwood @ Last Bastion Records c/o Detour Records

Detour Records, P.O. Box 18, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9YU. Tel: 01730 815422

Tel: 01730 815422 Email: detour@btinternet.com www.detourrecords.co.uk

Pre-order via Detour Records Store

 




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Andybellwood

Posted

Many thanks Mike . 

This is what Detour Records (the distributors ) have said 

‘DETOUR RECORDS are immensely proud in bringing you the much anticipated third release on this newly formed label. There has been much talk about this release and NOW you can pre order it. Don't hang about as the first release on this label sold out within TEN days of going on sale.’ 

 

 

Steviehay

Posted

ordered thanks

Dave Moore

Posted

Mike,

Ordered one but 'Out today'?  The website states a release date of 9th SEPTEMBER 2022.  Just for clarity mate in case folks order expecting a 45 to drop on their mat by weekend.   

regards,

Dave 

 

Mike

Posted

9 minutes ago, Dave Moore said:

Mike,

Ordered one but 'Out today'?  The website states a release date of 9th SEPTEMBER 2022.  Just for clarity mate in case folks order expecting a 45 to drop on their mat by weekend.   

regards,

Dave 

 

info on the 'revised' release date of today was direct from @Andybellwood

so am taking it as 100% Dave 👍

edit hang on

wait out...

 

 

Mike

Posted

ok may have got this wrong

@Andybellwood can you confirm

that this is the actual release date...

RELEASE DATE : FRIDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2022

and 1st July was the  launch date of the pre-order malwarky

Andybellwood

Posted

11 minutes ago, Dave Moore said:

Mike,

Ordered one but 'Out today'?  The website states a release date of 9th SEPTEMBER 2022.  Just for clarity mate in case folks order expecting a 45 to drop on their mat by weekend.   

regards,

Dave 

 

Hi Dave . Sorry for any confusion. It’s now available as a pre release advance order exclusively from Detour Records . Delivery is then expected (hopefully worst case senario ) 9th September . Detour & myself prefer to under promise but things are starting to improve in the vinyl manufacturing supply chain so fingers x’d could beat the 9th September advertised date . 

Dave Moore

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1 minute ago, Andybellwood said:

Hi Dave . Sorry for any confusion. It’s now available as a pre release advance order exclusively from Detour Records . Delivery is then expected (hopefully worst case senario ) 9th September . Detour & myself prefer to under promise but things are starting to improve in the vinyl manufacturing supply chain so fingers x’d could beat the 9th September advertised date . 

No dramas,  I bought one and then realised it was a pre order which I don't usually subscribe to but my fault entirely, I should have paid better attention.   LOL!

Good luck with it. 😉 

Dave   

Andybellwood

Posted

Thanks Dave for your understanding-it’s a complicated and fluid world out there . 

Mike

Posted

2 minutes ago, Andybellwood said:

Hi Dave . Sorry for any confusion. It’s now available as a pre release advance order exclusively from Detour Records . Delivery is then expected (hopefully worst case senario ) 9th September . Detour & myself prefer to under promise but things are starting to improve in the vinyl manufacturing supply chain so fingers x’d could beat the 9th September advertised date . 

so the 1st July event was a 'pre release advance order'  launch

ok looks like my fault for not clicking on, I took it as an actual release launch date

original article now edited

anyone caught out by my error and wish to cancel then pm me 

 

 

 

Andybellwood

Posted

4 minutes ago, Source said:

so the 1st July event was a 'pre release advance order'  launch

ok looks like my fault for not clicking on, I took it as an actual release launch date

original article now edited

anyone caught out by my error and wish to cancel then pm me 

 

 

 

Similarly , if anyone has pre ordered today not realising delivery is later and not happy , please pm me and I’ll gladly arrange a full refund via Detour Records . 

Steviehay

Posted

thought it clearly states on their web page SEPTEMBER  

Mike

Posted

13 minutes ago, Steviehay said:

thought it clearly states on their web page SEPTEMBER  

yep that's right

our news post was based on email info from the label owner, which I read wrong and treated pre-release date as a release date

cheers now

 

 

Mike

Posted

had the below passed on for a post

Record Collector Magazine July 2022 - Reviewed by Ian Mac (Ian McCann) 

Review of Con Funk Shun/Jay Cee Move On Up/l've Been Thinkin - Last Bastion LB O3 


Blimey, what a roster. Last month, we enjoyed Last Bastion's Steve Marriott release, now it brings us something totally different. You may remember Con Funk Shun as mega-selling, highly sampled 70s-80s groove giants. They still exist and in 2014 committed this genuinely remarkable makeover of Curtis Mayfield's call for self-betterment to tape.

Move On Up surfs on a spanking electro-funk groove circa 1981; it's adorned with delicious harmonies, lush strings and horns, and to top the lot, zydeco accordion! A song you've probably heard enough of by now is totally refreshed, in a highly original manner. Organic electronica? Folk-electro-soul? I've never experienced the like: whatever it is, it's fabulous.

As if that wasn't enough, the flip brings us soul DJ Jay Cee borrowing bits of Sam Fletcher's Northern monster l'd Think It Over to create a cool, ticking, rising and falling song of desire. It is contemporary, yet bears vintage echoes of the likes of Work Song and Johnny Lytle's Village Caller without aping either.

Very limited edition: one side would be enough to make it worth snapping up; both are gorgeous.

 

 

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Andybellwood

Posted

Been asked to clarify .  It’s a special pre release order price of £13 plus p&p exclusively from Detour Records . 
(£15 plus p&p thereafter when in stock - subject to any availability) 
 

Andybellwood

Posted

Hi all , there’s  limited remaining availabilty at the special pre release order price of £13 plus p&p exclusively from Detour Records.

http://shop.detourrecords.co.uk/epages/es785745.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es785745/Products/LB03

This will come to an end in three weeks when they arrive from the manufacturer.

For those who have already ordered these will be posted out to you as soon as we received from the manufacturer. 

 Then it’s £15 plus p&p (subject to any availability). Juno are currently taking orders at £28.75! 

Andybellwood

Posted

Pre release discounted price finishes 13th September . 

Dave Moore

Posted

On 06/09/2022 at 13:46, Andybellwood said:

Pre release discounted price finishes 13th September . 

Has the release date of 9 Sept changed Andy, or can we expect a thud on the mat soon?

Dave   

Andybellwood

Posted

3 hours ago, Dave Moore said:

Has the release date of 9 Sept changed Andy, or can we expect a thud on the mat soon?

Dave   

Hi Dave . Hopefully very very soon . It’s continual frustrating  delays and disappointing as myself and other labels were hoping otherwise ….

The manufacturers latest advice is now dispatch (to Detour Records) 13th September . After which Detour will package, label and post out as quickly as they can. 
 

Andybellwood

Posted

On 09/09/2022 at 17:04, Andybellwood said:

Hi Dave . Hopefully very very soon . It’s continual frustrating  delays and disappointing as myself and other labels were hoping otherwise ….

The manufacturers latest advice is now dispatch (to Detour Records) 13th September . After which Detour will package, label and post out as quickly as they can. 
 

Now Friday delivery to Detour , then mailout from Detour …sorry everyone . Outside our control but very annoying and thank you for you patience . 
Buying at pre release discounted price will be extended to Friday ….

Twoshoes

Posted

Cheers Andy, must have been a very frustrating few months for you and Detour, look forward to it's arrival. 

Smudger

Posted

Received mine today cheers 
 

Happy Feet

Posted

Been a long week at work ,, but arriving home and finding this had arrived made it all feel worth while , MOVE ON UP ,,, 

 

Lukpete

Posted

Arrived safely today thanks.

Constellation161

Posted

Mine arrived yesterday, thank you Andy.

Seano

Posted

Mine arrived yesterday too - didn't have time to open it so looking forward to that later!

Andybellwood

Posted

Con Funk Shun 45 now completely sold out at Detour Records (our Distributor and on-line sales) . 
Just a few left elsewhere at our retail partners (Sean Chapman Records , Northern Soul Direct & Juno ) . 

Happy Feet

Posted

Arrived yesterday , nice looking picture sleeve full of info , and great sound too , cheers Andy 

 

( Sorry Mods please feel free to move to the DOJO CUTS feature and the following posts , humble apologies)

Andybellwood

Posted

36 minutes ago, Happy Feet said:

Arrived yesterday , nice looking picture sleeve full of info , and great sound too , cheers Andy 

That will be the DOJO CUTS (Last Bastion Records) 45 ? 
They arrived just a few days ago and Dizzy @ Detour managed to get all the pre release orders posted out in a couple of days .

Happy Feet

Posted

6 hours ago, Andybellwood said:

That will be the DOJO CUTS (Last Bastion Records) 45 ? 
They arrived just a few days ago and Dizzy @ Detour managed to get all the pre release orders posted out in a couple of days .

Yes Andy The DOJO CUTS (Last Bastion Records ) 45 , don't waste any time folks if you want a copy , look what happened to the Lou Pride 




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