Releases by Mixer / D.J.

HERBIE 'MASTERMIND' LAIDLEY

Total Mixes: 52, Duration: 16:19:51
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Note that the mixes listed below are all credited to Mastermind in some form, but most of them don't credit individual members of the collective, so I don't know for certain who contributed to each one. As Herbie Laidley is the founder of the collective, my assumption is that he had input into all of them so they are all listed, but I have separated them out into the ones credited solely to him and the ones credited to the collective as a whole.
Mixes specifically credited to Herbie...

Year Release Title Label Mix Title Length
1983Cuttin' HerbieStreetwaveTWO, THREE, BREAK/CUTTIN' HERBIE00:09:51
1983David Grant - Remix MedleyChrysalisMASTERMIND REMIX Medley00:05:40
1983Electro 01Street SoundsELECTRO 1 Side 100:26:54
1983Electro 01Street SoundsELECTRO 1 Side 200:27:37
1983Electro 02Street SoundsELECTRO 2 Side 100:20:02
1983Electro 02Street SoundsELECTRO 2 Side 200:22:42
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsELECTRO 1 Side 100:26:54
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsELECTRO 1 Side 200:27:37
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsELECTRO 2 Side 100:20:02
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsELECTRO 2 Side 200:22:42
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsU.K. ELECTRO Side 100:19:23
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsU.K. ELECTRO Side 200:18:25
1984U.K. ElectroStreet SoundsU.K. ELECTRO Side 100:19:23
1984U.K. ElectroStreet SoundsU.K. ELECTRO Side 200:18:25
1986Loose Ends - The Mega MixVirginMASTERMIND MEGA MIX00:11:01
1987Electro 16Street Sounds (Dance Music Ltd.)HIP HOP 16 Side One00:18:15
1987Electro 16Street Sounds (Dance Music Ltd.)HIP HOP 16 Side Two00:18:16
1987Electro 19Street Sounds (Dance Music Ltd.)HIP HOP 19 Side One00:21:34
1987Electro 19Street Sounds (Dance Music Ltd.)HIP HOP 19 Side Two00:21:26
Mixes credited to "Mastermind" without any other info...

Year Release Title Label Mix Title Length
1984Crucial ElectroStreet SoundsCRUCIAL ELECTRO Side 100:21:06
1984Crucial ElectroStreet SoundsCRUCIAL ELECTRO Side 200:21:53
1984Electro 03Street SoundsELECTRO 3 Side 100:19:52
1984Electro 03Street SoundsELECTRO 3 Side 200:21:18
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsELECTRO 3 Side 100:19:52
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsELECTRO 3 Side 200:21:18
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsCRUCIAL ELECTRO Side 100:21:06
1984Essential ElectroStreet SoundsCRUCIAL ELECTRO Side 200:21:53
1984Loose Ends - Turntable MixVirginMASTERMIND TURNTABLE MIX00:05:09
1985Electro 07Street SoundsELECTRO 7 Side 100:18:23
1985Electro 07Street SoundsELECTRO 7 Side 200:21:46
1985Electro 08Street SoundsELECTRO 8 Side One00:20:30
1985Electro 08Street SoundsELECTRO 8 Side Two00:17:52
1985Electro 09Street SoundsELECTRO 9 Side One00:19:44
1985Electro 09Street SoundsELECTRO 9 Side Two00:18:03
1985Electro 10Street SoundsELECTRO 10 Side 100:20:20
1985Electro 10Street SoundsELECTRO 10 Side 200:18:48
1985New York vs L.A. BeatsStreet SoundsNEW YORK VS L.A. BEATS N.Y. Side 100:20:48
1985Scritti Politti - Turntable MixVirginTURNTABLE MIX BY MASTERMIND00:06:30
1986Aleem - Get Loose MedleyStreetwaveGET LOOSE/RELEASE YOURSELF00:06:30
1986Doug E. Fresh - Fresh MixStreetwaveFRESH MIX00:05:07
1986Electro 12Street SoundsHIP HOP ELECTRO 12 Side One00:14:47
1986Electro 12Street SoundsHIP HOP ELECTRO 12 Side Two00:18:19
1986Electro 13Street SoundsHIP HOP ELECTRO 13 Side One00:24:17
1986Electro 13Street SoundsHIP HOP ELECTRO 13 Side Two00:22:30
1986Electro 14Street SoundsHIP HOP ELECTRO 14 Side One00:19:48
1986Electro 14Street SoundsHIP HOP ELECTRO 14 Side Two00:16:34
1986Electro 15Street SoundsHIP HOP ELECTRO 15 Side One00:17:01
1986Electro 15Street SoundsHIP HOP ELECTRO 15 Side Two00:18:48
1986Gotta Go GoStreet SoundsGOTTA GO GO Side One00:19:46
1986Gotta Go GoStreet SoundsGOTTA GO GO Side Two00:20:04
1987Crucial Electro 3Street SoundsCRUCIAL ELECTRO 3 Side One00:21:37
1987Crucial Electro 3Street SoundsCRUCIAL ELECTRO 3 Side Two00:22:26

Information:


Herbie Laidley founded the Mastermind Roadshow which was a Hip Hop/Electro sound system and D.J. collective who will forever be associated with the Street Sounds Electro series by early U.K. B-Boys as they expertly mixed so many of them. They had a regular show on the pirate station 'Radio Invicta 103.6 FM' in the mid 1980's and also had various club residencies during that period, which included 'Soho Ronnie Scott’s Maze' and 'Mayfair Gullivers'. My research suggests that the members of the collective were fluid, but in James Hamilton's Record Mirror column on 23 June 1984 he lists the members as Herbie, Dave, Max, K.C., C.J., D.A., Jam and Macho Moore. You can read an article about them in the May 1984 edition of The Face here and the below picture of the crew in Herbie's back room is taken from that article. As you can see, the picture shows seven members of the collective and I assume they are seven of the eight names mentioned in James' aforementioned column.

If you are able to provide any more information about Herbie Laidley or The Mastermind Roadshow, please send me an email and I will add it to the website.