D'YA HEAR ME! : NAFFI YEARS, 1979-83 by BRENDA RAY
| SKU | 66445 |
| Artist | BRENDA RAY |
| Title | D'YA HEAR ME! : NAFFI YEARS, 1979-83 |
| Label | EM RECORDS |
| Catalog # | EM1108LP2 |
| Tag | |
| Release | W 37 - 2023 |
| Format | Vinyl - JPNLP |
| EAN Barcode | 4560283215448 |
| Import | |
| € 27,99 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- The Scream
- D'Ya Hear Me! (original version)
- Naffi Take Away
- Krazee Music
- Krazee Version
- Take Me In Your Car (original full-length version)
- Maybe It's Because I'm Not A Londoner (longer version)
- Moonbeams
- Rahmatullah
- Everyday Just Another Dream (longer version)
- Yummy Yummy Ya!
- Spring Thing- Hippy Dread
- D'Ya Hear Me! (demo)
Description
2023 Repress
EM Records, Osaka, put this great compilation out there in 2012 - shedding light on this golden D.I.Y. Punk Reggae material that has captured the hearts of so many since then. We will always thank you for that!
Sweet post-punk, with a heartfelt reggae/funk influence, analog dub effects and lovely femme-vox. A unique slice of late-70s/early-80s goodness, starring Brenda Ray, whose previous release on EM Records, Walatta, has been embraced by a large number of listeners.
Recorded in North West England, D'Ya Hear Me! is warm-hearted, open, fresh and slyly experimental. With an independent spirit and a true D.I.Y. soul, these thirteen tracks, originally released in various formats by Ray a.k.a. Brenda Kenny a.k.a.Natalie Sand a.k.a. Polly Rith'm and her musical friends under the moniker(s) Naffi/Naffi Sandwich, were recorded in a simple home-made studio, making full use of the creative options opened up through the full use of simple means - although the warm, full audio belies any notions of primitivism. Far from media-crazed London, Naffi created a musical world free from lust for the spotlight, focusing solely on the music, and the results are fittingly pure. D'Ya Hear Me! is a wide-ranging release, with lovely vocal tracks, warm dubs and pleasingly odd instrumentals, all knitted together with a special trans-Atlantic rhythmic sense. Two songs of special interest here are "Moonbeams" and the Young Marble Giants-esque "Everyday Just Another Dream", which are early versions of "Starlight" and "Another Dream" from Walatta. Also noteworthy are several previously unissued longer versions of some songs.
