{"product_id":"nightmares-on-wax-late-night-tales","title":"Nightmares On Wax - Late Night Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ain't no normal nightmare, kid. This is Nightmares On Wax, aka DJ Ease, aka George Evelyn. Born under a bad sign, with lino in hand, Mr. Evelyn went forth into the world and breakdanced (brokedance?). It's what you did in the 80s when you were young, loved hip hop and couldn't rap for toffee. When house arrived they turned their clever hands to it. Bleeps and beats is what it was. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's what everyone said. But there was always a bit more than a bunch of bleeps to what Nightmares On Wax did. The north never really took the name very seriously (Sweet Exorcist even named their album Clonk as a pisstake). Then George flipped the script and went and did Smokers Delight, the beats not so much seminal as semolina: gloopy and slow and sweet and lovely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now we have this: a 2024 reissue of his seminal Late Night Tales compilation. Tom Scott's 'Sneakin' In The Back' — one of the most sampled beats in hip hop — makes an appearance in its full glory, while Quincy Jones, the inspiration for NOW's 'Nights Interlude', backs up the classics with ‘Listen (What It Is)’. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn's hip hop sensibility is to the fore throughout and nowhere is this more evident than on ‘Intergalactic Throwdown' by former Freestylers' DJ, Mad Doctor X. And can we forget the sublime version of the Classic IV's 'Spooky' by darling Dusty? No, we can't. Finally — oh, finally! — there is the now-traditional cover version, with George serving up a soupy version of 'Brothers On The Slide' that gives a nod of respect to the original British funk soul brothers, Cymande. This ain't no nightmare at all: it's Nightmares On Wax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA1 Joe Dukie \u0026amp; DJ Fitchie - Midnight Marauders 7:21 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA2 Ian Brown - The Gravy Train (N.O.W. Mix) 5:01\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA3 Tony Allen ft Damon Albarn - Every Season 4:07 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA4 The Rootsman - Show Some Love 5:39\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE B\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB1 King Kooba - California Suite (Vagabond Mix) 6:03 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB2 Quincy Jones - Listen (What It Is) 4:14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB3 Cortex - La Rue 4:27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB4 Tom Scott and The L.A. Express - Sneakin’ In The Back 4:34\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE C\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC1 Search - Action Tape 1 (Madscope Mix) 5:29 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC2 Large Professor - 'Bout That Time 4:03\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC3 Tranquility Bass - Cantamilla 4:31\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC4 Mad Doctor X - Intergalactic Throwdown 6:04\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIDE D\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD1 Dusty Springfield - Spooky 2:44\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD2 Focus - Having Your Fun 3:43\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD3 Nightmares on Wax - Brothers On The Slide Dub (Exclusive Cover Version) 4:23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD4 Brian Blessed - The White City Part 1 (Exclusive Spoken Word) 10:18\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Late Night Tales","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":51246013317451,"sku":"2200717","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/51Gucw5PEL._UXNaN_FMjpg_QL85__e4428e45_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1739230815","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/nightmares-on-wax-late-night-tales","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}