Megamix II: Why Is It Fresh?
LABEL: Celluloid
SERIES: N/A
GROUPING: N/A
RELEASE YEAR: 1984
CATALOGUE NO: CEL 173
RUNOUT GROOVES: CEL-173-A MASTERDISK A- (Side A) CEL-173-B A- (Side B)
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
FORMAT: 12" Vinyl
COMMENTS: Released in September 1984 (source: James Hamilton's column in Record Mirror)
WHAT JAMES HAMILTON HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
D.ST.: ‘Megamix II (Why Is It Fresh?)’ (CellulOid CART 344)
Footsteps introed clever but jumbled 0-106-106½-106bpm mix-up set to Steven Brown’s ‘The Smurf’ of cuts by Shango, Time Zone, Afrika Bam, Bill Laswell, Material, Futura 2000, The Clash, Bernard Fowler, Jimmy Mac, B-Side, Daniel Ponce, Nicky Skopelitis, D.St., ‘Good Times’ and some ‘Rockit’, the result being indistinct with nothing cutting through (possibly stronger, intro-less 106½-106bpm edit flip)
SIDE A MIX: MEGAMIX II: WHY IS IT FRESH?
MIXED BY: Grandmixer D. St. (as D.ST.)
LENGTH: 08:19
GENRE: Electro/Hip Hop
TRACKS I CAN IDENTIFY IN THE MIX - I have only listed the ones that have prolonged elements or have a short sample repeated multiple times:
Rebels - You Can Make It (1984); Grandmixer D. St. featuring Bernard Fowler - Crazy Cuts (1983); Shango - Zulu Groove (1983); Phase II - The Roxy (1983); Herbie Hancock - Rockit (1983); Grandmixer D. St. & The Infinity Rappers - The Grandmixer Cuts It Up (1982); Time Zone - The Wildstyle (1983); Shango - Shango Message (1983); Futura 2000 - The Escapades Rap (1982); Shango - Thank You (1984)
SIDE B MIX: MEGAMIX II: WHY IS IT FRESH? Short Version
MIXED BY: Grandmixer D. St. (as D.ST.)
LENGTH: 04:59
GENRE: Electro/Hip Hop
TRACKS I CAN IDENTIFY IN THE MIX - I have only listed the ones that have prolonged elements or have a short sample repeated multiple times:
Rebels - You Can Make It (1984); Grandmixer D. St. featuring Bernard Fowler - Crazy Cuts (1983); Shango - Zulu Groove (1983); Phase II - The Roxy (1983); Herbie Hancock - Rockit (1983); Grandmixer D. St. & The Infinity Rappers - The Grandmixer Cuts It Up (1982); Time Zone - The Wildstyle (1983)
