Those Instrumental Mixes Of Vocal Tracks

[Disco Funk]

You'd think that the music industry would just stick to one standard for naming instrumental mixes of vocal tracks on their singles or LPs. What various alternate indicators have you come across for the instrumental mix?

I've seen the song name with instrumental noted in brackets or underneath. Sometimes they've been referred to as Part 2, like with Rick Dees 'Disco Duck'. Renaming the song and even given different writing credit also has occurred, like Anthony White's I Can't Turn You Loose / Block Party. Sylvia Robinson would put something like 'You Sing' in front of the song title. Barry White liked to shorten or slightly alter the title of the song, like Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe (vocal)/Just Not Enough (instrumental). The instrumental mix of Jimmy Ruffin's 'Tell Me What You Want' was called 'Jimmy's Theme'.

Any other unusual renamings of the instrumental mixes for vocal tracks?

Disco Funk

[PierreConstantin]

The Italian word for "instrumental" is senza voce and it means "without voice"; some PWL productions use that name as a parallel of the other Italian word, a cappella, like Lonnie Gordon's "Happenin' All Over Again" or Princess' "After The Love Has Gone".

[thommy2458]

What about the Trammps "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" with
the instrumental "Penguin at the Big Apple"? Or Northern End's "Happy Days" with "Tee's Happy" (after remixer Tee Scott)?


Thom

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

Sylvia Robinson would put something like 'You Sing' in front of the song title...

1976 STANG Records / a division of the ***All Platinum Record Group
***Sylvia ("Pillow Talk") Robinson's company
The Rimshots' follow-up to their biggest single "Super Disco"
Side A: "We've Got You Singing" @ 3:48
Side B: "(You Sing) We've Got You Singing" @ 3:53

I offer-up the added information, simply 'cause it's one of my all-time favorite records.

[Disco Funk]

1976 STANG Records / a division of the ***All Platinum Record Group
***Sylvia ("Pillow Talk") Robinson's company
The Rimshots' follow-up to their biggest single "Super Disco"
Side A: "We've Got You Singing" @ 3:48
Side B: "(You Sing) We've Got You Singing" @ 3:53

I offer-up the added information, simply 'cause it's one of my all-time favorite records.

That's the track I was thinking of when I wrote that. The irony of that song's title is that there isn't really much singing in it at all. :)

Disoc Funk

[remicks]

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Starting off Marky's 1977 charts are these debuts:

January 8, 1977

DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS STATS:


DEBUTS: (+5)

15) * MAGIC'S IN THE AIR/BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ONE (12-inch remix) - Esther Phillips (Baltimore+DC/LA+SD/Miami/Phoenix/SF)
37) * BLACK JACK - Tender Aggression (Phoenix)

52) * I'M GONNA STAY WITH MY BABY TONIGHT - George McCrae (SF)
72) * THE HUSTLE AND THE BUS STOP - The Destinations (Montreal)
83) * LOIN D'ICI - Boule Noire (Montreal)

72) * THE HUSTLE AND THE BUS STOP - The Destinations (Montreal)

is the instrumental version of I'VE GOT TO DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING

which btw Disco Funk ,

if you don't have it ....I think you'll like it .....early Trammps ZING -ish :icon_cool:


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oh --- here it is on youtube:

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

That's the track I was thinking of when I wrote that.
The irony of that song's title is that there isn't really much singing in it at all. :)
Disco Funk

we got you singin'
we got you singin'
we got you singin'

doo doo doo doo doodle doo-doo

doo doo doo doo doodle doo-doo
SING!


Yuppers... That's the vocal version.
Not much "singin" at all! :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[remicks]

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the "b" side titled BURNING LOVE BREAKDOWN is a DYWGF dubby/break instrumental ----







Peter Brown




Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me (12")
Side A
Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me (8:30)
(Peter Brown, Robert Rans)

Side B
Burning Love Breakdown (5:26)

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[Jay Negron]

The instrumental mix of Jimmy Ruffin's 'Tell Me What You Want' was called 'Jimmy's Theme'.



Disco Funk

WOW, where did that come out???

I have the 45 on Chess (promo) and it's just a mono version.
Are you telling me that the commercial copy had the INSTRUMENTAL??????
I only have parts of the instrumental in Tom Moulton's Mix!!!

Damn, I missed out!!!!

[Disco Funk]

WOW, where did that come out???

I have the 45 on Chess (promo) and it's just a mono version.
Are you telling me that the commercial copy had the INSTRUMENTAL??????
I only have parts of the instrumental in Tom Moulton's Mix!!!

Damn, I missed out!!!!

Sorry, I can't tell you, it's a secret!!

Just kidding, the track is found on the UK-only LP Love Is All We Need. It doesn't have any vocals on it, not even the backing vocals, so it's a pure instrumental.

This philly track is also on that 1975 LP. It features most of MFSB, except the drummer isn't Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Charles Collins, or any of the other philly regulars. I can't remember the first name, just that the last name was DiStefano. He plays it like the LUO/LA session drummer Ed Greene.



Disco Funk

[Jay Negron]

"Get On Up"---> Very Nice!! Never heard it!!!
SUPER SOUL!!

[Disco Funk]

"Get On Up"---> Very Nice!! Never heard it!!!
SUPER SOUL!!

Glad you like it. It's philly soul with an unusual drummer.

Disco Funk

[remicks]

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the instrumental "B" side of :

Bobby (Boris) Pickett's

KING KONG (YOUR SONG)




is titled :
DISCO KONG




what to mix that into ......

GET UP AND BOOGIE ....???

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The instrumental side of Cliff Nobles' LOVE IS ALL RIGHT





is called

THE HORSE :icon_eek::icon_eek:





story is .....some radio DJ flipped this one over to the instrumental B side , played it
and then from then on the vocal version was never heard of again !!


Insult to injury ....credited artist Cliff Nobles didn't play an instrument and once you remove his vocals ....he isn't even on this song !!! :icon_lol:



ps ----- the musicians you do hear .... developing ones later to be a part of MFSB ....

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[remicks]

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With the Donna Summer operatics the song is called:

FEELIN' GOOD :



without:

DELIRIUM





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now onto : Whistle Bump

remicks:






the "b" side titled BURNING LOVE BREAKDOWN is a DYWGF dubby/break instrumental ----

pretty advanced for '77:






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[remicks]

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take away the vocals from

HOLD BACK THE NIGHT

and you've got a song called:

SCRUBOARD


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[SandraDee]

The brilliant 'Hupendi Muziki Wangu' instrumental track by K.I.D. was actually the b-side & the vocal a-side version 'You Dont Like My Music' was very inferior. Also from the early 80s, Wuf Ticket's 'The Key' on Prelude was better on the instrumental b-side than the vocal a-side IMO.

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

"Burning Love Breakdown", the b-side of the US 12" of Peter Brown's "Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me?", is an extended mix of, just the a-side's break. In the NY area, it was as big as the a-side.

The Euro 12" copies read: "Burning Love Breakdown" on the b-side, but are, actually the entire song's instrumental version.


Also, "The Anvil Band", on Free Spirit Records (a Salsoul subsudiary), recorded an instrumental version of Charo's "Dance A Little Bit Closer", for their LP.

Just like the "Notorious Miami" LP, has an instrumental version of Betty Wright's "If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me", and both were Produced by Willie Clarke.


And Cerrone's "Vice Squad Soundtrack" LP's are comprised, mostly of remixed instrumental versions of songs from his 1st three LP's and the Revelation LP, "Don't Give A Damn".

[remicks]

Sorry, I can't tell you, it's a secret!!

Just kidding, the track is found on the UK-only LP Love Is All We Need. It doesn't have any vocals on it, not even the backing vocals, so it's a pure instrumental.

This philly track is also on that 1975 LP. It features most of MFSB, except the drummer isn't Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Charles Collins, or any of the other philly regulars. I can't remember the first name, just that the last name was DiStefano. He plays it like the LUO/LA session drummer Ed Greene.



Disco Funk

We should also note GET ON UP as an early Richie Rome arrangement ..... (Marvin Gaye inspired IMO).

Originally Written by Disco Funk

The instrumental mix of Jimmy Ruffin's 'Tell Me What You Want' was called 'Jimmy's Theme'.



Disco Funk

Jay Negron:

WOW, where did that come out???

I have the 45 on Chess (promo) and it's just a mono version.
Are you telling me that the commercial copy had the INSTRUMENTAL??????
I only have parts of the instrumental in Tom Moulton's Mix!!!

Damn, I missed out!!!!

here's a wonderfully done blend of the vocal and the instrumental. (also Richie Rome arranged )

the three minute mark begins the scrumptious :JIMMY'S THEME
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The "B" side ... the instrumental version ... of the 12" for CHILD OF THE WIND is called SONG OF THE WIND

COTW



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