The Solar System
LABEL: Solar
SERIES: Solar System
GROUPING: N/A
RELEASE YEAR: 1987
CATALOGUE NO: MCG 3338
RUNOUT GROOVES: MCG3338A/2/420T (Side A) MCG3338B/2/420T (Side B) MCG3338C/1/420T (Side C) MCG3338D/1/420T (Side D)
COUNTRY: U.K.
FORMAT: 2 x 12" Vinyl
COMMENTS: Released in June 1987 (source: James Hamilton's column in Record Mirror)
WHAT JAMES HAMILTON HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
MCA’s compilation LP of oldies by the Whispers, Shalamar, Collage and Midnight Star, ‘The Solar System‘ (Solar MCG 3338) includes a bonus 12 inch with two Les Adams megamixes, as neat as ever
SIDE C MIX: AND THE MIX GOES ON
MIXED BY: Les 'The Mix Doctor' Adams
LENGTH: 07:48
GENRE: Funk/Soul
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:
Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (1979); Midnight Star - Wet My Whistle (1983); Shalamar - Take That To The Bank (1978); Midnight Star - Freak-A-Zoid (1983)
SIDE D MIX: AND ON...
MIXED BY: Les 'The Mix Doctor' Adams
LENGTH: 08:53
GENRE: Funk/Soul
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:
Shalamar - There It Is (1982); Midnight Star - Headlines (1986); Collage - Romeo Where's Juliet? (1985); Shalamar - A Night To Remember (1982)
This release also has other tracks on it that are not a megamix.
SIDE A:
MIDAS TOUCH 7" Pop Edit - Midnight Star
AND THE BEAT GOES ON - The Whispers
TAKE THAT TO THE BANK M&M Mix - Shalamar
ROMEO WHERE'S JULIET? - Collage
WET MY WHISTLE - Midnight Star
IT'S A LOVE THING - The Whispers
THERE IT IS - Shalamar
SIDE B:
GET IN TOUCH WITH ME - Collage
HEADLINES - Midnight Star
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER The M&M Mix - Shalamar
SWEET SENSATION - The Whispers
OPERATOR Edited Version - Midnight Star
OVER AND OVER - Shalamar
SOME KINDA LOVER - The Whispers
