Summary: I thought I'd share one of my "most extreme" projects with you. This was the second bootleg - record that I put out. It was released in the beginning of 1983. At the time, I was spinning in Chicago at three different clubs... a straight club, a gay club and a black club. I loved it! Each club had it's own format and hits and very few crossed over. I played down tempo funk and RB at a huge straight/black club on Michigan Ave, pop and disco at a straight/white club on Division Street and high energy and new wave at a chic, trendy gay/white club on Oak Street. Back in the early 80's, the night clubs in Chicago did not cater to mixed groups of clientele yet...but the music did start to bring diverse groups of people together. Some tunes would cross-over from one crowd to another like The Message by Grandmaster Flash which I played for months in the black club before it crossed over to white clubs, or Native Love by Divine which was a smash at the gay club before it crossed over to the straight clubs. In hindsight, the black clubs and gay clubs helped make songs pop crossovers. I kept this in mind when arranging the song order. I tried something new in this production - I used every dance hit that came out in 1982 -every single one of them. Black, white, straight, gay - any tune that made a crowd dance - regardless of it's makeup, was included. This led to some very eclectic (and surprisingly fun) song transitions. Like my other medley, this was all done with a pair of Technics 1200's, a TEAC two track recorder, a razor blade and miles and miles of tape. When this was originally released on vinyl, the medley was broken up into two sections for a twelve inch "A" and "B" side. Here they have been edited together for your non- stop enjoyment. Many of the songs in this production still pack a dance floor today - while others have faded almost into oblivion. It's a good thing they are represented here and their place in dance music history accounted for. I know you will love listening to this and I hope it bring back some great memories! For those of you too young to have experienced this in the clubs... too bad - it was an naive, adventurous, awesome time for music and probably the most memorable and magical time in my life. LOLLIPOP'S 1982 TOP TUNE MEDLEY Side A Intro: Barb Walsh Larry Andersen Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye Let's Go Dancing - Kool The Gang Genius Of Love - Tom Tom Club The Message - Grand Master Flash The Furious 5 Mirror Mirror - Diana Ross That Girl - Stevie Wonder Illusion - Imagination A Night To Remember - Shalimar Mama Used To Say - Junior I Can't Go For That - Hall Oates Loves Coming At Ya - Melba Moore Do I Do - Stevie Wonder Walking On Sunshine - Rockers Revenge Body Slam - Bootsy Collins Don't Make Me Wait - Peech Boys Try Jah Love - Third World Inside Out - Odyssey Circles - Atlantic Starr This Beat Is Mine - Vicki D Work That Sucker To Death - Xavier So Fine - Howard Johnson Boogie In Your Butt - Eddie Murphy It's Alright - Gino Soccio In The Raw - Whispers Should've Been You - Gwen Guthrie Calling All Boys - The Flirts Sooner Or Later - Larry Grahm I'll Do My Best For You Baby - Ritchie Family Forget-Me-Nots - Patrice Rushen I Specialize In Love - Sharon Brown Keep On - D Train Glad To Know You - Chas Jenkel In The Name Of Love - Thompson Twins Situation - Yazoo You're The One For Me - D Train Thanks To You - Sinnamon The Look Of Love - ABC Love Come Down - Evelyn King Don't You Want Me - Human League Murphy's Law - Cheri Call Me - Skyy 1999 - Prince You've Got The Power - War Can't Believe - Nancy Martinez Live It Up - Time Bandits Tell Me That I'm Dreaming - Was (Not Was) Loopzilla - George Clinton Dance Or Die - Sweet Pea Atkinson Shake It Up - Rick James Fall I
