shep pettibone's kiss fm mastermixes

[Jacques de Doozu]

i just found the double pack on prelude on a flea market...man they're tiiight.
was this ever released as 12'' version, or only through record pools or promo copy's?

thanks

[upliftdisco365]

Yeah. I had a copy that was in an album format in '81/'82 with "Can You Handle It" by Sharon Redd and "Can't Nobody Love You Like I Do" by Jeannette "Lady" Day and "Dying To Be Dancing" by Empress. I think there were a few different volumes.

[ September 23, 2003, 08:25 AM: Message edited by: upliftdisco365 ]

[JMJ]

There were two volumes and some of the mixes have been released as 12".......JMJ

[Jacques de Doozu]

hey john. this is the tracklist:
record1
d train-you're the one for me
strikers-body music
conquest-give it to me
france joli-gonna get over you
jeanette 'lady' day-come let me love you
empress- dyin' to be dancin'
record2
gayle adams-love fever
nick straker-little bit of jazz
france joli-i wanna take a chance on love
secret weapon-must be the music
unlimited touch-searchin' to find the one
sharon redd-can you handle it (reads 'you can handle it' on the record...)

[blackwax]

there where 2 volumes the 1st (in my opinion) is the better

france joli - i wanna take a chance on love is one of my al time faves.

a question on the cover it has lots of dj signatures from kiss can anyone name them all as i can't read most of them

[upliftdisco365]

Originally posted by Tom D:
hey john. this is the tracklist:
record1
d train-you're the one for me
strikers-body music
conquest-give it to me
france joli-gonna get over you
jeanette 'lady' day-come let me love you
empress- dyin' to be dancin'
record2
gayle adams-love fever
nick straker-little bit of jazz
france joli-i wanna take a chance on love
secret weapon-must be the music
unlimited touch-searchin' to find the one
sharon redd-can you handle it (reads 'you can handle it' on the record...) Yeah. This is the one that I had. Man, y'know, these were just "what got played on the radio" in New York in the early eightees. Now, they're classics.

[DLow]

There is a track on Vol. 2; I think it's called 'She's So Divine', that I really like. Problem is I can't find Vol. 2 anywhere.

I agree, Vol. 1 is the better collection.

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Derrick:
There is a track on Vol. 2; I think it's called 'She's So Divine', that I really like. Problem is I can't find Vol. 2 anywhere.

I agree, Vol. 1 is the better collection. She's So Devine - The Limit. Find the 12" if you can.....JMJ

[DLow]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
There is a track on Vol. 2; I think it's called 'She's So Divine', that I really like. Problem is I can't find Vol. 2 anywhere.

I agree, Vol. 1 is the better collection. She's So Devine - The Limit. Find the 12" if you can.....JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]Good lookin' out JMJ. smile.gif

[Number Two]

I found mine in a flea market as well. Mine was the same as yours as far as everything about it exept mine had WAIL-FM instead of KISS-FM. WAIL was an R'nB radio station in New Orleans that featured a lot of the Garagy stuff around that time. The selection was the same though. Great record! Peace.

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Derrick:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
There is a track on Vol. 2; I think it's called 'She's So Divine', that I really like. Problem is I can't find Vol. 2 anywhere.

I agree, Vol. 1 is the better collection. She's So Devine - The Limit. Find the 12" if you can.....JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]Good lookin' out JMJ. smile.gif </font>[/QUOTE]Keep in mind that the 12" didn't have the Shep Pettibone mix on it, but it's actually better without......JMJ

[DLow]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
There is a track on Vol. 2; I think it's called 'She's So Divine', that I really like. Problem is I can't find Vol. 2 anywhere.

I agree, Vol. 1 is the better collection. She's So Devine - The Limit. Find the 12" if you can.....JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]Good lookin' out JMJ. smile.gif </font>[/QUOTE]Keep in mind that the 12" didn't have the Shep Pettibone mix on it, but it's actually better without......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]That's true and I'd rather have the 12". I checked 720, DanceTracks, Satellite, Vinylmania, Juno...nowhere...I'll find it though, gotta get my hands dirty, that's all...

BTW, was it on Prelude?

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Derrick:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
There is a track on Vol. 2; I think it's called 'She's So Divine', that I really like. Problem is I can't find Vol. 2 anywhere.

I agree, Vol. 1 is the better collection. She's So Devine - The Limit. Find the 12" if you can.....JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]Good lookin' out JMJ. smile.gif </font>[/QUOTE]Keep in mind that the 12" didn't have the Shep Pettibone mix on it, but it's actually better without......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]That's true and I'd rather have the 12". I checked 720, DanceTracks, Satellite, Vinylmania, Juno...nowhere...I'll find it though, gotta get my hands dirty, that's all...

BTW, was it on Prelude? </font>[/QUOTE]Yes, and it was also available as an import 12" on Ariola.......JMJ

[DLow]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Derrick:
There is a track on Vol. 2; I think it's called 'She's So Divine', that I really like. Problem is I can't find Vol. 2 anywhere.

I agree, Vol. 1 is the better collection. She's So Devine - The Limit. Find the 12" if you can.....JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]Good lookin' out JMJ. smile.gif </font>[/QUOTE]Keep in mind that the 12" didn't have the Shep Pettibone mix on it, but it's actually better without......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]That's true and I'd rather have the 12". I checked 720, DanceTracks, Satellite, Vinylmania, Juno...nowhere...I'll find it though, gotta get my hands dirty, that's all...

BTW, was it on Prelude? </font>[/QUOTE]Yes, and it was also available as an import 12" on Ariola.......JMJ </font>[/QUOTE]JMJ...thanks for the info; I found the 12" at www.united.gemm.com (http://www.united.gemm.com)

[greg wilson]

KISS MASTERMIXES VOL 2 TRACKLISTING:

SIDE A:
TONEY LEE reach up
D TRAIN keep on
WARP 9 light years away

SIDE B:
MAHOGANY ride on the rhythm
RAW SILK do it to the music
ROCKERS REVENGE walking on sunshine

SIDE C:
INDEEP last night a dj saved my life
SHARON REDD beat the street
D TRAIN music

SIDE D:
THE LIMIT she's so divine
VISUAL the music got me
WUF TICKET ya mama

These albums (especially Vol 1) were a revelation when they first came out. Vol 1 arriving on import in the UK in June 82 and Vol 2 in Aug 83 (both on Prelude).

[greg wilson]

BTW Volume 2 credits both Shep Pettibone and Tony Humphries (Pettibone - sides A&B, Humphries - sides C&D).

Francois Kevorkian is credited on Volume 1 for 'Original Mix' on Jeanette 'Lady' Day, Empress, D Train, The Strikers, Conquest, Sharon Redd and Gayle Adams.

[greg wilson]

Derrick: looks like you've already found it, but 'She's So Divine' was first released on Arista in the US (Arista CP -721) if you still need to track it down.

[DLow]

Originally posted by greg wilson:
Derrick: looks like you've already found it, but 'She's So Divine' was first released on Arista in the US (Arista CP -721) if you still need to track it down. Yeah, I found it. Any information is appreciated, though.

Thanx smile.gif

[music]

hey derrick, that record by the limit was hot . jonathan fearing always played it on wbls.

[kelvy]

Originally posted by Walter Jones:
I found mine in a flea market as well. Mine was the same as yours as far as everything about it exept mine had WAIL-FM instead of KISS-FM. WAIL was an R'nB radio station in New Orleans that featured a lot of the Garagy stuff around that time. The selection was the same though. Great record! Peace. hey Walter, i never saw the WAIL pressing before...speaking of WAIL fm, how often would they have a mixshow? How long did they run? I'm interested to know how this station sounded back in it's heyday:)

[Number Two]

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[ September 24, 2003, 11:10 PM: Message edited by: Walter Jones ]

[Number Two]

Originally posted by kelvy:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Walter Jones:
I found mine in a flea market as well. Mine was the same as yours as far as everything about it exept mine had WAIL-FM instead of KISS-FM. WAIL was an R'nB radio station in New Orleans that featured a lot of the Garagy stuff around that time. The selection was the same though. Great record! Peace. hey Walter, i never saw the WAIL pressing before...speaking of WAIL fm, how often would they have a mixshow? How long did they run? I'm interested to know how this station sounded back in it's heyday:) </font>[/QUOTE]Back in the early 80's when I was not living in Dallas,I would live in Baton Rouge which is about 75 miles north of New Orleans. Sometimes I could get it in barely. I had a few mixes I recorded back then,but sadly they are gone. I would kill to have them back(along with the "pause button" mixes I did in 1984-1985). I remember they would play a lot of the NY Garagy stuff along with stuff like Uptown-I'm Losing You,Eddy Grant-Electric Avenue,Kraftwerk-Numbers,Bar Kay's-She Talks to Me with her Body and locals like Chocolete Milk Who's Gettin' it Now,etc. I don't remember them playing anything older than a year on the mixed show which ment no 70's disco. Sometimes they would broadcast from a club live. I moved back to Dallas in the Summer of 1983 so I lost touch with that station. I don't know the whole history of that station,but I think saadir could give you a little more history than me. Peace. http://photos.friendster.com/photos/49/75/215794/692734597391l.jpg

Sorry for my crappy scanner. Peace.

[kelvy]

Originally posted by Walter Jones:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by kelvy:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Walter Jones:
I found mine in a flea market as well. Mine was the same as yours as far as everything about it exept mine had WAIL-FM instead of KISS-FM. WAIL was an R'nB radio station in New Orleans that featured a lot of the Garagy stuff around that time. The selection was the same though. Great record! Peace. hey Walter, i never saw the WAIL pressing before...speaking of WAIL fm, how often would they have a mixshow? How long did they run? I'm interested to know how this station sounded back in it's heyday:) </font>[/QUOTE]I used to tape the show when I lived in Baton Rouge which was 80 miles away. Sometimes I could not get a clear signal but most of the time I would get it in perfect. I live there inbetween times I lived in Dallas. I lived in BR from jan 1982 to June 1983,so that was the times I was listening to,and recording WAIL. Damn I wish I had those tapes back! I remember they would play Garagy stuff as well as stuff like Uptown,Eddy Grant,Kraftwerk,Tom Tom Club,etc. Saadir could probably tell you more about the history of WAIL.

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/49/75/215794/692734597391l.jpg

Sorry for the scan cutoff. I have a crappy scanner. You get the Idea.

Peace. </font>[/QUOTE]thanks Walter for your words and the scan:) i went on a google search but i could not find anything on that station...back in tampa, you would be hard-pressed to hear an old Prelude/West End track on one of those old school shows on the r&b stations (usually it goes as far as "you're the one for me" and "time") although on one occasion, they did play "beat the streets"...

going back to WAIL-fm, were there certain songs/artists that would be pretty much popular only within New Orleans? i'm thinking of groups such as "Family Players" and "Muchos Plus"....

[saadir7]

Originally posted by Walter Jones:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by kelvy:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Walter Jones:
I found mine in a flea market as well. Mine was the same as yours as far as everything about it exept mine had WAIL-FM instead of KISS-FM. WAIL was an R'nB radio station in New Orleans that featured a lot of the Garagy stuff around that time. The selection was the same though. Great record! Peace. hey Walter, i never saw the WAIL pressing before...speaking of WAIL fm, how often would they have a mixshow? How long did they run? I'm interested to know how this station sounded back in it's heyday:) </font>[/QUOTE]Back in the early 80's when I was not living in Dallas,I would live in Baton Rouge which is about 75 miles north of New Orleans. Sometimes I could get it in barely. I had a few mixes I recorded back then,but sadly they are gone. I would kill to have them back(along with the "pause button" mixes I did in 1984-1985). I remember they would play a lot of the NY Garagy stuff along with stuff like Uptown-I'm Losing You,Eddy Grant-Electric Avenue,Kraftwerk-Numbers,Bar Kay's-She Talks to Me with her Body and locals like Chocolete Milk Who's Gettin' it Now,etc. I don't remember them playing anything older than a year on the mixed show which ment no 70's disco. Sometimes they would broadcast from a club live. I moved back to Dallas in the Summer of 1983 so I lost touch with that station. I don't know the whole history of that station,but I think saadir could give you a little more history than me. Peace. http://photos.friendster.com/photos/49/75/215794/692734597391l.jpg

Sorry for my crappy scanner. Peace. </font>[/QUOTE]WAIL had a mix show with DJ Slick Leo mixing live
from the Famous Theatre.
Slick Leo played disco, no doubt about it. It wasn't "deep" but it was the sure shot throwdown.
Slick played everything from Grace to Yes to New Edition to Cybotron, early Hip Hop, Queen, Newcleus, Madonna to Diana to MFSB.... you get the point. Cameo, Indeep, West St. Mob...
SLICK LEO IS MY INSPIRATION!
Anyway WAIL got switched to lite rock and the Famous was torn down! The mixshow was every Friday and Sat nite. I'd be listening on the old school family stereo box with my little tape recorder set up next to the speaker so I could tape the show! I was too young to go, but me and Black Duke would beg his older brothers to sneak us in!
Man, I'm getting frozen in memories here. Anyway I've been researching the more physical attributes of the Famous and WAIL. Dug up some shit about when the Famous was an old neighborhood movie house! The more I learn the more I'll share.

[Andrew Osborne]

"WAIL Slidell!" I remember the loud station ID. The first time I heard GLOBE/Whiz Kid "Play That Beat", the full version with all the snippets of songs, was on WAIL. Great memories of a winter holiday.

[Number Two]

Originally posted by Andrew Osborne:
"WAIL Slidell!" Daammn! That takes me back! They were based out of Slidell(an area right outside on New Orleans). Wow Andrew,Thanks.

[Andrew Osborne]

I don't have a WAIL mixtape but I do have a tinny old cassette I made one night from the La Quinta hotel in Metairie. When the ID voiceover said "Slidell" I had to get out my map! That was a great winter for music as I drove down from Winnipeg to Pensacola via soul/funk stations in Kansas City, Wichita (yes, Wichita!), OK City, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans and Mobile. Cheryl Lynn "Encore" may not have been a new release, I really can't remember, but the first or second time I ever heard a DJ mess with two copies of a record was in Dallas, with that song. Evelyn King's "Action" was played to death in every city, Keith LeBlanc's "Malcolm X" was big, and I think that was the period when Prince released "Irresistible". That station in Mobile was far and away the best; that's the first and only time I heard an FM radio station play "Flute Juice" by Dave Valentin and "Out Tonight" by Dayton.

[saadir7]

Originally posted by Walter Jones:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Andrew Osborne:
"WAIL Slidell!" Daammn! That takes me back! They were based out of Slidell(an area right outside on New Orleans). Wow Andrew,Thanks. </font>[/QUOTE]This could change some shit up for me.
I spent all day today looking for any information
or evidence of WAIL's existence and came up
with nada! But if they were based in Slidell
that gives my research a fresh perspective! I always thought they were based out of New Orleans.

[kelvy]

thanks for the information regarding Wail and Slick Leo..Saadir, was WAIL the number #1 station in New Orleans back in its heyday? they sound like they broke a lot of new records.