Double Exposure - Ten Percent is said to be the first Disco-"Remix" but on the label it described as "Disco blending by Walter Gibbons". Tom Moulton was doing it even before but it was indicated as "A Tom Moulton Mix" on labels.
My wild guess for the first time written on the label is this here:
Musique - In The Bush (Remixed by Francois Kevorkian)
There are different meanings for the term "Remix".
In the 90s HipHop sense we talk about a new music production with the raps of the original, or certain elements of the original.
In the 70s it meant a new mix of an already mixed song. Now we would call it an alternative mix.
Starting in the mid 70s it meant that the song was also re-arranged, which means it is not only a new mix, but also edited.
Today "Remix" means the same song just with new raps on it.
So you cant compare Grateful Dead with Moulton, or Moulton with Pete Rock, or both with Danny Krivit.
Same term - different meaning
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Seems like A Tom Molton Mix followed soon after the introduction of the 12". But mix is different than remix.
Was remix a term that engineers/producers were using before disco?
Did Phil Spector remix Let It Be?
My wild guess for the first time written on the label is this here:
Musique - In The Bush (Remixed by Francois Kevorkian)
Published by PAP music!!!
Strange, works fine for me and it's all discogs-pics so there shouldn't be a problem. These are the direct links to the pics. Hope this works for you.
This is the first:
http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1105627
And this the second:
http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=3346338
Be surprised if there is nothing more inbetween?
In the 90s HipHop sense we talk about a new music production with the raps of the original, or certain elements of the original.
In the 70s it meant a new mix of an already mixed song. Now we would call it an alternative mix.
Starting in the mid 70s it meant that the song was also re-arranged, which means it is not only a new mix, but also edited.
Today "Remix" means the same song just with new raps on it.
So you cant compare Grateful Dead with Moulton, or Moulton with Pete Rock, or both with Danny Krivit.
Same term - different meaning
Peace
http://www.discogs.com/Cloud-One-Atmosphere-Strut-New-Disco-Version-Remix-1979/release/237823