Sounds like it's either Ultra High Frequency (dub / instr) or Blue Magic on Atlantic. Beware that Ashley Beedle released a 12" w/ 4 versions of the song earlier this year which were probably slightly tweaked- sounds like its from there.
thats just getting into too many labels. count me out
that's where the term "Garage" came from though - early 80s downtown NY parties. it's like Northern Soul - describes a specific scene and the records they played more than a genre.
hah, this was also a question of mine! cheers k for sorting that out!! i hope i have this laying around somewhere. anyone know which blue magic lp this is on??
scotland's al kent put this song first on his "northern disco" set which is still up on milliondollardisco.com go there and check out the rest, damn good!!
also, to confuse things a little more, in the UK the term Garage pretty much means commercial house, as in Speed Garage or 2-Step Garage. Ravey, poppy vocal stuff and fast Ragga stuff, popular after Drum & Bass and before Broken Beat.
That indeed is the South Shore Commission version - around '78 or so...
For those w/ a buddin' interest in garage, here's a doc from the UK (poor RealMedia quality so be forewarned) about the evolution of (Ware)house from garage/disco -
As far as i know, it's 45 only- no commercial or promo press (which is weird, didn't Wand do one of the first 12" when Mel Cheren worked there?)
It's a cheapie btw: under $5 is certainly doable.
DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
thats just getting into too many labels. count me out
that's where the term "Garage" came from though - early 80s downtown NY parties. it's like Northern Soul - describes a specific scene and the records they played more than a genre.
Oddly enough, that UHF joint got played in Northern Soul clubs. I have a UK 45 of it (on Pye Disco Demand, I think). At the Blackpool Mecca, they used to spin a lot of records like that; early Philly Int'l-style, proto-disco records, which got played as a counter to the rougher, more traditionally Northern, 60's-sounding records that the Wigan Casino crowd preferred.
thats just getting into too many labels. count me out
that's where the term "Garage" came from though - early 80s downtown NY parties. it's like Northern Soul - describes a specific scene and the records they played more than a genre.
Oddly enough, that UHF joint got played in Northern Soul clubs. I have a UK 45 of it (on Pye Disco Demand, I think). At the Blackpool Mecca, they used to spin a lot of records like that; early Philly Int'l-style, proto-disco records, which got played as a counter to the rougher, more traditionally Northern, 60's-sounding records that the Wigan Casino crowd preferred.
Yup. another prefect example of such a tune is Archie Bell and the Drell's "don't let love get you down" (a monster)
DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
thats just getting into too many labels. count me out
that's where the term "Garage" came from though - early 80s downtown NY parties. it's like Northern Soul - describes a specific scene and the records they played more than a genre.
Oddly enough, that UHF joint got played in Northern Soul clubs. I have a UK 45 of it (on Pye Disco Demand, I think). At the Blackpool Mecca, they used to spin a lot of records like that; early Philly Int'l-style, proto-disco records, which got played as a counter to the rougher, more traditionally Northern, 60's-sounding records that the Wigan Casino crowd preferred.
Yup. another prefect example of such a tune is Archie Bell and the Drell's "don't let love get you down" (a monster)
Indeed, although that's more yer modern soul/rare groove kinda tempo. Still, Archie Bell got a grip of Northern classics, most notably "Soul City Walk" and "Here I Go Again".
Do you do garage music mate? You got any of that Urban? (Urban, urban, urban) House, do you do Garage? Ga-ga-ga-garage What do you call it? Garage? What do you call it? Garage? Garage What do you call it? Urban? What do you call it? Urban? Urban What do you call it? 2step? What do you call it? 2step? 2step Tell us what you call it
Garage I don't care about garage Listen to this - it don't sound like garage Who told you that I make garage? Wiley Kat'z got his own style s'not garage Make it in the studio but not in the garage Here in London there's a sound called garage But this is my sound, it sure ain't garage I heard they don't like me in garage Cause I use their scene but make my own sound The Eskimo sound is mine recognise this It's mine - you can't claim what's mine It's my time to beat you up I don't hate you but some of you have got a problem I'm puttin you outta business why is that a problem What's your problem? What the heck my name is problem, remember
[Chorus] What do you call it garage? (What do you call it garage?) What do you call it urban? (What do you call it urban?) What do you call it 2step? (What do you call it 2step?) What do you call it, tell us what you call it then
Why do that think I'm stupid I got brains I could never be stupid You can never use my name to make your raves 'n' jam I won???t turn up, I'll stay at home with my girl 'n' jam Can't threaten me with that bad boy talk I???m not scared sorry man I've seen too much I don't give a monkeys Swing from tree to treejust like monkeys Who influenced me to be funky Who influenced me to make Eski beat I've made Eski girls 'n' Eski boys Movin there feet to the sound you can hear
You can hear I hear you tryin to stop my record sales Record deals like the belt can't hold the waist in (the waist in) If it gets too big and it's tremblin those pots It blows up and we win (I'm winnin) Ready to say my goodbyes Goodbye to the man who don't like me Goodbye to the woman who don't like me Goodbye to the fingers pointin at me Goodbye to the promoters that hate me Goodbye to the people that's hasslin me I'm turnin over a new leaf Get sharp like a knife in the streets
If you don't cut the strings I won't breathe See I get the impression I'm not wanted So I'm givin you the sound that???s not wanted *Motorbike* I'm on my way now Wish me luck I'm doin my thing now To the bikes let's go everyone who likes this let's go Everyone who likes that go that way Go that way, go that way, go that way Go that way, go that way, go that way
Everyone who likes this come this way (come this way) let's go this way Let's go this way, let's go this way, let's go this way Let's go this way
I'll break everyone down Take everybody down Any crew any sound Any MC who's in my way I break down I'ma show you now it's all changed round I remember when things were the other way round When the world got colder and it changed round I put to any man who had it changed round I want everybody to follow this sound So don't deny the power of my empire When I'm hit I'm straight back to my empire No more crew so what we got an empire Roll Deep empire high flyer high power I'm a compulsive re-buyer Go to the shops and I spend them buy what I want and This is for Roll deep empire If you work hard then you can be a buyer Like me
Garage is a tricky one to pin down...I've always looked at it like this: there's the whole Paradise Garage scene, which is really more on the disco soul tip and covers the Dave Mancusos and Larry Levans and then there's more generic New York 'garage', which is more like mid to late 80's soulful proto-house.
Turntable Orchestra - You're Gonna Miss Me is a pretty good example of what was widely seen as NY Garage in the late 80s early 90s...also think Blaze, Eddie Stockley, By All Means etc... it's all about the handclaps
thats defo South Shore Commision, available of their S/T lp, also has Freeman which is excellent, philly proto disco. Label is wand i think, can check when I get home.
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K.
Thanks, k.
Paradise Garage / Jersey Garage- read up on your read ups,
Noted.
K.
that's where the term "Garage" came from though - early 80s downtown NY parties. it's like Northern Soul - describes a specific scene and the records they played more than a genre.
this was also a question of mine! cheers k for sorting that out!! i hope i have this laying around somewhere. anyone know which blue magic lp this is on??
scotland's al kent put this song first on his "northern disco" set which is still up on milliondollardisco.com go there and check out the rest, damn good!!
peace-
i need it.
sure one will blow in the shop soon.
that's ONE early 12"!
nah not in this case
garage-rock = rock that sounds like it was made in a garage on a four track.
garage = loft classics = eighties disco, housey, vocaly music djed by Larry Levan and them at the Paradise Garage. Big Gay Black Scene.
Grace Jones, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Karen Young, Colonel Abrams, Gwen Guthrie, Loose Joints, Taana Garner, Evelyn Champagne King, Cerrone, etc
get your read on:
http://www.disco-disco.com/clubs/paradise.html
also, to confuse things a little more, in the UK the term Garage pretty much means commercial house, as in Speed Garage or 2-Step Garage. Ravey, poppy vocal stuff and fast Ragga stuff, popular after Drum & Bass and before Broken Beat.
That indeed is the South Shore Commission version - around '78 or so...
For those w/ a buddin' interest in garage, here's a doc from the UK (poor RealMedia quality so be forewarned) about the evolution of (Ware)house from garage/disco -
http://rapidshare.de/files/4879240/pumpofthevolume.ram.html
It's episode 1 (not sure what channel across the Atlantic screened this)...
Can't access.
There's a 45 of this on eBay. Says it's from '75.
Barnes and Noble says it is the South Shore Commission. Good call.
Now if we can only find a 12" (yeah right).
As far as i know, it's 45 only- no commercial or promo press (which is weird, didn't Wand do one of the first 12" when Mel Cheren worked there?)
It's a cheapie btw: under $5 is certainly doable.
Oddly enough, that UHF joint got played in Northern Soul clubs. I have a UK 45 of it (on Pye Disco Demand, I think). At the Blackpool Mecca, they used to spin a lot of records like that; early Philly Int'l-style, proto-disco records, which got played as a counter to the rougher, more traditionally Northern, 60's-sounding records that the Wigan Casino crowd preferred.
Yup. another prefect example of such a tune is Archie Bell and the Drell's "don't let love get you down" (a monster)
Indeed, although that's more yer modern soul/rare groove kinda tempo. Still, Archie Bell got a grip of Northern classics, most notably "Soul City Walk" and "Here I Go Again".
Do you do garage music mate?
You got any of that Urban?
(Urban, urban, urban)
House, do you do Garage?
Ga-ga-ga-garage
What do you call it?
Garage?
What do you call it?
Garage?
Garage
What do you call it?
Urban?
What do you call it?
Urban?
Urban
What do you call it?
2step?
What do you call it?
2step?
2step
Tell us what you call it
Garage I don't care about garage
Listen to this - it don't sound like garage
Who told you that I make garage?
Wiley Kat'z got his own style s'not garage
Make it in the studio but not in the garage
Here in London there's a sound called garage
But this is my sound, it sure ain't garage
I heard they don't like me in garage
Cause I use their scene but make my own sound
The Eskimo sound is mine recognise this
It's mine - you can't claim what's mine
It's my time to beat you up
I don't hate you but some of you have got a problem
I'm puttin you outta business why is that a problem
What's your problem?
What the heck my name is problem, remember
[Chorus]
What do you call it garage?
(What do you call it garage?)
What do you call it urban?
(What do you call it urban?)
What do you call it 2step?
(What do you call it 2step?)
What do you call it, tell us what you call it then
Why do that think I'm stupid
I got brains I could never be stupid
You can never use my name to make your raves 'n' jam
I won???t turn up, I'll stay at home with my girl 'n' jam
Can't threaten me with that bad boy talk I???m not scared sorry man
I've seen too much I don't give a monkeys
Swing from tree to treejust like monkeys
Who influenced me to be funky
Who influenced me to make Eski beat
I've made Eski girls 'n' Eski boys
Movin there feet to the sound you can hear
You can hear I hear you tryin to stop my record sales
Record deals like the belt can't hold the waist in
(the waist in)
If it gets too big and it's tremblin those pots
It blows up and we win (I'm winnin)
Ready to say my goodbyes
Goodbye to the man who don't like me
Goodbye to the woman who don't like me
Goodbye to the fingers pointin at me
Goodbye to the promoters that hate me
Goodbye to the people that's hasslin me
I'm turnin over a new leaf
Get sharp like a knife in the streets
If you don't cut the strings I won't breathe
See I get the impression I'm not wanted
So I'm givin you the sound that???s not wanted
*Motorbike*
I'm on my way now
Wish me luck I'm doin my thing now
To the bikes let's go everyone who likes this let's go
Everyone who likes that go that way
Go that way, go that way, go that way
Go that way, go that way, go that way
Everyone who likes this come this way
(come this way) let's go this way
Let's go this way, let's go this way, let's go this way
Let's go this way
I'll break everyone down
Take everybody down
Any crew any sound
Any MC who's in my way I break down
I'ma show you now it's all changed round
I remember when things were the other way round
When the world got colder and it changed round
I put to any man who had it changed round
I want everybody to follow this sound
So don't deny the power of my empire
When I'm hit I'm straight back to my empire
No more crew so what we got an empire
Roll Deep empire high flyer high power
I'm a compulsive re-buyer
Go to the shops and I spend them buy what I want and
This is for Roll deep empire
If you work hard then you can be a buyer
Like me
Turntable Orchestra - You're Gonna Miss Me is a pretty good example of what was widely seen as NY Garage in the late 80s early 90s...also think Blaze, Eddie Stockley, By All Means etc... it's all about the handclaps