{"product_id":"sylvia-striplin-give-me-your-love-import-vinyl-lp","title":"Sylvia Striplin: Give Me Your Love (Import) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt long last,\u003c\/i\u003e that elusive \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Sylvia+Striplin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSylvia Striplin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e LP arrives from reissue-land. And I'm glad to say it actually lives up to the hype in its own quiet way. The cornerstone artist on \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Roy+Ayers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoy Ayers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e' own independent label \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Uno+Melodic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUno Melodic\u003c\/a\u003e in the early 80s, Ms. Striplin's LP is a shining example of sleek, melodic, post-disco 80s soul of the type once heard on WBLS during the latter-day Frankie Crocker era. Think \u003cstrong\u003eShalamar\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePatrice Rushen\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEvelyn \"Champagne\" King\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003ethe Jones Girls\u003c\/strong\u003e. Yeah, like that! With the handclaps! Of course, everybody's familiar with \"You Can't Turn Me Away,\" the source material for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Junior+M.A.F.I.A.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJunior MAFIA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's \"Get Money\" among quite a few others. And the LP's title track is another dance-R\u0026amp;B stormer used by everyone from \u003cstrong\u003eArmand Van Helden\u003c\/strong\u003e to the \u003cstrong\u003eMadd Rapper\u003c\/strong\u003e. The rest of the album provides a nice listen (and more DJ playlist material) as well, with the imaginative rethink of the Ayers classic \"Searchin'\" a standout, along with \"Look Towards The Sky\" and \"You Said.\" Fully produced by Roy Ayers and his keyboardist \u003cstrong\u003eJames Bedford\u003c\/strong\u003e, and using Roy's whole backing band, this fully deserves the title of \"lost 80s classic.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Expansion 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by gregcaz 10\/2005\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Sylvia Striplin","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":42434889580634,"sku":"fr-5390","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/sylviastriplin-givemeyourlove-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1761078755","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/sylvia-striplin-give-me-your-love-import-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}