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• Leston Paul became the pioneer in electronic music production in the early 1980s in... more

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Leston Paul: Let's Party Tonight (12 inch vinyl EP)

• Leston Paul became the pioneer in electronic music production in the early 1980s in Trinidad.

• Extremely rare and hard-to-find recordings.

• We have selected the best tracks for this limited 12''EP collection.

• This release was made possible through Leston's personal support.

• Horn section on All Nite Tonight by Kool & The Gang.

• Early electro Boogie/Disco, recorded between 1983 and 1987.

Being totally infected in the mid Seventies by the new possibilities analog synthesizers were offering in sound and studio production, Leston Paul became the pioneer in electronic music production in the early Eighties in Trinidad. Leston Paul is one of the most in-demand music producers and arrangers in the Carribeans. It is said that he has worked as a producer on more than twenty thousand recordings.

In 1983 Leston Paul felt the time was right to record his debut album, 'The Arrival' which was done at K.H. Studios in Port of Spain. His obsession with synthesizers led to a heavy use of electronic instruments like an Oberheim synth, a Roland bass machine, a Roland drum machine and a Simmons Digital Clap Machine on this record. Most of the instruments were played by Leston himself. On vocals he used well known singers like Charmaine Forde, Nadie La Fond, Carl & Carol Jacobs, Joanne Wilson and Peter Britto.

Due to lack of proper distribution sales weren't very good. This circumstance makes this record very rare today and sought after.

Leston was introduced to Kool & The Gang's background vocalist Barbara Hernandez by his friend Jeff Medina. Leston had started to write and record All Nite Tonight in Trinidad and brought the song to New York. At the Millford Plaza Hotel Hernandez and Paul finalized the song and decided to re-record the track at the Sound Lab Studio. Kool & The Gang were playing a gig the same day of the recording session in New York and Leston managed to get them into the sudio to record the horn section.

Barabara Hernandez took Leston to Kool & The Gang's home studio in New Jersey and was very impressed by the sound quality they were able to produce and decided to adopt this model in Trinidad. While working on the recording of Arrow's 'Hot Hot Hot' album in New York in 1982 he had his first encounter with an Apple Macintosh computer being used in a studio and was deeply impressed. From the money he made from the production of Arrow's album he bought a Tascam eight-track recorder and an Apple Macintosh computer.

In the bedroom of his apartment in St. Augustine he set up the first home recording studio in Trinidad. Here he produced his next album 'Keys To The City' in 1987, which was completely done on a computer and showcases the potential of electronic music production. The track Everyday Life is very popular among djs and electronic music enthusiasts.

Article properties: Leston Paul: Let's Party Tonight (12 inch vinyl EP)

Interpret: Leston Paul
Album titlle: Let's Party Tonight (12 inch vinyl EP)
Genre Blues
Label Cree Records
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Geschwindigkeit 45 U/min
Preiscode CEP
Artikelart LP
EAN: 5397102005121
weight in Kg 0.22

Paul, Leston - Let's Party Tonight (12 inch vinyl EP) LP 1
01	Let's Party Tonight	Leston Paul
02	What A Surprise	Leston Paul
03	Everyday Life	Leston Paul
04	All Nite Tonight (Barbara Hernandez, vocals)	Leston Paul

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"Leston Paul"

Leston Paul

Eine selbstgebaute Gitarre, die er als Kind von seinem Großvater geschenkt bekam, war Leston Pauls Einstieg in die Musik. Er begann im Alter von 15 Jahren Klavierunterricht zu nehmen und erkannte: ''Das ist meine Berufung auf diesem Planeten Erde!''

Mitte der Siebzigerjahre wurde er eingeladen, bei den Ambassadors - einer Brassband aus Trinidad - Orgel zu spielen. Um mit dieser Band spielen zu können, musste er das Lesen von Partituren erlernen. In der Folgezeit machte er viele Erfahrungen, auch als Arrangeur und Produzent. Schließlich bekam er eine Anstellung bei einem lokalen Musikverlag. Bei Cucumber Pulishing, die Firma gehörte Ben Romany, übernahm er für viele verschiedene Künstler die Übertragung von deren Arrangements auf Partituren. Hier traf er 1980 auch den (Mighty) Duke, ein Veteran des Calypso. Duke gab ihm die Möglichkeit, sein Album zu arrangieren.

''Er traf die wohl verrückteste Entscheidung seines Lebens, als er mir erlaubte, sein Album 'Harps Of Gold' zu arrangieren''. Das Album wurde in den Sharc Studios aufgenommen, die in einer alten Ortungsstation der U.S. Army in Chaguramas an der Nordküste Trinidads untergebracht waren und vom Filmproduzenten Hugh Robertson betrieben wurden. Leston arbeitete die nächsten Jahre in den Sharc Studios und arrangierte und produzierte Platten für die Hammilton Brothers, Funny, Ken Haywood und andere.

Leston hat mit fast allen bekannten Künstlern aus Trinidad zusammengearbeitet, darunter Merchant, Baron, Lord Kitchener, Machel Montano und Mighty Duke. Er produziert immer noch Musik in seinem Studio in Mt. Lambert, Trinidad.

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Customer evaluation for "Let's Party Tonight (12 inch vinyl EP)"

From: BF Presse On: 17 Jun 2018

Kommt richtig gut!

Oldiemarkt 5/2018 "Leston Paul ist vieliecht der wichtigste Produzent auf Trinidad und Tobago. Das hier ist Funk und Soul aus der Karibik, der richtig gut kommt!"

From: recordcollector24 On: 23 Mar 2018

Coole Dancescheibe

Habe lange nach den Platten von Leston Paul gesucht. Super dass ihr sie rausgebracht habt. Eine meiner absoluten Favoriten im Moment. Coole Grooves, geiler Sound. Mehr davon!

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