- Lamar Thomas had some minor success in the '70s penning music for soul icons like Johnny Bristol. In 1980 he signed to the major label MCA, but his debut single, "Feel So Good Inside," languished due to a lack of promotion and distribution.
Fast forward 35 years and French record collector Waxist has attempted to rectify the poor decisions of the past by reissuing the single. Waxist is well placed to do so. He has a reputation for delving into the dustiest nooks of soul music, with a speciality, among other things, in obscure Jamaican disco. His recent release on Golf Channel, a re-edited reggae version of Surface's boogie classic "Falling In Love," was indicative of his deep disco-nerd credentials. Here Waxist re-edits "Feel So Good Inside," but in truth he doesn't do more than extend a few sections, which is absolutely the right approach. The original has a steamy vocal and seriously funky instrumentation that would only be spoilt by over manipulation. "Take Me To (New York City)" is a solid, Temptations-esque up-tempo soul number, but "Feel So Good' is where the real heat is. There are probably too many disco reissues nowadays, but when they're this good it's hard to complain.
TracklistA1 Feel So Good Inside (Extended Waxist Edit Mix)
B1 Feel So Good Inside
B2 Take Me To (New York City)