Record: Feel Free
Object
Record
Production date
1988
Object number
2022.117
Physical Description
12-inch vinyl record with grey and black cover art featuring cartoon representation of Jazzie B. The cover also features pink block text.
Object history
Soul II Soul are a Hackney-based music group and sound system formed in 1988. Group members, including Hackney-born frontman Jazzie B (OBE), ran popular club nights and music events in Hackney during the 1980s and 1990s.
Associated Organisation
Soul II Soul (Performed by)
Associated Person
B, Jazzie (OBE) (Performed by)
Material
Vinyl
Paper
Dimension
Width (Cover): 307mm
Length (Cover): 303mm
Diameter (Record): 305mm
Length (Cover): 303mm
Diameter (Record): 305mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Hackney's Got Style' [1 October 2019 - 21 March 2020]
The Funki Dred
Soul II Soul are one of Britain’s most successful ‘Black’ music acts. Their distinctive style became a symbol of club culture in the 1980s–1990s.
Starting as a sound system, they sold T-shirts bearing the group’s iconic logo; a cartoon of DJ and producer Jazzie B, who was born in Hackney.
Before selling records, they promoted their unique style, called the Funki Dred, through a chain of shops where they sold clothes and shoes.
“Soul II Soul has always been as much of a lifestyle statement as a musical movement. Our aim is to put some of that harmony into life with the philosophy of a happy face, a thumpin’ bass for a lovin’ race, and the clothing is coming from the same place as the music, allowing people to identify with these ideals 24/7.”
The Funki Dred
Soul II Soul are one of Britain’s most successful ‘Black’ music acts. Their distinctive style became a symbol of club culture in the 1980s–1990s.
Starting as a sound system, they sold T-shirts bearing the group’s iconic logo; a cartoon of DJ and producer Jazzie B, who was born in Hackney.
Before selling records, they promoted their unique style, called the Funki Dred, through a chain of shops where they sold clothes and shoes.
“Soul II Soul has always been as much of a lifestyle statement as a musical movement. Our aim is to put some of that harmony into life with the philosophy of a happy face, a thumpin’ bass for a lovin’ race, and the clothing is coming from the same place as the music, allowing people to identify with these ideals 24/7.”
On display?
No
Inscription
SOUL II SOUL
FEEL FREE B/W FAIR PLAY
FEATURING
DO'REEN
FEEL FREE
1. FAIR PLAY
2. FEEL FREE (INSTRUMENTAL)
PRODUCED AND MIXED
BY JAZZIE B AND NEELEE HOOPER
FOR SILENT PRODUCTIONS
SOUL II SOUL
FEATURING DO'REEN
℗&© 1988 10 RECORDS LTD
MARKETED & DISTRIBUTED IN THE UK BY VIRGIN
SIDE ONE
STEREO
45 RPM
TENX 239-A
SOUL II SOUL
featuring DO'REEN
FEEL FREE
(Liberated Mix)
(Hooper/Romeo) 5.00
Virgin Music Ltd
Tracks Produced & Mixed by Jazzie B & Neelee Hooper for Silent Productions
℗ 1988 10 Records Ltd
© 1988 10 Records Ltd
Manufactured in the UK
SIDE TWO
STEREO
45 RPM
TENX 239-B
SOUL II SOUL
featuring DO'REEN
FEEL FREE
(Liberated Mix)
(Hooper/Romeo) 5.00
Virgin Music Ltd
Tracks Produced & Mixed by Jazzie B & Neelee Hooper for Silent Productions
℗ 1988 10 Records Ltd
© 1988 10 Records Ltd
Manufactured in the UK
FEEL FREE B/W FAIR PLAY
FEATURING
DO'REEN
FEEL FREE
1. FAIR PLAY
2. FEEL FREE (INSTRUMENTAL)
PRODUCED AND MIXED
BY JAZZIE B AND NEELEE HOOPER
FOR SILENT PRODUCTIONS
SOUL II SOUL
FEATURING DO'REEN
℗&© 1988 10 RECORDS LTD
MARKETED & DISTRIBUTED IN THE UK BY VIRGIN
SIDE ONE
STEREO
45 RPM
TENX 239-A
SOUL II SOUL
featuring DO'REEN
FEEL FREE
(Liberated Mix)
(Hooper/Romeo) 5.00
Virgin Music Ltd
Tracks Produced & Mixed by Jazzie B & Neelee Hooper for Silent Productions
℗ 1988 10 Records Ltd
© 1988 10 Records Ltd
Manufactured in the UK
SIDE TWO
STEREO
45 RPM
TENX 239-B
SOUL II SOUL
featuring DO'REEN
FEEL FREE
(Liberated Mix)
(Hooper/Romeo) 5.00
Virgin Music Ltd
Tracks Produced & Mixed by Jazzie B & Neelee Hooper for Silent Productions
℗ 1988 10 Records Ltd
© 1988 10 Records Ltd
Manufactured in the UK
