The A Side: The Silent Underdog – Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag 6:18 The B Side: Pigbag – Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag 6:06 The Brief: I bought this 12” because of Paul Hardcastle’s involvement. “Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag” was an UK indie hit for the group Pigbag in 1981. In [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Pop, Profile Records, SynthPop 
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The A Side: Mary, Mary (Oh Mary Please!) (Re-Edit by Gail “Sky” King) 4:20 The B Side: Mary, Mary (Sky’s The Limit Beats) 2:30 Mary, Mary (Instrumental) 3:12 The Brief: “Mary, Mary” is a song written by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. It was first recorded by The Butterfield Blues Band for their 1966 album, [...]
Posted in FWV, Run-D.M.C. Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Gail “Sky” King, Profile Records, Promo, Rap 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: It’s Like That 7:25 Sucker M.C.’s (Krush Groove 1) 3:15 The B Side: It’s Like That (Instrumental) 7:10 Sucker M.C.’s (Krush Groove 1) (Instrumental) 3:05 The Brief: This is the first pure rap record I remember buying, it’s been in my collection since it was released in 1983. I first heard the [...]
The A Side: King Tut (Remix) 5:20 The B Side: King Tut 4:38 The Brief: London born Paul Hardcastle gained attention in the US in 1985 with the release of the ‘Rain Forest’ LP on Profile Records. ‘Rain Forest’ is an amazing collection of electro style instrumental tracks. One of the tracks released as [...]
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Side A: Rain Forest (Remix) 5:42 King Tut 4:38 Panic 4:29 Forest Fire 7:30 Side B: Loitering With Intent 4:10 A.M. 5:14 Sound Chaser 5:48 Rain Forest (Original Mix) 5:12 The Brief: The title track from this LP went to #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, #5 on the Black Singles chart and [...]