Pierre Perpall
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Pierre Perpall
Canadian Disco artist born November 11, 1948. Performed under the names Perpall, Purple Flash and Pluton and the Humanoids.
Pierre Perpall - producer, entertainer has been in the business since 1965. He has recorded several albums, 20 singles 45 rpm ,and 11 single 12 inch vinyls, his greatest disco dance hits beetween 1976 to 1984 ("Them Changes") under the name Perpall ("We Can Make It") under the name Purple Flash ("Creme Soufflee") under the name Purple Flash ("World Invaders") under the name Pluton and the Humanoids.
He also recorded at the end of the 60s era, ..his friends of the disco era that he is still in contact today are Nancy Martinez, Martin Stevens, Alma Faye Brooks and Gino Soccio.
If you want to know more about Pierre Perpall, you can go to www.starplus.ca and click on Perpall's picture. his 12 inches were released in 5 countries but were sold as imports in over 20 countries.
Environ Records, from New York is re releasing a new mix of his song ("We Can Make It") under the name Purple Flash in mid January. Due to the demand of selling a balance of 12 inches from the 80s on the web this year to over 14 countries of this song.for more info you can e-mail me at purpleflash@videotron.ca
Thanks to Daniel Fabre for submitting the label scans.
The following photos submitted by Pierre Perpall:
Pierre Perpall was the Canadian James Brown in the 1960s in Montreal, Canada. I recorded the French version of I Feel Good, James Brown who Ii met in 1969 was my mentor and to many to, respect for is public and admiration i have for the godfather of soul and many thanks for is legacy LADIES AND GENTLEMAN THE ONE AND ONLY JAMES BROWN he wil be missed and is music will play on.
Photos below: photos with Bonnie Pointer with Pierre Perpall , photo Purple Flash photo with Celine Dion and my wife and me ect...
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YOUR COMMENTS ON Pierre Perpall
He dances like he's 17 and he's 55!
Environ is releasing "We Can Make It" along with a Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area) remix. Environ also re-released "World Invaders" by Pluton & The Humanoids.
www.environrecords.com
Lots of great producers came out of Montreal in the 70s and Pierre was surely one of them!
I PLAYED DRUMS ON A SESSION IN HIS STUDIO IN 1980 WHICH WAS HOT.
WATSON BEASLEY
It's so great finding your comment here and reconnecting, and THANK YOU for the kind words!
Fantastic to know that my Mix from 1981 of your tune, "CREME SOUFFLEE" - (Pierre Perpall/Purple Flash) has done well over these many years, and still lives on! ... Boogie!
~Smiles, Thanks & Keep Kickin' It!~
Gene Leone
www.MySpace.com/Gene_Leone_Mix
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