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We aim to ship on Friday 30th May 2025 barring no additional manufacturing delays.

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Diplomats Of Soul feat. Incognito & Vanessa Haynes
45rpm
A. Sweet Power Your Embrace (Terry Hunter & Emmaculate 7" Mix)
B. Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You) (Micky More & Andy Tee 7" Mix)

Includes unlimited streaming of Sweet Power Your Embrace (Terry Hunter & Emmaculate Remixes) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Papa Records are back, back with a bang, with a quality 2nd release for 2025 as we present the Diplomats Of Soul featuring Incognito & Vanessa Haynes – Sweet Power Your Embrace, the Terry Hunter & Emmaculate Remixes.

Sweet Power Your Embrace is, of course, James Mason's seminal Jazz-Funk masterpiece. It was originally recorded in 1977 for his debut solo album, Rhythm Of Life, released on New York independent label Chiaroscuro.
James Mason was a guitarist and keyboardist who, in the late 1970s, was a member of Roy Ayers’ band, Ubiquity, appearing on the 1977 album Lifeline and prominently on the showcase cut Running Away.

Mike Allin & Ralph Tee, aka Diplomats Of Soul, teamed up with Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick and his legendary enterprise, Incognito, to rework this classic in 2015. The gorgeous interpretation was topped off with the powerful, soulful vocals of chanteuse Vanessa Haynes and was released on Ralph’s long-standing & hugely respected Expansion Records.

Mirror Ball Recordings label owners and all-around good guys Terry Hunter and Eric ‘Emmaculate’ Welton join the party with a stunning set of remixes that honour the musicality of the original while adding that Chicago bump and groove for the dance floor.

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