Showing posts with label The Early 80's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Early 80's. Show all posts

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Jimmy Ross - First True Love Affair (Larry Levan Mix) 1981


Jimmy Ross - First True Love Affair (Larry Levan Mix)
Label: Unidisc
Catalog#: SPEC-1368
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
thanks to djisfan

you can find more about Larry Levan at JahSonic.com

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt (1984)


Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt
Label: Egyptian Empire Records
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro
From: chadraines

The sound is pretty crappy on this one.

Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop 1983


Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop
Label: Importe/12 Records
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Disco
Credits: Engineer - Mark Berry
Producer - Man Parrish , Raul A. Rodriguez
From: studio54forever

Killer Electro...

Monday, August 6, 2007

Newcleus - Jam On It


Newcleus - Jam On It
Label: Sunnyview Records
Catalog#: SUN-411
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Electro
Credits: Mixed By - Jonathan Fearing
Producer - Frank Fair , Joe Webb
From: luker256

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Mtume - Juicy Fruit


Mtume - Juicy Fruit
Label: Epic
Catalog#: TA 3424
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Synth-pop
From: foodhill

Check out Juicy Fruit

Monday, July 23, 2007

Tour de France: François Kevorkian


Tour de France: François Kevorkian
Label: EMI Music (Netherlands)
Catalog#: 1A K062-20 0338 6
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro
From: tuneseeker

I always prefered this version of Tour de France over the original. François Kevorkian is one of the originals from the disco era. He started DJing in the late 70's and through the influence of the Latin Rascals and others started producing tape edits of popular tracks. The above track is one of his better known tape edits/remix.

"From early DJ gigs in the disco wonderland of late-'70s New York City to his current stint at Manhattan's Body and Soul, Kevorkian has been at dance music's epicenter — be it disco, new wave or house — since its inception. As a producer, mixer and remixer, he's worked with Larry Levan, Arthur Baker, The Smiths, The Cure, Cabaret Voltaire, U2, Eurythmics, Ashford and Simpson, Mick Jagger, Diana Ross, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk and Yazoo and others. Disco devotees will remember his Gold-certified mix of Musique's “Push Push in the Bush” issued on Prelude Records, the influential disco label he helped run as head of A&R from 1978 to 1982. In 1987, he opened the recording facility Axis Studios, which has attracted leading artists such as Madonna, Todd Terry, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige." - Jahsonic

check out Remixes, Vol. 5: Francois Kevorkian. The Kraftwerk remix isn't on that you'll have to get the 12" and Amazon don't do 12's :) - maybe have a look at HTFR.

Friday, July 20, 2007

Throbbing Gristle - Discipline


Throbbing Gristle - Discipline
Label: Fetish Records
Catalog#: FET 006
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: UK
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Industrial
from: Пирожок

check out Throbbing Gristle - Greatest Hits

Yello - Bostich


Yello - Bostich
Label: Stiff America
Catalog#: TEES 12-10
Format: Vinyl, 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
from: dante314159

check out Yello: Solid Pleasure

Devo - R U Experienced?


Devo - R U Experienced?
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Producer - Devo
from gadgetman2000

check out Devo: Shout

Kraftwerk - Heimcomputer Live


Kraftwerk - Heimcomputer Live
label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: HS 3549
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Synth-pop, Experimental
From: technik

check out Kraftwerk: Computer World

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts


Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Label: Mute Records Ltd.
Catalog#: 7 BONG 3
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: Europe
Released: 11 Jul 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Engineer - Gareth Jones
Producer - Daniel Miller , Depeche Mode
From: warnerbrosrecords

check out Depeche Mode: Construction Time Again

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Vangelis & Neuronium -- In London


Vangelis & Neuronium ( In London 1982 )
Label: Chacra Alternative Music
Catalog#: CHACD 036
Format: CD, Single
Country: Canada
Released: 1992
Genre: Electronic, Jazz
Style: Free Improvisation, Ambient
from: Patrickillian

This single is one track from a series of improvisations created when Neuronium visited Vangelis at Nemo Studios in 1981. The meeting was recorded by a Spanish television crew and footage was broadcast in Spain on the show "Music Express." This track is the only one of those improvisations that has had an official release in studio quality.

check out Vangelis & Neuronium: In London

Shannon "Let the Music Play"


Shannon "Let the Music Play"
Label: Emergency Records
Format: Vinyl, 12", Single
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Electro

Check out Let the Music Play: The Best of Shannon

Afrika Bambaataa-Planet Rock Kraftwerk Original Video


Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock
Label: 21 Records
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: Canada
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro
Credits: Executive Producer - Tom Silverman
Music By - Planet Patrol
Producer - Arthur Baker
From: hades4o

Check out Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock: The Album

Herbie Hancock - Rockit


Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Label: CBS
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro
From: hossenff

Check out Herbie Hancock - Future Shock

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

George Clinton - Atomic Dog


George Clinton - Atomic Dog
Label: Capitol Records
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: P.Funk, Electro
Credits: Co-producer - Ted Currier
Notes: Written by Clinton, Shider & Spradley
Produced by George Clinton with Ted Currier.

Check out Computer Games

Art of Noise - Close to the Edit - Rare Version


Art of Noise - Close to the Edit - Rare Version. Rare animated version of Close to the Edit with clips of Art of Noise having fun in the recording studio.

Label: ZTT
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Leftfield, Synth-pop

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom


November 18, 2006 (Oldschool Electro-Hip-Hop and Freestyle Mix)
I couldn't leave my first day of bloging on Electric Kingdom without playing the track that inspires its name.

Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom
Label: Vanguard
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Electro

Enjoy! thanks to DJ Meta 4

Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Sylvian - Bamboo Music


Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Sylvian - Bamboo Music
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, Minimal

I know Forbidden Colours is the big collaboration between Sakamoto and Sylvian but I jst prefer this one. For some reason Bamboo seems to have stood the test of time better.

Front 242 - Operating Tracks


Front 242 - Operating Tracks from their 1982 LP Geography.
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: Belgium
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: EBM