V/A - Nightmares On Wax: LateNightTales

2LP vinyl - ALNLP08

This ain't no normal nightmare, kid. This is Nightmares On Wax, aka DJ EASE, aka George Evelyn. Born under a bad sign, with lino in hand, Mr. Evelyn went forth into the world and breakdanced (brokedance?). It's what you did in the 80s when you were young, loved hip hop and couldn't rap for toffee. When house arrived they turned their clever hands to it. Bleeps and beats is what it was. That's what everyone said. But there was always a bit more than a bunch of bleeps to what Nightmares On Wax did. The north never really took the name very seriously (Sweet Exorcist even named their album Clonk as a pisstake). Then George flipped the script and went and did Smokers Delight, the beats not so much seminal as semolina: gloopy and slow and sweet and lovely.
 

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. Joe Dukie And DJ Fitchie - Midnight Marauders
A2. Ian Brown - Gravy Train (N.O.W. Mix)
A3. Tony Allen - Every Season
A4. The Rootsman - Show Me Some Love
B1. King Kooba - California Suite (Vagabond Mix)
B2. Quincy Jones - Listen (What It Is)
B3. Cortex (6) - La Rue
B4. Tom Scott, The L.A. Express - Sneakin' In The Back
C1. Search - Action Tape 1 (Aim Madscope Mix)
C2. Large Professor - Bout That Time
C3. Tranquility Bass - Cantamilla
C4. Mad Doctor X - Intergalactic Throwdown
D1. Dusty Springfield - Spooky
D2. Focus - Having Your Fun
D3. Nightmares On Wax - Brothers On The Slide Dub
D4. Brian Blessed - The White City Part 1 (Exclusive Spoken Word)