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2022 reissue, 2×12″ compilation LP, Athens Of The North.
First released this time last year, the second instalment in Athens of the North’s ‘For The Love of You’ compilation series returns to stores in lightly tweaked form. Like its’ predecessor, the collection is a loving celebration of lovers rock, with a focus not on original songs but reggae-fied cover versions. This edition (‘2.1’ rather than ‘2’) includes all but one track from the original pressing, which has been replaced by Byron Walker and Sandra Edwards’ brilliant take on Dennis Edwards’ 80s soul fave ‘Don’t Look Any Further’). It remains a brilliant comp all told, with our current favourites including Valerie Harrison’s super-sweet cover of Melissa Morgan boogie classic ‘Fools Paradise’, a smouldering interpretation of Simply Red’s ‘Holding Back The Years’ by Pete Cambell and a seductive shuffle through Lionel Richie’s ‘All Night Long’ courtesy of Fallon Jennings. – Juno
