Love Nelson – There But For The Grace Of God

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A		There But For The Grace Of God (Original Live 'N Funky Mix)
B		There But For The Grace Of God (Roach Motel Mix) Remix – Roach Motel

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	There But For The Grace Of God (Sanchez Mixes) (12", White Label, Test Pressing)	Junior Boy's Own	JBO 18R	UK	1993
Recently Edited	There But For The Grace Of God (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label)	Junior Boy's Own	JBO 18	UK	1993
	There But For The Grace Of God (Remixes) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label)	Junior Boy's Own	JBO 18R	UK	1993
	There But For The Grace Of God (Remixes) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM)	Junior Boy's Own	JBO 18 REMIX	UK	1994
Recently Edited	There But For The Grace Of God (CD, Single)	Junior Boy's Own	JBO 18 CD	UK	1994

AcidHouseCasual88 May 1, 2017
Samples Vocals From There But for the Grace of God By 1970's Funk Disco Band Machine.
restless Sep 1, 2011
Edited 13 years ago

Of course the original is an untouchable, off-the-hook disco tune, but if you make abstraction from that and locate the Roach Motel Mix of the Fire Island version in its early 90s camp/queeny garage house context...well it's a masterpiece!
The bassline, perfectly lifted from CeCe Rogers' "Someday", fits ideally with Love Nelson's vocals (with lyrics slightly retouched from the original who wasnt 'poppin pills' if my memory is correct), which are a mutant, postsexual plastic-dub delight, resulting in a monster tune still relevant nowadays : one can feel its direct influence almost 20 years later on contemporary productions such as Azari & III's "Reckless (With Your Love)". That one will stay!
Fingerprince Dec 5, 2010
Edited 14 years ago

while this is solid garage house, the original from 1979 is such a brilliant disco tune that this version pales in comparison, no disrespect to mr. heller.