Hooked On Beatles Disco-style medley

**innova4100** · February 21st, 2003, 08:01 PM

Looking for the artist and title of the Beatles music set to a disco beat. It came out about '80/'81 time frame. I think it was called 'Hooked On Beatles'. It featured about 18-20 single-verse sections of Beatles songs that sounded very similar to the Beatles (not an orchestra). I thought this was very well done... One name that seems to stick with me is 'Jan' (pronounced yan) ?Hammerman?

This one has been driing me crazy for 2 years.... Thanks!!

**markydefad** · February 21st, 2003, 08:15 PM

Stars on 45 was the name of the, ahem, group.

**NickNack** · February 21st, 2003, 08:39 PM

Originally Written by innova4100

One name that seems to stick with me is 'Jan' (pronounced yan) ?Hammerman?

Don't know how this guy got mixed in with your Beatles search but he did do something kinda nice:

Jan Hammer, "Miami Vice Theme", 1985, remixed by Francois K.

**innova4100** · February 22nd, 2003, 10:56 AM

Any idea what the name of the medley is? I'm trying to find the recording....

**K-Bee** · February 22nd, 2003, 11:07 AM

Stars on 45 released one album in 1983.

I scissored the tracklist from allmusic:

1. Rock Around the Clock
2. Shake, Rattle & Roll
3. Jailhouse Rock
4. Love Me Tender (Matson/Presley)
5. Where the Boys Are
6. Blowin' in the Wind (Dylan)
7. The Sound of Silence (Simon)
8. Drive My Car (Lennon/McCartney)
9. Hey Jude (Lennon/McCartney)
10. Foxey Lady
11. Somebody to Love
12. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
13. Macho Man
14. Whip It

I don't know if they were all medleys. They also did Abba and Motown medleys

**markydefad** · February 22nd, 2003, 12:29 PM

The answer to your query:

1. Beatles Medley/Stars on 45/No Reply/I'll... (Harrison/Lennon/McCartney/Starr) - 16:13

allmusic show a Greatest Hits package for Stars on 45. But I suppose you wanna download. (sigh) :roll:

**innova4100** · February 22nd, 2003, 03:03 PM

Is a download available? If so, where? That would be fantastic! :D

**Dragon** · March 3rd, 2003, 12:14 PM

i have a beatlemix of 94 minuted made by DJ Deep

**JOL** · March 3rd, 2003, 02:56 PM

I thought I'd throw in my two cents in. I just recently downloaded a Beatles medly from Winamp but it wasn't from Stars on 45 but from Disconet. It's possible that the person that posted it has it mis-named. I'd have to do some research and get back to you.

Yetta

**Greg Wilson** · March 15th, 2003, 09:43 PM

The Stars On 45 record was a direct copy of a bootleg 12" called Bits And Pieces Vol 2 (1980). The original Beatles recordings and other classic singles were mixed over the top of a basic four-on-the-floor beat. Stars On 45 was by Starsound (Dutch producer Jaap Eggermont), who really cashed in on the idea having a Worldwide hit in 1981, including a US #1.

**kaliffen** · March 16th, 2003, 11:44 AM

In fact the record you should be looking for is
Bits n pieces vol 3

The stars on 45 project was a straight cover version of some of the sequences from the bootleg mix.

The tracklisting of the bootleg medley/mix:

Ritz-I Wanna Get With You,Madness-One Step Beyond,Young And Company-I Like What You Are Doing To Me,Gap Band-Baby Baba Boogie,Lectric Funk-Shanghayed, Kano- Its A War-,Spinners-Cupid-Working My Way Back,Gino Soccio-Dancer,Sparks-Beat The Clock,Carrie Lucas-Keep On Dancin?,Lipps Inc.-Funky Town,Heatwave-Boogie Nights,GQ-Disco Nights,SOS Band-Take Your Time ,Buggles-Video Killed The Radio Star,Shocking Blue-Venus
Archies-Sugar Sugar

Beatles-Drive My Car-Do You Want To Know A Secret-You?re Going To Loose That Girl-Nowhere Man,4 Seasons-Cherry,Everly Brothers-Kathy?s Clown,Neil Sedaka-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,Roy Orbison-Only The Lonely,Penny McLean-Lady Bump,Wings-Silly LoveSongs,The Vandellas-Jimmy Mack,Fortunes-Here Comes That Rainy day Feeling Again,Brian Hyland-Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie,ELO-Last Train To London,...,Fred Wesley And The JB?s-Doing It To Death.

I didnt do all the typing myself please credit that to Disco Patrick from holland.

Kaliffen

**Greg Wilson** · March 16th, 2003, 01:18 PM

Thanks for the correction Kaliffen, got mixed up with my favourite bootleg of the period, Big Apple Vol 2.

**kaliffen** · March 16th, 2003, 02:21 PM

Greg i got to ask you about with one of the TWO different Big apple mix vol 2 you refer to.

One has Billie Jean and reach up from the start the other i dont remember.

Let me know if you can hook me up with a mp3 of it.

REGARDS

**Greg Wilson** · March 16th, 2003, 03:43 PM

Kaliffen, e-mail me your postal address to:
electrofunkroots@yahoo.co.uk

I'll burn it onto CD for you and send.

**bobbchap** · March 16th, 2003, 10:24 PM

Hi, I was just looking in my "Hit singles" book and saw where "Stars on 45" popped up in May 1981 at number 12. And moving up to number 2 in June and staying on the chart thru July..but in May of 82 there was a "The Beatles movie medley" on Capitol records which showed up at number 15, the artist being..The Beatles. I don't remember this, but it must not have anything to with "Stars on 45". I down-loaded a Beatles Disconet medley which runs 10:04 which sounds just like the Beatles, maybe it is. That must have really been big back then, putting medleys out, the Beach Boys also had a medley out on Capitol records in Sep. of 81. I got my download from Audiogalaxy which I don't use anymore, now I use WINMX...good luck.