What is your most wanted track?

**jazz_pilgrim** · July 26th, 2002, 06:16 AM

I am sure all of you folks out there have one track that you don't have and are dying to get your hands on it.

You probably were dreaming all last night, weren't you, thinking about the day when you get it in your hands for the FIRST time!! :lol:

I know poor old Sammy is going nuts trying to get his Strawberry Letter 23 LP.... :???:

I think the track that I would love to get my hand on the most at present is JOHHNY MATHIS and that wonderful disco mix of "Gone Gone Gone" - as mentioned by Sirius a few weeks ago. It gets played on my favourite Friday night disco radio show from time to time... I can't find it anywhere :grin:

What is the track that you guys out there want, nay DESIRE, the most???

**jericho** · July 26th, 2002, 06:28 AM

Well, I just got "There But for the Grace of God Go I", so that's number one crossed off my wants list. I'd love to find "Saturday" by Norma Jean on vinyl somewhere - without doubt the best Chic spin off I've heard.

I see you live in London - what's the disco station you listen to? I live in Clapham, and all the pirate stations seem to be r'n'b or dancehall.

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**jazz_pilgrim** · July 26th, 2002, 06:44 AM

I listen to Greg Edwards on Jazz FM (102.2 FM) between 10pm and 1am. I put a post about it in the "Concerts" section a while back..

I have the Norma Jean LP with "Saturday" on -I picked it up in a boot sale for £1 a few years back!!

... In Croydon I have seen the LP reissued as a CD. You should be able to find it in Central London, hopefully...

**Funky Dude** · July 26th, 2002, 08:06 AM

I've listened to a number of sound samples on funk45.com and there are some super rare funky grooves I really WANT!!! But one that I DESPARATELY WANT is:

Bobby Sax & The New Messiah - Out House 73 1973

I've listened to the sound sample and it is SO COOL!!!!! If anyone has this song I'd love to have it record or MP3. At the moment I'm so damn broke that I cannot afford to import records from USA, after being hit with the phone bill, car rego and rent I've only got $10 left in the bank. To listen to a sound sample of this go to this page on funk45.com http://www.funk45.com/index.asp?type...tist&submit=go it is SO COOL!!!

I'm after ANY Kay Gees records as well, I've not seen one Kay Gees record around in Australia yet. A Kay Gees track that I really want at the moment is "Kay Gees Theme".

I'm also after a good condition 45 of Tribe's "Koke". I downloaded it on MP3 and it sounded really cool but the sound was full of hisses, nicks and scratches which I guess the person who encoded it recorded it from a record that has been sand-papered and slashed with a stanley knife and had its grooves packed with dirt.

**BrunoRepublic** · July 26th, 2002, 08:58 AM

Lessee...

12" versions of early Dee D Jackson tracks, especially "Automatic Lover".
Any of the Sweet Potato Pie 7" singles.
The 12" version of "Weekend" by Phreek.
Cerrone VI on vinyl, as well as any 12" singles from this album.
12" of "Flight From Versailles" by Grand Tour.
12" mixes (both original and remix) of "Two Hot For Love" by THP Orchestra.
A copy of Milton Hamilton's "Disco Madness" on TR.
Any of those obscure Patrick Adams productions

Non-disco items:
Edgar Froese - Epsilon In Malaysian Pale, on CD. I had this, but it got stolen.
Don Slepian - Sonic Perfume on CD (as above)
Revenge - 7 reasons CD EP (as above)
Several Nik Tyndall albums on vinyl, particularly "Zeitenwende".
Vangelis - My Love (7" single)
Vangelis - See You Later test pressing with two tracks dropped from the final release.
Bedouin Ascent - Further Self-Evident Truths EP (not to be confused with the Rising High compilations of the same name). I had this but I've lost it. I really loved the track "Winter Trees".

**delboy** · July 26th, 2002, 09:15 AM

Gone Gone Gone was one I was desparately looking for and lucky enough found it in a second-hand record shop last year.

Jazz do you fancy meeting up for a beer?

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**Blaxman** · July 26th, 2002, 09:38 AM

Well,

I would like to get the track "Pick Up The Pieces" by Dream Orchestra. Sirius used to start his playlists with it. It's an instrumental track. I dont know it, but I'm a big fan of instrumental disco versions and, of course, if Sirius like the track, it must be good!!

Peace

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**Spacer** · July 26th, 2002, 10:38 AM

My most wanted track was "Dance" by "Paradise Express" but yesterday I bought it at ebay for 1€ (!!!!).

So my new most wanted track is the very-hard-to-find "You're so right for me"-12" by "Eastside Connection"

**sirius** · July 26th, 2002, 11:04 AM

Dear Friends!
My most wanted records are:
1)ALEC R.COSTANDINOS"Sphinx"(LP)
2)ALEC R.COSTANDINOS"Winds Of Change"(LP)
3)RINDER & LEWIS"Seven Deadly Sins"(LP)
4)TINA CHARLES"I Love To Love"(Orig.12")
5)AMANDA LEAR"Fashion Pack(Studio 54)"
(French Version)
6)ROMY HAAG"Showtime"(12")
7)REAL THING"You To Me Are Everythig"
(Orig.12")
and so many more...
By the way: BLAXMAN mentioned, it must be
good, if I am playing a song on the radio...
but don´t forget, that I´m also into cheesy
and trashy Disco!!!
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES

**markydefad** · July 26th, 2002, 11:11 AM

How interesting that others are looking for the John Luongo 12" mix of "Gone, Gone, Gone" by Johnny Mathis.

That's one of mine also. Everytime I go to Amoeba, I search through the Disco and go to the Easy Listening section and check under Mathis also. No luck yet.

I have the short LP version, BUT the 12" is THE VERSION. Strangely, I think I passed over "Begin The Beguine" several times over the years, NEVER THINKING to turn it over and find "GGG" on the B-side!!!!

Who knew???!!!!

**Blaxman** · July 26th, 2002, 11:17 AM

On 2002-07-26 12:04, sirius wrote:

By the way: BLAXMAN mentioned, it must be
good, if I am playing a song on the radio...
but don´t forget, that I´m also into cheesy
and trashy Disco!!!

No problem Sirius,

Cheese or trashy couldnt be necessarily BAD. And more, "Pick Up the Pieces" have no way to be cheese!!!

Peace

**jazz_pilgrim** · July 26th, 2002, 02:20 PM

On 2002-07-26 11:38, Spacer wrote:
My most wanted track was "Dance" by "Paradise Express" but yesterday I bought it at ebay for 1€ (!!!!).

So my new most wanted track is the very-hard-to-find "You're so right for me"-12" by "Eastside Connection"

If you have a Minidisc player, I'll record both sides of the Eastside Connection 12" for you, plus some other good stuff ..... Let me know if that is of use to you!!

**paul** · July 26th, 2002, 03:04 PM

All Night Thing and Rappin' Reagan are songs I really want.

**nonkel808** · July 26th, 2002, 04:03 PM

Some of my most wanted:

DISCO:
Taana Gardner > When you touch me
Tata Vega > Get it up for love
T-connection > at midnight
Instant Funk > Bodyshine (larry levan mix)
Babe Ruth > the mexican (original & Jellybean mix)
First Choice > let no mean put us under + the player
Kongas > Tatoo woman, Gimme some lovin, Afrikan-o
Machine - There but for the grace of god go I

DISCO-NOT-DISCO:
Dinosour L > Go bang (dj spinelli mix)
Steve miller band > macho city (long version)
Art of noise > Peter Gunn (xtended version)
many more...

Old skool electro HIPHOP:
EGYPTIAN LOVER > Egypt egypt + I need a freak
Awesome foursome >Funky break + Funky soul makossa
NEWCLEUS > Jam on it
Cybotron > boogie down bronx
Man parrish > Boogie down bronx
Old skool professors of funk > it's automatic

**euroflash** · July 26th, 2002, 08:04 PM

These are my most wanted 12" records which I've been looking forever... (Italo-Disco, but nevertheless still Disco)

CHIANESE Day By Day Westudio
CLAD Song of Arabia PANA REC. 9330 1985
DALMINI, BRYAN She's My Love Caraibi CAR 8602
GATSBY Love Sign DISCHI 2038 1984
GHERY M. & OCEAN D. Love's Emotion LCA REC. 5005 1985
JACO Spanish Run SENSATION REC. 8022 1984
KRISTAL Love And Magic Reflex 67501 1984
LIMIT ECCITATION In the Dark TECHNOLOGY 12.12
MALDWYN POPE Altered State Money Moon 585
MARION, NATHALY Jennifer Planisphere Golden Duck MKP 1003
OBERHAIM On the road/She's A Liar Master Program MPP 202
OCEAN & GHERY - Mary mary u.a.n.a. (Discodance)
OLIVAS, KARL Follow me SENSATION REC. 8036
OXO Keep on living SUMMIT STUDIO. 003
ROCKETS Some Other Place, Some Other Time Rockland 15095 1982
S.C.O.R.T.A. Pertini Dance Discomagic MIX 168
SENSITIVE Don't Stop/Give me SENSATION SNS 8027
THOMAS Another Game F1 Team 9337
TRIANGLE Shine/Mr. Pive OUT 3028
VENTURA Touched/Another Time DISCO 3 DTM 1186
VEN UTO Midnight Girls CAROSELLO REC. 56

**NickNack** · July 26th, 2002, 08:29 PM

On 2002-07-26 09:06, Funky Dude wrote:
I'm also after a good condition 45 of Tribe's "Koke". I downloaded it on MP3 and it sounded really cool but the sound was full of hisses, nicks and scratches which I guess the person who encoded it recorded it from a record that has been sand-papered and slashed with a stanley knife and had its grooves packed with dirt.

FunkyDude,

You should keep checking GEMM for this one. I saw two vendors who had this on their lists recently.

**NickNack** · July 26th, 2002, 08:36 PM

On 2002-07-26 09:58, Graham Start wrote:
A copy of Milton Hamilton's "Disco Madness" on TR.

Graham,

Is 'TR' the label? I'm still looking for my 12" of "Love Supreme".

**NickNack** · July 26th, 2002, 08:46 PM

Just two for me:

Andy Williams - "Love Theme from King Kong"
I'm beginning to wonder if I imagined owning this way back when. It was a 7" two-part 45 on Columbia (import). And no, I'm not confusing it with "Where Do I Begin".

"You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine)"
I was never able to find out who the artist is/was that covered this Lou Rawls' classic. I heard it on a tape while hanging out in The Village (sometime during the 80's) and the bartenders' weren't given a playlist.

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**BrunoRepublic** · July 26th, 2002, 09:22 PM

On 2002-07-26 21:36, NickNack wrote:
Is 'TR' the label? I'm still looking for my 12" of "Love Supreme".

Originally, yes. The album was later reissued on Disco Mania. I'm hoping that the TR copies sound better, as the mastering on the Disco Mania copies is terrible. Flat, squashed, and almost totally lacking in dynamics... and then cut really low to boot!

This has become one of my all-time fave albums. I'm just hoping that better pressings exist.

**maarten** · July 27th, 2002, 12:00 AM

My most wanted record at the moment is the Walter Gibbons remix of Law & Order - Love Committee.

Other than that I would like to own:

The Jammers - What have you got to loose (Salsoul 12")
Carol Lloyd - Showdown (LP and/or 12")

Other than that, from present times I would like to find all Kimara Lovelace 12"'s as well as all Urban Blues Project 12"'s.

I have the 12" of Johhny Mathis on CD but I guess that doesn't count for the purists. It was included in the excellent late 80's/early 90's series "Dance Classics" on the Dutch Arcade label.

"ON THE BEAT"

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**california mike** · July 27th, 2002, 01:27 AM

this has been very interesting to see what everyone is searching for. this is what i have:
johnny mathis - gone gone gone/ begin the beguine
norma jean - saturday 6:04/3:24 red vinyl.
east side connection- you're so right for me on multi color vinyl.
t-connection - at midnight 9:55
machine - there but for the grace of...5:18 5:01
paradise express - dance 8:16
tata vega - get it up

**Jeff H** · July 27th, 2002, 07:11 AM

I have had the "Begin the Beguine" 12-inch for years and never bothered to play the flip side! So all this talk about "Gone Gone Gone" convinced me to give it a listen...

But I don't understand all the fuss, frankly. Is it one of those "you had to be there" in the moment songs for some of you..? Everyone has them.

**jericho** · July 27th, 2002, 08:38 AM

FunkyDude, the Tribe track is available on a new Francois K compilation album, I think it might be called FK Selection or something nonedescript like that - can´t check because I post from internet cafes. There´s a lot more good stuff on it as well, like Shalamar - Right In the Socket and Zulema - Giving Up. Of course, this won´t help if you are dead set on getting an original copy...

**Boodikka** · July 27th, 2002, 09:10 AM

Things that have been lost, damaged or "borrowed" that I'd like to replace:

Quartz - Quartz (French import LP)
Martin Circus - Martin Circus (French import LP)
Kebekeletrik - Kebekeletrik (Canadian import LP)
Marsha Hunt - The Other Side Of Midnight (12")
Deborah Washington - Ready Or Not (12")
Cheryl Barnes - Save and Spend (12")
Donna Summer - Theme from The Deep (Blue Vinyl 12")
Wham (US) = Superslick (12")

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**Spacer** · July 27th, 2002, 09:18 AM

On 2002-07-26 15:20, jazz_pilgrim wrote:

If you have a Minidisc player, I'll record both sides of the Eastside Connection 12" for you, plus some other good stuff ..... Let me know if that is of use to you!!

Thank you, but I haven't got a MD-player ;-( . It would be really great if you could make an mp3 of the record and mail it to me via email.

(Till now i only got a shortened version version from Audiogalaxy)