King New Breed R&B 2 / Various

King New Breed R&B 2 / Various

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Kent's <b>King New Breed</b> CD of 2002 was a major success highlighting future dancefloor monsters including <i>Burnt Toast And Black Coffee</i> by Mike Pedecin and Little Willie John's <i>I'm Shakin'</i>.<p>The King labels had a huge number of releases and research and curiosity has inevitably turned up more wonderful black dance tracks with a strong blues feeling for our delectation. Lesser-known acts such as Billy Conn, Dolph Prince and Teddy Humphries show their wares alongside R&B masters such as Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Freddy King and a welcome reprise from Little Willie John.<p>El Pauling has two shots through his original '5' Royales and his later group the Royalton that featured him as the star of the show.<p>For lovers of the new try Hal Hardy's Hollywood waxing <i>Love Man</i> - a stunning rap intro leads into a one-off of a great black dance track. The King Pins update the Charms' <i>Two Hearts</i> to great effect and Herb Hardesty's <i>Just A Little Bit Of Everything</i> has been cherished by the 'in' Europe for four decades.