Kay & Clearly ft The Chosen

During their course together, they produced many recordings including hundreds of cassette tapes of day to day conversations, varied commercial advertising spots, and a handful of 7'' singles of both conservative and avant-garde music. In recent years the record was re-introduced to new listeners ears by the one and only DJ Keb Darge, fitting as a crossover sound for the Deep Funk and Modern Soul scenes. While ''What It Takes To Live'' was first played on the UK's Northern Soul scene in the early 80s shortly after the records' limited release in and around Buffalo, it has taken nearly thirty years for this record to get its due respect. Soul-Cal, in association with New York Funk and Soul collector/historian David Griffiths, is proud to re-release this anthem in both original versions: vocal on the a-side, stripped down ''instrumental'' on the flip.