John Morales presents – The M+M Mixes Volume 3 – BBE Records
Dan Perkins
I don’t know, perhaps I’m biased but exploring Volume 3 of John Morales series of classic productions sounds like heaven to me. But then how could it not with a track list that includes Barry White whose opening ten minute opus, ‘Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up’ is second to none. Following on from that is Side Effect’s timeless ‘Always There’, Jean Carn’s soulful gem ‘Was That All It Was’ and that’s only the first three tracks on cd one! The three cd set then proceeds to include many favourites such as Marvin Gaye’s ‘I Want You’ and The Dramatics ‘Whatcha See Is What You Get’ all of which are fully expanded across Mr Morales imagination, drawing out not only the full emotional range of the vocals but all the lush instrumentation played too. Ending on another all time class act and Raw Silk’s much sampled ‘Do It To The Music’ perhaps John Morales is not so much a record producer, more a way of life.
