Secret Stash Records Products

Haze: When We Were Kids (CD)

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Secret Stash Records is helping to distribute the album, Haze: When We Were Kids. In 1974 Minneapolis R&B outfit, Haze, released their debut self-titled album. The lead single, “I Do Love My Lady” became a regional smash hit reaching number 38 on the Billboard R&B Chart in early ‘75. It’s been hailed by local music critics as one of the best of a long list of lost and forgotten pre-Prince Minneapolis R&B hits. Later that year, frustrated with the poor distribution of their LP by ASI Records, they traveled to L.A. where they scraped together some money and funded the recording of 6 songs in the RCA studio. On their way out of the building, they were stopped by a man claiming to be an A&R rep who was interested in their sound. He took them out to lunch to talk business. Eventually he excused himself from the table to use the restroom. After he was gone for ten minutes, the band realized he had snuck out the back door through the kitchen and taken their master tapes with him. To date there has been no indication of the recordings ever surfacing. Later that year the band was offered a recording contract with Factors, Etc. and moved to Delaware to record a new album. There was a dispute with the owner of the label, the band was sent home and all the members went their separate ways. The album was never completed. In mid 2007 a radio DJ from Mankato, MN purchased a massive stack of LPs from a private seller in Minneapolis. Included in that stack was a white label test pressing that she dubbed, “The Mystery Record.” After years of relentless work and investigating, she discovered that it was in fact the first Haze LP. She had never heard of the band before and was hard pressed to find a single living soul who could give her any information about them. Her search for the band created a massive local buzz and decades after they had all moved on to different careers, the band was thrown back in the spotlight. Local print publications and radio programs went nuts for the story. Word has spread about these forgotten heroes of funk and now music fanatics everywhere want the first Haze LP and it’s almost impossible to find. Used copies regularly sell for over $200 on ebay to buyers around the globe. “When We Were Kids” is the same album as their self titled debut with a new name and artwork. This CD reissue is the first installment of the group’s reintroduction to the world of music retail. They have a completed unreleased lost album circa ’76 that will be reissued soon as well. Vinyl pressings of both albums will be released later this year. TRACK LIST

01. When We Were Kids
02. Waiting For The Moment
03. House On A Country Road
04. Toe Jam
05. I Do Love My Lady
06. Are You Free
07. Fill MY Mind With Music
08. Foxy World
09. Higher Groove

Porno Groove Volume 2 (ltd edition pic disc +mp3)

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Release date 7/27/10. PRE-ORDER this hand numbered limited edition LP form www.secretstashrecords.com and you'll be guaranteed to receive pressing #1-#50. PORNO GROOVE VOLUME 2 Last summer we released our first record, Porno Groove: The Sound of 70s Adult Films. One year later we are still going strong. To celebrate we’ve teamed up once again with Fantasy Productions to bring you Porno Groove Volume 2. Like its predecessor, all of the music on PG2 was recorded by The Upstroke, Fantasy’s in-house band throughout the 70s. This highly collectible picture disc is only available as part of a one-time pressing of 1,000 units. Each one is hand numbered and includes a download card good for one free download of the entire album. -There will be a standard black vinyl pressing of this record in the future- FANTASY PRODUCTIONS Fantasy (not to be confused with the infamous Fantasy Records) was one of the top producers of adult entertainment throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. When Sal Rosen, the company’s founder and CEO passed away in 1985, much of its intellectual property was tied up in legal battles. Eventually, Rosen’s oldest son, Mort secured control of his father’s work. To date Mort Rosen has not reissued any of the Fantasy catalog. In the fall of 2008, he discovered a massive collection of original soundtrack master tapes for the company’s biggest films. Both Porno Groove releases are derived from this finding. TRACK LIST SIDE A 01. “Balls In The Hole” from Corner Pocket 02. “Pimp Hand” from Working Girls 03. “Shaken Not Stirred” from Straight Flush 04. “Main Theme” from Sneaky Pete 05. “Warmer Up Here” from Taxi Cab Tail 06. “Confessional” from Nun Like You SIDE B 01. “Initiation” from Sorority Sister 02. “Ripe Melons” from The Farmer’s Daughter 03. “Spread ‘Em” from Ride Me Like A Wave 04. “Main Theme” from Disco Rollers 05. “Fix Your Faucet” from Laying Pipe 06. “Extra Credit” from Bang Theory 07. “Test Your Grip” from Fair Game

Gospel Funk (Vinyl+MP3)

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In 1959, a woman by the name of Carmen Murphy attended a Good Friday mass in her home town of Detroit as she did every year. Ms. Murphy, the proprietor of the city’s first salon for black women, known as House of Beauty, found herself particularly moved by the musical performances that evening. In fact, she was so inspired that she decided to convert the basement of her salon into a rehearsal space for local gospel acts. Later that year, she funded the recording of local gospel star Rev. James Cleveland, and House of Beauty Records was born. Over the years House of Beauty was owned and operated by a number of different parent companies. It was during it’s time at Scepter Records in New York (’64-’76) that the label grew both commercially and creatively. It slowly transformed from a rigidly traditional label, mostly featuring a capella quartets and choirs, to a company with eclectic tastes and broader musical horizons. Throughout the 70s the label became more accepting of secular influence on its music and slowly but surely, some of the recordings became straight up funky. In the fall of 2008 Secret Stash began working with a local business man who acquired the House of Beauty catalog some years back. Our mission was to sort through his mountain of master tapes containing over 3,000 tracks in search of rare funky and soulful gems for vinyl reissue. After hundreds of hours we settled on a short list of material to press up on wax. However, shortly after an agreement was reached for the first small batch of releases, the local business man was raided by the FBI and charged with felonies for his involvement in a ponzi scheme. The catalog has since gone into receivership (for the second time in its existence) and no more licenses have been executed. It saddens us to say that the future of this amazing collection of music is unclear at this time. Gospel Funk may sound like an oxymoron to some, however, in the late 60s and throughout the 70s, many Gospel artists began moving their sound in a funkier direction. When you think about it, it’s really not that hard to imagine. Most of us know that soul music is deeply rooted in gospel. Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and even James Brown all hail from the world of gospel music. Is it really unimaginable that the gospel community would latch onto the progression of soul music that took place in the secular market? This collection of Gospel Funk is raw, gritty, and packed full of breaks. The compositions are tastefully simple, the production is organic, and the music is undeniably funky. TRACK LIST SIDE A

01. Christian Voice-“Joyful Sound/Amazing Grace”
02. The Victory Travelers-“Power Lord”
03. Rev. Milton Brunson- “Play It By Ear”
04. Southland Singers- “Trouble All Around Me”
05. The Swan Silvertones-“If You Think Your God Is Dead, Try Mine”
06. Southland Singers-“Serve The Lord”

SIDE B

01. The New Testament-“New Testament”
02. The Messiahs of Glory-“Can’t Find No Other Love”
03. Connie Pitts-“Working People”
04. In Memory of Stella Burke-“Already Been In The Water”
05. The New Testament-“New Testament Reprise (instrumental)”

Soviet Funk Volume 2 (vinyl+MP3)

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After Secret Stash Records struck a deal with Pavel Sysoyev to mine his catalog of recorded music we quickly realized that the most difficult part was going to be narrowing down his massive collection into a few user friendly volumes of LP releases. With so much incredible music to work with, this would be no easy task. Volume 1 ultimately served as a nice introduction to Mr. Sysoyev’s catalog. For the most part it was extremely “user-friendly” and accessible (the only exception possibly being the Chizhova/Baykov tunes, which took a pretty big step “outside the box”). While it was what we considered to be a truly great record, it only scratched the surface of the musicality and creativity found in his collection. However, Volume II takes a closer look at the more jazz infused side of Pavel’s signature Soviet Funk sound. It includes more complex compositions and a much more aggressive playing style. However, it still maintains that groovy fun spirit captured so well in Volume 1. SIDE A

01. Pomogite/prozhektërstvo
02. Pomogite/ubijcy v belyx xalatax
03. Pavel Sysoyev/Do nOvyh vstrEch

SIDE B

01. Victor Chizhova & Borris Baykov/Tula
02. Izakson, Artamonov & Larin/Rpex
03. Izakson, Artamonov & Larin/Ne magU zhIt' bes tebyA
04. Pavel Sysoyev/zabludils’a
05. Yuri Spirin/Angel Moy

Soviet Funk Vol 2 PERORDER SPECIAL (vinyl+MP3+t-shirt)

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We felt so bad about pushing back the release date of Soviet Funk that we decided we should offer up something real nice to 'yall. Place your order for Soviet Funk Volume 2 before the new release date of 3/30/10 and we'll throw in a Secret Stash logo tee for only $3. This offer is only good while supplies last. Don't forget, every copy of this black & red split color LP comes with a download card good for the entire album, not just a single! A brief word about Pavel Sysoyev’s SOVIET FUNK This material was all recorded by Pavel Sysoyev in Abakan, the capital city of Khakassia between 1971 and 1976. Sysoyev was an employee of the USSR State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcast (state controlled media). He ran a recording studio intended to create content solely for the government media entity. However, Sysoyev frequently brought in his friends and ran late night recording sessions when no one else was around. Today Pavel Sysoyev resides in Saint Paul, MN, just minutes from the Secret Stash headquarters. The label was introduced to him through a network of local producers. Within a matter of weeks we were in business together. Soviet Funk Volume II After Secret Stash Records struck a deal with Pavel Sysoyev to mine his catalog of recorded music we quickly realized that the most difficult part was going to be narrowing down his massive collection into a few user friendly volumes of LP releases. With so much incredible music to work with, this would be no easy task. Volume 1 ultimately served as a nice introduction to Mr. Sysoyev’s catalog. For the most part it was extremely “user-friendly” and accessible (the only exception possibly being the Chizhova/Baykov tunes, which took a pretty big step “outside the box”). While it was what we considered to be an amazing record, it only scratched the surface of the musicality and creativity found in his collection. However, Volume II takes a closer look at the more jazz infused side of Pavel’s signature Soviet Funk sound. It includes more complex compositions and a much more aggressive playing style. However, it still maintains that groovy fun spirit captured so well in Volume 1. TRACK LIST: SIDE A

01. Pomogite/prozhektërstvo
02. Pomogite/ubijcy v belyx xalatax
Pavel Sysoyev/Do nOvyh vstrEch

SIDE B

01. Victor Chizhova & Borris Baykov/Tula
02. Izakson, Artamonov & Larin/Rpex
03. Izakson, Artamonov & Larin/Ne magU zhIt' bes tebyA
04. Pavel Sysoyev/zabludils’a
05. Yuri Spirin/Angel Moy

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Soviet Funk, Volume 1 (Vinyl + MP3)

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During the 1960s and 1970s funk music spread throughout the planet. The funny thing is most Americans didn’t even realize this until the 90s or later. Over the past couple decades, slowly but surely more and more rare funk gems have been unearthed from all corners of globe; Africa, China, Latin America, and now Russia. This collection of SOVIET FUNK was all recorded by Pavel Sysoyev in Abakan, the capital city of Khakassia between 1971 and 1976. Sysoyev was an employee of the USSR State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcast (state controlled media). He ran a recording studio intended to create content solely for the government media entity. However, Sysoyev frequently brought in his friends and run late night recording sessions when no one else was around. In spite of the loosened restrictions on art and music during the 70s, most Soviet citizens had very limited access to essential American funk records. Sysoyev acquired a small collection of U.S. R&B and Jazz albums in ‘68 from a friend, but that was about it for him and his friends. Yet somehow, this small group of classically trained musicians was able to forge a funky sound of their own. Rooted much deeper in the jazz quartet tradition than the R&B styling of James Brown and The Meters, they tapped into a way of playing jazz with a relentless groove that we endearingly refer to as funk. Secret Stash Records was contacted by Sysoyev himself in mid 2009. In a matter of weeks a deal was reached granting the label rights to release these funky rarities. Hundreds of hours have been spent digging through stacks of dusty old master tapes to find the best of the best. Soviet Funk Vol I is just a small sampling of the vast catalog of recordings produced by Pavel Sysoyev and his friends, and is just a little glimpse of things to come (more volumes). Listen closely and from time to time you will find elements of Russian classical music in the precision execution of oddly metered unison parts, complex poly-rhythms, and the use of time signatures other than 4/4 (so commonly found in most American funk). TRACK LIST: SIDE A 01. pavel sysoyev: gostiny dvor 02. pavel sysoyev: zapovednik 03. pomogite: avantyurist 04. pomogite: snokhachestvo 05. pomogite: izvinite SIDE B 01. victor chizhova & boris baykov: agentura 02. victor chizhova & boris baykov: chernosotenec 03. da/n’et: vyrodok 04. da/n’et: demagogiya 05. pavel sysoyev & victor chizhova: kak vas zovut

Secret Stash Logo Tee

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Secret Stash Slip Mat

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Mad Dog's Hustle

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In mid 2009 Secret Stash released a collection of Porno soundtrack material from the Fantasy Productions vault. After digging deeper they discovered hours of incredible unreleased music. The first thing to stand out was this soundtrack to a 1974 blaxploitation film entitled “Mad Dog’s Hustle.” The film was only shown for less than 3 weeks in 6 theaters nationwide before disappearing into a baron wasteland of low-budget, poorly marketed cinema. Within a year Fantasy forfeited the rights to the film in a legal dispute with members of the cast and crew. Fortunately, the funky soundtrack recorded by The Upstroke (the same band responsible for all of the Porno Groove material) has been salvaged. While staying true to the genre, the overall feel of the album is freer than most with lots of extended jams and improvisation. It features a mix of vocal and instrumental tracks. Also included are short musical cues and long narrations atop deep-funk grooves. This vinyl only release will be available for the first time ever, only on white vinyl (“the man” even turned vinyl records white). TRACK LIST: SIDE A 01. Make It Hustle 02. Baby, Baby, Baby 03. Party In Harlem 04. Puppy Love 05. Comin’ To Getcha 06. Harlem Summer 07. Lennox Ave Rastas 08. On The Prowl SIDE B 01. Lataesha’s Cue 02. Revenge 03. East Side Strut 04. Grover’s Cue 05. Always And Forever 06. The Rumble 07. African Child 08. Pushed Too Far

Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue

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In the spring of 1981 a group of reggae studio musicians from Jamaica gathered in New York City under the direction of Jeremy Taylor, a music professor at NYU at that time. The result was this Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue. Though he was primarily regarded as a world-class Jazz musician and educator, Taylor had taken several trips to Jamaica to study reggae music with some of the best performers in the world. In his 1979 book, “A Space Between” Taylor wrote, “My first trip to Jamaica (May 1977) was the most eye-opening musical experience of my life. I met so many incredible players who had been brushed off by the snobby musical establishment at institutions such as the ones I was affiliated with. They showed more musicality, taste, and rhythmic comprehension than some of the most revered musicians in the states. I knew that I had to find a way to showcase their unparalleled talent in a different medium in order for some of my colleagues to fully understand and learn from it.” This statement served as the basic concept behind this album. Taylor took the most loved, well-known modern jazz album of all time and put it in the hands of reggae musicians. It was in this context that he felt his contemporaries would be able to fully understand what it was he saw in these players. Unfortunately, weeks after directing the sessions Taylor passed away in his Paris hotel room while on a speaking tour of Europe. A final mix of the album was never made and it was never released. Collectors have long spoken of this album and in the late 80s lo-fi cassette tapes of rough mixes circulated. No official release was ever issued until now. In early 2009, Secret Stash Records began working with the Taylor estate to finally release this album. After creating final mixes, dub versions of all the songs were also made by Secret Stash producers. Now for the first time ever, this highly sought-after album is available. On blue vinyl, this vinyl-only release is a must have for any record collector. TRACK LIST: SIDE A 01. So What 02. Freddie Freeloader 03. Blue In Green 04. All Blues 05. Flamenco Sketches SIDE A 01. So What (Dub) 02. Freddie Freeloader (Dub) 03. Blue In Green (Dub) 04. All Blues (Dub) 05. Flamenco Sketches (Dub)

Porno Groove: The Sound of 70's Adult Films

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Secret Stash Records and Fantasy Productions have teamed up to bring you the definitive Porno Groove collection. Fantasy (not to be confused with the infamous Fantasy Records) was one of the top producers of adult entertainment throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. When Sal Rosen, the company’s founder and CEO passed away in 1985, much of its intellectual property was tied up in legal battles. Eventually, Rosen’s oldest son, Mort secured control of his father’s work. To date Mort Rosen has not reissued any of the Fantasy catalog. In an effort to preserve the value of the content, he has made a conscious effort to remove all of their products from the market place to “starve the market.” He even shut down Fantasyproductions.com recently while a new branding and web presence strategy are being devised. In the fall of 2008, he discovered a massive collection of original soundtrack master tapes for the company’s biggest films. Along with popular themes and timeless classics, he also discovered 30 reels of never before released music. Porno Groove: The Sound of 70s Adult Films is a collection of music from Fantasy’s incredibly deep soundtrack library. The music featured in this collection is much more than your stereotypical “whakca-chicka” music. Each track is quite unique from the next. While every song is rooted deeply in the sounds of 70’s Soul, this album draws from a number of different influences, including surf music, jam rock, disco, and fusion. The band that recorded most of this music is called The Upstroke. Available exclusively on pink colored vinyl! TRACK LIST: SIDE A 01. Grateful Head (from “Jaynee’s Woodstock Adventure”) 02. In My El Camino (from “The Beaver Hunter”) 03. Gus On The Bus (from “The Traveling Salesman”) 04. Sweet Juices (from “Honeydew”) 05. Special Delivery (from “Lonely Mrs. Johnson”) SIDE B 01. Dr. Mann’s Prescription (from “Insatiable”) 02. Do You Dance? (from “Right of Passage”) 03. O (from “The Story of Y”) 04. Carma’s Theme (from “Studio 69”) 05. Malibu High (from “Ride Me Like A Wave”) 06. Two Is Better Than One (from “Rosemary Cloney”)

Abrasive Wheels 'When The Punks Go Marching In'

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The Abrasive Wheels were one of the most influential bands to arise from the UK punk scene. Their early material became the blueprint by which many punk bands to this day build their sound from. When The Punks Go Marching In is widely accepted as their finest work and one of the greatest punk albums of that (or any) time. Re-Amp Records is proud to present a vinyl-only reissue of this, one of the most sought out pieces of punk vinyl in the world. In an effort to maintain historical accuracy and artistic integrity, it is being released exactly as it was in 1982 - no gimmicky picture discs, alternate takes, bonus tracks, or “re-vamped” artwork - just the original songs in the original packaging, exactly the way the punk gods intended. This is a Re-Amp Records release. http://www.re-amprecords.com TRACK LIST: SIDE A 01. Vicious Circle 02. 1982 03. Danger, Danger 04. B.B.C. 05. Mayday 06. Voice Of Youth 07. Just Another Punk Band SIDE B 01. Gotta Run 02. Burn 'Em Down 03. Shout It Out 04. Slaughterhouse 05. First Rule (No Rule) 06. Attack 07. When The Punks go Marching In