Sam Records: Sound of Nyc 1975-83/ Various - Sam Records Anthology: The Sound Of New York City 1975-1983 / Various - 140-Gram Black VinylDouble vinyl LP pressing. This is the story of the one the great disco labels, a legendary label who were at the forefront of a genre during it fruition and creative peak. Sam Weiss started SAM Records in Long Island City, New York in 1975. Sam and his brother Hy were no strangers to the music business having been in the industry since the mid 50s running labels Old Town and Parody Records. During the mid 1970s Disco took New York by storm and emerged

elegant but funky as all get-out

With great power comes great responsibility

but also demonstrating how his style and relevance to the blues endured across the decades

and at times even physically demanding

playing the great organ of Liège's Salle Philharmonique

yet complex masterpieces

Re-mastered at the famous Polar Studios by Henrik Jonsson

Additional recordings took place in various other places

compelling stories

The other two collaborations can be heard in the songs "Home" (with Alexia Rodriguez from the US band Eyes Set To Kill) and "Passenger" (with Jake Oni from the Canadian band ONI)

" "Planet X" features Helios' AM radio vocals mixed with over the top guitar and pummeling drumming of Paul Della Pelle (Ruin

to 2014's Gray Lodge Wisdom