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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
Chart Hit [Level 6]
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".
Last edited by PierreConstantin; September 16th, 2009 at 02:32 PM.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
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
Gold Record [Level 7]
1976 STANG Records / a division of the ***All Platinum Record GroupOriginally Written by Disco Funk
***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.
"MUSIC IS AN EMOTION, SEARCHING FOR IT'S VOICE"
...come with me, "BACK TO MUSIC", on DISCOTERIA
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Platinum Record [Level 8]
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. :)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.
Disoc Funk
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
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Starting off Marky's 1977 charts are these debuts:
72) * THE HUSTLE AND THE BUS STOP - The Destinations (Montreal)
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)
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:
you'd still be waiting for me at the airport
while my ship was coming in
Gold Record [Level 7]
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:
"MUSIC IS AN EMOTION, SEARCHING FOR IT'S VOICE"
...come with me, "BACK TO MUSIC", on DISCOTERIA
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Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
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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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while my ship was coming in
Underground Hit [Level 5]
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!!!!
Platinum Record [Level 8]
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
Underground Hit [Level 5]
Platinum Record [Level 8]
Glad you like it. It's philly soul with an unusual drummer.
Disco Funk
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
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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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Last edited by remicks; December 15th, 2009 at 12:25 AM.
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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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Last edited by remicks; February 22nd, 2010 at 02:00 AM.
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Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
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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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