The A Side: (He’s Got) The Look 4:20 (He’s Got) The Look (Dance Version) 6:38 The B Side: (He’s Got) The Look (Dub Version) 5:26 (He’s Got) The Look (Album Version) 5:07 The Brief: The second single from Vanessa Williams’ debut album was “(He’s Got) The Look” and it became her second Top 10 R&B [...]
The A Side: I Get Weak (12″ Version) 7:25 The B Side: I Get Weak (7″ Version) 4:39 I Get Weak (Instrumental Version) 7:32 The Brief: In late 1987, Belinda Carlisle released her second solo LP ‘Heaven On Earth’. “I Get Weak” was the second single to be released from that album, following up the [...]
The A Side: Dance (The Mega-Diss) (Vocal) 4:55 H.M. Microphone Maniac (Vocal) 4:35 The B Side: Dance (The Mega-Diss) (Inst.) 4:55 The Brief: “Dance (The Mega-Diss)” is a Miami Bass record on the 4-Sight Records label that received regional airplay in the southeastern US in 1988. MC Player sampled Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love A [...]
The A Side: You Make Me Work (12″ Remix) 6:40 You Make Me Work (Dub Mix) 6:05 The B Side: You Make Me Work (7″ Version) 4:40 DKWIG 4:39 The Brief: In 1988, Cameo released ‘Machismo’, their 13th studio album of original material. It would be the last LP for the band to achieve Gold [...]
The A Side: Shattered Dreams (12″ Version) 5:13 The A Side: Shattered Dreams (12″ Version) 5:13 The Brief: That damned Johnny! Hatin’ on jazz like that. Who does he think he is? Johnny Hates Jazz were Clark Datchler, Mike Nocito and Calvin Hayes. And, reportedly the band’s name referenced Nocito’s brother-in-law Johnny, who really hated jazz. [...]
The A Side: Mercedes Boy (Extended Version) 7:20 The B Side: Mercedes Boy (Radio Edit) 5:10 Mercedes Boy (Instrumental) 7:20 Mercedes Boy (Dub) 7:29 Mercedes Boy (Bonus Beats) 3:38 The Brief: The second single from Pebbles’ debut album was “Mercedes Boy”. The song was written by Pebbles and produced by Charlie Wilson of the Gap [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Keith Cohen, Louil Silas Jr, MCA Records, R&B, Steve Beltran 
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The A Side: I Like It Like That (Extended Club Version) 6:57 I Like It Like That (Dub) 6:39 The B Side: I Like It Like That (Edited Club Mix) 4:07 I Like It Like That (Instrumental Mix) 4:07 I Like It Like That (Acapella Version) 4:05 The Brief: Michael Rodgers is the son of [...]
Posted in FWV, Michael Rodgers Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Keith Cohen, Pop, Promo, R&B, Steve Beltran, WTG Records 6 Comments »
The A Side: Rock Steady (Extended Version) 9:14 Rock Steady (A Cappella) 6:20 The B Side: Rock Steady (Radio Edit) 6:00 Rock Steady (Instrumental) 9:14 Rock Steady (Dub) 7:00 Rock Steady (Bonus Beats) 3:00 The Brief: Aretha Franklin released the album ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ in 1971 which contained the song “Rock Steady”. The single [...]
Posted in FWV, Sue Ann Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Keith Cohen, Louil Silas Jr, MCA Records, MPLS, Promo, R&B 4 Comments »
The A Side: Trapped In Phases (12″ Dance Mix) 7:57 Trapped In Phases (Dub Dance Mix) 6:55 Trapped In Phases (Acappella) 2:11 The B Side: Trapped In Phases (Phase 12″ Mix) 6:12 Trapped In Phases (Radio Edit) 7:10 Trapped In Phases (Phase 12″ Dub) 4:22 The Brief: da Krash were one of the multiple side [...]
Posted in da Krash, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Capitol Records, Keith Cohen, MPLS, R&B, Steve Beltran, Yvonne Turner 4 Comments »
The A Side: Wasn’t I Good To Ya? (12″ Mix) 6:31 Wasn’t I Good To Ya? (Dub) 5:39 The B Side: Wasn’t I Good To Ya? (Edit) 4:14 Wasn’t I Good To Ya? (Bonus Beats) 2:42 Wasn’t I Good To Ya? (T.V. Mix) 6:38 The Brief: da Krash were one of the multiple side projects [...]
Posted in da Krash, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Capitol Records, Keith Cohen, MPLS, R&B, Steve Beltran, Victor Flores 4 Comments »
The A Side: Every Shade Of Love (Keith Cohen Remix) 7:34 The B Side: Every Shade Of Love (Original Version) 4:44 Love Struck (House Mix) 6:40 The Brief: The UK 12” for Jesse Johnson’s “Every Shade Of Love” single included the 12” West Coast Remix by Keith Cohen and Steve Beltran and a House Mix [...]
The A Side: Every Shade Of Love (East Coast) (7″ Edit) Every Shade Of Love (East Coast) (12″ Remix) The B Side: Every Shade Of Love (West Coast) (7″ Edit) Every Shade Of Love (West Coast) (12″ Remix) The Brief: Only two singles were released from the ‘Every Shade Of Love‘ LP. The title track [...]
Posted in FWV, Jesse Johnson Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, A&M Records, Keith Cohen, MPLS, Promo, R&B, Shep Pettibone, Steve Beltran, Steve Peck 1 Comment »
The A Side: Love Struck (Dance Mix) 8:00 Love Struck (7″ Mix) 4:30 The B Side: Love Struck (Dub Mix) 6:48 Love Struck (Instrumental) 6:15 Love Struck (A Cappella) 3:59 The Brief: In April of 1988, Jesse Johnson released his third solo album: ‘Every Shade Of Love‘. The first single released was “Love Struck”. This [...]
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The A Side: Love Struck (7″ Version) 4:30 The B Side: Do Yourself A Favour 5:16 The Brief: In April of 1988, Jesse Johnson released his third solo album: ‘Every Shade Of Love‘. The first single released was “Love Struck”. This 45 contains the 7″ version of the single plus, on the B-Side, an extended [...]
Posted in FWV, Jesse Johnson Tags: 1988, 7 Inch, A&M Records, b-side, Jesse Johnson, Keith Cohen, MPLS, R&B, Steve Beltran 3 Comments »
The A Side: The Same Dream (Dream House Mix) 7:35 The Same Dream (Nightmare House Dub) 5:44 The Same Dream (Dream & Dubappella) 3:20 The B Side: The Same Dream (Hip Hop Club Mix) 7:05 The Same Dream (Hip Hop Dub Mix) 5:44 Since I Fell For You (Toppled Heart Mix Edit) 4:27 The Brief: [...]
Posted in Apollonia, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, MPLS, R&B, Ric Wake, Richie Jones, Thompson and Barbiero, Warner Brothers Records 23 Comments »
The A Side: Mismatch (Hand In Glove Mix) 7:28 Mismatch (7″ Remix/Edit) 3:30 The B Side: Mismatch (Motor City Mix) 6:17 Mismatch (Reflective Mix) 6:33 Mismatch (Reflective Dub) 5:32 The Brief: “Mismatch” is the second single released from Apollonia’s self-titled LP of 1988. Again, Apollonia was largely ignored by radio but, found a home in [...]
Posted in Apollonia, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Alan Gregorie, Ben Grosse, Francois Kevorkian, Kevin Saunderson, MPLS, Promo, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 11 Comments »
The A Side: Since I Fell For You 5:29 Synchronize 4:20 Your Eyes 4:19 The Same Dream 3:54 Am I Growing On U? 3:52 The B Side: Mismatch 5:10 Beat Of My Heart 4:11 For Your Love 4:03 Help Wanted 4:05 Ay Ya Yai 4:17 The Brief: The second lead singer of Prince’s “6” girl [...]
The A Side: True Ecstasy 4:47 The B Side: True Ecstasy 4:47 The Brief: The follow-up single to “Blueberry Gossip” was “True Ecstasy”. The song was promoted as a “Quiet Storm” type song as you can see by this promo 12” that is noted as an A&M Night play record. Despite that, the song failed [...]
The A Side: Blueberry Gossip (12″ Vocal) 8:45 Blueberry Gossip (Ta Mara’s Groove) 5:13 The B Side: Blueberry Dub 7:19 Blueberry Gossip (7″ Single Version) 5:35 Blueberry Gossip (Radio Edit) 4:55 The Brief: Ta Mara and The Seen’s lead singer Margaret “Margie” Cox, is a native of Kenitra, Morocco where she lived until age seven, [...]
Posted in FWV, Ta Mara and The Seen Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, A&M Records, Keith Cohen, MPLS, Promo, R&B, Steve Beltran 6 Comments »
The A Side: Take Me For A Ride (Ext.-Remix) 7:08 The B Side: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean 12″ Vocal Remix) 7:00 The Brief: This German pressed 12” contains the “Dance-Remix” of “Take Me For A Ride” as remixed by John “Jellybean” Benitez. The flip side is Benitez’s remix of “Wouldn’t You Love [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Jellybean Benitez, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Reprise Records 6 Comments »
The A Side: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean 12″ Vocal Remix) The B Side: Love Is Contagious (Ben Liebrand Remix) Baby’s Got A Lover (LP Version) The Brief: It’s Friday the 13th! But, it’s your lucky day because there’s more Taja in store for you today! Today’s post is a UK 12″ release of [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Ben Liebrand, Jellybean Benitez, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Reprise Records, UK Pressing 2 Comments »
The A Side: Undress (Extended Version) 6:08 The B Side: Protect And Serve (LP Version) 5:05 The Brief: In 1988 Vanity picked up a starring role in the film Action Jackson alongside Carl Weathers and Sharon Stone. In addition to acting in the film, Vanity contributed two songs to the movie’s soundtrack. The track “Undress” [...]
Posted in FWV, MC Jam and Pee Wee Jam, Vanity Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Atlantic Records, Jesse Johnson, MPLS, R&B 3 Comments »
The A Side: Early In The Morning (Extended Version) 7:12 Early In The Morning (Single Version) 3:58 The B Side: Early In The Morning (Instrumental) 5:00 Disturbing Behavior 3:44 The Brief: The Gap Band released “Early in the Morning” as a single in 1982 and it went on to become their biggest hit on the [...]
Posted in FWV, Robert Palmer Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, EMI Manhattan Records, Eric ET Thorngren, Rock 5 Comments »
The A Side: Wild Thing 5:27 The B Side: It’s Live 3:15 It’s Live (Echo-pella) 3:15 Swing It! 4:21 The Brief: In 1966, The Troggs took “Wild Thing” all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been covered since by numerous artists including, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Kinison and X. In [...]
The A Side: I’m Your Pusher (LP Version) 5:35 I’m Your Pusher (Instrumental) 5:35 I’m Your Pusher (A Capella) 2:43 The B Side: Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. (LP Version) 3:00 Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. (Instrumental) 3:00 Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. (A Capella) 2:40 The Brief: OK, up front, I did not purchase this Ice-T 12” for the song “I’m Your Pusher”. [...]
The A Side: If It Isn’t Love (Club Mix) 7:42 The B Side: If It Isn’t Love (Instrumental) 5:10 If It Isn’t Love (Low Key Mix) 4:30 The Brief: “If It Isn’t Love” was the first single chosen to be released from New Edition’s “Heart Break” LP of 1988. The album was produced by Jimmy [...]
Posted in FWV, New Edition Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Flyte Tyme Productions, MCA Records, R&B, Steve Hodge 6 Comments »
The A Side: Armageddon It (The Nuclear Mix) The B Side: Ring Of Fire Armageddon It (The Atomic Mix) The Brief: In 1987-1988, Def Leppard was seemingly all over the place. In August of 1987 they released their fourth album, ‘Hysteria’. The album produced four Top 10 singles, sold over 20 million copies and reached [...]
Posted in Def Leppard, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, b-side, Phonogram Ltd, Rock, UK Pressing 4 Comments »
The A Side: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (Extended Version) 8:59 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (Instrumental Version) 5:29 The B Side: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (Single Version) 4:43 Showdown 4:58 Special Mix 9:40 The Brief: ‘Tear Down These Walls’ was the seventh album recorded [...]
The A Side: She’s On The Left (12″ Version) 7:29 The B Side: She’s On The Left (Dub) 7:29 She’s On The Left (Acappella) 4:58 The Brief: “She’s On The Left” was the last single by Jeffrey Osborne to chart on Billboard’s Hot 100. Despite that, it was also his only #1 on the Hot [...]
Posted in FWV, Jeffrey Osborne Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, A&M Records, Keith Cohen, Promo, R&B, Steve Beltran 3 Comments »
The A Side: Sendin’ All My Love 3:49 The B Side: Sendin’ All My Love 3:49 The Brief: The original lineup of The Jets consisted of the eight oldest children of a family that included 17 children in total. “Sendin’ All My Love” was the fifth single released from the group’s third LP ‘Magic’. Although [...]
The A Side: (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me (12″ Remix) 6:50 The B Side: (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me (Dub) 5:03 (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me (Houseafire Mix) 6:35 The Brief: Before her gig as the resident airhead on American Idol, Paula Abdul was known as an accomplished [...]
Posted in FWV, Paula Abdul Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Keith Cohen, R&B, Steve Beltran, Virgin Records 12 Comments »
The A Side: Crazy About Her (Just A Crazy Sure! Mix) 6:29 Crazy About Her (B! Crazy Dub) 6:05 The B Side: Crazy About Her (Kyle Wyld West Edit) 4:08 Crazy About Her (Acca Dub) 4:12 Dynamite (LP Version) 4:16 The Brief: For the 15th solo album release of his career, Rod Stewart teamed up [...]
Posted in FWV, Rod Stewart Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Al B Sure, Rock, Warner Brothers Records 5 Comments »
The A Side: Since I Fell For You (Toppled Heart Mix) 7:37 Since I Fell For You (Crush Mix) 8:05 The B Side: Since I Fell For You (Freestyle Mix) 8:00 These Boots Are Made For Walking 4:11 The Brief: Born Patricia Kotero, Apollonia is best known for the Lake Minnetonka scene in the movie [...]
Posted in Apollonia, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, b-side, MPLS, R&B, Thompson and Barbiero, Warner Brothers Records 6 Comments »
The A Side: Rev It Up (To Heller And Back Mix) 5:34 The B Side: Rev It Up (Bad Bruce’s Wisconsin Dub) 6:38 Bobby (Aboriginal Mix) 6:58 The Brief: Jerry Harrison started out playing with Jonathan Richman in The Modern Lovers in the early 70′s. Following his stint with the Modern Lovers he joined Talking [...]
Posted in FWV, Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Bruce Forest, Frank Heller, Rock, Sire Records 3 Comments »
The A Side: The Right Stuff (Radio Version) 4:15 The Right Stuff (Extended Version) 5:37 The B Side: The Right Stuff (Edited Version) 3:51 The Right Stuff (Dub-A-Delic) 5:43 The Brief: Four years after the Miss America/Penthouse debacle, Vanessa Williams released her debut album on the Wing/Mercury Records label. The album was ‘The Right Stuff’ [...]
The A Side: Got A New Love (12″ Club Mix) 6:54 Got A New Love (Dub) 6:13 Got A New Love (12″ Extended Remix) 6:49 The B Side: Got A New Love (12″ Power Mix) 7:17 Got A New Love (Power Dub) 5:15 One More Time (LP Version) 3:57 The Brief: Brothers Sean and Marc [...]
Posted in FWV, Good Question Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, David Cole and Robert Clivilles, Femi Jiya, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B 8 Comments »
The A Side: Simon Simon (Extended Remix) 6:11 The B Side: The Perfect Stranger (LP Version) 3:53 Simon Simon (Dub) 6:54 The Brief: Dale Bozzio’s two 7” singles from her one and only Paisley Park Records LP ‘Riot In English’ have already appeared at Fun With Vinyl. Today we get the 12” of “Simon Simon” [...]
Posted in Dale, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Junior Vasquez, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Shep Pettibone 2 Comments »
The A Side: Chains Of Love (The Unfettered Mix) 8:22 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 3:14 Chains Of Love (The Foghorn Mix) 6:24 The B Side: Chains Of Love (Truly In Love With The Marks Bros. Mix) 7:20 Don’t Suppose (Country Joe Mix) 5:56 Chains Of Love (Fetter Dub Dub) 5:10 The Brief: [...]
The A Side: Simply Irresistible (Extended Version) 6:32 Simply Irresistible (7″ Version) 4:14 The B Side: Simply Irresistible (Instrumental) 4:45 Nova 2:50 The Brief: The synthesizer fades in and instantly your mind turns to the visual of the mannequin like women with bright red lipstick colored lips and they are swaying, moving and gyrating to [...]
Posted in FWV, Robert Palmer Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, EMI Manhattan Records, Eric ET Thorngren, Rock 5 Comments »
The A Side: All You Need Is The Bass These Days (Miami Bass Mix) 5:40 The B Side: All You Need Is The Bass These Days (In Yo’ Mug Mix) 5:30 The Brief: What is it? Miami Bass, Electro or Street Music are labels that can be applied to the music of S.M.O.K.E.Y. D.E.E. & [...]
The A Side: Nia Peeples – Trouble (Serious Trouble Edit) 7:00 Dale – Simon Simon (Simon Says Edit) 7:15 The B Side: Eurythmics – Shame (Dance Floor Edit) 7:38 Jody Watley – Most Of All (Extended Edit) 6:56 The Brief: Same deal as volume one, bought this one used and only record #1 was to [...]
Posted in Dale, Eurythmics, FWV, Jody Watley, Nia Peeples Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Prime Cuts, Promo 6 Comments »
The A Side: Missed Opportunity (Unlimited Mix) 6:58 Missed Opportunity (Radio Mix) 4:39 The B Side: Missed Opportunity (Smooth Mix) 8:57 Soul Love 3:56 The Brief: Four years after the release of their top 5 charting LP ‘Big Bam Boom’, Hall & Oates returned to the studio and released ‘Ooh Yeah!’ in June of 1988. [...]
Posted in FWV, Hall and Oates Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Arista Records, Gary Wright, Mary Kessler, Pop, Robby Kilgore 6 Comments »