The A Side: Revenge – They’re So Incredible (Special Version) 5:36 The B Side: Ya Ya – Don’t Talk 4:01 The Brief: The Tri-Lambs elaborate, computer-driven musical production “They’re So Incredible” clinched victory for the nerds in the final event of the Greek Games in the 1984 movie Revenge Of The Nerds. Today’s 12” release [...]
The A Side: Dance Hall Days (Remix) 7:22 The B Side: Don’t Let Go (Remix) 7:12 The Brief: Originally dubbed Huang Chung and with one album release under their belt on Arista Records, Wang Chung signed with Geffen Records and, as suggested by the label, the band changed their name to make pronunciation easier for [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Geffen Records, John Luongo, Rock, Victor Flores 
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The A Side: Too Late For Goodbyes (Vocal/Extended Special Mix) 5:55 The B Side: Too Late For Goodbyes (Vocal/Short Version) 3:30 Let Me Be (Vocal/LP Version) 2:12 The Brief: Julian Lennon is the eldest son of John Lennon. In 1984 he released his first album ‘Valotte’. It was produced by Phil Ramone and produced two [...]
Posted in FWV, Julian Lennon Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Atlantic Records, Pop, Thompson and Barbiero 10 Comments »
The A Side: Wouldn’t It Be Good (Long Version) 6:51 The B Side: Wouldn’t It Be Good (LP Version) The Brief: Englishman Nik Kershaw released his first career album, ‘Human Racing’, in 1984. The second single from that LP was “Wouldn’t It Be Good” which went on to reach #4 on the UK Single Chart. [...]
The A Side: Mechanical Emotion (Long Version) 6:00 The B Side: Mechanical Emotion (Instrumental) 6:20 The Brief: For Vanity’s second single, she reached back into the Prince camp and pulled out Morris Day to provide vocals on “Mechanical Emotion”. The song had mild success at R&B radio and got a little notice on the pop [...]
The A Side: Pretty Mess (Vocal) 6:03 The B Side: Pretty Mess (Instrumental) 4:34 The Brief: Denise Katrina Matthews became better known as Vanity after hooking up with Prince and being installed as the lead character in his girl group Vanity 6. Vanity was around long enough for one album to be recorded and moved [...]
The A Side: I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version) 10:15 The B Side: Another Lonely Christmas 6:47 The Brief: Christmas is almost here and the year is almost done. I’m going to dedicate this week to Christmas music exclusively and then I’m gonna take a week or so off from posting. Regular posts will resume [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, b-side, Christmas, MPLS, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 17 Comments »
The A Side: I Feel For You 4:03 The B Side: Chinatown 4:37 The Brief: Written by Prince. Produced by Arif Mardin. Harmonica by Stevie Wonder. Rap by Melle Mel. Vocals by Chaka Khan. This combination vaulted “I Feel For You” into the pop Top 5, #1 at R&B and Dance and netted Chaka a [...]
The A Side: I Need A Beat (Vocal) 5:07 The B Side: I Need A Beat (Zootie Mix) 5:03 I Need A Beat (Instrumental) 5:09 The Brief: LL Cool J released the groundbreaking rap LP ‘Radio’ in 1985 on Def Jam Recordings. It was the first full-length album release for the label. The record was [...]
The A Side: I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On 6:21 The B Side: Take Your Time (Do It Right) 7:47 The Brief: Mixed Masters is a series of 12” re-issues featuring extended/remixed versions of hit songs from previous years. This 12” was released in 1987 and features songs from Cherrelle and The S.O.S. Band. The Billboard [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV, The SOS Band Tags: 12 Inch, 1980, 1984, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 2 Comments »
The A Side: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (Radio Version) 3:53 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (Maxi Dub) 6:14 The B Side: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (Extended Vocal) 5:51 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (Instrumental) 5:51 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (Acappella) :38 The Brief: “Too Busy Thinking About [...]
Posted in FWV, Orbit Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Bruce Nazarian, Duane Bradley, Electro-Funk, Quality Records 2 Comments »
The A Side: Sexomatic (Remix by Mark Berry) 6:20 The B Side: Sexomatic (Dub Version) 6:52 Sexomatic (Bonus Beats) 2:00 The Brief: The Bar-Kays began performing and working in Memphis, Tennessee in 1966 as a studio session musician group, backing major artists at Stax Records. The band was chosen in 1967 as Otis Redding’s touring [...]
The A Side: I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Ya Ya Mix) 6:15 The B Side: The Man In The Iron Mask 3:08 Broken Man (Live) 4:23 The Brief: ‘The Secret Of Association’ is the second album released by Brit Paul Young. “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down” was the first and fifth single release [...]
Posted in FWV, Paul Young Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, b-side, Columbia Records, John Potoker, Pop, Rock 5 Comments »
The A Side: Thief Of Hearts (Dance Mix) 6:12 The B Side: Thief Of Hearts (Instrumental) 4:32 Thief Of Hearts (Short Version) 4:00 The Brief: Melissa Manchester released her first album in 1973 and has remained a popular adult contemporary artist to this day. In 1984, she contributed the title song to the soundtrack of [...]
Posted in FWV, Melissa Manchester Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Casablanca Records, Jellybean Benitez, Pop, Promo, Soundtrack 1 Comment »
The A Side: Loverboy (Extended Club Remix) 8:08 The B Side: Loverboy 4:12 Loverboy (Dub Mix) 4:59 The Brief: Billy Ocean’s greatest period of success in the music industry began in 1984 with the release of the album ‘Suddenly’. But, Billy had been recording and releasing music since his first self-titled album release in 1976. [...]
The A Side: Love & Happiness (Extended Dance Remix) 6:12 The B Side: Lisa (LP Version) 5:05 The Brief: David Sanborn released the album ‘Straight to the Heart’ in 1984, a Grammy winning album for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1985. Sanborn covered the song “Love & Happiness”, a classic Al Green song from 1977. [...]
Posted in David Sanborn, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Jazz, Marcus Miller, Pop, Ray Bardani, Warner Brothers Records 1 Comment »
The A Side: 20/20 (Jellybean Remix) The B Side: Shark Bite The Brief: George Benson’s sixth album for WB Records was ‘20/20’ and it was released in 1984. The title track was released as a single and missed making the Top 40 by 8 spots. This UK 12” release features a John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez remix [...]
Posted in FWV, George Benson Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Jazz, Jellybean Benitez, R&B, UK Pressing, Warner Brothers Records 4 Comments »
The A Side: Street Freeks 6:45 The B Side: Street Freeks (Instrumental) 6:55 The Brief: “Street Freeks” was a single only release originally pressed by Write On Records and then picked up by MCA Records in 1984. The song was written and produced by Rich Cason for his good friend and blues legend Jimmy Lewis. [...]
Posted in FWV, Jimmy Lewis and the L.A. Street Band Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, MCA Records, R&B, Rap, Rich Cason 2 Comments »
The A Side: Dynamite 3:58 The B Side: Tell Me I’m Not Dreamin’ (Too Good To Be True) (Instrumental) 4:10 The Brief: Jermaine was the fourth child born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson. He handled lead vocal duties for the Jackson Brothers band until Michael began assisting with lead vocals. Eventually they shared the lead [...]
The A Side: Siberian Nights 6:05 The B Side: Siberian Nights (Vocal-Radio Edit) 4:17 Siberian Nights (Dub) 6:05 The Brief: Twilight 22 are Gordon Bahary and Joseph Saulter, an electrofunk duo from the San Francisco Bay Area. A self-titled LP was released in 1984 on Vanguard records and it featured two electrofunk classics, “Electric Kingdom” [...]
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The A Side: Method Of Modern Love (Remix by Arthur Baker) 7:50 The B Side: Method Of Modern Love (Dub Version) 6:18 Bank On Your Your Love 4:37 The Brief: Well, let’s figure, if you are here at this blog, you already know the Hall & Oates story. How many times has it been told [...]
Posted in FWV, Hall and Oates Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Arthur Baker, Latin Rascals, Pop, Promo, RCA Records 10 Comments »
Next Love 7″: A Next Love 3:46 B Picking Up The Pieces 3:28 Label: Columbia Records Catalog#: 38-04537 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1984 Next Love 12″: A Next Love (Extended Dance Remix) 7:07 B Next Love (Instrumental) 4:51 Label: Columbia Records Catalog#: 44-05043 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM Country: US Released: 1984 The Brief: “Next Love” was the follow up to Deniece [...]
Posted in Deniece Williams, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, 7 Inch, Columbia Records, Jellybean Benitez, Michael Hutchinson, R&B, Soundtrack 9 Comments »
The A Side: The Belle Of St. Mark (Dance Remix) 7:43 The B Side: Too Sexy 5:03 The Brief: After the Top 10 pop success of “The Glamorous Life”, Sheila E. released “The Belle of St. Mark” to radio as the follow up single. The song didn’t fare as well, though it did make the [...]
Posted in FWV, Sheila E Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, b-side, MPLS, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 5 Comments »
The A Side: The Glamorous Life (Club Edit) 6:33 The B Side: The Glamorous Life Part II 3:12 The Brief: OK all you Sheila-heads out there; this is the week you’ve been looking forward to… Sheila E. is arguably the most successful “protege” to come out of Prince’s camp and probably has the longest professional [...]
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The A Side: Sex Shooter (Dance Version) 6:45 The B Side: In A Spanish Villa 2:12 The Brief: It is a well known story that Prince and Vanity broke up as preparations for filming Purple Rain were being made. Vanity dropped out of the movie and a very pretty young lady, Patricia Kotero, was brought [...]
The A Side: The Bird (Remix) 6:25 The B Side: My Drawers 3:42 The Brief: Welcome to another Monday, Fun With Vinyl readers. Today continues our “Paisley June” where we are taking a look at vinyl releases from Prince and related artists. We just had 10 days of Prince 12” releases, now we are going [...]
The A Side: Purple Rain (Long Version) The B Side: God (Instrumental) (Love Theme From ‘Purple Rain’) God (Vocal) The Brief: In 1984, Prince was riding high on top of the song charts and at the box office. The title song from the soundtrack to ‘Purple Rain’ was released in the UK on a 12” [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, b-side, MPLS, R&B, UK Pressing, Warner Brothers Records 9 Comments »
The A Side: Black Cars (Special Dance Mix) 5:55 The B Side: Black Cars (Instrumental Dub Mix) 3:42 Black Cars (Album Version) 3:07 The Brief: Canadian born singer Gino Vannelli signed to A&M Records and released his first album in 1973. In 1985 his seventh album of original material hit the shelves. The album was [...]
The A Side: Hello Again (Remix Version/Vocal) 5:54 Hello Again (Dub Version) 6:02 The B Side: Hello Again (LP Version/Vocal) 3:47 The Brief: All of the surviving, original members of The Cars have recently reunited to record the new album “Move Like This” and have embarked on a tour in support of it. Lead singer [...]
Posted in FWV, The Cars Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Arthur Baker, Chris Lord-Alge, Elektra Records, Rock, Tom Lord-Alge 5 Comments »
The A Side: Fast Girls (Specially Remixed Version) 6:59 The B Side: French Blue 6:22 The Brief: Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born May 16, 1966. 362 days after yours truly was born. She and I are practically brother and sister! LOL! There’s not much to be said about Ms. Jackson that hasn’t already been [...]
The A Side: Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go) (LP Version) 6:48 The B Side: Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go) (Edit of LP Version) 4:52 Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go) (Dub Version) 7:04 The Brief: Patrice Rushen is a classically trained pianist who signed her first recording contract with Prestige Records in 1974. [...]
The A Side: Sweet Somebody (Special Extended Vocal) 5:56 Sweet Somebody (New Sweet Dub Version) 5:22 The B Side: Give Me The Music (Medley) – An Intermixture Of Let The Music Play & Give Me Tonight 6:56 The Brief: “Sweet Somebody” is the fourth and final single from 1984′s ‘Let The Music Play’ LP that [...]
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The A Side: Sugar Walls (Dance Mix) 7:01 The B Side: Sugar Walls (Red Mix) 5:26 The Brief: I doubt there’s much I can tell you about this record that you don’t already know… It was written by Prince, under the pseudonym Alexander Nevermind, for Sheena Easton‘s 1984 LP ‘A Private Heaven’. The song was [...]
Posted in FWV, Sheena Easton Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, An Endless Music Mix, EMI America Records, MPLS, Pop, Promo 5 Comments »
The A Side: Let’s Go Crazy 3:46 The B Side: Erotic City (“make love not war Erotic City come alive”) 3:53 The Brief: Released on July 18, 1984 “Let’s Go Crazy” became Prince‘s second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Hot Black Singles and Hot Dance/Disco charts as well as [...]
The A Side: S-E-S-E-X (Vocal) 6:00 The B Side: S-E-S-E-X (Instrumental) 5:20 The Brief: “S-E-S-E-X” was the second single released from The Girls one and only 1984 LP. Written and produced by Andre Cymone, The Girls would not enjoy the success that Andre’s later collaboration with Jody Watley would produce. The Source: Label: Columbia Records [...]
The A Side: Women And Men 3:37 Don’t Waste My Time 5:06 Someone Shoulda Told Me 5:34 What Do I See In You 4:13 The B Side: S-E-S-E-X 4:10 Nu Boy 4:56 Girl Talk 3:57 My Man 4:07 The Brief: from AllMusic.com written by Alex Henderson Assembled by Prince associate Andre Cymone in Minneapolis [...]
The A Side: The Heat Is On (Extended Version) 6:04 The B Side: The Heat Is On (Dance Version) 5:40 The Heat Is On (Dub Version) 2:39 The Brief: The Grammy Award winning soundtrack to the movie Beverly Hills Cop went all the way to #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 1985. “The [...]
Posted in FWV, Glenn Frey, The Eagles Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Brian Reeves, MCA Records, Rock 1 Comment »
The A Side: All She Wants To Is Dance (Extended Dance Remix) 7:38 The B Side: All She Wants To Is Dance (Dubb Remix) 5:17 The Brief: Don Henley got his start in the music business as a member of the band Shiloh. He then went on to work with Glenn Frey as a member [...]
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The A Side: Concealed Weapons (Extended Dance Mix) 6:12 The B Side: Concealed Weapons (Single Version) 3:30 Tell ‘Em, Jonesy 4:46 The Brief: Right after the smash success of the ‘Freeze Frame’ LP, Peter Wolf exited the band. With Wolf no longer in the fold, the The J. Geils Band went into the studio and [...]
The A Side: Money Changes Everything (That Version) 6:04 The B Side: Money Changes Everything (This Version) 5:29 The Brief: This Cyndi Lauper 12″ is the same as the Japanese release posted yesterday. This one didn’t come in a picture sleeve and is for promotion only. The Billboard Charts: Chart Debuted Debut Pos. Peak Pos. [...]
The A Side: Money Changes Everything (Special Live Version) 6:24 The B Side: Money Changes Everything (Special Live Version) 5:51 The Brief: In the fall of 1985, I started attending college at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. I chose GA State because of their Commercial Music degree program. During my first quarter there, I [...]
The A Side: Noon Rendezvous 3:32 The B Side: Oliver’s House 3:14 The Brief: The third and final single, “Noon Rendezvous”, from ‘Sheila E. in The Glamorous Life’ did not chart. ‘The Glamorous Life’ album spent 34 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart and peaked at the #28 position. The Source: Label: Warner [...]