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Dec 18, 2015 so from a marketing standpoint, it made sense when, in 1976, dexter wansel went for a scifi theme on his debut album, life on mars. He contributed to the development of the philly sound and worked with producers gamble and huff at. Dexter wansel samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Lupe fiascos the cool sample of dexter wansels life on. Dexter and wife judith wansel have created their show called sounds of philadelphia. Discover all dexter wansels music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Rings of saturn tracks 1 to 8 are the album life on mars by dexter wansel released august 1976 in the usa on philadelphia international pz 34079 no uk release. Going to early 70s, wansel also played keyboards for groups such as instant funk, yellow sunshine, and mfsb.
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