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Tom Moulton

Inventor of the 12 inch single and creator of the Disco mix

Tom Moulton [b: November 29, 1940 - present] is the best known Disco remixer as his name has appeared on hundreds of Disco records from the 1970s. Moulton is the originator of the concept of the extended Disco mix along with the creation of the Disco "break" first used on Don Downing's "Dream World" and also created the first 12" single while pressing an acetate for a record called "So Much For Love" by Moment Of Truth [12D-2009 DJ] with assistance from his mastering engineer, the late Jose Rodriguez. This would ultimately lead to the release of the first official promotional 12" single: "Free Man" by Southshore Commission and the first commercially available 12 inch record on Salsoul Records of "Ten Percent" by Double Exposure.

One would think that with his talent for being in tune with the needs of early Disco DJs that Tom Moutlon may have been a DJ himself. In reality Tom never DJ'ed, but did get his start in Disco by creating several reel-to-reel tapes of painstakingly segued and edited tracks for dance clubs on Fire Island. From here he went on to be the most sought after Disco remixer and even went on to produce for such artists as Grace Jones and his own TJM for Casablanca Records.

Some of Tom Moulton's best known and loved remixes are:
Love Is The Message - M.F.S.B.
Doctor Love - First Choice
Love Sensation - Loleatta Holloway
Free Man - South Shore Commission

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These are the Tom Moulton Disco mixes that achieved rankings on the Top 100 Songs for 1974 - 1975 as compiled by DiscoMusic.com member, Markeydefad :

8. EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(Scepter/ 1974) P: Jeff Lane; W: B.T. Express; "A Tom Moulton Mix"

9) CASANOVA BROWN/ (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/ HOW HIGH THE MOON (Medley) - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM/1975) P: Meco Monardo/ Tony Bongiovi/ Jay Ellis
W: 1) Jimmy Roach; 2) James Bolden/Jack Robinson; 3) Morgan Lewis/ Nancy Hamilton
"A Tom Moulton Mix"

11) PEACE PIPE/ "NON-STOP" LP - B.T. Express
(Roadshow/ 1975) P: Jeff Lane; W: S. Taylor/M. Barkan; "A Tom Moulton Mix"

12) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing
(Chess Disco Mix/1974) P: Meco Monardo/ Tony Bongiovi/ Jay Ellis; "A Tom Moulton Mix"

17) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter
(Mercury/ 1975) P: Reid Whitelaw/Norman Bergen; W: Van McCoy; "A Tom Moulton Mix"

26) HELPLESSLY - Moment Of Truth
(Roulette/ 1975) P/W: Reid Whitelaw/ Norman Bergen; "A Tom Moulton Mix"

27) HONEY BEE/ NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/ REACH OUT-I'LL BE THERE (Medley) + "NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE" LP - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM LP/ 1975) P: #1: Paul Leka/ #2 & #3: Meco Monardo/ Tony Bongiovi/ Jay Ellis; "A Tom Moulton Mix"

28. EL BIMBO - Bimbo Jet
(Scepter/ 1975) P: Laurent Rossi; W: C. Morgan; "A Tom Moulton Mix"

52) CHINESE KUNG FU - Banzaii
(Scepter/1975) P: S.A. Creations Artistiques; W: Subway ; "A Tom Moulton Mix"

55) LET'S DO THE LATIN HUSTLE - Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited
(Friends & Co./ 1975) P/W: Eddie Drennon ;"A Tom Moulton Mix"

61) UNDECIDED LOVE - The Chequers
(Scepter/1975) P: John Mathias; W: R. Mathias/ J. Mathias
"A Tom Moulton Mix"

the above list as researched by DiscoMusic.com member Markydefad.

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Here's a growing list of all the Disco records Tom Moulton was involved with.



Disco Exhibit NYC (2005): Bernie Lopez of DiscoMusic.com and the godfather of the 12 inch Disco mix, Tom Moulton.

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