Recorded in the late seventies, originally released in 1983, the A is irresistible, bubbling sufferers'. As fluently as seventies Curtis it combines rapture and engagement, soul and sophistication -- with scatting, jazzy stylings by Roland Alphonso and guitarist Barry Vincent, and a drum-machine still fresh as a crisp biscuit. 'Mystic Revelation' in all its glory appears likewise in both the original tape and the 1983 12" versions.
