Did somebody say papyrus?

From the horse's mouth (Dick O'Dell confirmed it too)

It's also worth remembering that Mark almost single handedly introduced hip hop to the UK when, before Rapper's Delight had even been recorded, he stayed in his hotel room in NYC taping the radio, then came home and dubbed off loads of copies to his mates in Bristol and beyond

And a napkin

He laughs all the way through the film, often at footage of himself. I suddenly realised that same laugh was coming from the seat behind me, laughing at himself laughing at himself

It's been 3 years!

Arguably my favourite singer to have spilled cider on me from laughing so hard at himself on screen at a showing of his On/Off documentary. 🖤

Still editing this show, so it won't be up at 4pm sadly, but I promise it'll be worth the wait

Roots Manuva - Yellow Submarine (full length) YouTube video by Scotto Moore

Hard to choose who's version I prefer 😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbZ...

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Don't forget... 4pm tomorrow 💜

"Who's the more foolish, the DJ or the DJ who follows him?"

The screams of passion

I’ve got to tell you [inaudible].

Putting the final pieces of this Paisley puzzle together today. I cannot wait to share this tomorrow 🕊️💜

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Pump Up The Bitter! I arrived at a gig where the promoter was playing that as I walked in just in time to catch the "can someone help Mrs Patel out..." section!

Pump Me Up's been rinsed, but it was already on heavy sample/scratch rotation before Pump Up The Volume. I'm sure the "brothers and sisters" sample has been pilfered a lot too, but PE had already made it pretty iconic

I feel like you're right, but I'm struggling to remember any similar tracks of any note which used them after

Oh, those guys used to run a club with a mate of mine. Might still be connected on one of the socials. If I can get hold of them I'll ask

Can't place the vocal, but it's on the Darker Shade Of Black rhythm, if that helps. Possibly Tubby's mid-80s production, but don't quote me on that part

Nothing to read here. It's a short interview about their Glam Slam appearance for the Prince radio show I'm putting together

Left Behind comes from that period in the mid 10s when his film titles seemed to reflect the direction his career had taken, thankfully briefly

Cantate Domino - Monteverdi YouTube video by Local Records

Did you know John Collins who produced Ghost Town has more recently been dabbling in coral dub www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1D...

Currently editing my interview with Daddy G for this. Massive Attack played Prince's Glam Slam club in their early sound system-style incarnation. Find out what happened on The Rough Guide To Paisley Park this Tuesday

One thing i love about it is Terry sent the lyrics to Wiedlin in a letter after they'd secretly hooked up on tour together, and she gave it a melody, turning it into a teen-pop song in the vain of I Think We're Alone Now. When Terry reworked it for FB3 it became more urgent and political

Might’ve had one at the studio in Kentish Town where he finished it off. Another fun fact is, Brian at Bark Studio in Walthamstow—where Loaded and Star Trekkin was made—wound up buying the mixing desk which 19 was mixed on.

Craig Peyton - Be Thankful For What You Got YouTube video by jemiedub

I don't know if Hardcastle had a Fairlight. He used an Emulator II to sample his TV www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf8q...

A lot of US electro tracks which feature a Fairlight are due to the guy who played vibes on Turn The Beat Around, a tech-savvy jazz player www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybEo...

I think they're cut from very different cloth. One guy making a funk track with electronic gear on his own vs two experimental indie bands working with 2 DJs to make a cut n paste record.

19 landed at the apex of electro, 3 years after Planet Rock. I loved it at the time, but it wasn't a new sound

Nah, Hardcastle had been in a jazz-funk band off the back of some homemade demos he'd made with a synth and a drum machine at the turn of the 80s. He started making electro-funk when the guy from Bluebird Records asked him to make a soundtrack for a learn to breakdance VHS he was putting out

Within literally a few months of '19', Simon had relocated and re-established himself. He moved to a one-room office in Putney on Disraeli Road with Terry Hall as his secretary, which had a desk for each of them and two ‘19' posters on the wall. That was it. I could just about squeeze into the room with the both of them there, but that didn't matter because there was always such a good vibe whenever I went over. By the time of the Rory Bremner record, Simon had become a very astute business manager, making great moves for his clients but still protecting them by brokering the right deals, like the one he did with Chrysalis for me. However - one thing we can't always accurately predict or protect people from is the knock-on effects of fame. That's a lesson I had to learn by myself.

Someone’s going to correct me and point out The Colour Field were already together, in fact they released their 1st LP the same month as 19, but I guess Terry needed some extra cash at that point.

Here’s a passage from Paul Hardcastle’s memoir

Fun fact, when Simon Fuller quit his job at Chrysalis Records to manage Paul Hardcastle, he hired Terry Hall as his assistant who was at a loose end after his own Chrysalis band had split up bsky.app/profile/wron...

Arguably the greatest UK number 1 which was made in a flat in Leyton(stone 😉) featuring the same voice as the Philips automated defibrillator, and would inadvertently spawn the Spice Girls and American Idol