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Jacques Petrus’ Boogie Factory

mreeves November 5, 2016 No Comments boogie-funkcocaine discoItalo-discoJacques Petrus

Guadeloupe born, Italian-based record producer Jacques Fred Petrus was one of the more enigmatic figures in early 80s black music. He was an expert at…

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Sylvia’s All Platinum Universe

mreeves October 30, 2016 No Comments 70s R&Bcocaine discoLabelographysweet soulSylvia Robinson

Before she launched rap into the mainstream by releasing the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight,” Sylvia Robinson owned one of the odder labels of the 1970s.…

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