{"product_id":"big-crown-vaults-vol-1","title":"Big Crown Vaults Vol 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnreleased recordings from the \u003ci\u003eSpecial Night \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIt Rains Love\u003c\/i\u003e sessions. Produced by Leon Michels. Lee is always sitting on a handful of unreleased songs that didn’t make their way to albums. Listening back to these gems Big Crown decided to launch a new series entitled\u003ci\u003e Big Crown Vaults\u003c\/i\u003e and the first volume features the music of Lee Fields and the Expressions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListening to these tracks you can imagine how difficult some of these decisions were in the first place to leave them off the albums. An absolute standout is \u003ci\u003eRegenerate\u003c\/i\u003e, a song that finds Lee in the country soul realm, a style that Mr Fields, a North Carolina native, flourishes in. A drum break starts the song and then drops into a chorus where El Michels, Paul and Big Bill Schalda belt out the earworm chorus. Lee sings an encouraging tune about finding your way out of a low point in a relationship while The Expressions lay down an airtight groove. \u003ci\u003eThinking About You\u003c\/i\u003e takes it back to the dance floors with what will surely be a hit at Soul parties around the globe. An uptempo drum break opens the song and Lee launches into a tale about the unbreakable bond with his significant other and how they keep each strong through moments of hardship and pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople who have seen Lee perform live in the last decade might have been lucky enough to hear his rendition of Little Carl Carlton’s \u003ci\u003eTwo Timer.\u003c\/i\u003e For those of you who haven’t heard it, Big Crown Vaults has got you covered. A faithful version of the song showcases Lee’s gorgeous voice and the Expression's unwavering groove. Another treat on here is the fuzzed out funk banger \u003ci\u003eDo You Know \u003c\/i\u003ewhere Fields uses his platform to address some of our societal woes in a\u003ci\u003e Make The World\u003c\/i\u003e style. A deeper from the vaults number is \u003ci\u003eOut To Get You\u003c\/i\u003e, an instrumental that Lee never laid down vocals to. Even as just a rhythm track it stands as a testament to The Expressions musical prowess, the band that created 5 studio albums with Lee Fields which will go down in history as stone classics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Crown","offers":[{"title":"Purple | LP","offer_id":50512839770443,"sku":"1103121","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50512838787403,"sku":"1103120","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50512838590795,"sku":"1103116","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1b6e63c4-c9c7-4b60-82d7-f8775ba09ed5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727908112","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/big-crown-vaults-vol-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}