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The A Side:
Engine No. 9 (Vocal/Extended Remix) 6:48
The B Side:
Engine No. 9 (Edit Of Remix) 3:48
Engine No. 9 (Dub Version) 6:59
The Brief:
Midnight Star came together in 1976 at Kentucky State University when trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist Bill Simmons, keyboard player/vocalist Bo Watson and guitarist/keyboardist Jeff Cooper joined forces. Reggie’s younger brother Vincent would later join the group. Dick Griffey signed them to SOLAR Records in 1978 and their first LP was released in 1980. In 1985, the album ‘Headlines’ was released and featured “Engine No. 9” as a single. This was the final hit album for Midnight Star before the Calloway brothers departed, evidently the brothers figured they had done all they could do with Midnight Star, and they bolted once the last single dropped off the charts.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot Black Singles | 12/27/86 | 11 | 15 |
The Source:
Label: SOLAR Records
Catalog#: 0-66828
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
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Awesome post.
I hope u’ll offer of them
Awesome post.
I hope u’ll offer more of them
Hope you enjoyed the week
Choo……Choo!
I didn’t buy this when it came out in 1986, and only managed to get a 2nd hand copy later in the 90s. It wasn’t a very clean copy unfortunately. So I’m thankful for your rip, Richie!
From my original copy bought new…
Thanks Richie!
Do you have the extended remix of Midas Touch?
In “production”
Great post, Richie. For some reason I haven’t ever heard this mix. I’ll (graciously) take all the Midnight Star you offer up. Love MS. Thanks!!
Hope you enjoyed the week, too!
Thanks a lot!
Enjoy
Could you not play this with – Rose Royce – R.R. Express, James Brown – The Night Train – The Equals – Funky Like A Train{have you that one?} – I’m sure theres hundreds more ‘foon-key’ Train related songs ……… apart from Kraftwerk or is there a medley with the Afrika Bambatta tune?
Don’t have any of those but, cool ideas