{"title":"Mari Wilson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-neasden-queen-of-soul","title":"The Neasden Queen Of Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eFantastic 3CD digipack collection that brings together \u003cstrong\u003eMari Wilson’s\u003c\/strong\u003e best loved material from her time signed to the Compact Organization spanning her studio album and 10 single releases over the period of 1980-85. Features a 24-page booklet with sleeve notes written by \u003cstrong\u003eMari Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e and a UK discography, together with previously unseen photos. The newly designed front cover uses an iconic photograph taken by Adrian Boot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCD 1 is centred around the 12-track debut album \u003cem\u003eShowpeople\u003c\/em\u003e, originally released in 1983 plus four bonus tracks, the 12” mixes of the singles, ‘\u003cem\u003eJust What I Always Wanted\u003c\/em\u003e’ her 1982 top 10 hit, ‘\u003cem\u003eCry Me A River\u003c\/em\u003e’ a top 30 hit in 1983, ‘\u003cem\u003eBaby It’s True\u003c\/em\u003e’ and the soul classic ‘\u003cem\u003eAin’t That Peculiar\u003c\/em\u003e’ both available here on CD for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCD 2 features the single versions of eight A-sides, nine B-sides and five rarities, including seven non-album singles, ‘\u003cem\u003eLove Man\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eDance Card\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eBeat The Beat\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eBaby It’s True\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eAin’t That Peculiar\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eLet’s Make This Last\u003c\/em\u003e’ and the theme tune to the 1985 film \u003cem\u003eDance With A Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e ‘\u003cem\u003eWould You Dance With A Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCD 3 includes eight new remixes by the original writer\/producer Tot Taylor, ably assisted by Joe Dworniak using the original multi-track tapes. Tracks remixed include the A-sides ‘\u003cem\u003eBeat The Beat\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eBaby It’s True\u003c\/em\u003e’ plus the B-sides ‘\u003cem\u003eGlamourpuss\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eEcstasy\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eRave\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eShe’s Had Enough Of You\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eYou Look So Good\u003c\/em\u003e’. Appearing on CD for the first time includes the U.S. Remix of ‘\u003cem\u003eJust What I Always Wanted\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eOne Day Is A Lifetime – Alternate Version\u003c\/em\u003e’, a 7” DJ edit of ‘\u003cem\u003eWonderful\u003c\/em\u003e’ and two versions of ‘\u003cem\u003eLet’s Make This Last\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMari Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Neasden Queen Of Soul) first arrived on the scene in the early 80s with her skyscraper beehive, a bizarre sense of fashion and fully choreographed 12-piece band The Wilsations. \u003cstrong\u003eMariʼs\u003c\/strong\u003e live shows were an event – pure entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1982, \u003cstrong\u003eMariʼs\u003c\/strong\u003e records began entering the charts and she soon had six hit singles, the biggest being ʻ\u003cem\u003eJust What Iʼve Always Wanted\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ʻ\u003cem\u003eCry Me A River\u003c\/em\u003e’, both taken from her album \u003cem\u003eShowpeople\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Red","offers":[{"title":"CD | x3","offer_id":50509971816779,"sku":"1167076","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d373af9b-8295-46ea-9b63-d93ee760fce6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727870084"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/mari-wilson.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}