Year/Genre/City: 1980, Soul / R&B, Detroit, Michigan
Matrix #: SD 19270
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great

Cultural Facts:

Producer Shift: After their peak run with producer Thom Bell in the ’70s, this era shows the group recalibrating for the 1980s—tightening the formula without chasing the late-’70s disco wave too hard.

Studio Scene: Cut at Mediasound in New York, a studio tied to a lot of late-’70s/early-’80s crossover work—where soul acts, session players, and radio-ready production all converged.

Market Pivot: 1980 is the hinge point: R&B groups were navigating changing radio formats and a shifting club landscape, and records like this capture established acts trying to stay modern without abandoning their identity.

1/20/2026 CC