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a certain ratio - early - soul jazz records - cd

Genre: Funk / Soul

A Certain Ratio was formed in 1978 and signed to the Factory label later . They were pioneers in bringing dance music to Manchester ( Even before New Order etc ) and the first after Punk to mix dance music with a punk spirit . Further ACR pursued a musical career that incorporated all elements of dancemusic . Be it the rare groove funk of 'Shack up', the latin percussion street sound of 'Skipscada' , the dub of their Sir Horatio's ' Abracadubra' or the New York party sound of 'Touch .This LP/CD covers their first period of their career (1978-1985) which is roughly their factory records period . AAAaaaarghhhh! Dope!