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Antonio L. Newton

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LP Clear $14 $28
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  • Rare 1987 Detroit experimental Funk/Soul album
  • Solo album by Tony Newton (Motown, Funk Brothers)
  • First ever vinyl reissue
  • Exclusive 180g LITA CLEAR Vinyl Edition Limited to 200 copies
  • 180g Black Vinyl Edition Limited to 500 copies, comes with obi strip

Description

Antonio L. Newton AKA Tony Newton (born 1948) is a multi-instrumentalist from Detroit, MI who began his professional career at the age of thirteen, playing bass guitar with blues legends like John Lee Hooker and T-Bone Walker. Discovered by Motown executive Hank Cosby while playing the Detroit blues circuit at the age of 18, he became the touring bassist with Smokey Robinson and the Miracles on the famed 1965 European ‘Motown Review’ tour. Within two years, Newton became the Miracles’ musical director.

Tony Newton also toured and recorded with other Motown artists such as The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5…and countless others. Earning the nickname “the Baby Funk Brother” he left his trademark of solid, hard-driving and deftly clever grooves on such timeless hits as “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love,” “Stop In The Name Of Love,” “Nowhere to Run,”...

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Preview Tracklist

  • Breakthrough
  • Odyssey
  • Lento
  • Astro
  • Star Romance
  • Novatron