The Brief: As with yesterday’s 7″ single, today’s shaves a little over 2 minutes off of the LP version to get the song down to a more radio friendly under 4 minutes track time. O’Bryan Burnette II was approximately 18 years old when his first album hit the streets on Capitol Records in 1982. O’Bryan was [...]
The Brief: Guest Blogger: RockSteady This is the promotional 12″ for the first single from da Krash, released 1988 alongside Ta Mara and the Seen’s ‘Blueberry Gossip’ and writer/ producer Jesse Johnson’s own ‘Every Shade of Love’. da Krash’s sound was an extension of Johnson’s ‘Shockadelica’ album as it bore the same heavy rock funk [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1986, Capitol Records, Gail “Sky” King, MPLS, Promo, R&B 
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The A Side: Juicy Gotcha Krazy (Vocal) 4:52 Juicy Gotcha Krazy (LP Version) 4:21 The B Side: Juicy Gotcha Krazy (Instrumental) 4:52 The Brief: In the late 80’s, M.C. Hammer’s talents and songwriting prowess were so prolific that he couldn’t keep it all confined to just his own releases. There was so much great music [...]
The A Side: I Want To Make The World Turn Around (Extended Version) 6:26 I Want To Make The World Turn Around (Dub Version) 2:55 The B Side: I Want To Make The World Turn Around (Video Edit) 4:23 Slinky 2:40 The Brief: How do you know that the 12” single and dance music in [...]
Posted in FWV, Steve Miller Band Tags: 12 Inch, 1986, Capitol Records, David Cole, Rock 5 Comments »
The A Side: (Hammer Hammer) They Put Me In The Mix 5:08 (Hammer Hammer) They Put Me In The Mix (Instrumental) 4:49 The B Side: Cold Go M.C. Hammer 5:43 Cold Go M.C. Hammer (Instrumental) 5:43 The Brief: The final single released from M.C. Hammer‘s ‘Let’s Get It Started’ LP was “(Hammer Hammer) They Put [...]
The A Side: Pump It Up (The I Rose Mix) 7:23 Pump It Up (Dope Mix) 5:39 The B Side: Pump It Up (Radio Edit) 5:01 Pump It Up (Instrumental) 5:01 The Brief: Before the multi-platinum hype of “U Can’t Touch This”, M.C. Hammer’s first major label LP was ‘Let’s Get It Started’ on the [...]
The A Side: Mentirosa (Radio Edit) 4:16 Mentirosa (Extended Remix) 6:08 Welcome To My Groove (Hurley’s House of Trix Mix) 4:30 The B Side: Welcome To My Groove (Hurley’s Deep House Mix) 5:45 Welcome To My Groove (Hurley’s Hip House Mix) 5:56 Welcome To My Groove (Latin Hip House Mix) 5:13 The Brief: Born Ulpiano [...]
Posted in FWV, Mellow Man Ace Tags: 12 Inch, 1990, Capitol Records, Joe The Butcher, Rap, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Tony G 6 Comments »
7″: A Show Some Respect 3:17 B Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Recorded Live by Westwood One in Chicago) 3:50 Label: Capitol Records Catalog#: B-5461 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1984 12″: A Show Some Respect (Extended Mix) 5:42 B Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Recorded Live by Westwood One in Chicago) 4:20 Label: [...]
The A Side: My Girl (12″ Version) 7:09 My Girl (Dub) 6:31 My Girl (Instrumental) 5:39 My Girl (Radio Edit) 4:11 The B Side: My Girl (Palladium Mix) 8:04 My Girl (The Mo You Know Dub) 7:49 My Girl (The Palladium Dub) 4:35 My Girl (7″ Edit) 4:29 The Brief: Another, in my opinion, bland, [...]
Posted in FWV, Kool Skool Tags: 12 Inch, 1990, Capitol Records, Keith Cohen, Michael "Mixin" Moore, MPLS, R&B Comments Off
The A Side: Waste My Time (Now’s The Time Mix) 4:09 Waste My Time (Clockin’ The Beat Mix) 5:54 The B Side: Waste My Time (Jungle Love Remix) 6:34 Waste My Time (Heavy On The Vocal Tip Mix) 3:54 The Brief: Taking a cue from Prince, Jesse Johnson involved himself with several side projects as an [...]
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: Do Me Baby 5:27 The B Side: Do Me Baby (Interlude) 4:59 The Brief: Meli’sa Morgan bounced around with a couple groups in the early 80′s: Shades of Love and High Fashion. In 1986 her first solo LP, ‘Do Me Baby’, was released on Capitol Records. The title track was written by [...]
The A Side: I’m In Love (Longer Luv Mix) 7:00 I’m In Love (Radio Mix) 4:15 The B Side: I’m In Love (Luv Dub) 5:42 I’m In Love (LP Version) 4:43 The Brief: Lillo Thomas has led quite an interesting life. A world record setter in the 200 meters at the age of 16, qualifying [...]
The A Side: Communication (Special Club Mix) 4:40 The B Side: Murderess 4:20 The Brief: What do you get when you combine the talents of singer Robert Palmer, bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran, and former Chic drummer Tony Thompson along with production and management by Bernard Edwards? One of the [...]
Posted in FWV, Power Station Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Bernard Edwards, Capitol Records, Josh Abbey, Rock 3 Comments »
The A Side: Shame (Dance Mix) 7:16 The B Side: Save The Last Dance For Love 4:19 Shame (Red Mix) 5:24 The Brief: In the early eighties, The Motels put together a string of successful albums and hit singles. The end of that run was marked by the release of the LP ‘Shock’ in 1985. [...]
Posted in FWV, The Motels Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, An Endless Music Mix, Capitol Records, Pop, UK Pressing 3 Comments »
The A Side: Keep Coming Back (12″ Edit) 4:33 Keep Coming Back (3rd World Mix) 6:48 The B Side: Keep Coming Back (Quiet Storm Mix) 6:04 Keep Coming Back (Album Version-Edit) 4:49 The Brief: Richard Marx is the first solo artist to have his first seven singles hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot [...]
Posted in FWV, Luther Vandross, Richard Marx Tags: 12 Inch, 1991, Capitol Records, Larry Robinson, Promo, Rock Comments Off
Side A: Burning The Ground (Sampled from the LP “Decade” C1-93178) 4:00 Side B: Decadance (Extended Mix) 7:57 Decadance (Sampled from the LP “Decade” C1-93178) 3:29 The Brief: I don’t think I have seen this on DJPaulT’s website Burning The Ground so, I’m gonna post it here and call him out for having such a [...]
Posted in Duran Duran, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Ben Chapman, Capitol Records, Christopher Marc Potter, Pop, Raine Shine, SynthPop 5 Comments »
Side A: Super Freak (Extended) 5:02 Side B: Jesse James 4:13 The Brief: The first time I ever heard Fetchin Bones was while their album was being played in-store while I was shopping at Wax N Facts in Atlanta, GA in the late 80’s. At that time, I was primarily a fan of R&B/Dance music [...]
Posted in Fetchin Bones, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Capitol Records, Promo, Rock, Roli Mosimann Comments Off