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| RA News Eric Lewis and Merwyn Sanders seminal Chicago house outfit will have their first and only full-length re-released in March.
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| #1 / Thu, 14 Jan 10 18:00 Suuuuuuuperb.
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| #2 / Thu, 14 Jan 10 18:02 dope
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| #3 / Thu, 14 Jan 10 19:33 Classic stuff - one of my favourite ever albums. Have the original singles on Trax, but I'll no doubt pick up a copy of the remastered Rush Hour one. Essential business for any self-respecting house music fan.
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| #4 / Thu, 14 Jan 10 19:53
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| #5 / Thu, 14 Jan 10 20:13 The EPs on Trax were probably the best records on the label... This is AMAZING music. If you do not have it you absolutely, must buy this on site. Will change your life!!!
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| #6 / Thu, 14 Jan 10 20:26 Fucking awesome. Been wanting to get hold of this for years but the original pressing is always far too much for me to afford on discogs. Ride is absolutely sublime. As is "Do you know who you are," although got the Trax EP with that on already. Canny wait 
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| #7 / Thu, 14 Jan 10 21:01 good...because my copy of 'in a vision,' like most trax records, sounds like complete fucking balls.
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| #8 / Thu, 14 Jan 10 23:01 Posted by TreTurnerFucking awesome. Been wanting to get hold of this for years but the original pressing is always far too much for me to afford on discogs. Ride is absolutely sublime. As is "Do you know who you are," although got the Trax EP with that on already. Canny wait I wouldn't say that. When that Canadian company took over Trax they reissued the first EP with "Do You Know Who You Are?", "Take Me Higher", "In A Vision" and "Going Thru Life", and the M.E. release isn't that hard to come by. I picked up a new copy of the Do You Know Who You Are reissue for about £7, and it's currently £13 on Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=708268&ev=rb) and sounds perfect to my ears, and the Ride EP is $15/£15 on Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=4894&ev=rb), but they do come up for cheaper. "Ride" also got released on one of Dave Clarke's Back In The Box vinyl samplers.
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| #9 / Fri, 15 Jan 10 15:28 Posted by richardcarnagePosted by TreTurnerFucking awesome. Been wanting to get hold of this for years but the original pressing is always far too much for me to afford on discogs. Ride is absolutely sublime. As is "Do you know who you are," although got the Trax EP with that on already. Canny wait I wouldn't say that. When that Canadian company took over Trax they reissued the first EP with "Do You Know Who You Are?", "Take Me Higher", "In A Vision" and "Going Thru Life", and the M.E. release isn't that hard to come by. I picked up a new copy of the Do You Know Who You Are reissue for about £7, and it's currently £13 on Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=708268&ev=rb) and sounds perfect to my ears, and the Ride EP is $15/£15 on Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=4894&ev=rb), but they do come up for cheaper. "Ride" also got released on one of Dave Clarke's Back In The Box vinyl samplers. Grammaphone in Chicago had them as little as a month ago for fair prices. The Canadian represses sound great to me. Still, will get the Rush Hour re-releases for the new tracks. Also, anyone notice basically any house music from the 80s with the word 'Virgo' in the title is just f@cking awesome... Virgo, Virgo Four, Virgo Mechanically Replayed etc... Kind of funny they're all different artists but all amazing.
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| #10 / Fri, 15 Jan 10 17:34 As far as I'm aware, it's all Larry Sherman's fault. He was notorious for putting someone else's name on the record if he thought it'd sell more (hence why Jamie Principle didn't get a credit for "Your Love" or "Baby Wants To Ride" on the "Frankie Knuckles presents" Trax issue - http://www.discogs.com/Frankie-Knuckles-Presents-Baby-Wants-To-Ride-Your-Love/release/1950), and after the Adonis/Jefferson/Lawrence Virgo record sold really well, he used the name to try and shift more copies of Sanders and Lewis' work, attempting to con buyers into thinking it was the same artist.
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| #11 / Fri, 15 Jan 10 17:39 Yeah, just read my interview for Merwyn's take on why Sherman picked that name.
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| #12 / Fri, 15 Jan 10 17:41 great news.
I love playing take me higher at the wrong speed, it's so trippy.
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| #13 / Fri, 15 Jan 10 21:02 Posted by richardcarnagePosted by TreTurnerFucking awesome. Been wanting to get hold of this for years but the original pressing is always far too much for me to afford on discogs. Ride is absolutely sublime. As is "Do you know who you are," although got the Trax EP with that on already. Canny wait I wouldn't say that. When that Canadian company took over Trax they reissued the first EP with "Do You Know Who You Are?", "Take Me Higher", "In A Vision" and "Going Thru Life", and the M.E. release isn't that hard to come by. I picked up a new copy of the Do You Know Who You Are reissue for about £7, and it's currently £13 on Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=708268&ev=rb) and sounds perfect to my ears, and the Ride EP is $15/£15 on Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=4894&ev=rb), but they do come up for cheaper. "Ride" also got released on one of Dave Clarke's Back In The Box vinyl samplers. Fuck, I wasn't even aware of the M.E. "Ride" EP. I've already got the "Do you know who you are" EP so I'll be adding the "Ride" one to my collection shortly. Thanks for the heads up!
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| #14 / Tue, 19 Jan 10 14:29 yeah happy about this!
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| #15 / Sun, 07 Mar 10 04:50 It great that you guys(?) still enjoy our music. I would love to post the original versions( four track) of these song. They sound similar but more gritty. FYI I think my favorite song on the album is Going Through Life. Merl and I really appreciate the kind words and your interest in the music. It makes us feel great to know that there are people who are on the same musical wavelength. It GREAT!
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| #16 / Sun, 07 Mar 10 05:15 We plan to put out some old unreleased music soon, once we find the proper outlet.
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| #17 / Mon, 08 Mar 10 23:05 While I'm sure it's better than the Trax original, the Canadian/Belgium repress of the Virgo Four EP is still pretty dodgy. Pressing noise for the duration of a couple of the tracks. (It's not just my copy either, a friend's is exactly the same.) Hope to pick up this reissue eventually... love the cover art.
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 | RA Review When the golden era of Chicago house gets mentioned nowadays, people will be quick to mention people like Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk and Larry Heard, but Eric Lewis and Merwyn Sanders? Although they might not be household names, the duo's small discography is high..
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Next @ Field Day 2013 | #18 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 11:38 ELewis, Im a proud owner of the original record! Been dropping it whenever I could, respect!
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| #19 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 11:53 Beautiful!!
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| #20 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 13:45 cant wait to hear on my friends wax
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| #21 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 14:50 Posted by ELewis
We plan to put out some old unreleased music soon, once we find the proper outlet.
Excellent news. I'm sure you guys have some amazing music in the vaults! Can't wait! 
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| #22 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 17:07 so sexy!
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| #23 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 18:09 can't praise virgo or rush hour enough for putting this out again.
you need to own this lp.
'in a vision' always has been and shall remain a panty peeler.
probably one of the strongest retrospecitves i've seen any one put out on one release.
so so so sexy. i say g'damn!
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| #24 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 18:11 Yes! That!  Posted by bigbernardo
The EPs on Trax were probably the best records on the label... This is AMAZING music. If you do not have it you absolutely, must buy this on site. Will change your life!!!
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| #25 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 18:27 this should have a 5 1/2 rating
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| #26 / Thu, 11 Mar 10 23:28 "Give your children a head-start in life and buy this"
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| #27 / Fri, 12 Mar 10 08:07 Great classic sounds. This stuff is timeless and class all the way.
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| #28 / Fri, 12 Mar 10 10:24 CLASSIC
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| #29 / Fri, 12 Mar 10 11:43 ESSENTIAL. This is what credit cards were invented for.
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| #30 / Fri, 12 Mar 10 18:32 Cool album.. Thanks RA!
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| #31 / Fri, 12 Mar 10 18:54 BOOM SHANKAR!!!!!!
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| #32 / Fri, 12 Mar 10 22:08 essential, not very usable in club though
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| #33 / Fri, 12 Mar 10 23:55 The best record i've picked up this year.... all amazing
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| #34 / Sat, 13 Mar 10 11:13 Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| #35 / Sat, 13 Mar 10 12:51 1+++
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| #36 / Mon, 15 Mar 10 22:00 Posted by bbk
essential, not very usable in club though
What where are you from?
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| #37 / Tue, 16 Mar 10 09:00 I'm not sure I've ever heard of this, though from the review and the comments its definitely something I'm going to have to check out.
I've a sneaky suspicion once I've got it rotating I'm going to recognise quite a few of the tunes, maybe some flashbacks to hazy half remembered dance floors..?
I live in Amsterdam, so I can get down to RushHour directly to check this out. Though very good, its a small shop and one of the few remaining vinyl vendors in the city, so if you can swing some cash their way it can only be a good thing.
Rush Hour link on this record is here: http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=53009
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| #38 / Tue, 16 Mar 10 15:25 1+++ absolutely essential.
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| #39 / Tue, 16 Mar 10 15:44 Wow, great to see them getting the recognition they deserve. 'In A Vision' is in my all-time top ten.
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| #40 / Tue, 16 Mar 10 16:21 ... TIMELESS MUSIC...
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| #41 / Tue, 16 Mar 10 21:28 guys, this stuff is a whole century above everything i've heard in these days. and yes, unfortunately not very usable...but who knows..
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| #42 / Wed, 17 Mar 10 02:08 If this stuff 'is not very useable' in clubs, then so be it. For fucks sake not all dance music has to be DJ tools. This is some of the better house music I've heard in my life, certainly more immediate and emotional than much that I've heard over the last 10 years (I'm not exaggerating, The Shamen are sorely missed). But if you're a DJ and you can't find 'use' for this in a club, then you are doing something WRONG.
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| #43 / Wed, 17 Mar 10 14:03 This is an amazing album. In a Vision is just one of those tracks. Gives me shivers.
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| #44 / Thu, 18 Mar 10 10:51
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| #45 / Mon, 22 Mar 10 00:51 heard this playing in sister ray and bought it straight away (even paying a little over the odds , cheaper else where)...really good to hear this old style stuff again, brought back lots of memories..time to dig out washing machine , can you feel it , the poke and that old chicago box set. 
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| #46 / Sun, 11 Apr 10 05:45 Dope and way ahead of it's time thanks rushhour for this great reissue
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| #47 / Mon, 12 Apr 10 11:51 This is AMAZING!!!!!!!
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| #48 / Thu, 22 Apr 10 22:53 Love it!
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| #49 / Wed, 16 Jun 10 01:47 still listening to this! this is timeless quality house... loving every one of them tracks, was never bored of any of them!
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| #50 / Wed, 08 Sep 10 10:49 my fave album EVER
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