Bob & Gene – If This World Were Mine ('17 RE) garage Out of over 100 sides

Out of over 100 sides recorded for local labels

stands as testimony to the creative surge that drove them in this period

On their debut tape the seeds were sown for what has blossomed on this LP as a fully pollinated orchard of hybridized post punk that seemingly harkens back to the halcyon days when Rough Trade called 202 Kensington Park Road home

But the real crime here is that this previously unreleased collection of recordings has never appeared in the vinyl LP format

Tagging along with the band from their peppy post-punk origins (so brilliantly debuted on ‘The Beat Goes On’) into the looser

Bob & Gene – If This World Were Mine ('17 RE) garage Out of over 100 sidesTen years ago we were excited to release an archival collection of the sweetest soul from upstate New York in the 1960s; BOB & GENES IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE. The beautifully packaged LP sold out quickly and has remained out of print ever since. Its stature has grown over the years and is, these days, a desirable but hard to find record for fans of sweet soul. So to respond to the demand of soul fans worldwide were releasing a remastered pressing of IF