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As the band themselves put it, the 21 minutes of music on this new EP are songs the Decembrists recorded during the "I’ll Be Your Girl" sessions but which "never quite found a home on the album." That album was produced by John Congleton and found the band bringing synths into their indie-folk sound; these newly unearthed songs, available on CD or 10" vinyl, include "Down on the Knuckle," "I Will Not Say Your Name," "Midlist Author," "Tripping Along" (full band version) and "Traveling On." Capitol.603497855094 The funkiest band of the disco age were not just fortunate to have monster musicians in the group, but also two genius-level producers in Nile Nodgers and Bernard Edwards. And so their three breakthrough LPs—"Chic," "C’est Chic" and "Risque" (released between December 1977 and August 1979)—not only boast one incredibly infectious groove after another, but also some truly magnificent sonic creations. Those creations now sound better than ever, having been newly remastered at Abbey Road from the original Atlantic stereo tapes. Their hits "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)," "Everybody Dance," "Le Freak," "I Want Your Love," "Good Times," "My Forbidden Lover" and "My Feet Keep Dancing" are here along with the rest of those three LPs as well as bonus 7" and 12" versions of many of the hits here. You also get Sister Sledge’s triumphant 1979 LP "We Are Family," the first album that Rodgers and Edwards wrote and produced for another artist: the smashes "We Are Family" and "He’s the Greatest Dancer," the hit "Lost in Music" and more. Go for the 5-LP vinyl set and you’ll get a special exclusive: an exact replica of Chic’s first single, a 12" vinyl promo disc featuring "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" and "Sao Paulo," originally released by Buddah in ’77 (prior to Chic signing with Atlantic). This comes with the whole-hearted approval of Nile Rogers, who (along with Bernard) always felt that the bass and bottom end of this version were superior to the Atlantic release. Whichever edition you get, these indelibly groovy cuts will have you moving to the music—and feeling très chic! Atlantic.