BEATS & PIECES
BEN LIEBRAND’s previously promoed 0-110¼-110⅓-114⅓-114¾-118-119¼bpm ‘The Megamix‘ (of ‘Never Too Much/Sugar And Spice/I Really Didn’t Mean It/The Glow Of Love/Super Lady’) has turned up commercially at last (now called just ‘The Mix’) as 12 inch flip to Luther Vandross ‘Here And Now’ (Epic LUTH T13), one of his dead slow 37½-0bpm ballads, also coupled with the tenderly weaving 93⅞bpm ‘For You To Love’ . . . Champion are soon releasing the sizzling J.T. And The Family ‘Moments In Soul’ here, while ffrr have snapped up Mr Fingers ‘What About This Love’ for February 12 release . . . Norman Cook’s Hallelujah Mix of Fidelfatti featuring Ronnette ‘Just Wanna Touch Me’ appears to have got lost in the Christmas rush and is re-released next week . . . London’s other new incremental radio station (in addition to KISS-fm) will be Lord Hanson’s apparently US styled MoR/easy listening Melody FM . . . Birmingham’s much travelled Des Mitchell, three times a Technics UK DJ mixing finalist (in ’86/7/8), was during that time based in the Canary Islands but now, after brief stints this year in Toronto, Chicago and Majorca, is in Italy at Perugia’s Red Zone (owned by Keith Giles of Gravesend’s Slammer), with his brother Funky Bunny jocking upstairs — Des also spins house on Perugia’s Astra Radio 91 . . . Suffolk ‘underground’ DJ Nikky K (jocking at Ipswich’s La Dolce Vita Wednesdays, Woodhall Country Club Thursdays and Woodbridge’s Slam! at the Waggon & Horses Sundays) reports that breakdancing is making something of a comeback in his area, almost exclusively among skateboarders . . . IT’S SUCH A GOOD VIBRATION!
HOT VINYL
KYM MAZELLE ‘Was That All Was (Def Mix)’ (Syncopate 12SY 32)
Sturdily bounding in David Morales’ 122⅓-0bpm remix (with an Edit and more stolid twittery 119⅓-0bpm Dub too), this Jean Cam classic reviving Marshall Jefferson produced canterer is soon to be followed by Les Adams’ remixes, amongst other marketing alternatives.
CULTURE BEAT — FEATURING JO VAN NELSEN ‘Der Erdbeermund (Get Into Magic Mix)’ (German CBS Dance Pool 655429 6)
Francois Villon translating — the 15th century French ‘Vagabond King’ poet, most famous for “Ou sont les neiges d’antan?” (“Where are the snows of yesteryear?”) — German muttered tempoless then gorgeous languidly tinkling and pulsing Sueno Latino/Mr Fingers-ish 0-117¾-0bpm haunting ambient house (Pacific State’-type (0-)118-0bpm Instrumental Magic flip), not to be confused with a ‘French Kiss’-style German track of the same name by Sigmund Und Seine Freu(n)de. Massive!
DR. MOUTHQUAKE ‘Love On Love (Mouthquake Master Mix)’ (More Protein PROT3- 12, via Virgin)
Possibly best described as Terence Trent D’Arby sings house in Ten City style, this Bruce Forest & Paul Wright remixed superb classy 121-0bpm Jeremy Healy co-creation is breathily falsetto each side of a gruffer rap break by the E-Zee Possee, with an impressively vocal Dub Of Death flip. Not to be missed!
TRIBAL HOUSE ‘Motherland (Freedom Mix)’ (US Pow Wow Records PW 454)
Winston Jones produced excellent throbbingly striding unhurried 121 bpm Pierre Salandy and Karen Bernod wailed song of hope, presumably for South Africa’s apartheid sufferers (they don’t exactly spell out the message), with a tighter Radio Mix and booming 121¼bpm Africa Dub and Instrumental Mix, fast becoming one of the hottest sounds of the moment thanks also to 120¾bpm advance UK promos on Cooltempo.
PUBLIC ENEMY ‘Welcome To The Terrordome’ (US Def Jam recordings 44 73135)
Eagerly awaited but disappointingly not that different (sampling JB beats and even “this is a journey into sound”!) densely churning and droning 111⅓-0bpm typical angry rap, with Flavor Flav introed 0-111⅓bpm Terrormental and Terror-beat dubs.
TRANSPHONIC ‘Light Up, Plug In Bug Out’ (US Nugroove NG-034)
SMASH created but Peter Daou keyboarded (and JB’s-ishly accented) terrific jazz-funkily rippling and throbbing 122-121¾bpm instrumental chugger, coupled on a three-tracker by the Manu Dibango-ishly prodded jittering 119¾bpm ‘The Funk Flows Freestyle‘ and appropriately “jungly” samples woven twittery squidging 119bpm ‘Jungle Tech‘ instrumentals.
DIGITAL UNDERGROUND ‘The Humpty Dance’ (US Tommy Boy/TNT Records TB 944)
Lowdown dirty ‘Atomic Dog’-type rolling 103⅓bpm P’funk backed zany new dancestep’s lazily drawled instructions, in long B-side Bonus Hump Mix, short A-side Mini-Hump Radio Mix, and Humpstrumental Mix. Do the humpty hump till you just don’t care!
SAX ‘Don’t Turn Your Back On Me’ (US Loud House Records WAR-063)
Clonked, clanged and Elan girls chanted 123¼bpm scurrying Todd Terry creation (in ‘Twilight Zone’-ish Halloween Mix, more typically synthed Deep House Mix, and percussively skittering bubbly Funny Bone Pop versions), belatedly hitting as the hotter flip of the disjointed drums bashed basically ‘Heavy Vibes’-ish rumbling, hollering and lurching ‘Give Yourself To Me‘ (in 119¼-0bpm Club Mix and echoing 0-119¼-0bpm Rubber Dub versions).
JUNGLE BROTHERS ‘Done By The Forces Of Nature’ (US Warner Bros 1-26072)
Due out here next week (K926072-1), a no doubt De La Soul inspired drawling tracks crammed moody rap album, with the UK single scheduled strong jauntily rolling mellow samples driven ‘Rappers Delight’-ish 0-110bpm ‘What “U” Waitin’ “4”?’, already US issued ‘White Lines’ introed/’Looking For The Perfect Beat’ accented (0-)115bpm ‘Beyond This World‘, snappily P’funky 1111/4bpm ‘“U” Make Me Sweat‘, De La Soul, Monie Love and Q-Tip joined gently swirling 113bpm ‘Doin’ Our Own Dang‘, Bohannon accented 112bpm ‘Feelin’ Alright‘, breezily jogging (0-)101¾bpm ‘J. Beez Comin’ Through‘, sinuously scratching 0-108⅔bpm ‘In Dayz “2” Come‘, Coasters ‘Shoppin’ For Clothes’ based 91bpm ‘Kool Accordin’ “2” A Jungle Brother‘, wordily churning (0-)115bpm ‘Tribe Vibes‘, black pride teaching bitter 111bpm ‘Acknowledge Your Own History‘, subduedly weaving (0-)113bpm ‘Done By The Forces Of Nature‘, relaxed 0-101 bpm ‘Belly Dancin’ Dina‘, jiggly languid 94bpm ‘Beeds On A String‘, pattering instrumental 0-121bpm ‘Good Newz Comin’‘, sombre 0-95⅔bpm ‘Black Woman‘, doodling 0-105-0bpm ‘Sunshine‘.
VICKY MARTIN ‘Nowhere To Run’ (US Movin’ Records MR007)
Our own Chris Paul co-produced this fiercely wailed Martha & The Vandellas revival, in chunkily galloping (0-)123¾-123⅓-123¾-123⅓-124-0bpm Got Me Goin’ In Circles Mix, tighter (0-)125bpm Radio Dash, smoothly bounding (0-)125¼bpm Shank’s Underground Mix, and throbbing 0-125-0bpm Movin’ Dub Mix treatments.
DIONNE ‘Your Lies (The Big Club Mix)’ (US Bigshot Records VS 140)
Komix created typically simple burbling bass driven plaintively squawked and synth stabbed 121¾-123¼-123-122⅓-123-122½bpm bright canterer, with a chunkily chorded 122¼bpm The Big Dub and 121¾-123⅓-122⅓-123bpm Radio Edit.
LIMELIFE ‘Cause You’re Right On Time’ (US Loud House Records WAR-064)
Todd Terry latches onto the Loleatta bandwagon with this ‘Ride On Time’ quoting (so to speak!) but otherwise typical jerkily skittering jolter, in 0-123bpm Hideout and more densely jittering guitar and keyboard tones overlaid 123bpm Old School Mixes, flipped by a judderingly shuffling also 123bpm ‘I Wanna Go Bang (Old Time Dub)‘ revamp of his Dinosaur X inspired oldie, now with “please, please, please” quotes and jangly breaks.
POWERCUT CREW (featuring MC Champ) ‘You Get Down’ (Vinyl Lab Records VL007T)
Adventurously different UK hip hop eight track double-sider with this quietly mumbled 116½bpm jiggler in gently burbling Club House and tighter scratching Hip Hop Club Mixes, coupled by the jauntier Joe 90 featuring raggamuffin rapped ‘This Is How It Should Be Done’ in fast talking 104bpm Hip Hop Club and more tongue twisting 103¾bpm Breezing Mixes (both with Radio Edits and Instrumentals too).
ROOMMATES ‘Voices In The Dark (Vocal Club Mix)’ (US Strictly Rhythm SR 1202)
Orgasmically groaned and whimpered by a couple who are getting it on in disturbingly horny style, this rumbling and wriggling bass bumped 0-119¾bpm rambler is also in a more electro 120bpm Club Instrumental, from which some amusing dialogue starts the 0-119¾-0bpm Semi-Acapella, plus a sadly groan-less 119⅓bpm Smooth Dub.
NENEH CHERRY ‘Inna City Mamma (Completely Re-Recorded Extended Version)’ (Circa Records YRT 42)
Her more street cred than usual remixed 98¾bpm Soul II Soul (and, midway, De La Soul)-ish slinkily weaving jogger is coupled commercially by the similarly weaving subdued 97⅛bpm ‘Kisses On The Wind (Lovers Hip Hop Extended Version)‘, urgently jittering rap 0-116bpm ‘The Next Generation‘ and funkily jiggling 110⅓bpm ‘So Here I Come‘, the initial promo however replacing the latter with the original 98¾-0bpm ‘Inna City Mamma‘ (YRTPR 42), while also separately promoed on white label is the now more conversationally rapped ‘The Next Generation’ (NENEH 1) in Bruce Forest’s 0-118bpm sparsely chugging Rap One, more tightly throbbing Sub Woofer and patteringly thrumming Final Mixes, plus Dave Randall’s 118bpm instrumental Dave’s Dub of the latter, but to confuse things yet further the even newer commercial Remixes (YRTX 42) pressing has the not that different but perhaps more slithery 98¾bpm ‘Inna City Mamma (Cold Blooded)‘, edited 97⅓bpm ‘Kisses On The Wind (Lovers Hip Hop)’, longer ‘So Here I Come (The Original)’ and previously promoed ‘The Next Generation (Rap One)’. Phew!
FRANKIE KNUCKLES PRESENTS: Marshall Jefferson ‘Move Your Body (’89 Remix)’ (Trax Records TRAXT 4, via Radical Records/Spartan)
Following up the Jamie Principle featuring ‘Your Love’, a new and not entirely successful, girl squawked jerky hip house-type 0-119⅔bpm revamp of 1986’s House Music Anthem, flipped by Marshall’s own piano pattered and guy nagged cymbal schlurping 0-122¼-122bpm Original Version, disjointedly acappella at the end, plus its inaccurately titled much tighter 122⅓bpm so-called House Acapella.
LONNIE GORDON ‘Right Before My Eyes (Remix)’ (Supreme Records SUPET 155)
Cleanly jittering 120bpm Dave Randall remix of the girl wailed Patti Day cover version, brighter and better than the flip’s Bruce Forest produced tricky acappella-ishly introed and disjointed 0-118⅓bpm N.Y. Mix, which was 0-118⅔bpm when originally released (confusingly under the same catalogue number) with Bruce’s similarly episodic (0-)118¼-0bpm Fork Mix and 0-118⅓-0bpm Instrumental Mix.
CUT THE Q ‘Who Needs A Love Like That’ (Submission DJSUBX 016)
This beefily lurching sort of modern UK funk trotter is treated three different ways, in acidically synthed quavering 119¾bpm Groove Remix, Lisa Stansfield-ish 118bpm vocal, and long atmospherically throbbing Sueno Latino-ish 116¼-116⅓-116⅔-0bpm Who Needs… …A Love Like That mixes.
M-I-CARA ‘Casa Beat’ (US N-Joy Records VS 001)
A Spanish/Italian production, this piano jangled simple 118½bpm jauntily tripping instrumental chugger, double A-sided by the friskier galloping 125¼bpm ‘Pianista Te Quiero‘ with female panted title line and butch shouts, may look like one of those Italian fake imports but is genuinely a US release — and, to prove it, the label’s Johnnie Capisani is looking for a licensing deal on 010-1-212-484 9710 (Fax: 010-1-516-321 1664)!
WESTBAM ‘Hold Me Back’ (Swanyard Records Limited SYRT 6, via The Total Record Company/BMG)
The Westphallian DJ whizz has been doubly busy, with his own snickety speeding (0-)123¾-0bpm electro jitterer, flipped by the more juddery electro 121¾-0bpm ‘Cold Stomper‘, and (on an appropriately named sister label) with the similarly WestBam/JanKuhn created SAXOPHONE ‘Saxophone‘ (Cygnet Records CYGT 2), an altogether wilder and less disciplined honking, squealing and thrashing strange jerky 123¼bpm sax and drums instrumental workout, flipped by the monotonous more Duane Eddy/Link Wray-like 0-109¾bpm ‘Alarm Clock‘.
OTHER HOT NEWIES in brief include the complicatedly coupled and packaged War `Galaxy’-ish jazzily oddball excellent LIL LOUIS ‘I Called U‘ (ffrr FXDJ 123); ‘Roots’-ish piano jangled (E’-ALLorA) ‘So What‘ (Italian Dischi Dovero GOSSX 1); Doug Lazy-ish gruff unhurried hip house TONY SCOTT ‘Get Into It‘ (Champion CHAMP 12-232); UK issued hot catchy Italo-pop rap GINO LATINO ‘Welcome‘ (ffrr FX 126); at last commercially released excellent rolling rap SHE ROCKERS ‘Jam It Jam‘ (Jive JIVE T 233); multi-track promoed jaunty skipping swingbeat (the best thing on her album), now Shep Pettibone remixed and Heavy D rapped JANET JACKSON ‘Alright‘ (Breakout USATDJ 681); EP culled remixed ‘Sueno Latino’-ish MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ‘Space Talk‘ (Strictly Underground HEMAN 002); album culled retro-acidic ADAMSKI ‘N-R-G‘ (MCA Records MCAT 1386); EP culled jittery chugging FLOWMASTERS ‘Let It Take Control (Judge Jules Remix)‘ (XL Recordings XLT-7); UK issued Smith & Mighty-ish SYBIL ‘Walk On By‘ (Lisson Records DOLE Q14); newly FON Force remixed chunkily weaving 1984 ‘sleeper’ classic (now coupled with First Choice ‘Let No Man Put Asunder’) ROYALLE DELITE ‘(I’ll Be A) Freak For You‘ (Supreme Records SUPET 157); thinly sung Mary Jane Girls classic reviving (pipping a rival Chris Paul production to the post!) THE MAFIA introducing Lisa Baron ‘All Night Long‘ (Mafia Records MMXDJ 1); Smokey Robinson-ish STERLING VOID ‘Set Me Free‘ (D.J. International Records 655522 6); Alan Coulthard created (as ‘DJ Alfonso Cool’!) Raze and other breaks megamixing pretend ‘bootleg’ THE LEGEND ‘Can You Feel It‘ (Champion CHAMP BOO T); again birds twittered similar but more beefily tripping SUENO LATINO ‘Luxuria‘ (German BCM Records BCM 12379); Richie Rich mixed chunkily swingbeat-ish sung and rapped TROY TAYLOR ‘The Way You Move‘ (Gee Street GEE T25); Todd Terry created typical jerkily jittering D.M.S. ‘And The Beat Goes On‘ (US Cutting Records CR-233); breaks borrowing (including Beloved and 808 State) 10 track Frankie “Bones” presents BONESBREAKS volume 4 (US Breaking Bones Records BBR-1000); Frankie “Bones” co-produced similar 11 track THE RHYTHM MASTERS with Ray Laurie ‘Our Ultimate Groove Trax (Volume Two)’ (US UnderWorld Records AP 139); Lenny Dee co-produced similar specialist nine track OUT TAKES ‘The Forgotten & Disguarded – Volume One (US Fourth Floor Records FF-1107); white labelled ponderously rumbling jazzy piano instrumental STONEBRIDGE ‘Jazzy John’s Freestyle Dub‘ (Swedish Basement Division BDT 5); Dusty Springfield’s Pet Shop Boys-penned ‘Scandal’ hit covering muttered, cooed and sighed THE STRINGS OF LOVE ‘Nothing Has Been Proved‘ (Italian X Energy Records X-12057); sampled comments woven monotonous juddery churning JOSE CHEENA ‘Jose’s Party Breakdown‘ (US Bassment Records BM-0056); remixed lightweight stuttery disco and hip house coupling CORPORATION OF ONE ‘Vanessa Del Rio‘/’Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day’ (US Smokin’ TAI 126630); girl wailed house and swingbeat-ishly mixed THE JASON LOAD EXPERIENCE featuring IYONA ‘Mainline‘ (US Quark QK021); Mtume ‘Juicy Fruit’ adapting rap ballad WRECKS-N-EFFECT ‘Juicy‘ (Motown ZT 43296); Bruce Forest remixed gently jiggly swingbeat swaying MIKKI BLEU ‘I Promise‘ (EMI USA 12MT 78); jerkily skittering old fashioned acid house BLUEJEAN ‘Let There Be House‘ (US City Limits CL-4427); Forgemasters mixed dated twittery simple electro MAN MACHINE ‘Man Machine‘ (Outer Rhythm MMAN 1T).
REMIXES
CURRENT REMIXES include the kids emphasising conversational 0-101bpm burbling SOUL II SOUL ‘Get A Life (12″ Mix)‘ (10 Records TENR 284), with a percussive instrumental 101bpm ‘Jazzie’s Groove (Dobie’s Groove)‘ and wriggly tapping 103bpm ‘Back To Life (One World Remix)‘;
useful vocal overdubbed (0-)119¼bpm wailing and talking F.P.I. PROJECT present RICH IN PARADISE featuring SHARON DEE CLARKE ‘Going Back To My Roots (Vocal Remix)‘ (Rumour Records RUMAX 9), with a Chic-ish guitar jiggled Sharon-less alternative 120bpm Remix, similar jauntier more latin 120½-0bpm ‘Salsa In Paradise (Boom Boom Version)‘, plus the original (0-)120½bpm ‘Rich In Paradise’;
Blacksmith remixed strong 122bpm cleanly striding soulful D MOB ‘Put Your Hands Together (The Brixton Bass Mix)’ (ffrr FXR 124), flipped by the now bass throbbed, de-jazzed, Sueno Latino-ish 116⅔-0bpm ‘A Rhythm From Within (Danny Rampling Remix)‘;
Blacksmith remixed 97¾bpm more snappily jiggling RUBY TURNER ‘It’s Gonna Be Alright (Brixton Bass Mix)‘ (Jive PROMO 29), plus their starker 97bpm Upso Mix Part 3, poised to follow next week her at last fully released excellent bumpily jogging 97bpm Soul II Soul-ish original mix (Jive RTS T7);
2-Mad remixed still ‘Dizzy’ started but then drily chunky 0-120½bpm swirling DE LA SOUL ‘The Magic Number (Too Mad Mix)‘ (Big Life BLR 14R), coupled by a basic chugging 109½bpm ‘Say No Go (Bonus Beats)’, Chad Jackson remixed throbbing then rolling 108⅓bpm ‘Eye Know (Daisy Bass Mix)‘, and Cutmaster Swift & DJ Pogo created 111½-111¼bpm ‘Me Myself And I/Say No Go (The Unity Mix)‘;
Ralph Jezzard remixed evenly tempoed slower 0-124⅓-0bpm though still jerkily frenetic SILVER BULLET ‘20 Seconds To Comply (Strychnine Remix)‘ (Tam Tam Records RTTT 019);
CJ Mackintosh & Dave Dorrell remixed 123½bpm brutal house tinkled then more ambient DESKEE ‘Let There Be House (The A2Zen Mix Parts 1 and 2)‘ (Big One VVBIG 19), flipped by the 122⅔bpm West Bam Mix;
Nigel Wright remixed (and French Kissed!) classily modernised 0-124¼-0bpm good galloping EVELYN THOMAS ‘High Energy (’90 Remix)‘ (Passion PASH 1296, via Pacific);
Dizzie Dee remixed 115⅓bpm more tightly pulsing PATTI DAY ‘Right Before My Eyes (Mayhem Mix)’ (Debut Records DEBTXR 3088), and good strolling Square Wave Dub Mix;
Mopz Below (sic!) remixed 117⅓-117-0bpm drily throbbing sparse ROB ‘n’ RAZ Featuring LEILA K ‘Got To Get (Nordik Beat Mix)‘ (Arista 612 746) and the Stonebridge remixed ‘Billie Jean’-ish bass burbled 117bpm Stone’s Nordik Swing Theory;
Derrick May remixed 126¼bpm sharply snicking A GUY CALLED GERALD ‘FX’ (Mayday Mix)‘ (Subscape AGCG X1, via CBS), coupled by the new disembodiedly muttered and chanted monotonous jittery 117bpm ‘I Can’t Wait No More‘ and literally ‘Pacific State’ echoing 122bpm ‘Specific Hate‘;
sleazily saxed 97⅔bpm bassily jogging pleasant ELECTRA ‘Autumn Love (Future 4)‘ (ffrr FXR121), and more soulfully mellow 101¼bpm ‘Destiny (the Remix)‘;
Pascal Gabriel remixed 114⅛bpm clippety clopping BILLY OCEAN ‘Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)’ (Jive PROMO 30);
creatively marketed 124¾bpm chanting TYREE featuring J.M.D. ‘Move Your Body (Hipper House Mix)‘ (DJ International Records 6554708, via CBS), with the also 124¾bpm thumping Tyree (Found His Vocal) Remix and jangling Tyree Remix;
previously promoed 112¾bpm starkly jolting THE CHIMES ‘Heaven (The Chimes Remix)‘ (Epic 6554328), flipped by Frankie Foncett’s tapping 113bpm Attack Vocal Club Mix and 112¾bpm Dub Mix.
THE CLUB CHART – January 13, 1990
01 07 GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE (MIXES) Mantronix (featuring Wondress), Capitol 12in
02 01 GET A LIFE (CLUB MIX)/JAZZIE’S GROOVE (NEW VERSION) Soul II Soul, 10 Records 12in
03 02 GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS/RICH IN PARADISE FPI Project present Rich In Paradise, Rumour Records 12in
04 08 TOUCH ME (SEXUAL VERSION) 49ers, Fourth & Broadway 12in
05 03 IT’S OVER NOW (ORIGINAL CLASSIC MIX) Ultra Naté, WEA 12in
06 — N-R-G/VIVA-CITY/I LOVE TEKNOLOGY/LOVE AND LIVE Adamski, MCA Records 12in
07 05 THE MAGIC NUMBER (1-2-3 MIX)/BUDDY (NATIVE TONGUE DECISION MIX)/GHETTO THANG (GHETTO XIMER MIX) De La Soul, Big Life 12in
08 10 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY (FINAL CONFLICT) Silver Bullet, Tam Tam 12in
09 15 I CALLED U (ORIGINAL MIX/0898 MIX)/BLACKOUT (PHASE 1) Lil Louis & The World, ffrr 12in
10 19 I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (MIXES) Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan, Qwest 12in
11 09 PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER (SLAMMIN’ & JAMMIN’ MIX) D Mob, ffrr 12in
12 12 ENERGY DAWN/LET IT TAKE CONTROL (MIXES) Flowmasters, XL Recordings 12in EP
13 28 EVERYDAY (UNDERGROUND REMIX) The Jam Machine, de/Construction 12in
14 58 MOTHERLAND (MIXES) Tribal House, US Pow Wow Records 12in/Cooltempo promo
15 — DER ERDBEERMUND (GET INTO MAGIC MIX) Culture Beat – featuring Jo Van Nelsen, German CBS Dance Pool 12in
16 06 PACIFIC-202/PACIFIC STATE/PACIFIC-303 808 State, Zang 12in
17 — WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME Public Enemy, US Def Jam Recordings 12in
18 25 RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES (HOUSE VOCAL) Patti Day, Debut 12in
19 11 ENCORE Tongue ‘N’ Cheek, Syncopate 12in
20 32 JUST WANNA TOUCH ME (SENSUAL MIX) Fidelfatti with Ronnette, Urban 12in
21 23 MOMENTS IN SOUL (MIXES) J.T. And The Big Family, Italian BHF Production 12in
22 04 N-R-G (PARTS 1 & 2)/THE BASSLINE CHANGED MY LIFE/M 25 Adamski, MCA Records LP
23 36 WHAT ABOUT THIS LOVE (VERSIONS) Mr. Fingers, US Alleviated Music 12in
24 100= PAIN/(INSTRUMENTAL) Lee Marrow, Champion 12in
25 18 AUTUMN LOVE (FUTURE 3)/DESTINY (THE RAVE MIX) Electra, ffrr12in
26 72 JAM IT JAM (SUPERMAN CREW JAM/INSTRUMENTAL/HIP HOP MIX) She Rockers, Jive 12in
27 33 GET HIP TO THIS! (FRANKIE BONES MANIC MIX) NasIh & M.D. Emm, RePublic Records 12in
28 16 LET THE RHYTHM PUMP (MIXES) Doug Lazy, Atlantic 12in
29 27 GOT TO GET (EXTENDED MIX) Rob ‘n’ Raz featuring Leila K, Arista 12in
30 — GET INTO IT (12” REMIX) Tony Scott, Champion 12in mailing list promo
31 13 ALL AROUND THE WORLD (LONG VERSION) Lisa Stansfield, Arista 12in
32 re HOUSE OF CALYPSO/CALYPSO OF HOUSE K. Tronics Ensemble featuring Double J. Flash, CityBeat 12in
33 — SO WHAT (MIXES) E’-AllorA, Italian Dischi Dovero 12in
34 — SEARCHIN’ HARD (RESEARCHED/JACKSWING/ALUH/KRAZZEE MIXES) Da Posse, RePublic Records 12in promo
35 65 YOUR LIES (THE BIG CLUB MIX/DUB) Dionne, US Bigshot Records 12in
36 73 WELCOME (VERSIONS) Gino Latino, ffrr 12in
37 40 DON’T YOU WANT MY LOVE (MIXES) Jomanda, US Big Beat 12in
38 17 DO WHAT YOU WANT (REMIX)/TAKE ME AWAY (VOL 1 REMIX) 2 In A Room, US Cutting Records 12in
39 48 SET ME FREE (MIXES) Sterling Void featuring Paris Brightless, DJ International Records 12in
40 — INDEPENDENT WOMAN (REMIXES) Roxanne Shanté, Breakout 12in promo
41 98 AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW (MIXES) Big Daddy Kane, Cold Chillin’ 12in
42 43 STOMP (MOVE JUMP JACK YOUR BODY) (MIXES) K-Y-ZE, Cooltempo 12in
43 39 JUST AS LONG AS I GOT YOU (MIXES) Looney Tunes, XL Recordings 12in
44 59 ALL 4 LOVE Raze featuring Lady J & The Secretary of Ent., US Da SHEET Records 12in/Champion mailing list promo
45 — £10 (TO GET IN) (HIPHOP/HOUSE MIXES)/RAP’S MY OCCUPATION Shut Up And Dance, Shut Up And Dance Records 12in
46 90 GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS (VOCAL REMIX) FPI Project present Rich In Paradise featuring Sharon Dee Clarke, Rumour Records 12in
47 78 CAUSE YOU’RE RIGHT ON TIME (MIXES) Limelife, US Loud House Records 12in
48 75 DEXTROUS (MIXES) Nightmares On Wax, WARP Records/Outer Rhythm 12in
49 47 CONTROL YOURSELF COUSIN (MIXES) The Homeboy, Cheque This Records 12in white label
50 55 FX/EYES OF SORROW A Guy Called Gerald, Subscape 12in
51 29 BEAUTIFUL LOVE (EXTENDED)/PROMISES (EXTENDED) Adeva, Cooltempo 12in
52 87 LET THERE BE HOUSE (MIXES) Deskee, 1st Bass 12in
53 45 GET A LIFE (12” MIX)/JAZZIE’S GROOVE (DOBIE’S GROOVE)/BACK TO LIFE (ONE WORLD REMIX) Soul II Soul, 10 Records 12in
54 — I CALLED YOU (SAXY VERSION)/BLACKOUT (PHASE 2 – THE NIGHT THE CLUB LIGHTS WENT OUT) Lil Louis, ffrr 12in
55 68 JUST WANNA TOUCH ME (HALLELUJAH/CASA LATINO MIXES) Fidelfatti with Ronnette, Urban 12in
56 — ‘OUR ULTIMATE GROOVE TRAX’ VOLUME TWO The Rhythm Masters with Ray Laurie, US UnderWorld Records 12in EP
57 22 WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN’ (DEF MIX) Inner City, 10 Records 12in
58 41 SAVE THE FAMILY/BLACK MAN/GREAT FEELING Tashan, OBR LP
59 60 WHAT “U” WAITIN’ 4?/”U” MAKE ME SWEAT/GOOD NEWZ COMIN’/BEYOND THIS WORLD/FEELIN’ ALRIGHT Jungle Brothers, US Warner Bros LP
60 20 LIVE TOGETHER/SINCERITY/YOU CAN’T DENY IT Lisa Stansfield, Arista LP
61 — APPRECIATE/KEEP ON (PIANO GROOVE/SAX MIX) Mr Monday, Greedy B Records 12in
62 44 AIRPORT ’89 (MIXES) Wood Allen, German BCM Records 12in
63 — MAINLINE ’90 (SWING/HOUSE MIX/ORIGINAL/HOUSE DUB) The Jason Load Experience featuring Iyona, US Quark 12in
64 — LIGHT UP, PLUG IN BUG OUT Transphonic, US Nugroove 12in
65 54 FEELING FREE (THE “JAZZY WHO?” MIX)/SIT AND WAIT (STATIONARY TO STATIONARY MIX) Sydney Youngblood, Circa Records 12in
66 37 STAY CLOSE (MIXES) Mondeé Oliver, US Gherkin Records 12in
67 67 INNA CITY MAMA (ORIGINAL/RE-RECORDED)/KISSES ON THE WIND (LOVERS HIP HOP) Neneh Cherry, Circa Records 12in promo
68 79 IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Ruby Turner, Jive 12in
69 — LET IT TAKE CONTROL (JUDGE JULES REMIX/RADIO VERSION/BASS BEATS)/HOUSE THE CROWD (FREESTYLE MIX) Flowmasters, XL Recordings 12in
70 — SPACE TALK (HYPER SPACED/SPACED OUT/INNER SPACE), Masters Of The Universe, Strictly Underground 12in
71 — THE HUMPTY DANCE (MIXES) Digital Underground, US Tommy Boy 12in
72 — GET UP! (BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER) Technotronic, Swanyard Records Limited 12in mailing list promo
73 — ALRIGHT (HOUSE MIXES/R&B MIX) Janet Jackson, Breakout 12in twinpack promo
74 69 THE MAGIC NUMBER (TOO MAD MIX)/ME MYSELF AND I – SAY NO GO (THE UNITY MIX) De La Soul, Big Life 12in
75 34 THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN’ Hijack, Rhyme $yndicate Records 12in
76 14 HEAVEN (HEAVY CLUB/ALTERNATIVE 12” MIX) The Chimes, CBS 12in
77 51 QUIEN TU TE CREES? (PART I/II/III) BCN Orchestra, BCM Records 12in promo
78 70 WARM LOVE (LATIN VIBES/SOULSONIC MIXES) The Beatmasters featuring Claudia Fontaine, Rhythm King 12in
79 — RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES (REMIX/NY MIX) Lonnie Gordon, Supreme Records 12in mailing list promo
80 re HAZME SONAR (MIXES) Morenas, Italian DFC/German BCM Records 12in
81 — JUICY (12” VERSION) Wrecks-N-Effect, Motown 12in
82 71 TIME TO FEEL THE RHYTHM (MIXES) How II House, Outer Rhythm 12in
83 — LUXURIA (MASSIMINO L./ANGELINO/CUTMASTER G. MIXES) Sueno Latino, Italian DFC/German BCM Records 12in
84 24 STORIES (I’VE A NOVELLA/STORIES MIXES) Izit, PerfectO 12in
85 81 LADIES (LET’S GO) (MIXES) T.D.P., Reachin’ Records 12in
86 80 LOVE ON LOVE (MIXES) Dr. Mouthquake, More Protein 12in promo
87 30 MAGIC ATTO II° (THE DEEP) D.J. Lelewel, BCM Records 12in
88 re MOVE YOUR BODY (MIXES) Tyree featuring JMD, DJ International Records 12in
89 49 THE THEME (MIXES) Unique 3, 10 Records 12in
90 53 THE BIGGER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY FALL (PASSION MIX) April Wayne, US Enigma 12in
91 — WAS THAT ALL IT WAS (DEF MIX) Kym Mazelle, Syncopate 12in
92 — AUTUMN LOVE (FUTURE 4)/DESTINY (THE REMIX) Electra, ffrr 12in
93 — FEELING GOOD (TOUCH 1/TOUCH 2/TOUCH 3) Pressure Drop, Big World 12in white label
94 50 GET BUSY (MIXES) Mr Lee, Jive 12in
95 — BEACH BUMP (FULL VERSION) Baby Ford, Rhythm King 12in promo
96 57 WHO NEEDS A LOVE LIKE THAT (MIXES) Cut The Q, Submission 12in promo
97 — WHAT YOU NEED…/…A LITTLE PIANO Soft House Company, Italian IRMA casadiprimordine 12in
98 35 LADIES FIRST (45 KING/ULTIMATUM MIXES) Queen Latifah & Monie Love, Gee Street 12in
99 — TO BE IMMORTAL Oran ‘Juice’ Jones, US OBR 12in
100 re DEEP HEAT ’89 Latino Rave, Deep Heat 12in
It’s two weeks in a row for “jungle”, here represented by Transphonic’s “appropriately “jungly” samples woven twittery squidging 119bpm ‘Jungle Tech’ instrumental“.
I’d forgotten that, four and a half years before The Notorious B.I.G. sampled Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit”, Wrecks-N-Effect got there first with their own “Juicy”.
The opening strings of Jungle Brothers’ “What U Waitin’ 4” put me in mind of Madonna’s “Vogue”, so I assumed they both lifted the same sample from MFSB or The Salsoul Orchestra – but whosampled.com doesn’t register any such link, so maybe my ears are deceiving me.
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