So was the go-go thing more of 'dj' phenomenon, i.e. more
represented by certain juxtapositions of music? i'd heard of TTED,
but don't know much about it. Any recommendations of stuff to
look out for on that label?
On 19 Feb 2002, at 9:34, KEVIN D. ENGLAND wrote:
Date sent: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:34:36 -0500 (EST)
From: "KEVIN D. ENGLAND" <kengland@mail.jhmi.edu>
Subject: Re: 80s? / Go Go
To: Tom Giles <thomas.giles@st-annes.oxford.ac.uk>
Copies to: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>
> Go-Go in general didn't translate well to 12" singles. Most of the
> distribution happened on cassette ... 2 hour shows.... often on long
> jam that weaved popular r&b tunes, tv themes (inspector gadget was
> HUGE) and neighborhood shout outs ... A project to collect and release
> these tapes on CD would be HUGE ...
>
> only label names I can think of are T.T.E.D. and Liason Distribution
> ... maybe they're still arounf
>
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Tom Giles wrote:
>
> > gosh! this seems to be getting a bit bitchy! To bring this thread
> > back to the topic anyone know anything about go-go? I found a sample
> > of 'trouble funk express' which ripped off planet rock / transeurope
> > express, but was really cool. what were the best go- go tunes?
> >
> > tom
> >
> >
> >
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