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Originally called Brother International, they adopted the Brand New Heavies name from a James Brown liner note - which referred to him as Minister Of New Super Heavy Funk - and emerged from the London club scene in the mid-1980s to become cult heroes of the new dance movement. Originally an instrumental group, the Heavies became heroes of a modern jazz form - dubbed acid jazz - and were signed to the Cooltempo label, releasing the single Got To Give, before moving to Acid Jazz Records to release the successful 1990 album Brand New Heavies, with singer Jay Ella Ruth and scoring hi...