Description
Pleasure of Love reissue imprint, New Islands, launches with a quiet storm, soulful balearic stunner.
Kim Yaffa’s Once Bitten was recorded in LA and released on a 1989 private press 7 Inch, only to be buried in american record bins for decades after.
After a re-emergence of Yaffa’s music on the internet in the last couple years, Once Bitten has reached fever pitch, with collectors thirsting for copies of the record which has sold for £500+
New Islands has worked directly with the artist to deliver an official reissue, professionally transferred from the mixdown reels, carefully restored, and remastered.
The title track is an effortless class-act pop tune, with 80s blue eyed soul/Sade inspired sounds, and unknowingly balearic production that make it timeless (reminiscent of Linda Di Franco, Edie Brickell or 80s Fleetwood Mac).
The 12 Inch also features new mixes from Nick the Record (Record Mission) + Dan Tyler (Idjut Boys) and Michael David (Classixx) and the B side of the original single.
Tracklist:
A1 – Once Bitten (Original 1988 Mix) (3:55)
A2 – Once Bitten (Michael David Remix) (5:08)
B1 – Once Bitten (Nick the Record & Dan Tyler Edit) (8:28)
B2 – Lights Of LA (Original 1988 Mix) (4:33)
