Various Artists

Late Night Tales: Nightmares on Wax

$68.00

A 2024 reissue of his seminal Late Night Tales compilation. Tom Scott's 'Sneakin' In The Back' — one of the most sampled beats in hip hop — makes an appearance in its full glory, while Quincy Jones, the inspiration for NOW's 'Nights Interlude', backs up the classics with ‘Listen (What It Is)’. Evelyn's hip hop sensibility is to the fore throughout and nowhere is this more evident than on ‘Intergalactic Throwdown' by former Freestylers' DJ, Mad Doctor X. And can we forget the sublime version of the Classic IV's 'Spooky' by darling Dusty? No, we can't. Finally — oh, finally! — there is the now-traditional cover version, with George serving up a soupy version of 'Brothers On The Slide' that gives a nod of respect to the original British funk soul brothers, Cymande.

This ain't no nightmare at all: it's Nightmares On Wax.

VINYL TRACKLIST

A1 Joe Dukie & DJ Fitchie - Midnight Marauders
A2 Ian Brown - The Gravy Train (N.O.W. Mix)
A3 Tony Allen Ft. Damon Albarn - Every Season
A4 The Rootsman - Show Some Love

B1 King Kooba - California Suite (Vagabond Mix)
B2 Quincy Jones - Listen (What It Is)
B3 Cortex - La Rue
B4 Tom Scott And The L.A. Express - Sneakin’ In The Back

C1 Search - Action Tape 1 (Madscope Mix)
C2 Large Professor - ‘Bout That Time
C3 Tranquility Bass - Cantamilla
C4 Mad Doctor X - Intergalactic Throwdown

D1 Dusty Springfield - Spooky
D2 Focus - Having Your Fun
D3 Nightmares On Wax - Brothers On The Slide (Dub)
D4 Brian Blessed - The White City Part 1