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    El Michels Affair Sounding Out The City (Reissue)

    Big Crown Records
    • El Michels Affair – Detroit Twice
    • El Michels Affair – Musings To Myself
    • El Michels Affair – Too Late To Turn Back
    • El Michels Affair – El Pueblo Unido
    • El Michels Affair – Behind The Blue Curtain
    • El Michels Affair – Ocho Rios
    • El Michels Affair – Yennicita
    • El Michels Affair – Creation
    • El Michels Affair – This Songs For You
    • El Michels Affair – Slide Show
    • El Michels Affair – Hung Up On My Baby
    • 1. Detroit Twice
    • 2. Musings To Myself
    • 3. Too Late To Turn Back
    • 4. El Pueblo Unido
    • 5. Behind The Blue Curtain
    • 6. Ocho Rios
    • 7. Yennicita
    • 8. Creation
    • 9. This Songs For You
    • 10. Slide Show
    • 11. Hung Up On My Baby

    Over 10 years ago, Leon Michels released , Sounding Out The City. It was Michels' first full length record under the moniker El Michels Affair. At the time, the budding retro soul scene consisted of mostly organ quartets a la The Meters and of course, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. At the time 'Sounding Out The City' was under promoted and didn't get anywhere near the credit it deserved. Deep funk heads at the time ate this record up and it received rave reviews. Big up's to Big Crown records for bringing this one back to life!

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