Split Decision Band CD

Many funk and soul collectors have long hankered after Split Decision Band's soul 7" single, 1978's scorching - and notoriously hard-to-find - double A-side, "Watching Out"/"Dazed". It was always assumed that the Gordon Starr-helmed band made no other recordings. Happily, enquiries from Now-Again Records owner Egon resulted in Starr handing over the master tapes to this previously unreleased album. It's a superb set, all told, with highlights including the soaring disco-funk brilliance of "Night Dancer", the sugar-sweet soul of "Crystal Powder", the synth-laden passion of "You're The One" and the low-slung, jazz-funk inspired grooves of "Split Decision Band Wants You To Groove". Throw in both "Watching Out" and "Dazed", and you have one of the strongest funk, soul and disco albums you're likely to hear all year.