Shakatak - Mr. Manic & Sister Cool
LABEL: Polydor
SERIES: N/A
GROUPING: D.J. Scratch Remixes
RELEASE YEAR: 1987
CATALOGUE NO: MANIA 1
RUNOUT GROOVES: MANIA-1-A1 MT POUNDA TA1PE (Side A) MANIA-1-B1 MT (Side B)
COUNTRY: U.K.
FORMAT: 12" Vinyl
COMMENTS: Released in September 1987 (source: James Hamilton's column in Record Mirror)
WHAT JAMES HAMILTON HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
SHAKATAK ‘Mr Manic + Sister Cool’ (Polydor MANIX 1)
Juddering jittery vocodered dense 99¾bpm go-go-ish roller with bursts of their typical vocal and piano sound, this being more pronounced on the flip’s 99⅔bpm Manic Dub —however, another subsequent and far superior promo pressing (MANIA 1) now features a M|A|R|R|S-type brilliant 0- 100bpm Manic Cuts scratch mix (surely by CJ Mackintosh?) using just the go-go beat and vocoder behind all sorts of funky stuff like Eric B & Rakim.
Shakatak’s Manic Cuts scratcher is not in fact CJ Mackintosh, who it sounds like, but Shem McCauley – maybe better known as D.J. Streets Ahead
SIDE A: MR. MANIC & SISTER COOL Manic Cuts - Shakatak
REMIXED BY: Streets Ahead
LENGTH: 05:55
COMMENTS: This is the original track with lots of scratching over the top
This release also has other tracks on it that are not a D.J. cut-up.
SIDE B:
ONE FOR CARA - Shakatak
MR. MANIC & SISTER COOL Manic Dub - Shakatak
