The Bootleg Megamix Archive

LABEL: Disconet
SERIES: N/A
GROUPING: N/A
RELEASE YEAR: 1983
CATALOGUE NO: MWDN601
RUNOUT GROOVES: MWDN-601-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR MISI EDP (Side A) MWDN-308-B MW/JS STERLING EDP S5 HOT CASEY (Side B) MWDN-601-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR EDP S1 (Side C) MWDN-601-2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR EDP S1 (Side D)
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
FORMAT: 2 x 12" Vinyl
COMMENTS: Released in July 1983 (source: Hotdiscomix web site)

WHAT THE D.J. NEWS INSERT HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE MEGAMIX ON THIS RELEASE:
Three summers ago imports cost a fortune in the United States because the dollar was cheap and the economy was booming. But DJs like Casey Jones would spend a fortune every week to get the latest and the greatest. And hardly any music from the UK was making serious inroads in the United States. In fact, the whole disco boom had been fueled by the French, Germans and Italians. But the English would soon be heard, and today's "new music" started. We presented a whole side of "new music" prepared by New York DJ Casey Jones, and while we didn't get any letter bombs from you, it did sound somewhat futuristic at the time. So it makes an ideal rerun for this issue, and has always been an interesting 15 minute transition from "disco/dance" into "new music." "Herr Wunderbar" by Tanya Hyde (Waldo's Records, UK) edited by Casey for better structure starts off the set. Whatever happened to this record? It's hottttt! "Touch" by Lori & The Chamelons (Sire/Zoo, UK) is next. This came out on a Stiff compilation in the U.S., and features Lori Lartey with Bill Drummond and Dave Balfe on guitars, keyboard and bass. Originally on Liverpool's Zoo label, this is the Sire remix. Vivabeat follows with "Man From China." The Charisma/UK release eventually came out on PolyGram's Mercury label in the U.S. Greg VanDike finishes Casey's set with "Clone" from his Cloned/UK single. Did Greg know how rapidly genetic engineering would advance in the next few years after he recorded this? So once again one of the marks of really good music is standing the test of time. Pass the DNA, please.

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