THE STORMMERS - Lovers Song - LP

* A beautiful Nigerian afro-funk and disco-funk album
* Another milestone of African pop music in the 70s
* For fans of Paul Zaza, Geraldo Pino, Herbie Hancock, Gibson Brothers, Earth Wind & Fire
* A legendary crown jewel of the Nigerian disco-funk scene of the late 70s
* An album filled to the last groove with steaming hot dancefloor sweepers
* Excellent sound and performance by high-class professional musicians
* First ever official rerelease on vinyl
* Fully licensed
* Remastered audio
* LP housed in a superheavy 430g art carton cover
* Ultimate collector's item for fans of 1970s afrobeat and funk rock

The Stormmers were led by Renny Pearl, former bandleader and bass player with AKTION (The Aktions/Aktion 13), an Afro-Funk band from Warri that burned brightly and briefly in the mid-70s. With the help of Jake Sollo, an ex-Funkee and recently reconstituted disco dandy, they created Lovers Song, an album of frantically musical bass lines, skittery high hats, and an irresistible urge to get onto the dancefloor. 'Love and Money has the swagger of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.  'Super DJ' has the sure-footedness of a well-selected playlist. 'Sexy Woman', with its refrain of 'I need you, I want you, you turn me on, you're beautiful' is the sound of a clubber desperately trying to find someone, anyone, so they don't have to go home alone. The album was recorded in Nigeria and the UK and released in 1981, a time in Nigeria when oil prices were falling, beats-per-minute were rising and clubbers wanted to party like there was no tomorrow. The urgent, salacious sounds of The Stormmers suited the mood perfectly. - Peter Moore