Revisiting the underground black/dance music of the early-‘80s, initially played in the UK under the Jazz-Funk banner and, subsequently, following the emergence of Electro-Funk as the dominant direction on the black music scene, paving the way for the oncoming Hip Hop, House and Techno denominations, Greg Wilson’s two-hour monthly for Worldwide FM, ‘Early ‘80s Mixtape’, will consist of twelve interlocking parts, to culminate in a days-worth of quality classic and cult club tunes from 1980 through 1983.
Best-known during this period for his residencies at Legend in Manchester, Wigan Pier and later The Haçienda, Greg introduced a more electronic flavour to the existing black music scene, his regular mixes for Mike Shaft’s show on Piccadilly Radio, bringing this then underground music to the airwaves of Greater Manchester and beyond – his mixes spreading via cassette recordings of the show, copied and shared far and wide.
Greg Wilson's Early 80s Mixtape #4
1.C.O.D. 'In The Bottle' - Raul A. Rodriguez & Mark Berry Mix
2.Toney Lee ‘Love So Deep’ – Instrumental
3.Al McCall ‘Hard Times’- Tee Scott Mix
4.Secret Weapon ‘Music Be The Music’ – Shep Pettibone Mastermix
5.Prince ‘Sexy Dancer’
6.Leroy Burgess ‘Heartbreaker’ – Shep Pettibone Mix
7.Steve Arrington’s Hall Of Fame ‘Way Out’
8.Amuzement Park ‘Groove Your Blues Away’
9.Maze Feat Frankie Beverly ‘Joy And Pain’ – Live
10.Eighties Ladies ‘Turned On To You’
11.Keni Burke ‘Risin’ To The Top’
12.Chico Hamilton ‘Strut’
13.Willie ‘Beaver’ Hale ‘Groove-On’
14.Jonny Chingas ‘Phone Home’
15.R.J.’s Latest Arrival ‘Ultimate Masterpiece’ – Instrumental
16.Leon Huff ‘Latin Spirit
17.The Micronawts ‘(I Can Do It…You Can Do It) Letzmurph Acrossdasurf’ – Afrika Bambaataa Mix
18.Candido ‘Jingo Breakdown’ – Shep Pettibone Mix
19.Touchdown ‘Ease Your Mind’ - Arthur Baker & Cosmo Wyatt US Remix
20.Freeez ‘Southern Freeez’
21.Planet Patrol ‘Rock At Your Own Risk’ - Arthur Baker & François Kevorkian Mix
22.Cybotron ’Clear’ - Jose ‘Animal’ Diaz Mix