Made In USA

Two different promotional 12"s were issued by Polygram (De-Lite) as MK-46. Both have the 7:58 extended version of "Melodies" (misprinted as 4:49). There are, however, two other differences between the two. The B side of one is mislabeled, actually containing the 4:03 LP version of "Shake Your Body". The other B side is as profiled above. The second difference, considerably more subtle is that "Melodies" on the mislabeled B side copy is less stark and easier to listen to and appreciate. This could be due to either purposeful remastering or just plain differences in pressing times. No issue priority has been determined. We have not seen a commercial copy, which if issued would have fallen in Polygram's MDS 4000 number series.

Just found my copy of this 12" (MK-46)and the listed time is mis-labeled, this is the long 7:55 extended version on this Promo " not for sale".

I'm not sure now if the short version was also released on 12" with the same catalog number, (maybe retail copies?).

The 1978 De-Lite Records’ Album titled “Saturday Night Disco” (DSR-9508), a “Various Artist” compilation , contains the extended 7:55 version of “Melodies”, the 12” single of this remix was next to impossible to find even back in the day.

But do search high and low for that extended version, which is the mother of all underground disco records.

This one riffs off an established sound ("Dr. Buzzard's Original 'Savannah' Band"), only to blast off into a futureworld of disco we have yet to see, with the spaciest wah-wah guitar riffs you've ever heard and some brilliant soprano scat-singing.

Nearly thirty years later, this version, with its surreal production tricks, is still guaranteed to shock a first-time listener.