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Twelve Inchers
Posted by bixieface on 16 July 2011 - 7:18pm.
Thanks to the wonders of the YouTube upload I have been nostalgically re-discovering the wonders of the eighties twelve inch extended mixes of old.
Like this
and this
and God love this
Ah the memories of a 12" single. Extended mix on the a side, 7" version and b side on t'other. And these were proper extended versions that explored the song further not crappy dub/dance mixes. I remember a remix of Liberation by Pet Shop Boys in the nineties that bore as much of a resemblance to the original as a backwards recording of an ocelot farting. Bring 'em back!
Any other notable versions that recall past times from the opening four bars of a synth drum?
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I`ve never actually heard
the 7" version of this lost classic
Firstly, PSB's albums Disco
Firstly, PSB's albums Disco and Introspective were works of art. Great remixes and not just extended versions of the seven inch with a bit of drum machine thrown in to pad them out.
Secondly, if you like that kind of stuff may I recommend this series on Popdose: http://popdose.com/weeknight-80s-dance-party-71311/
I've rediscovered some tunes that I had given up on ever hearing again by reading Weeknight Dance party.
La Bush goes meterological
Inventive. Quixotic. Amusing. Sensual. Slightly unhinged. Kate redux.
Where do I stop?
(Homo Sapien by Pete Shelley, Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen, Hand On My Heart by Shriekback)
Any mention of
the mighty Shriekback gets an 'up' from me but that feckin' Bunnymen tune is a personal Bete Noir, I adore the first 3 albums and play them regularly to this day but, Ocean Rain and that song I just can't get with. Sorry, I don't mean to be a grump but I loved The Bunnymen up till then and OC broke my heart.
Ocean Rain was poor
But their tour was great and KM was a highlight. Perhaps it was just overplayed for you.
I was lucky enough
To get this Shriekback 12" from out of the '8 for a pound' (yes really!) box in Ruby Red Records in Wolverhampton.
Incredibly, one of the others I picked up on the same day was the 12" of The Blue Nile's 'Tinseltown In The Rain'.
I had heard of, but not heard, either band at the time (1984!) and thought they might be worth an 8-and-a-half pence punt.
A good piece of business by the 14-year-old me, I think!!!
Call her Miss Jackson
Trevor "12 Inch" Horn
Mr. Horn was a genius
He spun gold out of dross. Brilliant, epic records out of nothing. One of the top British producers of the last 30 years, maybe the best.
say it in 7 inches
that's all you need - IMO
Yep....
.....if anyone can tell us when the first 12" was, I'll argue that the Death Knell for pop music was either happening or had already happened.
'The Industry' must have loved it.
Sell people something twice/three times over at twice/three times the price!
Ker-.
And most certainly.
-Ching.
Profit, as usual, pushes hard
but I think the 12" was borne out of utility. Big spaced out microgrooves mean that you can press things louder, bassier and longer, which is invaluable if you're a DJ.
Acetates started doing the rounds in the early '70's, but the first commercially available 12" single was Walter Gibbon's remix of "Ten Percent" by Double Exposure, in 1976. It's quite gorgeous, actually, and this and other Gibbons remixes are available on the "Jungle Music" compilation, which is simultaneously both euphoric and charmingly primitive.
So spare us your "disco sucks" invective, if you please, good sir and get back to your nag champa and Nazareth before I douse you with poppers.
And conversely
anyone who has The Message or Freebird or (cough) Shara Nelson's When Silence Knows on 7" single will know that once you go past 6 minutes in this format not only is sound quality affected but the teeniest weeniest scratch will have catastrophic consequences.
But I'm sure it was also on The Man's mind that flogging 12 inches rather than 7 inches would allow him to upgrade from an indoor sauna to a deluxe outdoor hot tub
Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet mix)
A few more
superb
choices
Soft Cell - Torch 12" with extra trumpet
1980 -1989 A Golden Age
I think I was a teenager in the Golden Age when it came to the 12" remix. The bands I followed enjoyed taking on the challenge of extending their songs and sometimes completely turning them on their head. More often than not, you had the 7" version as well so that was always there to fall back on, because the extended versions didn't always work (or they were just lazily extended).
I really appreciated the effort made by Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, New Order as the 12" was always worth getting. Like a mini-album while you were waiting for the next one.
More Is More...
China Crisis "African & White (Extended Version)"
Some essential discs circa early 80s
12" single, 3" screen.
How do you make your embedded videos so small, sourdust?
in the embed code, change the aspect ratio
When you look at the width and height of the source image, it's usually {iframe width="400" height="300"} or something similar; just go into the code and change the pixel width and height and there you go.
Thanks.
Nice selection, by the way.
Wonderful selection
Have an up!
That Japan track encapsulates everything
you need to know about music in the early 80's (in a good way). Fantastic bass from the late, great Mick Karn.
Famosissima Song di Paul McCartney
That's how it's described on the YouTube link.
Well, yes, I suppose it is:
bally eric classic
as is
great thread!
Three more SM gems
SM were brilliant back then
Virgin in North America sold a 12-inch extended 'Love Song' w/'Theme for Great Cities' for about 50p (in 1981 money). As with all my long lost 12's, I scour used bins for this hoping that sticker shock doesn't deter.
more notable extended Macca fare
not considered one of his best moments but I love it and it brings back such memories of caring about chart positions and taping the top forty off the radio. The days when music wasn't too accessible and therefore had more worth. Aaaah...
Shame there was never a longer version of the Frog Song. I could've easily handled 2 and half extra minutes of "bom-bom-bom-ayah"
sorry folks
here is The Guvnor
spot on!
.
From 1978
one of the first 12" singles I can remember buying - and it still sounds great today.
Pink vinyl, too.
And of course anything on Ze records
But none more than this...
Well
absolutely brilliant
Eighties you say?
Ellis, Beggs & Howard - Big Bubbles, No Trouble
Oh how I loved this (at the time)