Exclusive Aura 12" Limited Edition 150 Copies
This special edition 12" is cut at 45 RPM.
w/ Full-length original versions:
Aura - Freex* (12:20) / Last Stop (9:50)
Musicians:
Ray Cadle - guitar, lead vocals
Jules Cadle - bass guitar
Glenn Spann - drums
Steven Young - grand pianos*, Fender Rhodes, Synth Strings, Clavinet, Vibes, Hammond B3, *cowbell
Female background vocals - background singers from the Salsoul Orchestra
Percussion - Ray’s neighbourhood musician friends, names not remembered.
*Background noise, *handclaps - everybody
Underground break-beat fuelled disco funk from 1978, by New York-based alliance Aura, a studio group that emerged from teenage live band, Hooker, who hailed from Corona, Queens. This is a first time the full-length versions of 'Freex' and 'Last Stop' get a limited 12" reissue cut at 45 RPM.
At the helm of Starbase Sounds was multi-instrumentalist Steven Young and the Cadle Brothers trio: guitarist, lead vocalist and producer Ray Cadle, bassist Jules Cadle, and an older brother Karim as executive producer. They released a total of four singles, each of which has long since become prized for the music and scarcity in equal measure. The following Q&A with Steven Young offers a comprehensive insight into the makings: here
