The History Of Pop Part 11 aka In my imagination there is no hesitation

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

If you're like me then you'll be feeling a bit fatigued by your first day back at work. What better way to de-cobweb than with a NOW poll from the first half of 1988: The Year Pop Changed (Again). An intriguing Now, this - a disc and a half of classics rubbing shoulders with barrel scrapings, and then suddenly BANG ZOOM Now goes DANCE CRAZY. Beats! Samples! Sudden eruptions of Slade-style spelling! The best house pun title ever! Spare a thought for Climie Fisher, the victim of sequencing circumstance. Also GOTH ALERT, let's see how the Mish do on this one.

Now 10 saw M/A/R/R/S and "Pump Up The Volume" winning near-universal acclaim, and Europe's "The Final Countdown" wrestle through from the mire of Now 9. Now it's time to once again take up the burden of democracy:


[Poll #644631]


Debate, despair and debilitation in the comments box pls...

Comments

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

Was it a real trumpet tho?

was there a specific remix that had "i know you gonna dig this" sample at the start of the Climie Fisher? I know i've heard a slightly less erm "beat-y" versh of it, and assume that that was the original that got spiced up with Bomb Da Bass style phat dope gubbins.

what a great 3rd batch - minus minor. i bet "jack and chill" is great, i just don't recall, so left that unticked.

this is of the era of the best run of #1s ever (inc the first two tracks here)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I have the Jack N Chill on a 7" at home, I am pretty sure it's amazing but can't actually remember (also I may be thinking of "Jack To The Sound Of The Underground").

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

here is a way to remember the difference. jack to the sound of the underground is the one that goes "jack to the sound of the underground" and makes you think David Baddiel is going to appear

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

OOO-EEE, YOU BVGGER!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

YES, the disky "more greatest hits of 80s" versh of RTTO is SAPPY and beatless, whereas REAL ACTUAL uk chart versh was aces.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhhhhhh that explains a lot, I convinced myself that the Disky was right and my memories were wrong.

Beat version YSI anyone?

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

CURSE YOU DISKY

Where RTTO drops in is one of the highlights of the DJ Yoda 80s album

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Incidentally IMPORTANT POP DEVELOPMENT - Disky has released two 8-CD Greatest Hits of the 90s box sets.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

THIS IS WHY THE SLUSH FUND EXISTS!!!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

GPWM. Judging by box 2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000B655IA/qid=1136299294/sr=1-13/ref=sr_1_2_13/026-0744125-3933242) it's a rum old selection. Rarely has their cheapness/germanic origins been more obvious.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

wow, there's a real "3rd single after the hit" feel to the vast majority of that isn't there?

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

also a "surely some mistake" with

Feels Like I'm In Love - Marie, Kelly
Ring My Bell - Ward, Anita

unless they were both re-released in the 90s and i am a mental

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I think there's a silent "'95" on the end of both titles.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

also i noticed fopp have been knocking out various older nows for a fiver!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

HMV are having a big 00s Now clearout too. I resisted figuring I have them all on naughty MP3 anyway, I bought a Singing Cowboys album instead.