Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> DJ LOLLIPOP (American DJ & Producer):<br> "Wow!!! I can't believe how many years have gone by since this landmark medley was created. This was the second vinyl bootleg that I released. It was released in January 1983.<br> <br> <br> At the time, I was spinning in Chicago at three different clubs… a straight hipster club, an elite gay club and an urban downtown club. I loved it! Each club had it’s own format/hits and very few tunes crossed over. I loved playing down-tempo funk and R&B at a huge straight/urban club on Michigan Ave, pop and disco at an intimate straight/white club on Division Street and high energy and new wave at a chic, trendy gay club on Oak Street. <br> <br> <br> Back in the early 80's, the nightclubs 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.<br> <br> <br> 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 the 1981 & 1987 medleys, this was all done with a pair of Technics 1200’s, a TEAC two track recorder, a razor blade and miles and miles of magnetic recording tape. <br> <br> <br> When originally released on vinyl, the medley was broken up into two sections for a twelve inch record “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. <br> <br> <br> 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."<br> <br> <br> LOLLIPOP'S 1982 TOP TUNE MEDLEY (Side 1):<br> Intro: Barb Walsh & Larry Andersen<br> Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye<br> Let’s Go Dancing – Kool & The Gang<br> Genius Of Love – Tom Tom Club<br> The Message – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5<br> Mirror Mirror – Diana Ross<br> That Girl – Stevie Wonder<br> Illusion - Imagination<br> A Night To Remember – Shalamar<br> Mama Used To Say – Junior<br> I Can’t Go For That – Hall & Oates<br> Loves Coming At Ya – Melba Moore<br> Do I Do – Stevie Wonder<br> Walking On Sunshine – Rockers Revenge<br> Body Slam – Bootsy Collins<br> Don’t Make Me Wait – Peech Boys<br> Try Jah Love – Third World<br> Inside Out - Odyssey<br> Circles – Atlantic Starr<br> This Beat Is Mine – Vicki D<br> Work That Sucker To Death – Xavier<br> So Fine – Howard Johnson<br> Boogie In Your Butt – Eddie Murphy<br> It’s Alright – Gino Soccio<br> In The Raw – Whispers<br> Should've Been You – Gwen Guthrie<br> Calling All Boys – The Flirts<br> Sooner Or Later – Larry Graham<br> I’ll Do My Best For You Baby – Ritchie Family<br> Forget-Me-Nots – Patrice Rushen<br> I Specialize In Love – Sharon Brown<br> Keep On – D Train<br> Glad To Know You – Chas Jenkel<br> In The Name Of Love – Thompson Twins<br> Situation – Yazoo<br> You’re The One For Me – D Train<br> Thanks To You – Sinnamon<br> The Look Of Love – ABC<br>
