What I think
A somewhat rare and unknown release
from 1982. The album sounded much like BB&Q Band's "Imagination" and some of the the other early 80's Malavasi/Petrus
productions.
The sound had become more edgy, funky and also more rock influenced (most notably on Macho's second album).
Wether this had to do with the producer's own personal tastes, or the changing music industry environment is unknown. At the
time of release "disco" was becoming an ugly word in the US, and punk had taken to the airwaves.
"Street
level" opened with the title track, written by Kashif (also known for his own early 80's dance tracks, and for producing
and writing for Passion, Evelyn Champagne King, Melba Moore, Nona Hendryx, Lillo Thomas and Howard Johnson amongst others).
The title track is probably the most accessible track, with a recognizable "Goody Music" sound. This track was released
as a 12". To my knowledge, there have been no CD releases of any Zinc tracks.
Pictured at the top and top-left
are the pre-release labels from Zomba Records DJ pack's. At the top the label of the 12", and top left are the A and
B side labels covering 4 of the album tracks.
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