Touch - Without You

One more Timmy Regisford re-mix. Another hot bass line.

1979, Supertronics Record

Without You

Pal Joey - Runaway

Even though I'm sad that so many record stores are closing in New York, I'm still encouraged by the possibility of choice vinyl flea market finds. Last weekend, I happened upon a trove of late 80's/early 90's house. All it took was an 808 and a dream in those days...

Pal Joey squeeze some sounds of his mixing board that are all over popular music now. This is his take of Roy Ayers' Running Away with a touch of Sister Sledge. Pretty genius, if you ask me. Check out his website.

Runaway

Thelma Houston - Ride to the Rainbow

This is the b-side to Love Machine, a more conventional disco ditty. This always gets stuck in my head when I listen to it.

Motown Records, 1979

Ride to the Rainbow

Kebekelektric - Electric War

This is a track from a compilation of songs that were favorites of Ron Hardy's, the dj at the Chicago club the Music Box. This has sort of a punk Giorgio Moroder vibe to it. I really like the break. I'm guessing that going out at the Music Box was a pretty unique experience.

Elektric War

Chocolate - It's That East Street Beat

A Timmy Regisford & Boyd Jarvis co-production. This is the club mix from 1985 on Supertronic Records. Apparently, this was a track that Ron Hardy used to play at the Music Box.

It's That East Street Beat

TZ - I Got the Hots For You

This is some good old fashioned NYC early 80's sleaze.

I became a dance music addict after going to Club Shelter in New York. I still go there. The next few posts are songs that Shelter's DJ, Timmy Regisford, played some role in making.

Timmy and Boyd Jarvis collaborated on a few tracks that came out in this period. The best known (and one of my all-time faves) is probably Visual's The Music's got Me. This track, under the name TZ, is from 1983 on Street Sounds records.

I Got the Hots For You

Theo Vaness - Sentimentally It's You

This a re-edit I did. The original has a really tacky vocal part - so I essentially just snipped that out. I heard Danny Krivit play this once, and I've pretty much copied his edit. DJ alert - mixes well with You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).

The photo is a lot to handle.

Sentimentally It's You

One Way featuring Al Hudson - Music

I tracked this one down on eBay after searching for quite a while. Another big track by One Way was Spread Love. I really like Music - it has a nice late-night vibe.

MCA records from 1979.

Music

Popular

Here are a few popular tracks in cased you missed them the first time around:

Roni Griffith - Spys
Jean Wells - I Just Can't Stop Dancing
That Thing - That Thing
Billy Paul - False Faces

Visual - The Music Got Me

This track is one of my favorites. Synth bass lines don't get much better than this.

Visual was Boyd Jarvis and Timmy Regisford. They put out a handful of songs under that name and this one was on Prelude records in 1983. Mr. Jarvis still puts out some great music from time to time. Mr. Regisford is the dj and owner at Club Shelter in New York and can't seem to stop putting out great music on his Restricted Access label.

This is the instrumental version mixed by Tony Humphries.


The Music Got Me

Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now

This is one for the prance-theon. Sugar Hill Records from 1979. I had this 12" for a long time before I realized how brilliant it is. Check out the cheap effects during the break.

Gonna Get ALong Without You Now

Evelyn "Champagne" King - I Don't Know If It's Right

Evelyn "Champagne" King had a monster hit with Shame. A few of her other tracks are quite good, too. I Don't Know If It's Right is from 1977 on RCA. This is a re-edit I did of the "Disco Mix."

I Don't Know If It's Right (SMD Re-Edit)

Hi-Tension - Hi-Tension

This is Hi-Tension by Hi-Tension from their debut LP Hi-Tension. Ha!

The lead vocalist here is David Joseph who is responsible for one of the finer dancefloor tracks I know: You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me).

This is a fun track with a nice, psychedelic break.

Hi-Tension

Cloud One - Charleston Hopscotch

Absolute Mini-Moog insanity from Patrick Adams and Peter Brown, the brains behind P&P Records. Brilliant music and a great label design (above).

Charleston Hopscotch

Empire - Freakman

Back from a small hiatus. In addition to being a good song, this 12" was pressed on white vinyl which is cool. I don't think "Empire" actually released anything else. Someone named Penny is the signer. She wants a Freakman.

This came out in 1981 on Quality Records. It's a "Levi Jack Bogie Mix." Nuff said.

Freakman

Venus Dodson - Where Are We Headed

Venus Dodson appeared frequently as a vocalist on Patrick Adams-led records. This track is the b-side of the Night Rider 12" from her LP of the same name. It was released in 1979.

Where Are We Headed was written and produced by Leroy Burgess and you can hear him singing in the background. LB was part of Black Ivory, Phreek, The Fantastic Aleems, Convertion, and had many great solo projects. Google him.

Watch out - this one's catchy.

Where Are We Headed

Inner Life - (Knock Out) Let's Go Another Round

Yet another Tee Scott mix - this time he stretches a seven and a half minute track to a whopping eleven and a half minutes. This track has a wicked bass sound and some good moog effects which I'm going to guess are care of co-producer Greg Carmichael of Bumblebee Unlimited fame.

Released in 1981 on Salsoul Records.

Towards the end, Jocelyn Brown lets you have it.

(Knock Out) Let's Go Another Round

First Choice - Breakaway

This is another Tee Scott mix, this time for the ladies of First Choice. His mix of FC's Love Thang is one of the finer disco tracks around. This one really starts to cook towards the end.

Released in 1980 on Salsoul Records.

Breakaway

Columbus Circle - If You Read My Mind

As far as I can tell, this 12" was Columbus Circle's only release. The song is mixed by Tee Scott (above) who was a New York DJ and producer. He did a lot of great remixes which are well worth seeking out. He tended to stretch songs out in his mixes -- this one clocks in at about eight and half minutes. For you short attention-span listeners, I'm also inlcuding the Suck My Disco Re-Edit.

This track has one heck of a bassline which comes in after the break (about 4 minutes in). It was released in 1982 on Elektra Records.

If You Read My Mind

Suck My Disco Re-edit

Cookie Watkins - I'm Attracted To You

Some thumpin' early 90's house for you. I have this as a bootleg, so I don't know if this is the original or a remix. The original is from 1991 on Smash Records.

Apparently, Mme. Watkins had a Broadway career.
I'm Attracted To You