"Party People! Can y'all get funky?..."

Post the Disco/Funk explosion of the 70s, and pre Hip-Hop and House there was 'Electro'. - a combination of European synth minimalism and the sounds of black America. The influence on present day culture is astronomical and very apparent but to hear music like this for the first time was truly mind blowing, and in the early 80s opinion was divided - many accused the genre of just 'stealing' the ideas of others and having no artistic merit of its own. Then again, around this time the Musicians Union tried to ban synthesizers - the twats.

In the Herbal T household it is barbeque/party music that the kids like to do the 'robot-dance' to.

This fantastic mix is spread over two parts so you can create CDs (to review only - if you like it please buy it), I have also uploaded the complete mix in case you want to play from digital.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you the magical;

NO SELL OUT

ELECTRO RETROSPECTIVE MAY 1982 - DEC 1983

MIXED BY GREG WILSON FOR A GUY CALLED GERALD.

MALCOLM X / KEITH LeBLANC 'No Sell Out'
GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE 'The Message'
DIMPLES D 'Sucker DJ's (I Will Survive)'
B BOYS 'Two, Three, Break'
RUSSELL BROTHERS 'The Party Scene'
THE PACMAN 'I'm The Pacman (Eat Everything I Can)'
DJ DIVINE 'Get Into The Mix'
MALCOLM McLAREN / WORLD'S FAMOUS SUPREME TEAM 'Buffalo Gals'
NEWCLEUS 'Jam On Revenge (The Wikki Wikki Song)'
TIME ZONE 'The Wildstyle'
PUMPKIN 'King Of The Beat'
ART OF NOISE 'Beat Box'
B BOYS 'Cuttin' Herbie'
HERBIE HANCOCK 'Rockit'
NEWTRAMENT 'London Bridge Is Falling Down'
WHODINI 'Magic's Wand'
EXTRA T'S 'E.T Boogie'
THE WEBBOES 'Under The Wear'
Q 'The Voice Of Q'
ARKADE FUNK 'Search And Destroy'
G.L.O.B.E & WHIZ KID 'Play That Beat Mr DJ'
WARP 9 'Nunk'
PROJECT FUTURE 'Ray-Gun-Omics'
TWO SISTERS 'High Noon'
C.O.D 'In The Bottle'
GRANDMASTER & MELLE MEL 'White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)'
TOM BROWNE 'Rockin'Radio'
NAIROBI 'Soul Makossa'
MAN PARRISH 'Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)'
WARP 9 'Light Years Away'
FREEEZ 'I-O-U'
TYRONE BRUNSON 'The Smurf'
NEW ORDER 'Confusion'
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOUL SONIC FORCE 'Looking For The Perfect Beat'
MIDNIGHT STAR 'Freak-A-Zoid'
CAPTAIN ROCK 'The Return Of Captain Rock'
RUN-DMC 'It's Like That'
ROCKERS REVENGE 'Walking On Sunshine'
HASHIM 'Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)'
KLIEN & MBO 'Dirty Talk'
SHANNON 'Let The Music Play'
XENA 'On The Upside'
JONZUN CREW 'Pack Jam (Look Out For The OVC)'
MELLE MEL & DUKE BOOTEE 'Message II (Survival)'
REGGIE GRIFFIN & TECHNOFUNK 'Mirda Rock'
GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE 'Scorpio'
JONZUN CREW 'Space Is The Place'
KLIEN & MBO 'Wonderful'
MAN PARRISH 'Techno Trax'
CYBOTRON 'Clear'
PLANET PATROL 'Cheap Thrills'
ORBIT 'And The Beat Goes On'
JONZUN CREW 'We Are The Jonzun Crew'
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO 'Riot In Lagos'
TWILIGHT 22 'Electric Kingdom'
PLANET PATROL 'Play At Your Own Risk'
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOUL SONIC FORCE 'Planet Rock'

(Dedicated to the C-Mo, Buck50 and 978 WC Swing Crew. Play on Fatty Friday!)

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Herbal T