Dancin' People (New 7")

Label: Backatcha

Soul-Funk-Disco-grail officially reissued for the first time by Backatcha Records. Recorded and released in 1981 on the Cadle brothers Starbase Sounds label, Stars' core line-up consisted of the same rhythm section and keys player for the labels Aura and Freex Machine releases. “Stars was a band name and not a band”, explains musician Steven Young, a Queensbridge native who played keyboards and more, on all of the Starbase recordings. It was a studio group made up of (mostly) players from the group Hooker, Young's neighbourhood band made up of musician friends from Queensbridge and Corona, Queens. Hooker performed on the New York live circuit as a teenage funk band since the early '70s. At the helm of Starbase Sounds was multi-instrumentalist Young and the Cadle Brothers trio: guitarist, lead vocalist and producer Ray Cadle, bassist Jules Cadle, and an older brother Karim as executive producer. They released a total of four singles including 'Dancin' People', and three previous singles from The Freex Machine and Aura, all equally prized and sought after, now made available by Backatcha Records. For DJs and collectors, the backdrop to the Starbase Sounds releases has remained something of an enigma.