Perception Productions, a New York based label that ran from the late 60s through until 1974, was a strangely eclectic affair. Its roster stretched from a radical Afro-American poet through to the pop band King Harvest whose hit ‘Dancing In The Moonlight’ became a massive hit for the UK band Toploader a couple of decades later. The inbetween points covered jazz, funk, vocal harmony soul and proto-disco. In fact distilled down into this compilation the label provides us a view of Manhattan’s black music scene of the period, from the established greats to the fresh young things who would make their mark in the coming years. When they started up the label their initial signings suggested that the black high arts were their true love. The first year saw Shirley Horn, James Moody and the most famous of them all Dizzy Gillespie signed in quick succession. Tracklisting 2LP Pt. B A1. Bartel - Boogie A2. Dizzy Gillespie – Alligator A3. Julius Brockington - Rock Steady B1. Tyrone Washington - Submission B2. Joe Thomas - Every Brother Ain’t A Brother B3. Bartel - You’ve Just Been Bitten C1. Black Ivory - Surrender C2. The Eight Minutes - Find The One Who Loves You C3. James Moody - Heritage Hum D3. J. J. Barnes - Wishful Thinking D4. The Eight Minutes - Looking For A Brand New Game D5. Wanda Robinson - A Possibility (Back Home)