Electro 6
LABEL: Street Sounds
SERIES: Electro
GROUPING: N/A
RELEASE YEAR: 1985
CATALOGUE NO: ELCST 6
RUNOUT GROOVES: ELCST6A1X MPO (Side A) ELCST6B1X MPO (Side B)
COUNTRY: U.K.
FORMAT: 12" Vinyl - The cassette version can be viewed here
COMMENTS: Released in March 1985 (source: James Hamilton's column in Record Mirror)
WHAT JAMES HAMILTON HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
Incidentally on the DJs Maurice & Noel-mixed new ‘Streetsounds Electro 6‘ (Street Sounds ELCST 6), UTFO and ROXANNE are linked by CAPT ROCK ‘Cosmic Blast’ to ROXANNE SHANTÉ ‘Roxanne’s Revenge’ and WHODINI ‘Freaks’, Side 2’s fast EGYPTIAN LOVER ‘My House’ followed by BOBBY BROOM ‘Beat Freak’ and usefully both DOUGE FRESH and DOUGY FRESH human beat box records, making a strong set.
SIDE A MIX: ELECTRO 6
MIXED BY: Maurice Watson (as D.J. Maurice) assisted by Noel Watson (as D.J. Noel)
LENGTH: 21:29
GENRE: 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:
U.T.F.O. - Roxanne Roxanne (1984); Roxanne with U.T.F.O. - The Real Roxanne (1984); Captain Rock - Cosmic Blast (1984); Roxanne Shante - Roxanne's Revenge (1984); Whodini - The Freaks Come Out At Night (1984)
SIDE B MIX: ELECTRO 6
MIXED BY: Maurice Watson (as D.J. Maurice) assisted by Noel Watson (as D.J. Noel)
LENGTH: 18:38
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:
Egyptian Lover - My House (On The Nile) (1984); Bobby Broom - Beat Freak (1984); Doug E. Fresh with D.J.'s Chill Will and Barry Bee - Just Having Fun (1984); Doug E. Fresh - The Original Human Beat Box (1984)
