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LES `MIXDOCTOR' ADAMS on his NUMBER ONE dance-chart hit CAMEO "WORD UP"

DISCO MIX CLUB REPRESENTING THE UK's fans Flame KILLER REMIXERS, MEGAMIXERS AND by Barry Lazell O U YOUNG PRODUCERS: JAY STRONGMAN'S Flame label, formed in association with Mute Re- THIS SATURDAY is Disco Aid night, Knight's 1971 soul smash; CUT cords' new dance division Rhythm LES 'MIXDOCTOR' ADAMS, ALAN when hopefully the world is going out MASTER D.C. Bum MC's (Zakia ZK King, has already made its mark in 016), scratching rap with no artist COULTHARD. PAUL DAKEYNE, CHAD to adisco, to hove fun and to support the hardcore / market charily. Most, though sadly not all, actually credited, although it should JACKSON AND SANNY-X. with two cult-appeal 12-inchers re- discos have pledged support to the presumably be the featured bragging leased last month: Doing Bad by Disco Aid scheme, so if you are going no, DC. only being named as DJ and Robert and Tom Sanders (MELT 1T), out that night do please make sure producer; DJ SCOTT LA ROCK — BLASTMASTER K.R.S. ONE & D- Current releases: and Schoolly D's Put Your Filas On that you find aparticipating club. NICE (B Boy Records BB Les: Cameo "Word Up"ISINITTA "Feels (MELT 21). There may be anominal 50p or so additional entry charge, but to offset 100), specialist but interesting rap; Now comes the label's debut Like The First Time -/Kelly Marie -Feels this minor deterrent you're likely to KOOL & THE GANG Victory album, again from 's Like I'm In Love"/Elly Warren hove afar better time, and see more (Mercury 888 074-1), black pop hip-hop heir apparent Schoolly D, star personal appearances, at the pounder unlikely to sell much until "Shattered glass"/Hazel Dean and appropriately titled Schoolly D places that are participating. You released here. Megarnix/HIT MIX 86 (Compilation — The Album (MELT LP 1). The LP, really will be "in aplace to be"! On import LP is JEFF LORBER which has had an underground Most notable of the week's many album)/In production: Sharon Dee Private25492), Passion -jazz (Warner and Bros lightweight 1- buzz going for it for some time, is new releases is possibly the UK's vocals with Midnight Snack alikely Clarke and 2Nations remixes entirely written and produced by brightest home-grown hip hop effort yet, amusingly rapped (with an instrumental, while on UK LP ore Schoolly and his DJ Code Money, historically sod end) to scratched FREDDIE JACKSON Just Like The Alan. S.O.S. Band Megamix/Major single and includes the provocatively hard- Glenn Miller tunes, FISSON Miller First Time (Capital EST 2023), aptly core track IDon't Like Rock And titled although with even more production for BBC Records. Light (Spacemalic Records XING 11 1, Roll. It retails at mid-price (0.99 nia PRT). It's ahit! romantic slowies this time, MILLIE recommended), half the import cost. There ore many more saleable UK JACKSON An Imitation Of Love (Jive Dakeyne James Brown "Gravity/Living In Flame, along with nenes, but first I'll get through the HIP 43), polished product by ausually and the third label in the set-up, imports, as usual. On 12-inch are sassier soulstress; VARIOUS Gott] Go Go (StreelSounds SSGO 1), America Mega/Jonathan King Mega/ Trans-Global, is marketed by Mute CLEAVAGE Borah (Studio STU- Hit Mix 86 (compilation album). In 1011), excellent timeless smooth not- Washington DC go go oldies and distributed through Spartan and terribly-house" instrumental based compilation. Speaking compilations, production: Communards Mega. the Cartel Jay Strongman and on Cymande's Bra from 1973; Serious Records' Upfront 3(UPFT 3) Rhythm King's directors Martin ORIGINAL CONCEPT Pump Thot is another hot hit crammed double LP, Heath and James Horrocks can be Bass/Live (Get A Little Stupid ... HO!) but it has aquite serious rival in Chad: Battle of the DJ's (Champion mix)/ contacted on (01) 969 8866. (Def Jam 44-15961), ultra exciting Champion's Ultimate Tras (CHAMP Run DMC Mega/Trouble Funk Mix. combination of Beostie Boys-style rap, 103), similarly formated if not so Run-DMC rock guitar and fresh hip totally hit crammed and featuring hop beats; WOOLY REASONABLE competing sides by champion mixers Sanny: Cutting Crew "I've Been In Love & THE YO CULTURE You're The DJ Cheese and Chad Jackson. Only One (Beauty and The Beat BAB Hot newies on UK 12-inch include Before/Status Quo Mega/Tina 106), compulsively nagging multi- PHIL FEARON Ain't Nothing But A Charles "I Love To Love - layered wriggler; KOOL MOE DEE House Party (Ensign PFX 2), Stock/ (Reproduction). Go See The Doctor (Roof Top Aitken/Waterman "house" treatment, Records RI-0011, hilarious follow-on appropriately, of the Show Stoppers' Irons Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble 1967 classic; YASUKO AGAWA LA AND FROM DMC/ARISTA CHECK OUT but totally un-airable as about aguy Nights (Bluebird/10 BRT 26), long getting clapi; THE MOHAWKS/ awaited domestic issue of aonce SANNY-X "GOLDEN RULES" (featuring Mr P JAMES BROWN/DYKE &THE exorbitantly-priced Japanese LP and Little Sally)• and 3rd November the ultimate BLAZERS Fusion Beats Vol. 2(Bozo track, gently adapting Light Of The Meko BM001), those artists aren't World's old London Town; GRACE jock-rock "ASK THE DJ BY BARRY UPTON actually credited although this hot JONES I'm Not Perfect (Manhattan (featuring Barry's white version and Uncle Funk's selling bootleg mixes up their oldies 12MT 15), typically Uttering Chic- (Including The Champ), GARY L. Time styled Nile Rodgers production; black version)" remixed by LES 'Mixdoctor (Time To Party) (Sensations CS-45- KURTIS BLOW I'm Chillin' (Club Adams!. 011, Colonel Abrams-style "house"; JABX 42), Trouble Funk-backed go go 'DECK 2 " DECK 3 e THESE TWO unlikely-looking JANICE CHRISTIE Heat Stroke rap featuring the Transformers jingle, (SuperTronics RY 016), juddery pent- BUNNY WAILER Back To School ads form a band named Funkrew, up basher including aLorry Levan (Solomonic SM 025, via Jet Star), whose vinyl debut also marks the mix; S.O.S. BAND Even When You nursery rhyme rap re-issued from DISCO MIX CLUB first release on new label Sophisti- Sleep (Remis) (Tabu 4Z9 05954), 1982, JAKI GRAHAM Step Right Up cated Noise, distributed by PRT. De- typical Jam F. Lewis slow roller; (EMI 12JAKI 9), noisy commercial spite appearances, Funkrew are true JANICE McCLAIN Passion And Pain black pop; ANIKA BAKER Sweet A NEW BREED to their name, in being a hardcore (MCA Records MCA-23647), typical Love (Elektro EKR 44TX), reissued soul/dance outfit, and the single Nick Martinelli slow roller; ISAAC smash US slowie with some added live Breaking Hearts is produced by HAYES Ike's Rap/Hey Girl (Columbia BBC recordings; TINA TURNER Two OF DJ PRODUCERS. 44-05962), classic romantic sounding People (Capitol 12CL 430), sultry Bobby Eli. Catalogue number is 12 though anti-crack rap se guing into smoocher likely to meet undeserved KREW I on I2-inch. Could this be Telephone: 06286 67276 Freddie Scott's lovely old smoocher; prejudice from purist quarters and the next Wham!? And has anyone HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ Mr Big Stuff ZUICE I'm Burning (Club JABX 41), told their hairdresser? (MCA Records MCA-23691), lively slightly stolid lurcher with obrighter TURN TO PAGE 27 hip hop rap based around Jean Sister Sledge-ish dub.

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