Brooklyn Express - Sixty Nine

[RetroRuss]

Looking on the Internet (including this site) there seems to be a bit of confusion as to when this track was made - on this illustrious website it says 1979, but elsewhere the dates range up to 1982 (when it appears it did chart). I know that it was re-released during the 80's as remixes, but I'm interested in when it was originally released. My copy - the original US release on One Way - does not have a date on it!! Any help greatly appreciated!!

http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/150_0_2_0_C/
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/3983_0_2_0_C/

[Ysl]

I have the same copy as you and when it was available as import here in Belgium, it was aroud late 82 if I remember well

But surely not 1979

Ysl

[Bernie]

Headlamp,

Strangely enough, I don't even recall how I arrived at it being 1979. Just looked at my copy and of course it doesn't have a year on it :-( I've corrected it to read 1982. Sorry for any confusion.

[RetroRuss]

Hi Bernie & thanks YsL,

No probs - I just recorded one of my radio shows - now called 'Disco,Soul & Funk of the 70's and 1982!! It sampled One Step Beyond by Madness, which was released I believe in 1978 so conceivably could have been recorded in 1979, but listening to it through the production techniques and I think the the synth used was mre modern then those available in the late 70's. It does sound like a much earlier track - all good though!!

RR

[Greg Wilson]

Hi Bernie & thanks YsL,

No probs - I just recorded one of my radio shows - now called 'Disco,Soul & Funk of the 70's and 1982!! It sampled One Step Beyond by Madness, which was released I believe in 1978 so conceivably could have been recorded in 1979, but listening to it through the production techniques and I think the the synth used was mre modern then those available in the late 70's. It does sound like a much earlier track - all good though!!

RR

Hi Headlamp: 'One Step Beyond' was released towards the end of '79 (was in the UK chart as the new decade began). 'Sixty-Nine', to the best of my memory, was either '81 or '82. I've got a list somewhere, which wioll have the date of when it came into the UK on import. I'll post info when I manage to lay my hands on it.

[RetroRuss]

Hi Headlamp: 'One Step Beyond' was released towards the end of '79 (was in the UK chart as the new decade began). 'Sixty-Nine', to the best of my memory, was either '81 or '82. I've got a list somewhere, which wioll have the date of when it came into the UK on import. I'll post info when I manage to lay my hands on it.

Many thanks Greg!!

[Videoskooter]

The Belgian Music Company (BMC) quickly bought the rights after the record became massive in clubs over here, but was only available on bootleg and import.

I know the label Carrere released it in France but also in 1982. Finally there's also a 1985 remix.

Still a record that's frequently on my decks!