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Topester

10-13-2003, 07:07 PM

I was intrigued to read a thread on Daniel Wang's recent DJing over here on the DHP... someone said he always played the same 30 records and listed a few including Kajagoogoo 'Hang On Now'. Now strange to admit I quite like the bassline in Too Shy and definitely like Ellis Beggs & Howard 'Big Bubbles' but was a bit sketchy on what happened in between. Curiosity piqued, one cheapo netsounds purchase later and I have a 12" with a quite nice instrumental 80s pop-boogie first half, but that goes into the blandest song known to man. I suppose at a push you could re-edit it into something playable, if you were so disposed, but you'd really have to want to. My question is this... is there a US or Eutopean remix of this otherwise fairly unremarkable number that transforms it into a work of hitherto unimagined genius? Or does Danny Wang just play some odd records? :-\ Still, my 12" came with a free poster of this remarkably coiffed combo, so I'm happy enough.

ladyboygrimsby

10-13-2003, 07:22 PM

I don't know about Kajagoogoo (although you know that Americans have a much higher tolerance to Brit-nonsense from this period), but when he played at Faith last Christmas, he did hip me to a few really good disco records which I'd not previously known about. Even better, they were so obscure that, though they were hard to locate, were very cheap to buy once I found them. They were: Mellrose - Don't Want To Start Again Methusalem - Robotism Ray Martinez - Lady of the Night

Jolyon

10-13-2003, 07:30 PM

I really like the Midnight Mix of Too Shy and play it out regularly. That bassline is strongly similar to Don't Look Any Further/Paid In Full don't you think? As for Hang On - I think it's rubbish, but perhaps the spotter of this supposed Wang classic was looking at the wrong track because there's an instrumental track called Introduction on the same 12" which is quite good. As for EBH, Big Bubbles is balearic class and Where Tomorrow Goes is OK in parts. As for what happened in between....I think some serious amounts of brown powder by at least one of them....until they clearly discovered E around the time of Big Bubbles.... P.S. Too Shy is the only record I have that has a thankyou to Paul Gambicini on the sleeve (Limahl's boyfriend at the time I believe)!!

deepo

10-13-2003, 11:40 PM

when he played at Faith last Christmas, he did hip me to a few really good disco records which I'd not previously known about. BB - did he Hip you with his Rhythm Stick ? :-\

chimpbeats

10-14-2003, 09:53 AM

Was at plastic people the other week when Theo Parrish spun 'Too Shy'....Interesting to observe the dancefloor happily grooving away then recoiling in shock as the chorus came in.

Sean P

10-14-2003, 09:58 AM

Was at plastic people the other week when Theo Parrish spun 'Too Shy'....Interesting to observe the dancefloor happily grooving away then recoiling in shock as the chorus came in. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guten morgen (sic.) Chimpy...we still painting Soho vomit-colour later..?

chimpbeats

10-14-2003, 10:01 AM

indeedy P.....got ya goods too..

peter

10-14-2003, 10:22 AM

Just found a copy of " Yellow - the race (12")". Think I'm going to make a re-edit of that one. Balearic enough for you? Also have fun playing: paul simon - late in the evening (love the drums in the end of the song) gino vannelli - people gotta move Maybe we can start a (disco not disco) balearic thread, to post everyone's faves.

Topester

10-14-2003, 01:01 PM

What again?! ;D Too Shy Midnigfht Mix definitely works for me... although now you've given it the Parrish seal of approval you'll never get one for 50p again! yes the instrumentals are quite nice, but more for a chill out kind of thing some 80s pop bollocks off the top of my head... Vicious Pink - Ccan't You See (French Mix) (sounds great right now mixed with current electro) Scarlet Fantastic - No Memories (twisted Weatherall classic) Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (Arthur Baker Mix) (massive rave tune! Radio Rental!) Fleetwood Mac - Family man (Arthur Baker Mix) (as played by Ashley at a Boys Own back in the day... ah happy days!) Spandau Ballet - Chant Number One (Remix) (flip of Instinction 12") INXS - Disappear (Morales Mix) Bananarama - Cruel Summer (dub) Fun Boy 3 - Our Lips Are Sealed (David Byrne Remix) Fun Boy 3 - Faith Hope & Charity ABC - The Look Of Love (US Dance Version) ABC - Who Wants To Be A Zillionaire The Quick - Zulu (instrumental) Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (Night version) Gary Numan - Cars (E Reg Version) Clubhouse - Do It Again/Billie Jean (Instrumental) Culture Club- I'll Tumble 4 Ya Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Mix) Killing Joke - New Day (Dub) Human League - League Unlimited Orchestra (whole LP) Heaven 17 - Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry (Dance Version) Heaven 17 - I'm Your Money (second half of 12") Cabaret Voltaire - Yashar Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard (12" version) (& Two Tribes was a massive record on the early Chicago house scene) Soft Cell - Memoribilia (especially the version off the nonstop ecstatic dancing EP with Cindy Ecstacy rapping and Marc Almond doing Turn The Beat Around at the end!) then like Zapp said, there's the Minniapolis connection - thank you Prince cos you sound so good to me! Sheila E - Glamorous Life Sheila E - A Love Bizarre Prince - well, everything! But a shout out to the very long 12" mixes of Mountains and America Basically everyone in the 80s had at least one half decent remix somewehre down the line. well I could go on but I'd better digress and get on with some work!

smiley

10-14-2003, 01:42 PM

i'd hate to see that list if you actually thought about it Frank... as opposed to "off the top of my head..." thanks! this'll keep me busy for a minute or two.

Jolyon

10-14-2003, 01:57 PM

I like the Jellybean dub of Little Lies too... Nice list Frank!

leebradlee

10-14-2003, 02:06 PM

Another Heaven 17 track that is good :- Heaven 17 - Let Me Go

rob.j

10-14-2003, 02:10 PM

Scarlet Fantastic - No Memories (twisted Weatherall classic) Rick who wrote and sang this tune with his then partner Maggie was round my gaff around 2weeks ago...good freind of mine. cheers rob

howler

10-14-2003, 02:20 PM

Scarlet Fantastic - No Memories (twisted Weatherall classic) Ahh, thigh high boots and big hair - loved that tune back in the day

matthew

10-14-2003, 03:40 PM

the b-side of duran duran's is there something i should know is quite a nice instrumental. also i am rather partial to the second half of the day before you came, by blancmange - all sweeping synths and echoed horns the best fgth imo is the alternatuve mix of welcome... it comes in a sleeve with a bowl of fruit on and has a three minute spoken word intro. a low life classic...

Groover

10-14-2003, 04:36 PM

Scarlet Fantastic - Top tune (Ecstacy mix) Two Tribes - excellent again - there's a good mix of this on DHP where he does it into acid trax (Ron Hardy) Talking about 80's pop shite, T-Pau - Heart and Soul does it for me in the balearic stakes.

rob.j

10-14-2003, 04:57 PM

Talking about 80's pop shite, T-Pau - Heart and Soul does it for me in the balearic stakes. Snigger. :)........i got this hiding somewhere...also King - Love And Pride.................Get your boots on ;D cheers rob

Jolyon

10-14-2003, 05:14 PM

Scarlet Fantastic - No Memories (twisted Weatherall classic) Ahh, thigh high boots and big hair - loved that tune back in the day I'm playing it every week out at the moment....sounds fucking great on a big system.

Jolyon

10-14-2003, 05:27 PM

Well here's some of the poppy stuff i've been playing the last few weeks at my balearic hell weekly... T'Pau - Heart & Soul (12" US mix) King - Love And Pride (Body & Soul Mix) Kajagoogoo -Too Shy (Midnight Mix) Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime/Road To Nowhere The Clash - Magnificent Seven Dizzy Heights - Could I Find Love Chris Rea - Josephine (French Version) Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (12" mix) The Cure - Lullaby (Oakenfold Mix)/Close To Me (Extended Mix) William Pitt - City Lights Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It Pete Wylie - Sinful (Tribal Mix) Laura Branigan - Self Control Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (Ben Liebrand Mix) Carly Simon - Why Captain Sensible - Glad It's All Over Culture Club - Romance Beyond The Alphabet Pete Shelly - Homosapien/I Don't Know What It Is Wings - Goodnight Tonight (12") Haircut 100 - Evil Smokestacking Baby U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (sounds great LOUD) Matt Bianco - Half A Minute (12" mix) Ian Dury - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Disco Mix) Roxy Music - Angel Eyes (12" mix) Taja Sevelle - Love Is Contagious (Remix) The Police - When The World Is Running Down

deepo

10-14-2003, 11:12 PM

Heaven 17 - I'm Your Money (second half of 12") I always figured this as an absolute shoe-in but I never heard anyone play it out In a Balearic stylee. mind you I remember dancing to it when it came out. Is that proto-Balearic ? For my money the best Heaven 17 12'...,closely followed by "Let me Go". There's also the BEF compilation that relaunched Tina Turner, "Music Of Quality & Distinction" which contains Gary Glitter's version of "Suspicious Minds" and the cassette album "Music For Stowaways" which is la lost elctronic masterpiece. Like an update of the Human League "dignity Of Labour" ep. Innovative, exciting electronica.... Finally, in similar vein, did anyone ever hear The men "Don't Depend On You" 12" played out ? That was Human League mark one in (electro) disco disguise. Quite good, not great...

Jolyon

10-14-2003, 11:31 PM

p.s. http://www.unheardhousedjs.co.uk/Mixes/Balearicbeat1.ram http://www.unheardhousedjs.co.uk/Mixes/Balearicbeat2.ram

Invincible Pigeon

10-15-2003, 11:02 AM

There were a band called The Impossible Dreamers from the 80s who had a big balearic tune... Problem is I can't remember what it is! I also remember a B2 side from an 80s Bob Palmer 12 being quite tasty - again my memory fails me. I should get a job in a record shop!

Invincible Pigeon

10-15-2003, 01:29 PM

Jolyon, Was the BL rmx of Taja Sevelle on the b side of the standard issue 12 of 'Wouldn't You Love...' or was it an additional 12...

Sean P

10-15-2003, 01:42 PM

I should get a job in a record shop! Have mine - I never go in

Invincible Pigeon

10-15-2003, 01:59 PM

Have mine - I never go in Now that Sean P's Dance Classics is no more I want nothing to do with Brian Wilson/Adams/May or whatever he calls himself these days! On a different tack, do you know J'Ouvert by John Gibbs? Is it any cop?

Sean P

10-15-2003, 02:16 PM

That's dedication for you. Yah, John Gibbs is a decent tune. I think it'salso on one of the earlier Better Days.

Invincible Pigeon

10-15-2003, 02:20 PM

Ahhh, the elusive, mythical earlier Better Days. Will we ever get a re-press of those lost classics? I'm dying to get me mitts on the re-edit of MR's Can U Move...

Sean P

10-15-2003, 02:36 PM

Ahhh, the elusive, mythical earlier Better Days. Will we ever get a re-press of those lost classics? I'm dying to get me mitts on the re-edit of MR's Can U Move... The wheels are in motion again. You will be notified.

Andrew@6MS

10-15-2003, 02:57 PM

I managed to find 6-10, but would love 1-5..... :-[

pas1971

10-15-2003, 04:45 PM

Well here's some of the poppy stuff i've been playing the last few weeks at my balearic hell weekly... T'Pau - Heart & Soul (12" US mix) King - Love And Pride (Body & Soul Mix) Kajagoogoo -Too Shy (Midnight Mix) Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime/Road To Nowhere The Clash - Magnificent Seven Dizzy Heights - Could I Find Love Chris Rea - Josephine (French Version) Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (12" mix) The Cure - Lullaby (Oakenfold Mix)/Close To Me (Extended Mix) William Pitt - City Lights Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It Pete Wylie - Sinful (Tribal Mix) Laura Branigan - Self Control Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (Ben Liebrand Mix) Carly Simon - Why Captain Sensible - Glad It's All Over Culture Club - Romance Beyond The Alphabet Pete Shelly - Homosapien/I Don't Know What It Is Wings - Goodnight Tonight (12") Haircut 100 - Evil Smokestacking Baby U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (sounds great LOUD) Matt Bianco - Half A Minute (12" mix) Ian Dury - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Disco Mix) Roxy Music - Angel Eyes (12" mix) Taja Sevelle - Love Is Contagious (Remix) The Police - When The World Is Running Down Cant we throw in Elkin & Nelson and Its Immaterial for a full on 88/89 sound ?

Topester

10-15-2003, 05:55 PM

Thought my pop selection yesterday wasa little, you know, pop, so I had a rummage through my 80s white boys shelves to get a few more lost gems... Leisure Process - Anxiety (Neurotica Mix) Set The Tone - Dance Sucker/Let Loose (funnily enough even though the A-side is mixed by FK I prefer the weird proto house on the flip) Nostromo - Gom Jabbar (weird moody synth trrack on the flip of some dodgy UK disco version of the music from Disney Star Wars cash-in The Black Hole) Dusty Springfield - Baby Blue (Disco Version) Dusty Springfield - That's the Kind Of Love I Got For You (absolutely top drawer tune, have it on LP and 7"... does anyone know if there was a 12"?) Eurythmics - The First Cut (Inst.) (tasty Kevorkian dub mix off the 'Touch Dance' Mini LP) Bad Manners - Bang The Drum (Dub) Fox The Fox - Precious Diamond (Shep Pettibone Dub) Divine - Alphabet Rap (wicked almost acid b-line on this - heard Brooks play it a few months ago ) Roxy Music - Angel Eyes (a simply awesome disco mix!) John MIles - Stranger In The City Hula - Freeze Out (Sheffield 'industrial funk' that uses the beats off Russell Brothers 'Party Scene') Ministry - Cold Life (Dub)/Primental (two great tracks on one 12") Maximum Joy - Let It take You There Pulsimamma - Ungawa Pt. II (Way Out Guiana) (Freaky early 80s percussion track on the ever bonkers Y Recrods) Glaxo Babies - Shake The Foundations Q-Feel - Go For It (Dub) Shock Headed Pters - I Blood Brother Be and... I'm spent!

Jolyon

10-16-2003, 11:11 AM

Play To Win - Heaven 17....a loft classic too!

matthew

10-16-2003, 01:39 PM

picked up stranger in the city yesterday also check out love reaction by divine - a blatant blue monday ripoff

Jolyon

10-16-2003, 01:45 PM

did you go to haggle in the end matthew?

Topester

10-16-2003, 01:57 PM

Yeah I love Stranger In the City... odd but good! Love Reaction is cool... totally shameless! I saw a documentary once with Barney Sumner t6alkking about Blue Monday and he said they ripped it off a Donna Summer record... they then played a snippet of the Donna Summer and it sounded great and VERY Blue Monday - I wish I could remember what the heck that track was called! ???

Jolyon

10-16-2003, 02:10 PM

he said they were influenced by Dirty Talk too...actually greg wilson might have told me that.

ladyboygrimsby

10-16-2003, 02:19 PM

he said they were influenced by Dirty Talk too...actually greg wilson might have told me that. No, it was on that same doc. He said they stole bits off three records, the Donna, Klein & MBO and A. N. Other.

Topester

10-16-2003, 02:35 PM

...And the name of the Donna Summer track was? By the way Bill, you didn't happen to see Trisha this morning did you?

ladyboygrimsby

10-16-2003, 02:53 PM

I'm ashamed to say I didn't. It wasn't a Disco Special was it?

Jolyon

10-16-2003, 03:00 PM

...And the name of the Donna Summer track was? By the way Bill, you didn't happen to see Trisha this morning did you? Was it 'my husband/boyfriend' spends all our money on records/too long on ebay/our honeymoon in a record shop?'

matthew

10-16-2003, 03:33 PM

did you go to haggle in the end matthew? nah - didn't have the time in the end. went to reckless & ancient black though and found the following 12s nightlife unlimited - love's in you (not the best version alas) nightlife unlimited - dance freak and boogie the guy had 4 nightlife unlimted 12s - all original unidisc on different coloured vinyl. however, no peaches and prunes and no best mix of loves in you... john miles - stranger inthe city / slowdown (london) mystic harmony - nights over egypt (nice reggae cover) the mexicano - dallas (mercury) strange but quite groovy record with someone rapping about watching dallas paul brookes - steps from beyond pts 1 and 2 weird trippy synth disco thing which is not that great until halfway through side b, where it starts sounding like a hip hop instrumental ll cool j - around the way ronnie jones - me & myself (lollipop) - was this a big record in islington or something? harlem underground band - rhymin and rappin (winley resissue) and from cancer research russ brown - gotta find a way (tee scott mixes) (jump st) boytronic - you david byrne - make believe mambo (nice 'acid dub' mix)

Invincible Pigeon

10-16-2003, 03:34 PM

I reckon it was an expose on transexual trawler workers

Jolyon

10-16-2003, 03:37 PM

matthew - flip over You by Boytronic (oo-er) and if you find a remix of a track called Brylliant, you've just stumbled across a marvellous balearic gem. p.s. also, send me your cv when you get chance, there is a slim chance of some work going where i am at the mo. worth a punt.

Groover

10-16-2003, 03:38 PM

Or of course one of those cocaine episodes with Brandon Block on it again.

matthew

10-16-2003, 03:56 PM

matthew - flip over You by Boytronic (oo-er) and if you find a remix of a track called Brylliant, you've just stumbled across a marvellous balearic gem. p.s. also, send me your cv when you get chance, there is a slim chance of some work going where i am at the mo. worth a punt. als there's just the dub - which is nice in a just-the right-side-of-hi nrg way, but nothing to crack out the mdma for listening to the paul brookes again, i have to upgrade its status to bloody good. it sounds like an undicovered loft record in the vein of anambra and aeo - very trippy indeed

ladyboygrimsby

10-16-2003, 04:27 PM

I reckon it was an expose on transexual trawler workers Leave my uncle Graham out of this. Matthew: I presume the David Byrne is the one with the Mark Kamins mixes on it? If so, the Acid Mambo is indeed really good in a slow-Balearic-goes-acid-house sort of way. I've played it many times. Wobbly.

matthew

10-16-2003, 04:55 PM

that's the one...

deepo

10-16-2003, 04:55 PM

matthew - flip over You by Boytronic (oo-er) and if you find a remix of a track called Brylliant, you've just stumbled across a marvellous balearic gem. this was a massive Shoom record and still sounds (ahem) brilliant....

Jolyon

10-16-2003, 05:02 PM

Quite agree Jon. Goes nicely with No Memories (mentioned by Frank earlier).

Jolyon

10-16-2003, 05:04 PM

I reckon it was an expose on transexual trawler workers Leave my uncle Graham out of this. Matthew: I presume the David Byrne is the one with the Mark Kamins mixes on it? If so, the Acid Mambo is indeed really good in a slow-Balearic-goes-acid-house sort of way. I've played it many times. Wobbly. It's not Graham Gold is it?

Topester

10-17-2003, 05:14 PM

No Trisha yesterday was about men who love football violence... enjoyed the Grimsby fan the most... maybe it actually was your uncle Graham?

ladyboygrimsby

10-17-2003, 05:24 PM

No Trisha yesterday was about men who love football violence... enjoyed the Grimsby fan the most... maybe it actually was your uncle Graham? God knows. You don't remember his name, do you? Most people in GY are called Karl, Wayne or Darren.

Topester

10-17-2003, 05:27 PM

went under the nom-de-plume 'Northy'... head to toe burberry... nice... you wanted to hand him a copy of Boys Own and chant drop ohms not bombs man... before playing him no memories and dancing around in Osh Kosh. Or something like that...

deepo

10-17-2003, 07:56 PM

after Marx, County, & Barnard ? ???

DiskDalek

10-20-2003, 02:47 PM

Invincible Pigeon mentioned The Impossible Dreamers ... I too remember this track and have never found it ... Thanks I.P. for jogging the memory on this ...

Jolyon

10-21-2003, 12:50 AM

In the spirit of giving out 'secret tunes'....how about the 12" of Dirty Laundry by Don Henley?

DiskDalek

10-21-2003, 02:53 PM

Going back to the Impossible Dreamers tune .... I haven't a clue what it's called but I would recognise the cover if I saw it ... I used to pester the dj at the club in question (Le Mirano in Brussels) whenever he played it , usually at about 4am to look at it ... Of course that was before I started to carry a notebook and pen with me on club jaunts ....

Invincible Pigeon

10-21-2003, 02:58 PM

I can't remember the name either - I will make some enquiries....

leebradlee

10-22-2003, 03:36 PM

Yeah I love Stranger In the City... odd but good! Love Reaction is cool... totally shameless! I saw a documentary once with Barney Sumner t6alkking about Blue Monday and he said they ripped it off a Donna Summer record... they then played a snippet of the Donna Summer and it sounded great and VERY Blue Monday - I wish I could remember what the heck that track was called! ??? Whilst looking at another forum they make reference to the Donna Summer track in question being "Our Love" lee

Sandy Marton

12-01-2003, 01:10 PM

Going back to the Impossible Dreamers tune .... I haven't a clue what it's called but I would recognise the cover if I saw it ... I used to pester the dj at the club in question (Le Mirano in Brussels) whenever he played it , usually at about 4am to look at it ... Of course that was before I started to carry a notebook and pen with me on club jaunts .... Impossible dreamers track is called "spin"..it`s on the b side of "life on earth"...would tell you what label it`s on but it`s one of those weird 80`s releases with no info on it..it`s from 1982 though.. Nick the record had it on his list a couple of months back if that`s any use... ;)

DiskDalek

12-01-2003, 01:20 PM

Sandy - you're bang on it there ! At last after 15 years ... The mention of "life on earth" was the memory jolt that was required ... I always remembered this as being a cool tune ... Looking forward to hearing this again !

Sandy Marton

12-01-2003, 01:25 PM

It`s still wicked mate if a little top-endy...took me about 5 years to find it myself..heard Rampling play it ages ago and it took my head off ;)

Sandy Marton

12-01-2003, 02:13 PM

I`m a little bit late on this one but here`s my 10 anyway.. 1. It`s immaterial - space(instrumental0 2. Act - " snobbery and decay 3. Fashion - "move on" 4. Mike Francis - "Times out of time" 5. Hong Kong Syndicate - "too much" 6. Blancmange - "side 2" 7. Elvis Costello - "everyday i write the book" 8. Pat & Mick - "on the night" 9. Clive Stevens - "Mystery man" 10.Unknown Cases - "ma simba bele" ;)

Jolyon

12-01-2003, 02:36 PM

I like the 12" vocal of Space... Unknown Cases are fucking great.

speedy g

12-02-2003, 05:24 PM

Hi Sandy, here's my balearic tat top 10 1.tones on tails - lions 2. laurent voulzy - le soleil donne 3. belen thomas- survivor (spanish gypsy mix) 4. los van los - que palo 5. cairo - smokin 6. s.os communion (instrumental) 7. caroline loeb - a quoi tu penses? 8. malcom mclaren - deep in vogue 9. pino daniele - keep on movin ( dub) 10. peter tosh - dubbin in palace

Sandy Marton

12-02-2003, 10:44 PM

Lovely that speedy!!...do you know one by Vendetta Palace? ;)

speedy g

12-06-2003, 03:19 PM

pressure time? i've only got it on an alfredo amnesia tape from 85 ( its between mandingo and anne clarke ! ) Also gene and jim are into shakes - 'shake' Top tat , but i still love it!

Jolyon

01-22-2004, 05:13 PM

:D yay!

Tim H

01-22-2004, 05:21 PM

Elvis Costello - I Wanna Be Loved (discotheque version). Pukka.

Solid State

01-23-2004, 12:09 AM

Anyone checked 'Hold It' by Tin Tin? (Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy as he was later..) Really nice FK inst mix on the B side... Pop and Dance in heavenly marital bliss!

bgpz

01-23-2004, 06:39 PM

Finally, in similar vein, did anyone ever hear The men "Don't Depend On You" 12" played out ? That was Human League mark one in (electro) disco disguise. Quite good, not great... Only heard the version on a compilation LP picked up from a charity shop which I *think* was called "Music For Stowaways"... perhaps the same one, Deepo? Some top stuff on there, must dig it out now. Great-but-annoying to hear you mention "Bryllyant" by Boytronic - been after this for years, had it on some compilation tape and a snippet on some dodgy New Beat mastermix 12" but it's not enough...!

ladyboygrimsby

01-23-2004, 06:46 PM

Finally, in similar vein, did anyone ever hear The men "Don't Depend On You" 12" played out ? That was Human League mark one in (electro) disco disguise. Quite good, not great... Only heard the version on a compilation LP picked up from a charity shop which I *think* was called "Music For Stowaways"... perhaps the same one, Deepo? Some top stuff on there, must dig it out now. Great-but-annoying to hear you mention "Bryllyant" by Boytronic - been after this for years, had it on some compilation tape and a snippet on some dodgy New Beat mastermix 12" but it's not enough...! I wish I still had that Music For Stowaways. It was a cassette only release that was made specifically for the Sony Stowaway, the precursor to the Walkman. I remember the tape had a yellow casing with black or red writing. There's some nice stuff on that, I seem to recall. Doesn't it have an instrumental version of the laughably fast Fascist Groove Thang?