Volume 6, Program 7
LABEL: Disconet
SERIES: Double Dee & Steinski Lessons
GROUPING: The Lessons
RELEASE YEAR: 1984
CATALOGUE NO: MWDN607
RUNOUT GROOVES: MWDN-607A EDP MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR. (Side A) MWDN-607B EDP MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR. (Side B) MWDN-607-1 EDP MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR. (Side C) MWDN-607-2 EDP MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR. (Side D)
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
FORMAT: 2 x 12" Vinyl
COMMENTS: Released in January 1984 (source: Hotdiscomix web site).
WHAT THE D.J. NEWS INSERT HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE MEGAMIX ON THIS RELEASE:
Here's the winner of "G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid's 'Play That Beat Mr. DJ Down By Law' Switch The Licks MasterMix Contest," as judged by Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, Jellybean Benitez, Brian Chin, G.L.O.B.E., Barry Mayo, Shep Pettibone, Raul A. Rodriguez, Stephanie Shepherd, Tom Silverman and Mike Wilkinson out of 75 entries to the Tommy Boy contest. It's a remarkable and creative visit to music past and present eloquently prepared by Double Dee & Steinski (Doug "Double Dee" DeFranco a NY studio engineer and Steve "Steinski" Stein an ad copywriter at Doyle, Dane Bernbach and closet hip hop mobile DJ.) Using "Play That Beat" as the main theme, these guys weave in NASA mission control, Culture Club (who made their American premiere on Disconet in August of 1982), The Supremes, Herbie Hancock, Indeep and even Fiorello LaGuardia to name but a few along the way. Second place honors went to Ralphie "Dee" D'Agostino from The Rooftop in NYC and third place to Joe Mautone of "On The Scene" and Rickett's Records in Woodbridge, NJ.
WHAT JAMES HAMILTON HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
Gary Crowley’s master mix version of ‘Play That Beat Mr DJ’ turns out to be the winning entry by US DJs Double Dee & Steinski of a recent US radio competition, and although only about here on strictly privileged aircheck cassettes (unless you dubbed it off Gary’s show yourself, of course), it could end up at least on white label provided 21 Records here can sort out the copyright problems — which are immense, as the mix is made up of not only GLOBE & Whiz Kid’s original but also (are you ready?) Spoonie Gee ‘The Monster Jam’ a NASA aircheck, Alex Dreier ‘Power Closing Techniques’, James Brown ‘Soul Power’, World Famous Supreme Team ‘D’Ya Like Scratching?’ Funky Four + 1 ‘That’s The Joint’, Yazoo ‘Situation’, Dr Saint ‘Harry Houdini’s Final Seance’, Incredible Bongo Band ‘Apache’, Culture Club ‘I’ll Tumble 4 Ya’, Love Bug Starski ‘Starski Live At The Disco Fever’, Rufus Thomas ‘Tutti Frutti’, The Dance Instructor ‘Betty White’s Dance Party’, Humphrey Bogart from ‘Casablanca’, Herbie Hancock ‘Rockit’, Supremes ‘Stop In The Name Of Love’ (over Peech Boys ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’ rhythm!), Grandmaster Flash ‘Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel’, Kurtis Blow ‘Party Time’, Bohannon ‘Let’s Start The Dance’, Soul Sonic Force ‘Planet Rock’, Indeep ‘Last Night A DJ’, Peech Boys ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’ (acappella), Konk ‘Konk Party’, and the legendary mayor of New York Fiorello LaGuardia ‘The Little Flower’ whadaya mean, you haven’t heard it yet?!
SIDE A MIX: PLAY THAT BEAT MR. D.J. Master Mix First Place - G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid
REMIXED BY: Double Dee & Steinski
LENGTH: 05:16
GENRE: Hip Hop/Funk/Soul/Pop/Electro
COMMENTS: This is the original release of what is now known as 'LESSON ONE The Payoff Mix' and it can also be found on side B of Disco Tracks - Volume 1, Program 3, side A of Double Dee & Steinski - Mastermixes, side A of New York Mix - Play That Beat Mr. D.J., side B of R.P.M. - History Of Hip Hop, side B of Tommy Boy - Jazz Mix, side B of Tommy Boy - Lessons EP and side A of B Boy Breaks.
Information on how this mix was created can be found on the official Double Dee & Steinski web site here, and in a YouTube video here.
TRACKS I CAN IDENTIFY IN THE MIX - I have only listed the ones that have prolonged elements or have a short sample repeated multiple times:
G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid - Play That Beat Mr. D.J. (1983); Spoonie Gee meets The Sequence - Monster Jam (1980); James Brown - Soul Power (1971); Malcolm McLaren - Hobo (Scratch) (1983); Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint (1980); Konk - Cylinder Re-Cycle (1982); Yazoo - Situation (1982); Malcolm McLaren - Jive My Baby (1983); Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Apache (1973); Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team - D'ya Like Scratchin' (1983); Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya! (1983); Lovebug Starski - Starski Live At The Disco Fever (1983); Rufus Thomas - Tutti Frutti (1974); Betty White - Bunny Hop (1960); Herbie Hancock - Rockit (1983); Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals (1982); Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait (1982); Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love (1965); Grandmaster Flash - The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel (1981); Kurtis Blow - Party Time (1983); Bohannon - Start The Dance (Inserts) (1981); Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock (1982); Indeep - Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life (1982); Konk - Konk Party (1982)
This release also has other tracks on it that are not a megamix.
SIDE A:
DESTI-DUB - Two Sisters
SIDE B:
GOT A DATE Raul A. Rodriguez & Steven Von Blau Extended Edit - Dionne Warwick
THE BIG HURT Raul A. Rodriguez & Steven Von Blau Extended Edit - Bare Essence
SIDE C:
ON THE UPSIDE Raul A. Rodriguez Extended Edit - Xena
SIDE D:
TELEGRAPH YOUR LOVE Gary Otto Extended Edit - Pointer Sisters
BREAK MY STRIDE Scott Blackwell & Theo Roca Extended Edit - Matthew Wilder
