Which record turned you on to Hi NRG??

[straight acting]

For me it began with Katmandu's " The break" and then the Immortals" Ultimate Warlord", these tunes for me signalled a beginning and set me searching for similar music, what did it for you??

[Energyguy]

For me it must have beem EASY LOVE by Vikki benson - A gem of a track !!

[bazac]

For me:

The Flirts: Helpless

[swerzer]

"Lovin' Is Really My Game" by Brainstorm

[Davicillo]

Lime 'Your love' on UK Excaliber.

[marmite7]

Jessica Williams - Queen of Fools OR

Marsha Raven - Catch Me. Can't now recall which I heard first.

[bazac]

Earlene Bentley: Caught In The Act

[phrankie]

For me it was Divine's "Love Reaction" :D

[SouthernSon01]

I'm Alive - American Fade

and "Rocket to Your Heart" - Lisa made me a fan for life

[Zef]

Sharon Redd stuff at school without realising or defining it as Hi NRG.

Then when I hit the clubs the obligatory 'So many men' and absolutely the Hot Tracks of Lisa's 'Rocket to your heart' Still sends chills. I must find it on CD. I've got a red vinyl 12" that I think I want to look after.

[kdavid13]

I really got into it because of DONNA SUMMER's I FEEL LOVE and when "disco" was pronounced d-e-a-d [false rumor !!!] - I was glad to get my 4-on-the-floor fix with those great NRG classics from RECORD SHACK,PASSION,ALMIGHTY and LOADING BAY labels among others.

The passion,the drama and those hot electronic rhythm tracks ; what else can you ask for ?

Even in the 70's those GIORGIO MORODER electronic numbers made me a fan forever.NOW I NEED YOU quickly replaced IFL as my all-time SUMMER favorite.

[Magnifique]

"Magnifique" by Charisma and Magnifique respectively. The record was released in Germany in 1979 -- that was about the time when disco split into high energy and house. "Magnifique" was remixed several time on DISCONET and it was a hard to find track. Recently I was very lucky to get the automan8 remix of it (I think it was made in the UK in 2004 or so) and a second (rare) remix by the "Jersey Devils Social Club." The original track (part 1) of Magnifique appeared on a German sampler compiled by a DJ. ( I assume it was a young DJ, but the fact that this song was included on the cd proved that "Magnifique" is a DISCO classic. Producer was Anthony Monn. This 1979 production still sounds fresh today. My thoughts.

[gorman]

hmmmmm , only two :icon_twisted:

1 - love trap - by astaire

2 - u and me - by flirts

incredible tracks :icon_mrgreen:

[Energyguy]

hmmmmm , only two :icon_twisted:

1 - love trap - by astaire

2 - u and me - by flirts

incredible tracks :icon_mrgreen:

Both great tracks - ASTAIRE released some great tracks in the 80`s.

[Energyguy]

Sharon Redd stuff at school without realising or defining it as Hi NRG.

Then when I hit the clubs the obligatory 'So many men' and absolutely the Hot Tracks of Lisa's 'Rocket to your heart' Still sends chills. I must find it on CD. I've got a red vinyl 12" that I think I want to look after.

You can get "the best of Lisa" on CD - Check out e-bay & amazon. It was released in 1995 on HOT productions records USA.

[gorman]

Both great tracks - ASTAIRE released some great tracks in the 80`s.

agree with you energyguy astaire is a shining star in the field of hi nrg of the 80's , love trap and power of love still playing in my ear since 21 years :icon_mrgreen: :icon_cool:

cheers

[Energyguy]

agree with you energyguy astaire is a shining star in the field of hi nrg of the 80's , love trap and power of love still playing in my ear since 21 years :icon_mrgreen: :icon_cool:

cheers

they used to play ASTAIRE tracks alot at FLAMINGO club in Blackpool.. LOVE TRAP was my favourite. POWER OF LOVE was another great one.. I think the vocals were normally provided by the lovely TRACY ACKERMAN !

[Magnifique]

they used to play ASTAIRE tracks alot at FLAMINGO club in Blackpool.. LOVE TRAP was my favourite. POWER OF LOVE was another great one.. I think the vocals were normally provided by the lovely TRACY ACKERMAN !

Hi!

Have a question: What about the name Anita Astaire? Is it the or one of Tracy Ackerman's aliases? Or is she a completely different vocalist? There's a picture of her on the Love Trap cover and to me she doesn't look like Tracy Ackerman. Hmm!?

[Energyguy]

Hi!

Have a question: What about the name Anita Astaire? Is it the or one of Tracy Ackerman's aliases? Or is she a completely different vocalist? There's a picture of her on the Love Trap cover and to me she doesn't look like Tracy Ackerman. Hmm!?

Not sure if Anita Astaire exists.. It was quite common for those tracks to be recorded by session singers (i.e. Tracy Ackerman, Nicci gable, Jackie Rawe) but the "group"/"singer" on the front cover could be someone totally different. ian levine did that quite often with his studio based groups like CROISETTE, MIDNIGHT SUNRISE & EASTBOUND EXPRESSWAY

[discoadam]

"Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man) from Hazell Dean on Proto Records!

[Energyguy]

"Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man) from Hazell Dean on Proto Records!

Don`t ya just love Hazell - Britain`s Queen of HI-NRG disco

[Magnifique]

Sharon Redd stuff at school without realising or defining it as Hi NRG.

Then when I hit the clubs the obligatory 'So many men' and absolutely the Hot Tracks of Lisa's 'Rocket to your heart' Still sends chills. I must find it on CD. I've got a red vinyl 12" that I think I want to look after.

Melody Maker in the Netherlands is a good address. They offer two different cd albums (artist: Lisa) -- the hot productions and the unidisc cd. The original version (over 9 minutes) of Rocket to your heart appears on both cd's I believe. One cd features several mixes of Jump Shout including remix 1 and 2 -- A Must! :icon_biggrin:

Lots of other good stuff on that site.

[omenous]

For me it was:

"Don't Stop The Rock" by FREESTYLE
which I don't care too much for nowadays...

and of course

"Rendezvous" by STOP which to this day I still listen to and even have 3 different versions of it as I own a 12" 1985 record for this song. I don't even own a record player lol

[Mike C]

I don't think there was one particular record that got me into the music, but the first ones I bought were:

Waterfront Home - "Take a Chance On Me"
Joe Yellow - "Lover To Lover"
Bobby 'O' - "She Has a Way"

I'd listen to them constantly in my room in Halls of Residence, and even the intrumental sides would make me go all weak.
They still have that effect. I love the early Italo sound of the Joe Yellow track, and the Bobby 'O' stuff would get me every time.

[Energyguy]

I don't think there was one particular record that got me into the music, but the first ones I bought were:

Waterfront Home - "Take a Chance On Me"
Joe Yellow - "Lover To Lover"
Bobby 'O' - "She Has a Way"

I'd listen to them constantly in my room in Halls of Residence, and even the intrumental sides would make me go all weak.
They still have that effect. I love the early Italo sound of the Joe Yellow track, and the Bobby 'O' stuff would get me every time.

That WATERFRONT HOME track is superb.. I have the original 122 release and the full version on one of the gay classics Cds