Breakdown
LABEL: Rollo
SERIES: N/A
GROUPING: N/A
RELEASE YEAR: 1981
CATALOGUE NO: PI-022
RUNOUT GROOVES: PI-022(2)
COUNTRY: Canada
FORMAT: 12" Vinyl
COMMENTS: This is a one sided record. Released in March 1981 (source: James Hamilton's column in Record Mirror). It was voted 'Best Bootleg Mixer' by James in his end of year column.
WHAT JAMES HAMILTON HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
NOSTALCIA: ‘Break Down’ (US Alto PI 022).
Dynamite bootleg 12in mixer weaves in and out and around a much speeded up Kurtis Blow ‘The Breaks’ in early 118bpm stages before hitting 122bpm during a climax that includes Stacy Lattisaw hits and Young & Co. You’re gonna love it, as this one’s a real goodie! It’s especially useful now as there are so many current funkers around the same BPM for mixing.
SIDE A MIX: BREAKDOWN Special Disco Mixer
MIXED BY: Uncredited
LENGTH: 11:40
GENRE: Hip Hop/Disco/Funk/Soul/Pop
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:
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (1980); Delegation - Put A Little Love On Me (1979); Delegation - You And I (1979); George Benson - Give Me The Night (1980); Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (1980); Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio - It's Time To Party Now (1980); Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me Love (1980); Billy Ocean - Are You Ready (1980); J.R. Funk & The Love Machine - Feel Good, Party Time (1980); Billy Ocean - Stay The Night (1980); Denise LaSalle - Try My Love (1980); Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (1971); Gayle Adams - Stretch In Out (1980); Jermaine Jackson - Burnin' Hot (1980); Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat (1980); Stacy Lattisaw - Dynamite! (1980); S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right) (1980); Young & Company - I Like (What You're Doing To Me) (1980); Dynasty - Do Me Right (1980); Brothers Johnson - Stomp! (1980)
