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early 80s RB/electro/party classics sugguestions

SouthCrackalackSouthCrackalack 3,853 Posts
edited May 2005 in Strut Central
I might have a mix show slot on the local big "urban" radio station..and this is the type of stuff I want to play. I have a good bit..but I know you dudes could compile a nasty list. It cant really be too obscure since it mainstream radio..you know..the "No Parking on tHE Floot",Prince,Clinton,etc etc etc..the shit 30-40+ yr old black listeners will dig...you get the drift. no raer needed. how about a list (maybe compiled on another site) to remind me of the jammy jams that I am forgetting. I am getting a demo set together and wanting to purchase more of this just for this opportunity.Thanks in advance..Hux

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  • SouthCrackalackSouthCrackalack 3,853 Posts
    also..if anyone has crates of these they want to get rid of..PM me.
  • BigSpliffBigSpliff 3,266 Posts
    I might have a mix show slot on the local big "urban" radio station..and this is the type of stuff I want to play. I have a good bit..but I know you dudes could compile a nasty list. It cant really be too obscure since it mainstream radio..you know..the "No Parking on tHE Floot",Prince,Clinton,etc etc etc..the shit 30-40+ yr old black listeners will dig...you get the drift. no raer needed. how about a list (maybe compiled on another site) to remind me of the jammy jams that I am forgetting. I am getting a demo set together and wanting to purchase more of this just for this opportunity.
    Thanks in advance..

    Hux

    Just play good vintage music without swear words. It'll work, trust the force.

    But to be on the safe side:

    Blackbyrds
    Black Heat
    Black Ivory
    J Blackfoot
    Black Merda
    James Brown

    I'm sure there's more
  • Sun_FortuneSun_Fortune 1,374 Posts
    "white horse" is a necessity.
  • BigSpliffBigSpliff 3,266 Posts
    also..if anyone has crates of these they want to get rid of..PM me.

    Yes
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Vesta Williams-Once Bitten, Twice Shy
    Jeffrey Osborne-Stay With Me Tonight
    Jeffrey Osborne-You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)
    Peabo Bryson-Can't You Stop The Rain
    Freddie Jackson-You Are My Lady
    Colonel Abrams-Trapped
    Alexander O'Neal-Fake
    Alexander O'Neal-Criticize
    Cherelle featuring Alexander O'Neal-Saturday Love
    Cherelle-I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
    S.O.S. Band-Take Your Time (Do It Right)
    S.O.S. Band-Tell Me If You Still Care
    S.O.S. Band-Just The Way You Like It
    Atlantic Starr-Freak-A-Ristic
    Cheryl Lynn-Everytime I Try To Say Goodbye
    Dino-24/7
    Al Jarreau-After All
    Ashford & Simpson-Is It Still Good To Ya
    Shalamar-Second Time Around
    Shalamar-Take That To The Band
    Shalamar-Night To Remember
    The Brothers Johnson-Stomp
    The Brothers Johnson-Get The Funk Out Ma Face
    The Brothers Johnson-Ain't We Funkin' Now
    Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram-One Hundred Ways
    Patti Austin & James Ingram-Baby Come To Me
    Teena Marie-Portuguese Love
    Cameo-Shake Your Pants
    Cameo-Flirt
    Cameo-Attack Me With Your Love
    Cameo-Single Life
    Con Funk Shun-Ffun


    A few of the songs are late 70's, but put them in anyway.
  • GuzzoGuzzo 8,611 Posts
    Southcrack: type "mdern soul" in the search area for some good suggestions, theres quite a few threads with lists that have popped up here in the last few months
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    Will Powers "Secrets Of Success" and yes, Laid Back "White Horse" (right on target, sun_fortune)
  • PEKPEK 735 Posts
    Vesta Williams-Once Bitten, Twice Shy

    Jeffrey Osborne-Stay With Me Tonight

    Jeffrey Osborne-You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

    Peabo Bryson-Can't You Stop The Rain

    Freddie Jackson-You Are My Lady

    Colonel Abrams-Trapped

    Alexander O'Neal-Fake

    Alexander O'Neal-Criticize

    Cherelle featuring Alexander O'Neal-Saturday Love

    Cherelle-I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

    S.O.S. Band-Take Your Time (Do It Right)

    S.O.S. Band-Tell Me If You Still Care

    S.O.S. Band-Just The Way You Like It

    Atlantic Starr-Freak-A-Ristic

    Cheryl Lynn-Everytime I Try To Say Goodbye

    Dino-24/7

    Al Jarreau-After All

    Ashford & Simpson-Is It Still Good To Ya

    Shalamar-Second Time Around

    Shalamar-Take That To The Band

    Shalamar-Night To Remember

    The Brothers Johnson-Stomp

    The Brothers Johnson-Get The Funk Out Ma Face

    The Brothers Johnson-Ain't We Funkin' Now

    Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram-One Hundred Ways

    Patti Austin & James Ingram-Baby Come To Me

    Teena Marie-Portuguese Love

    Cameo-Shake Your Pants

    Cameo-Flirt

    Cameo-Attack Me With Your Love

    Cameo-Single Life

    Con Funk Shun-Ffun

    A few of the songs are late 70's, but put them in anyway.



    Midnight Star - Curious

    Cheryl Lynn - Encore

    Jeffrey Osbourne - Plane Love

    Change - You are My Melody

    Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long

    Mary Jane Girls - In My House

    Smokey Robinson & Rick James - Ebony Eyes

    Dennis Edwards (featuring Siedah Garrett) - Don't Look Any Further

    Atlantic Starr - Touch a Four Leaf Clover

    Howard Johnson - So Fine

    Junior - Mama Used to Say

    Main Ingredient - Happiness is Just Around the Bend (see JB's quote above)

    Loose Ends - Hangin' on a String

    Soul II Soul - Keep on Movin'

    Steve Arrington - Feel So Real

    Gap Band - Outstanding

    Taana Gardner - Heartbeat

    Kleeer - Intimate Connection

    The System - Promises



    More later if/when I can remember...
  • DJ_WubWubDJ_WubWub 874 Posts
    -funkin for Jamaica Tom Browne-funkin for Jamaica
    -come into my life Joyce sims
    riding high-Faze o
    turned unto you-Ladies 80s
    Get down on it-kool and gang
    Spank-jimmy bo horne
    I dropped a bomb on you-gap Band
    the breaks-Kurtis blow

    Sounds like a best of old skool jams compilation but i love all these tunes

  • SouthCrackalackSouthCrackalack 3,853 Posts
    Thanks for the replies..luckily I have a good bit of these..but still a lot I need to grab.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Rene and Angela -Ill BE Good
    Shalamar - Second Time Around

    Basically break out the Jheri-curl PInk Activator.

  • Dj_Coma_ToastDj_Coma_Toast 874 Posts
    nucleus-jam on it
    sugar hill stuff
    bambaataa
    lakeside-fantastic voyage
    dazz band
    george benson-gimme the night
    brothers johnson-strawberry letter 23
    ...
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    The one thing with these sets is the lack of "curveballs".
    I find people can get a little bored when 10 songs in a row are
    straight classics. I would lace the set with 2 kinda unknowns/Bsides from
    big albums just to prevent it from becoming "Name That Tune".
    Im not tellin' ya how to dj though.
  • frankynipplezfrankynipplez 410 Posts
    good thread..i'm DJ-ing at a birthday party on Saturday night and the birthday girl wants strictly 70's and 80's grooves so this is helping me out too thanks. Here are some tunes i had in mind for my set:

    Teena Marie - Square biz
    Vaughn Mason - Bounce,Rock,Skate
    Positive Force - we got the funk
    Slave - Just a touch of love/watching you
    Chaka Khan - I know you, I live you/I'm every woman/I feel for you
    Shannon - let the music play
    Keni Burke - risin to the top
    Luther Vandross - never too much
    Hall & Oates - I cant go for that
    Michael Jackson - PYT /Rock with you
    Prince - I wanna be your lover
    Cheryl Lynn - To be real
    McFadden & Whitehead - aint no stopping us now
    Esther Williams - last night changed it all
    D-Train - Keep on
    Billy Ocean - Nights
    Convertion - sweet thing
    Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants
    Phreek - weekend
    Freeez - Southern Freeez
    Blondie - Rapture
    Womack & Womack - teardrops



  • Deep_SangDeep_Sang 1,081 Posts
    The one thing with these sets is the lack of "curveballs".
    I find people can get a little bored when 10 songs in a row are
    straight classics. I would lace the set with 2 kinda unknowns/Bsides from
    big albums just to prevent it from becoming "Name That Tune".
    Im not tellin' ya how to dj though.

    Yes yes yes. They don't need to be raers, just not super obvious. Nobody wants their set to sound like one of those best of cd compilations from an infomercial. I think this is a good rule for all djing come to think of it. Most of the lists people have posted contain a track or two that could fit this description, but I guess it depends on the age group. Older heads will know more of the music you are playing, so you might go more obscure than with a younger audience.

    It terms of classics though, I highly recommend Raw Silk "Do it to the music," Unlimited Touch "When I Hear Music in The Streets," and always D-Train

    One

    Jacob
  • TREWTREW 2,037 Posts
    electric avenue.
  • 33thirdcom33thirdcom 2,049 Posts
    Nuance
    Citi
    Circuit
  • JayGeeJayGee 313 Posts
    Ive got a spare of the laidback lp danish press with the original mix of white horse
    which is shorter but much better imo....if you should need one.
  • JayGeeJayGee 313 Posts
    Speaking of Cheryl Lynn, as someone did, I recently found "Instant Love".
    Massive 80s luther soul!
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    Denroy Morgan: "I'll Do Anything For You"
    Yaz: "State Farm" ------ CRIMINALLY SLEPT ON
    Cybotron: "Clear" (especially in light of the new Missy joint)
    Rick James: "Fire It Up"
    Tasha Thomas: "Shoot Me With Your Love"
    Twilight 22: "Electric Kingdom"

    I just got these albums and all have tracks that should work:

    Junie: 5
    Candi Staton: CHANCE
    Skyy: SKYYLINE

    so many more...
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    The one thing with these sets is the lack of "curveballs".

    I find people can get a little bored when 10 songs in a row are

    straight classics. I would lace the set with 2 kinda unknowns/Bsides from

    big albums just to prevent it from becoming "Name That Tune".

    Im not tellin' ya how to dj though.



    Sharon Redd "Can You Handle It" (the long 12-inch version) is a disco bomb, and not too obvious IMO. Don't have myself though, but I'm looking for it. I've only got it on a comp where the tracks are blended (disco-style) and it sucks for playing out



    The long version keeps the groove going forever
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