Willie J & Co / Rare Function – Boogie With Your Baby / Disco Function (Vinyl 7")
Label: Deptford Northern Soul Club Records
Cat No: DNSCR008
Two rare and mystery-shrouded party-in-the-house sides from 1976.
Willi J Coe’s Cleethorpes anthem ‘Boogie With Your Baby’ was a no-hit wonder that goes for around £100 if you can find a copy on the original shortlived Ki Ki label.
Produced by Willie J Key and arranged by Bob Holmes (Joe Tex / Freddie North / Slim Harpo) it’s a slice of funky party disco. A proper floorshaker. V Rare Function’s ‘Disco Function’ was originally on Soul Unlimited in 1976 and fetches around £50 a copy these days.
Sampled by Luke Vibert in more recent times, it’s a brass-stabbed party anthem with a nod to Kool And The Gang when they were funky.
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A –Willie J & Co.* Boogie With Your Baby 3:47
B –Rare Function Disco Function 4:26