Menu
Cart 0
SABRINA RICH "Smooth Operator" SADE COSMIC REGGAE SOUL BOOGIE REISSUE 12"

SABRINA RICH "Smooth Operator" SADE COSMIC REGGAE SOUL BOOGIE REISSUE 12"

NEW SEALED 

We're very excited to announce this killer tropical reggae cover of Sade's Smooth Operator. Recorded at Circle Sound Studios in Miami the backing track was recorded by members of the famous reggae outfit Inner Circle with vocals by local area rising star at the time, Sabrina Rich.

Sabrina (her real name is actually Sabrena) had been making records in her and her ex-husband's studio in their garage for years. The result of which was the disco 12" Exit/Whispering. Around this time Sabrina was performing in the Palm Beach / Boca Raton area of Florida and performed with Jimmy Bo Horne. Some time after Sabrina worked with a man named Kenneth Corey who mastered her recordings. Kenneth referred her to Roger and Ian Lewis of Inner Circle to help press up their vinyl. They became friends and around 1985 recorded Smooth Operator. During this time they were working and partying hard and experimenting with different ideas and sounds.

The track was originally released in small numbers as sort of a demo and never really took off. Shortly after Inner Circle went on tour in Europe and the single went into obscurity until many years later when copies of the record turned up in New York and Toronto. This 12" includes a special discomix edit by Duckcomb a.k.a. Patrick Billard, DJ and record collector extraordinaire.

We Also Recommend

BERT BARNETT & COLUMBIA "Work It" RARE BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

• BERT BARNETT & COLUMBIA "Work It" RARE BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

FIVE O'CLOCK "When The Cat's Away" SYNTH BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

• FIVE O'CLOCK "When The Cat's Away" SYNTH BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

FRONZENA HARRIS "Lovetime Guarantee" MODERN SOUL DISCO BOOGIE REISSUE 12"

• FRONZENA HARRIS "Lovetime Guarantee" MODERN SOUL DISCO BOOGIE REISSUE 12"

LJ Reynolds "Trust In Me" RENE & Angela "I Love You More" BOOGIE REISSUE 12"

• LJ Reynolds "Trust In Me" RENE & Angela "I Love You More" BOOGIE REISSUE 12"

PICTURES "I'm Gonna See You Through" MODERN SOUL BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

• PICTURES "I'm Gonna See You Through" MODERN SOUL BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

KADENZA "Let's Do It" VOCODER BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

• KADENZA "Let's Do It" VOCODER BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

TOW ZONE "Be Your Lover" KILLER MODERN SOUL BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

• TOW ZONE "Be Your Lover" KILLER MODERN SOUL BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

VAN JONES "Finger Lickin Good" PRIVATE SOUL BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

• VAN JONES "Finger Lickin Good" PRIVATE SOUL BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

SPLASH "Sound Reason" TIDAL WAVE RARE BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

• SPLASH "Sound Reason" TIDAL WAVE RARE BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

DONNA WASHINGTON "You Can't Hide From The Boogie" VOCODER FUNK REISSUE 12"

• DONNA WASHINGTON "You Can't Hide From The Boogie" VOCODER FUNK REISSUE 12"

MOBLEY GANG "Groove For You" CHANCY SYNTH BOOGIE DISCO FUNK REISSUE 12"

• MOBLEY GANG "Groove For You" CHANCY SYNTH BOOGIE DISCO FUNK REISSUE 12"

ODYSSEY AND COMPANY "She's Perfect" RARE SYNTH BOOGIE REISSUE 12" RED

• ODYSSEY AND COMPANY "She's Perfect" RARE SYNTH BOOGIE REISSUE 12" RED

JESSIE ROGERS "One Monkey" PRIVATE BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12" GREEN

• JESSIE ROGERS "One Monkey" PRIVATE BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12" GREEN

GONZO GOA II "Party Music 86-93" SYNTH WAVE NEW BEAT TRANCE TECHNO HOUSE 2LP

• GONZO GOA II "Party Music 86-93" SYNTH WAVE NEW BEAT TRANCE TECHNO HOUSE 2LP

CARMEN "Throwdown / Time To Move" KILLER SYNTH BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"

• CARMEN "Throwdown / Time To Move" KILLER SYNTH BOOGIE FUNK REISSUE 12"