The first Hi NRG/Euro track you bought?

**phrankie** · July 16th, 2005, 04:31 PM

Okay, think back...what was the first Hi NRG/Euro track you bought (original release)?

Mine was "Shattered Glass" by Ellie Warren, when I was 12! Good taste even then, lol! AND it was the 12"!

**SandraDee** · July 16th, 2005, 05:16 PM

I s'pose the 1st record I bought that is widely acknowledged as 'hi-nrg' was Carol Jiani's 'Hit & Run Lover' in '81. I bought stuff like Lipps Inc & stuff from the late 70s by such as Donna Summer & Sylvester before that but they were more 'disco' before hi-nrg officially was named in the 80s.

**straight acting** · July 16th, 2005, 06:08 PM

Gosh, thats a difficult one. Probably "Ultimate Warlord" by The Immortals.

**DiscoKidd** · July 16th, 2005, 10:01 PM

Ya, really a tough one, but the first hi-NRG 12" that I purchased was "Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonight" by Lime on Prism Records.

I also remember getting "Searchin'" by Hazell Dean and "So Many Men, So Little Time" by Miquel Brown (both on TSR) somewhat later.

Of course, I was only a teenager then, and I was using my allowance money!!!

:D

**Energyguy** · July 17th, 2005, 04:29 AM

My first 12" (no pun intended) was " You think your a man" by the late, great Divine... I can still remember buying it from the local record Shop and getting "funny looks" when I went to the counter to pay for it LOL

**Eurodancemix** · July 20th, 2005, 08:42 AM

The first Hi-NRG tracks I remember buying were (I bought them all the same day):

Sam Harris -- Hearts On Fire
Hot Gossip -- Don't Beat Around The Bush
Bronski Beat -- Why?

I remember playing Hearts On Fire over and over that day until my mother came into my room with an exasperated look on her face and said, "Didn't you buy more than one record? Please, please play something else!"

**Energyguy** · July 20th, 2005, 08:59 AM

Originally Written by Eurodancemix

The first Hi-NRG tracks I remember buying were (I bought them all the same day):

Sam Harris -- Hearts On Fire
Hot Gossip -- Don't Beat Around The Bush
Bronski Beat -- Why?

I remember playing Hearts On Fire over and over that day until my mother came into my room with an exasperated look on her face and said, "Didn't you buy more than one record? Please, please play something else!"

lol - :lol: that brings back memories for me... I remember buying the 12" single "Walk Like a man" by Divine - I could not stop playing it - My dad kept asking me to turn it off as he thought it was deadful !! -He asked me why I did not buy records by "proper" singers... :P

**monty69** · July 20th, 2005, 11:31 AM

First high energy track i bought was Crystal In The Pink 'Back To You'.I think it was around 1987.Loved many of the canadian releases at this time

**Energyguy** · July 20th, 2005, 01:54 PM

Originally Written by monty69

First high energy track i bought was Crystal In The Pink 'Back To You'.I think it was around 1987.Loved many of the canadian releases at this time

POWER records released some good stuff - I have a CD - The best of POWER records - I especially love SAVIN MYSELF by Eria FACHIN & IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY by Barbara Doust

**phrankie** · July 20th, 2005, 02:26 PM

Hi matey!

"Savin Myself" is one of my faves too...has anyone spotted the similarity between that track and "Stealing My Time" by Kelly Marie? :D

**Energyguy** · July 20th, 2005, 02:34 PM

Originally Written by phrankie

Hi matey!

"Savin Myself" is one of my faves too...has anyone spotted the similarity between that track and "Stealing My Time" by Kelly Marie? :D

Hi matey

STEALING MY TIME was a blatant attempt to copy the success of SAVIN MYSELF - I have both 12" singles in my collection and love both of em - Always been a big fan or "our Kelly"

**phrankie** · July 20th, 2005, 02:37 PM

She's a legend isn't she!!?? Did you see her on "Hit Me Baby One More Time"? She was robbed!!!!

**Energyguy** · July 20th, 2005, 02:41 PM

Originally Written by phrankie

She's a legend isn't she!!?? Did you see her on "Hit Me Baby One More Time"? She was robbed!!!!

Yeah - A real shame - She deserved better... I also wanted JACKI GRAHAM to do well out of it... :cry:

**marmite7** · July 28th, 2005, 12:04 PM

Queen Of Fools - Jessica Williams
Catch Me I'm Falling Love - Marsha Raven.

Boots records section in Norwich! :)

The blond guy serving turned out to be the DJ at the local gay club, so only stocked tunes he liked!!! lol

**Energyguy** · July 28th, 2005, 12:09 PM

Originally Written by marmite7

Queen Of Fools - Jessica Williams
Catch Me I'm Falling Love - Marsha Raven.

Boots records section in Norwich! :)

The blond guy serving turned out to be the DJ at the local gay club, so only stocked tunes he liked!!! lol

LOL :lol: Had no idea BOOTS stocked such top quality music..Great stuff !!!! None of my local record stores in Bury stocked any HINRG releases - I had to venture into Manchester for mine... SPIN INN RECORDS & ENERGHIGHS

**marmite7** · July 28th, 2005, 12:16 PM

I was an innocent 18 yr old and wandered in to have a look round and recognised the guy as the DJ I'd seen the previous week. (My first time in a gay club - and sh*t scared I was too!)

Simon his name and cute as. We became really good friends and shared an intense love of music. He sadly died in 1987, after contracting HIV from a backing singer, after a Sylvester concert in London :(

Safe sex to us then, was NOT sleeping with Americans!

Remember Simple Minds - I Travel? Pure quality, if pitched down slightly.

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 04:47 AM

Originally Written by phrankie

Hi matey!

"Savin Myself" is one of my faves too...has anyone spotted the similarity between that track and "Stealing My Time" by Kelly Marie? :D

I remember seeing Kelly marie live at the time and she introduced that track as Stealing My Song...

**Bolly** · July 30th, 2005, 04:49 AM

First track i bought must have been So Many Men.. closely followed by Fancy - Slice Me Nice and Sheryl Lee Ralph - In the Evening.

Oh for the days before Cds... MP3s.....

**Energyguy** · July 30th, 2005, 01:55 PM

Originally Written by Bolly

First track i bought must have been So Many Men.. closely followed by Fancy - Slice Me Nice and Sheryl Lee Ralph - In the Evening.

Oh for the days before Cds... MP3s.....

I love that FANCY track - superb !