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ARTIST
SASS
TITLE
Much Too Much
FORMAT
12"
LABEL
BE WITH RECORDS
CATALOG #
BEWITH 014EP
BEWITH 014EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
5/22/2020
Be With hereby presents aural perfection in the form of
Much Too Much
by
Sass
. This 12" has just the right amount of everything, whether talking about the vocal or the instrumental. And that's as true now as it was when it was originally released, back in 1982. In 1981
The Jack Sass Band
, as they were known, were still working the NYC club circuit. Produced by the band's vocalist
Mic Murphy
, who also wrote the track along with fellow band member
LaForrest Cope
, the band needed just one session to capture "Much Too Much". The recording studio just so happened to be run by
Silvio Tancredi
; when the tracks were finished, he offered to put them out on his 25 West label. The vocal version and an instrumental mix were released as a 12" the following year. Mic tells us this meant Sass "were one of the few bands to have a record release while still playing on the club circuit; the reaction exceeded our expectations at the time". According to Mic
Much Too Much
was something a little different from the band's live sound at the time, "it was more R&B/smoothed out than the funk/rock we usually leaned into". Indeed, the track glides with grace, poise, and patience. The elegant, easy tempo, combined with the magnificent melody and Mic's signature sublime vocal, conjures magic. The blend of deep boogie-funk power and heavenly sweetness is both infectious and goosebump-inducing. On the flip-side, the instrumental slaps harder; without Mic's vocal it's just pure groove, with nothing to stop vibing all night: the bassline, the drums, and the melody still connect. Hard. Pick a side, there's no losing. Working directly with Mic Murphy means that the audio for the re-issue of the classic 12" comes from the original tapes. Cut at 45 RPM and released in a plain sleeve, this record is well up to the job of having a permanent place in every DJ's bag; this is essential stuff. Mic on how much it means to him to have "Much To Much" re-issued: "It's an amazing feeling to have something you created almost 40 years ago still have relevance and even more amazing to be considered among the Northern Soul boogie anthems. And it's especially important to me that we're available again on vinyl."
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