Description
Artist – The Link Quartet
Release – The Saint-Tropez Heist 7″ Repress
The Saint-Tropez Heist (3:16)
Side B
Nizza Connection (3:16)
Label – Spinout Nuggets
Cat No. – SN034R
Release date – 26th July 2024
It’s back! We’ve had a lot of enquiries as to when we’ll repress this one, from way back in April ’21 – here it is, this time on Oh! Orange vinyl!
The Link Quartet formed way back in 1993, and over the years have built a worldwide reputation and have become a most distinguished band related to the Hammond organ sound.
Italy based, The Link Quartet have produced a unique mix of Funk, Beat, Rock and Soul, strongly tied to the glorious bands of the past, but fully looking forward towards the future for a modern unmistakable touch. The band have consistently worked hard in the studio, and have released ten studio albums, several singles and EP’s, and appeared on some heavy weight compilations throughout the last two decades, working with labels such as Acid Jazz, Record Kicks, Hammond Beat, Sony, Soundflat and many more.
On the live side, the band have performed almost all over the world, sharing the stage with artists such as Brian Auger, The Music Machine, Manu Chao, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Charles Bradley, Big Boss Man and more, and have also performed at various festivals globally.
In November 2018 the band decided on the idea to release a live album recorded in the studio, during a three-day event. The event took place at Tanzan Music Studio, which resulted in the ‘Secret Sessions’ live studio album, containing all the best tracks of the Italian combo, performed live and recorded as never before. The album was released in 2019 on Spinout Nuggets.
The band followed up with the ‘The Saint-Tropez Heist’ 7” single in 2021, which this is the repress for, by demand, to tie in with the release of their new twin-spin 7″ record, titled ‘Green Puma / Tropical Dandy’.
This release brings The Link Quartet back to its sixties roots, this time with a more modern and cinematic perspective. Imagine one of André Héléna stories, set in Côte d’Azur, with a spectacular robbery, car chases and bullets flying all over your head: that’s the A-side “The Saint-Tropez Heist”, a wild up-tempo movement, with a screaming Hammond organ, fuzz guitar and a heavy bass line, also featuring, as guest, the incredible bongo sound of mister “Big Boss Man” Nasser Bouzida.
After the action you can follow the gang into a smoky night club where they chill out sharing the loot, drinking and watching the girls dancing: that’s “Nizza Connection”, a dark and evocative down-tempo groove where the hypnotic drums’ groove sets the base for the organ theme, joined by the Moog synthesizer and the Mellotron to create the right mood for a perfectly fitted B-side.
Limited to 300 copies on Oh! Orange vinyl, this will be available via the label, the artist and all good record outlets, whilst stocks last.
Line Up:
Paolo Apollo Negri – Hammond Organ/Moog Synthesizer/Mellotron
Renzo Bassi – Bass
Marco Murtas – Guitar
Andrea Corti – Drums
Guest on The Saint-Tropez Heist: –
Nasser Bouzida – Bongos
Notes:
Produced by The Link Quartet/Lee Grimshaw.
Recorded at Tanzan Music Studio.
Mixed/Mastered at Tonewheel Cavern MKVII.
Published by Record Kicks.
