FYC - I should put my wifes Small Claims about how Roland Gift tried to chat her up at a party & she couldnt get rid of him
Wow! What a find, thanks.
Wonder how many times the words ‘burbling’ and ‘shuffler’ appear?
Pete Tong Top 10
June 1983
Did it say who compiled it?
VOODOO soul
- Fox The Juggler
- Anna Pugacheva Cathing At A Straw
- Clout Sunshine Baby
- Maanam Nocny Patrol
- Nina Hagen African Reggae
- Ebony The Man I Love
- Wham Blue
- Johnny Nash Mr. Sea
- Alessi Brothers Seabird
- Abeti Masekini Likayabo
Used to follow those lists religiously… still have 4 of the LPs in that chart. The Didier Bocquet album is a real oddball.
@glue_factory it’s probably from Music Technology but there were quite a few similar electronic music magazines in the 80s.
Here’s another, 1985, look what’s at number 4…
This from Feb 83:
The reviews were ace but the interesting records were mostly imports, eg:
On paper round money, one had to change a lot of price stickers in the Virgin Megastore on a Saturday afternoon…
Portishead
Dec 1994
CJ MacIntosh
Norman Cook Top 10
1987
Dave Lee’s De-Mix Top 10
February 1988
Big playlist from Starck Club. DJ Rick Squillante.
Parts 1&2 from their Insta:
Edit: not sure if these links will go direct to the posts or their page. The posts are titled “Rick’s Music”.
Leeds
1987
Put iTunes on shuffle this morning and it had a worldie. This was what accompanied me on my morning walk in order.
- Bianca e Negro - Get Down (It’s Party Time) - Funkin’ Mix
- Bjork- Alarm Call - French dub
- Kwanzaa Posse - African Vibrations - Massive Attack Vocal
- John Gazoo - What Happened - Vocal
- Debbie Rose - Was That All It Was - Club mix
- Roisin Murphy - The House - System Olympia remix
- Leisure Dub - Body Talk
- Luizga & iZem - Yemamaya
- Raphael Green - Don’t Mess With The Devil
- Mark E. Quark - Doin’ It Right - SloMo edit
Dave Lee
March 1988
Tracklist from a mix on Gary Hickson’s Big Beat Show - Radio Lancashire October 1991. Living in North Wales at the time and could pick up the station, essential listening to for my 18 year old ears. Apologies for the quality but it’s been stuffed into the case with tape for 30 odd years.