{"product_id":"marcia-griffiths-sweet-and-nice-deluxe-edition-repress","title":"MARCIA GRIFFITHS - Sweet And Nice (Deluxe Edition) [Repress]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2LP - Limited edition deluxe double vinyl featuring the remastered original LP along with a second record of 14 rare tracks. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcia Griffith\u003c\/strong\u003e's Classic Debut Finally Reissued (And Expanded) On Vinyl. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFACT Mag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e listed as #16 in their list of the 100 best albums of the 1970s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweet And Nice\u003c\/em\u003e is the vital debut album from Jamaica’s undisputed first lady of song Marcia Griffiths. It's reggae at its most soulful. Slinking through a tight ten tracks of R\u0026amp;B and pop-sourced material, it became an instant best seller. 45 years after its initial release the LP is available again on vinyl, now as a double LP, with an extra record collecting 14 rare tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweet And Nice\u003c\/em\u003e has appeared over the years with a revised running order and under different titles. But the original’s opening sequence of loping soul is legendary, even beyond reggae circles. These songs are now returned to how they were presented on that first Jamaican release, and under their intended album title. \u003cstrong\u003eBe With\u003c\/strong\u003e doesn’t mess with magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarcia's version of “\u003cem\u003eHere I Am\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCome and Take Me\u003c\/em\u003e)” has long been lusted after, played by genre-hopping selectors to snapping necks for decades now. It’s followed by the sophisticated, rollicking wah-wah funk of “\u003cem\u003eEverything I Own\u003c\/em\u003e” and the slice of smooth lovers soul par excellence that is “\u003cem\u003eGreen Grasshopper\u003c\/em\u003e” and her ace, lilting \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Diamond\u003c\/strong\u003e cover \"\u003cem\u003ePlay Me\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thundering, humid funk of “\u003cem\u003eChildren At Play\u003c\/em\u003e” “sounds uncannily like a precursor of Massive Attack”, as FACT Mag astutely noted when they put \u003cem\u003eSweet And Nice\u003c\/em\u003e at number 16 in their list of the 100 best albums of the 1970s. Otherworldly, moody and essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide two keeps the fire burning. “\u003cem\u003eSweet, Bitter Love\u003c\/em\u003e” should leave you swooning, and is also one of the album’s alternate titles. Curtis Mayfield’s already-eternal “\u003cem\u003eGypsy Man\u003c\/em\u003e” is up next, recast as proto-lovers rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThere’s No Me Without You\u003c\/em\u003e” is elevated to canonical status by the majestic, forlorn horns of the \u003cstrong\u003eFederal Soul Givers\u003c\/strong\u003e and Marcia’s heartbreaking delivery. And if this doesn’t get you then surely the next track will: arguably the definitive version of \u003cstrong\u003eEwan MacColl\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “\u003cem\u003eThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face\u003c\/em\u003e”. Yes, seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eI Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely\u003c\/em\u003e” re-takes its rightful place at the end of the LP’s second side…  but we couldn’t leave it at that. So we added an entire second record of rare material recorded around the same time as \u003cem\u003eSweet And Nice\u003c\/em\u003e, much of it unavailable since it was originally released. Some of these songs have only ever been found on now unattainable 7\" singles and no, rarity doesn’t always correspond with quality, but in this case we’re talking about some seriously jaw-dropping music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmongst 14 extra tracks you’ll find the exquisite late-60s singles “\u003cem\u003eMelody Life\u003c\/em\u003e” and “\u003cem\u003eMark My Word\u003c\/em\u003e” which, along with the sumptuous reading of “\u003cem\u003eBand Of Gold\u003c\/em\u003e”, are now £100 records, if you can find them! Just sayin’. There‘s also a fantastic version of “\u003cem\u003eThe First Cut Is the Deepest\u003c\/em\u003e” and an alternate take of “\u003cem\u003ePlay Me\u003c\/em\u003e” with producer \u003cstrong\u003eLloyd Charmers\u003c\/strong\u003e adding his own vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything’s been remastered of course, including the original LP, so \u003cem\u003eSweet And Nice\u003c\/em\u003e now sounds even sweeter, and even nicer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BE WITH W\u0026S MEDIEN GMBH","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Vinyl","offer_id":56513611727193,"sku":"SDZ-22555","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Marcia_Griffiths_-_Sweet_And_Nice__-_2026_Reissue.jpg?v=1761835119","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/marcia-griffiths-sweet-and-nice-deluxe-edition-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}