{"product_id":"the-new-rotary-connection-hey-love","title":"The New Rotary Connection - Hey, Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarshall Chess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edecided to combine a rock group with some of the best voices he could get his hands on he invented a stream of psychedelic rock that was quite different from the one that emerged in Detroit with the help of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Clinton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorman Whitfield\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePartly this was Marshall’s hippy sensibility, but it was one that fused perfectly with vocalist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinnie Riperton\u003c\/strong\u003e’s own word-view and the musical genius – “no other word for it”:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarshall Chess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e− of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Stepney\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking across a cleverly arranged mix of originals and cover versions, the recordings featured some of the finest musicians that you could find in Chicago including drummer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorris Jennings\u003c\/strong\u003e, bass players\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouis Satterfield\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhil Upchurch\u003c\/strong\u003e, and revolutionary guitarist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePete Cosey\u003c\/strong\u003e, who would later join\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e’ group. Cosey’s guitar playing on their fourth album “\u003cem\u003eSongs\u003c\/em\u003e”, released in 1969, is incendiary and unparalleled. The vocals were arranged as a perfect choir with a series of leads most notably\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinnie\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSidney Barnes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitch Aliota\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue success − rather than doing well enough − eluded them, with some bad decisions being made and bad luck also dogging them. When Chess left the company and Barnes the group it looked as if the writing was on the wall for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRotary Connection\u003c\/strong\u003e, but Charles Stepney wanted one more go.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Rotary Connection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecame together with a refreshed vocal line up featuring\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinnie\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKitty Haywood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShirley Wahls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand songs by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStepney\u003c\/strong\u003e, Minnie’s husband\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Rudolph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerry Callier\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHey Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas the album that appeared and it is a gem, that features the astounding ‘\u003cem\u003eI Am The Black Gold Of The Sun\u003c\/em\u003e’ - later a UK hit in 1997  for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNuyorican Soul\u003c\/strong\u003e, ‘\u003cem\u003eLove Has Fallen On Me\u003c\/em\u003e’ - later recorded as a tribute to Stepney by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaka Khan\u003c\/strong\u003e, the beautiful title track and Callier’s stunning ’\u003cem\u003eSong For Everyman\u003c\/em\u003e’. However the album failed to sell and there was no more records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs time passed the late 60s and early 70s productions of Charles Stepney became some of the best loved and most influential of the ear, influencing UK groups such as 4 Hero, Radiohead and more recently Jessie Ware, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHey, Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been considered one of the peaks of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BGP","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":53206349840711,"sku":"TRI-64740","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/eb2f69b78578d2342a2f4ec5a35524ca.jpg?v=1769370594","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/the-new-rotary-connection-hey-love","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}