Name: Big Crown Vaults Vol 1
Brand: Lee Fields

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BCR104CD

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-12-04

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0349223010428

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

BCR104LP

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Artist

Lee Fields

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Funk / Soul

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Big Crown

Big Crown Records is a Brooklyn based independent record label started in 2016 by Leon Michels & Danny Akalepse. With a focus on soul, funk, and R&B music, Big Crown has quickly gained recognition for its high-quality releases and commitment to preserving the sound of classic genres.

The label's founders, Leon Michels and Danny Akalepse, bring decades of experience in the music industry to their work at Big Crown. Michels is a renowned producer and multi-instrumentalist who has worked with artists such as Lee Fields and Sharon Jones. Akalepse is a respected DJ and collector known for his deep knowledge of rare records.

Since its inception, Big Crown Records has released albums from an impressive roster of talented artists including *Lee Fields*, *The Shacks*, *Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band*, and many more. The label prides itself on working closely with its artists to create unique and authentic music that resonates with listeners.

Elmer "Lee" Fields is an American soul artist born in 1951 in North Carolina.

Unreleased recordings from the Special Night and It Rains Love sessions. Produced by Leon Michels. Lee is always sitting on a handful of unreleased songs that didn’t make their way to albums. Listening back to these gems Big Crown decided to launch a new series entitled Big Crown Vaults and the first volume features the music of Lee Fields and the Expressions.

Listening to these tracks you can imagine how difficult some of these decisions were in the first place to leave them off the albums. An absolute standout is Regenerate, a song that finds Lee in the country soul realm, a style that Mr Fields, a North Carolina native, flourishes in. A drum break starts the song and then drops into a chorus where El Michels, Paul and Big Bill Schalda belt out the earworm chorus. Lee sings an encouraging tune about finding your way out of a low point in a relationship while The Expressions lay down an airtight groove. Thinking About You takes it back to the dance floors with what will surely be a hit at Soul parties around the globe. An uptempo drum break opens the song and Lee launches into a tale about the unbreakable bond with his significant other and how they keep each strong through moments of hardship and pain.

People who have seen Lee perform live in the last decade might have been lucky enough to hear his rendition of Little Carl Carlton’s Two Timer. For those of you who haven’t heard it, Big Crown Vaults has got you covered. A faithful version of the song showcases Lee’s gorgeous voice and the Expression's unwavering groove. Another treat on here is the fuzzed out funk banger Do You Know where Fields uses his platform to address some of our societal woes in a Make The World style. A deeper from the vaults number is Out To Get You, an instrumental that Lee never laid down vocals to. Even as just a rhythm track it stands as a testament to The Expressions musical prowess, the band that created 5 studio albums with Lee Fields which will go down in history as stone classics.