Essential Electro: The Business
LABEL: Street Sounds
SERIES: Electro
GROUPING: 80's Electro & Hip Hop Mixes
RELEASE YEAR: 1984
CATALOGUE NO: HBOX 1
RUNOUT GROOVES: * (Side A) * (Side B) * (Side C) * (Side D) * (Side E) * (Side F) * (Side G) * (Side H) * (Side I) * (Side J) * (Side K) * (Side L) * (Side M) * (Side N) * (Side O) * (Side P) HBOX-1-17-1 (Side Q) HBOX-1-18-1 (Side R)
COUNTRY: U.K.
FORMAT: 9 x 12" Vinyl
COMMENTS: Released in November 1984 (source: James Hamilton's column in Record Mirror)
WHAT JAMES HAMILTON HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
Street Sounds are boxing all eight previously released ‘Street Sounds Electro’, ‘Crucial Electro’ & ‘UK Electro’ albums plus an otherwise unavailable bonus LP of the US Vintertainment label’s various ‘Hip Hop On Wax’ mixers as a limited edition ‘Essential Electro — The Business‘ 9-pack, due in three weeks for about £28
SIDE A MIX: ELECTRO 1
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 26:54
GENRE: Electro
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:
Packman - I'm The Packman (Eat Everything I Can) (1983); Newcleus - Jam On Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song) (1983); West Street Mob - Break Dance-Electric Boogie (1983); C-Bank - Get Wet (1983)
SIDE B MIX: ELECTRO 1
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 27:37
GENRE: Electro
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:
K-9 Corp featuring Pretty C - Dog Talk (1983); G-Force featuring Ronnie Gee & Captain Gee - Feel The Force (1983); Project Future - Ray-Gun-Omics (1983); Captain Rock - The Return Of Capt. Rock (1983)
SIDE C MIX: ELECTRO 2
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 20:02
GENRE: Hip Hop/Electro
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:
B Boys - Two, Three, Break (1983); B Boys - Cuttin' Herbie (1983); Xena - On The Upside (1983); Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) (1983)
SIDE D MIX: ELECTRO 2
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 22:42
GENRE: Hip Hop/Electro
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:
Rammellzee vs. K-Rob - Beat Bop (1983); Two Sisters - B-Boys Beware (1983); Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (1983)
SIDE E MIX: ELECTRO 3
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 19:52
GENRE: Hip Hop/Electro
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:
Divine Sounds - What People Do For Money (1984); Imperial Brothers - We Come To Rock (1984); Newcleus - Jam On It (1984)
SIDE F MIX: ELECTRO 3
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 21:18
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:
Boogie Boys - Zodiac (1984); Pumpkin - King Of The Beat (1983); Davy D.M.X. - One For The Treble (Fresh) (1984); Fresh 3 M.C.'s - Fresh (1983)
SIDE G MIX: ELECTRO 4
MIXED BY: Maurice Watson (as D.J. Morris)
LENGTH: 21:51
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:
Steps Ahead - Radio-Active (1984); Pumpkin & The Profile All-Stars - Here Comes That Beat! (1984); Herbie Hancock - Mega Mix (1984)
SIDE H MIX: ELECTRO 4
MIXED BY: Maurice Watson (as D.J. Morris)
LENGTH: 20:39
GENRE: Hip Hop/Electro
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:
Run-D.M.C. - Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1) (1983); Key-Matic - Breakin' In Space (1984); V.H.B. - Beethoven's Fifth (Street) Symphony (1984); Cybotron - Techno City (1984)
SIDE I MIX: ELECTRO 5
MIXED BY: Maurice Watson & Noel Watson (as Bunny Rock Inc.)
LENGTH: 25:01
GENRE: Hip Hop/Electro
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:
Great Peso & Mr. Nasty - It's Time To Rock (1984); Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde - Fast Life (1984); Knights Of The Turntables - Techno Scratch (1984); Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt (1984); Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge (1984)
SIDE J MIX: ELECTRO 5
MIXED BY: Maurice Watson & Noel Watson (as Bunny Rock Inc.)
LENGTH: 21:04
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:
Captain Rock - Capt. Rock To The Future Shock (1984); Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess - Release Yourself (1984); Fantasy Three - The Buck Stops Here (1984); High Fidelity Three - B-Boys Breakdance (1984)
SIDE K MIX: CRUCIAL ELECTRO
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 21:06
GENRE: Electro
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:
Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf (1982); Warp 9 - Light Years Away (1983); Warp 9 - Nunk (1982); Man Parrish - Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (1982); Herbie Hancock - Rockit (1983)
SIDE L MIX: CRUCIAL ELECTRO
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 21:53
GENRE: Electro
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:
Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom (1983); Cybotron - Clear (1983); Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) (1983); Captain Rock - The Return Of Capt. Rock (1983); Time Zone - The Wildstyle (1983)
SIDE M MIX: CRUCIAL ELECTRO 2
MIXED BY: Maurice Watson (as D.J. Maurice) assisted by Noel Watson (as D.J. Noel)
LENGTH: 23:44
GENRE: Hip Hop/Electro
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:
B Boys - Two, Three, Break (1983); Russell Brothers - The Party Scene (1983); Davy D.M.X. - One For The Treble (Fresh) (1984); Packman - I'm The Packman (Eat Everything I Can) (1983)
SIDE N MIX: CRUCIAL ELECTRO 2
MIXED BY: Maurice Watson (as D.J. Maurice) assisted by Noel Watson (as D.J. Noel)
LENGTH: 20:41
GENRE: Freestyle/Electro
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:
Shannon - Let The Music Play (1983); Xena - On The Upside (1983); Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock (1982); Jonzun Crew - Pack Jam (Look Out For The O.V.C.) (1982)
SIDE O MIX: U.K. ELECTRO
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 19:23
GENRE: Electro
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:
Zer-O - Real Time (1984); Syncbeat - Music (1984); Broken Glass - Style Of The Street (1984); Forevereaction - U People (1984)
SIDE P MIX: U.K. ELECTRO
MIXED BY: Herbie 'Mastermind' Laidley
LENGTH: 18:25
GENRE: Electro
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:
Zer-O - Real Time (1984); Rapologists - The Hip Hop Beat (1984); Forevereaction - Bed '34 (1984)
SIDE Q 1: HIP HOP ON WAX Volume 3
MIXED BY: D.J. Chuck Chillout (as D.J. Born Supreme Allah)
LENGTH: 04:45
TRACKS I CAN IDENTIFY THAT ARE BEING CUT UP:
Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy (1984); Newcleus - Jam On It (1984); James Brown - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (1970); Time Zone - The Wildstyle (1983)
SIDE Q 2: HIP HOP ON WAX Volume 2 Crazy Def Version
MIXED BY: D.J. Red Alert
LENGTH: 05:24
TRACKS I CAN IDENTIFY THAT ARE BEING CUT UP:
Adams & Fleisner - Pulsar City Alarm (1984); James Brown - Funky President (People It's Bad) (1974); B.T. Express - Do You Like It (1974); Pleasure - Celebrate The Good Things (1978); 20th Century Steel Band - Heaven & Hell Is On Earth (1975); Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Apache (1973); Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s - Blow Your Head (1974); Cymande - Bra (1972); M - Pop Muzik (1979)
SIDE Q 3: HIP HOP ON WAX Volume 1 Long Version
MIXED BY: D.J. Chuck Chillout
LENGTH: 06:51
TRACKS I CAN IDENTIFY THAT ARE BEING CUT UP:
Herbie Hancock - Rockit (1983); Mohawks - The Champ (1968); Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun (1972); Liquid Liquid - Cavern (1983); Fearless Four - Fearless Freestyle (1983); Eddie Kendricks - Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (1972); Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Apache (1973); Jackie Robinson - Pussyfooter (1976)
SIDE R MIX: HIP HOP ON WAX VOLUMES 3, 2 & 1 Crazy Electro Mix
MIXED BY: John Hechtman
LENGTH: 18:45
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:
D.J. Born Supreme Allah - Hip Hop On Wax Volume 3 (1984); D.J. Red Alert - Hip Hop On Wax Volume 2 (1984); D.J. Chuck Chillout - Hip Hop On Wax Volume 1 (1984)
