Audio Autopsy, 1989, A&M Records: The Soul Perfection of Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples, "Merge"
The re-mix master gathered Al Green, ABC's Martin Fry, Communard Jimmy Somerville, rock singer, John Warren, & various studio pros together for a stunning R&B album in 1989. Why did no one care?
The most audacious and unexpected soul/R&B/disco album ever recorded was released in 1989 on A&M Records, and maybe….maybe was heard by 47 ears (and a dozen of them sat behind desks at the label).
It…