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Rick McLaughlin's avatar

I love so many of the Strata-East albums. Of course, Mutima is a great record, and McBee’s work on the whole label is incredible. The most jaw dropping of the records, to me, were Music Inc.’s Slugs albums, Vol 2, especially. Unbelievable performances!

Freddie Katz's avatar

Interesting. And thanks so much. Since reading the article I have looked on Discogs and there are in fact two compilations. One is a CD from record store day a few years ago, but it only has about 12 tracks. The other is a double vinyl release, which is much more expensive if you can find one.

Anyway, in the meantime I’ll download these. Thank you so much.

Freddie

Mark T's avatar

There’s a treasure trove here to explore. The description and videos illustrating NYC in the 70s really resonate with me, as I was also in college during that decade and spent a lot of time in the City. Coming back on one late snowy night after a jazz concert near Columbia, my friend and I were walking along Riverside Drive when we were jumped at knifepoint. Incredibly, the thieves politely handed my wallet back to me after taking the cash. The city was exciting but dangerous if you lacked situational awareness like me on that occasion. But the NY jazz offerings back then were still a blast. Thanks Marc!

Bill Smartt's avatar

Yet another stellar set of recommendations! This Music Inc album is off the charts astounding!

Christian Muermann's avatar

As a great fan of Strata-East Records I bought all the CDs that Mack Avenue released.

The three videos which shows New York in the 1970s are great. This is an era that has always interested me. Also, there are some great movies from that time period. Especially "Taxi Driver".

Freddie Katz's avatar

Is there any kind of box set or compilation that will give an overview of the releases on the label? Or do we have to just search for used copies of the old albums (not always an economical exercise)?

Wytze van der Raay's avatar

There is a nice compilation available, but right now only as a digital download:

https://strata-east.bandcamp.com/album/strata-east-the-legacy-begins

Mark Rabin's avatar

It's great that they are re-releasing the Strata-East catalog on Bandcamp:

https://strata-east.bandcamp.com/