Nightmares On Wax

A 2024 reissue of his seminal Late Night Tales compilation. Tom Scott's 'Sneakin' In The Back' — one of the most sampled beats in hip hop — makes an appearance in its full glory, while Quincy Jones, the inspiration for NOW's 'Nights Interlude', backs up the classics with ‘Listen (What It Is)’. Evelyn's hip hop sensibility is to the fore throughout and nowhere is this more evident than on ‘Intergalactic Throwdown' by former Freestylers' DJ, Mad Doctor X. And can we forget the sublime version of the Classic IV's 'Spooky' by darling Dusty? No, we can't. Finally — oh, finally! — there is the now-traditional cover version, with George serving up a soupy version of 'Brothers On The Slide' that gives a nod of respect to the original British funk soul brothers, Cymande.    

This ain't no nightmare at all: it's Nightmares On Wax. 

VINYL TRACKLIST

A1 JOE DUKIE & DJ FITCHIE - MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS  
A2 IAN BROWN - THE GRAVY TRAIN (N.O.W. MIX)  
A3 TONY ALLEN FT. DAMON ALBARN - EVERY SEASON  
A4 THE ROOTSMAN - SHOW SOME LOVE  

B1 KING KOOBA - CALIFORNIA SUITE (VAGABOND MIX)  
B2 QUINCY JONES - LISTEN (WHAT IT IS) 
B3 CORTEX - LA RUE 
B4 TOM SCOTT AND THE L.A. EXPRESS - SNEAKIN’ IN THE BACK 

C1 SEARCH - ACTION TAPE 1 (MADSCOPE MIX)  
C2 LARGE PROFESSOR - ‘BOUT THAT TIME  
C3 TRANQUILITY BASS - CANTAMILLA  
C4 MAD DOCTOR X - INTERGALACTIC THROWDOWN

D1 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - SPOOKY
D2 FOCUS - HAVING YOUR FUN
D3 NIGHTMARES ON WAX - BROTHERS ON THE SLIDE (DUB)
D4 BRIAN BLESSED - THE WHITE CITY PART 1

TRACKLIST:

1. JOE DUKIE & DJ FITCHIE - MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS

2. IAN BROWN - THE GRAVY TRAIN (N.O.W. MIX)  

3. TONY ALLEN FT. DAMON ALBARN - EVERY SEASON  

4. THE ROOTSMAN - SHOW SOME LOVE  

5. KING KOOBA - CALIFORNIA SUITE (VAGABOND MIX)  

6. QUINCY JONES - LISTEN (WHAT IS IT)

7. CORTEX - LA RUE

8. TOM SCOTT AND THE L.A. EXPRESS - SNEAKIN’ IN THE BACK 

9. SEARCH - ACTION TAPE 1 (MADSCOPE MIX)  

10. LARGE PROFESSOR - ‘BOUT THAT TIME  

11. TRANQUILITY BASS - CANTAMILLA  

12. MAD DOCTOR X - INTERGALACTIC THROWDOWN

13. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - SPOOKY

14. FOCUS - HAVING YOUR FUN

15. NIGHTMARES ON WAX - BROTHERS ON THE SLIDE (DUB)

16. NIGHTMARES ON WAX - 'THE WHITE CITY' PART 1