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J Dilla's Record Collection

AllMusic Editor Greg Heaney interviews Jeff Bubeck, the man who unknowingly recovered the record collection of hip-hop legend J Dilla.

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  • If you're a strict rootsman, this heavily synthesized effort might be indefensible, but this is one of those rare all-male Uhuru releases, and it gets more interesting from there. There's a War cover, something borrowed from Robert Palmer (compare "Bassline" to Palmer's "Deadline"), plus the sweet sound of Uhuru eulogizing poet Anne Sexton on their cover of "Mercy Street."
    ~ David Jeffries

  • The long-running bliss-fest of Jason Spaceman's Spiritualized based its existence on the drugged-out religion of rock & roll or at least channeling the patron saints thereof. This seventh album by the band is a wash of extreme brightness and terrific darkness, bookended by epic monuments to each with the transcendent "Hey Jane" and the heartbreaking "So Long You Pretty Thing."
    ~ Fred Thomas

  • Flip, Flop and Fly is a comprehensive compilation of Big Joe Turner's Atlantic material recorded between 1951 and 1955, which produced 12 Top Ten R&B hits and two chart toppers, "Honey Hush" and "Shake, Rattle & Roll." Rev-Ola did a great job with both remastering and packaging.
    ~ Al Campbell