Alta Dustin - One Man Woman (1989)

Here is another artist whose album I featured on The Isle. This single is one of two she released prior to her album. Both this and "Tonite" were much more freestyle than most of the songs on the album, and unfortunately were not included.  Both were also produced by Tony Green, who worked closely with another Isle postee, Cindy Valentine.  Given that Alta later proudly came out, I wonder what she thinks of this track now, as she is no man's woman, and good on her! ;)

Download One Man Woman

1	One Man Woman (Clam Mix)
2	One Man Woman (7" Version)
3	One Man Woman (Clam Dub)
4	One Man Woman (Clam Edit)

Apollonia - Mismatch (1989)

And once again I went away for some time.  My only excuse is that I never found the time to rip vinyl - until now.  And I'm going to give you a bunch this time!  The first is one of the four singles released off of Apollonia's only album, which I featured on The Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars many years ago.  It's another dance pop gem, given some sassy house mixes.  And it also features the rare non-album track 'You Can't Win'.  Download this and you can!


Download Mismatch

1	Mismatch (Hand In Glove Mix)
2	Mismatch (Reflective Mix)
3	Mismatch (Motor City Mix)
4	You Can't Win

Maureen - Don't Fight The Music (1989)

Hi!  I know, it's been too long.  But here is a record I ripped awhile back and forgot to post.  I featured Maureen Walsh's only album on the Isle in 2009 and mentioned this, her first ever solo single.  Well, here it is, a brilliant house slammer for you to enjoy. :)






Download Don't Fight The Music

1	Don't Fight The Music (Don't Fight Mix)
2	Don't Fight The Music (Vocal Club Mix)

The Reynolds Girls - Get Real (1989)

Liverpudlian sisters Linda and Aisling Reynolds has a huge hit in the UK in 1989 with the divisive "I'd Rather Jack", a Stock, Aitken & Waterman produced song that criticized the stuffy old music critics and DJs who snubbed the current pop music.  Despite its hit status, the girls were dropped from the PWL label, likely due to the contempt the single generated.  They quickly formed their own label and released "Get Real", a similarly poppy house track.  It was a total bomb and the girls disappeared, though sister Linda eventually had a brief stint in a truly horrible euro-house band, Hype.  I think "Get Real" should have been a hit too, however.

Download Get Real

1	Get Real
2	Get Real (Hip House Radio Edit)

Rosa Korbet ‎– Love On The Run (1989)

Here is another Canadian Hi-NRG production by a man who has appeared quite a bit on Lost Pop Treasures, Vincent Degiorgio.  It has an upbeat pop vocal with a lot of percussion.  As for Rosa Korbet, I know nothing about her other than that she appeared in a small role in a movie called Fireballs, and this was her only single.  I remember seeing her perform this on the local Toronto dance show Electric Circus, and think I might have that performance on video somewhere.  Maybe once day I'll post it on Youtube.  Till then, enjoy!


Download Love On The Run

1	Love On The Run (The Bombshell Mix)
2	Love On The Run (The Bombshell Edit)
3	Love On The Run (The Rrrrremix)
4	Love On The Run (The Dubbage Mix)

Jasmin - Gravity (1989)

As promised, here is a second Jasmin track.  It was released a year later than "Body Talk" and appears to be her last single, as neither song was a huge hit.  But at least we can still enjoy them now!  It follows a similar sound to "Body Talk" and is a lot of fun.  Enjoy!






Download Gravity

1		Gravity (Electro Housmatic Mix)
2		Gravity (Newton's Dub)
3		Gravity (Foley's Club Mix)
4		Gravity (Club Mix)
5		Gravity (7" Edit)

B.J. Nelson - Evidence Of Love (1989)

Brenda Jay Nelson is known primarily as a session singer. She has done backing vocals for many acts including Nona Hendryx, Freddie Jackson, Melba Moore, Al Green and even a couple Isle postees - Nokko and Vanessa Paradis. Her greatest fame as a backing singer was with the group Scritti Politti, and her vocals were even featured up front in one of their songs, "Hypnotize" (one of my fave songs, BTW - and that's not her in the video, alas). Another artist she did backing vocals for was Robert Palmer, who produced this song and her entire self-titled debut album, which was a soul-pop affair, as is this song. It failed to make any sort of impression, and Ms. Nelson went back to session singing. Check out her Myspace page for her current goings-on.

Download Evidence Of Love

1		Evidence Of Love (Urban Mix)
2		Evidence Of Love

Sharon Lee Williams - Your Place Or Mine (1989)

Sharon Lee Williams is well known in the Canadian music industry, but she only ever released one single as a solo artist. She did manage a hit as part of the group Sway and their remake of Ottawan's "Hands Up" in 1987 (which I also mentioned on The Isle in the Chantal Condor post. ;) and contributed vocals to the work of many other artists. Her only solo release was released a couple of years after the Sway hit, and the original is very 80s pop/R&B. The 'Your Place Mix' is a lot faster and has a very Pointer Sisters-ish sound, and the 'My Place Mix" is a lot funkier. But my fave is the 'Percusappella'. Sharon is still involved in the music industry and has even been a vocal coach for Canadian Idol. She currently runs her own vocal coaching company out of Toronto, MusicEnt Productions.

Download Your Place Or Mine

1		Your Place Or Mine (Your Place Mix)
2		Your Place Or Mine (Original 7 Inch)
3		Your Place Or Mine (My Place Mix)
4		Your Place Or Mine (Percusappella)

April Wayne - The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall (1989)

April Wayne was a bikini model and occasional actress in the 80s, and this was her only single. It was produced by the people behind Stacey Q and Bardeux, and while the original is poppy fun, the remixes make it a house scorcher.





Download The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall

1		The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall (Passion Mix)
2		The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall (The Big Shot Mix)
3		The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall (The Original Mix)
4		The Bigger They Come, The Harder They Fall (The Invasion Of The Hippie Zombie Guys)

Queen B - Red Top Hot Shot (1989)

Queen B was a British duo comprised of Belinda Lee (nee Leith) and Ray Kovacs. This was their only single, and though it was given a huge push in the UK, it was not a hit. Plans for an album were scrapped and the two broke up. The duo Shampoo would have greater success with this punk-pop sound a few years later. Belinda later joined the alt-rock group Daisy Chainsaw, replacing the lead singer. It is rumoured that the original Queen B songs have recently gotten a publisher behind them, so perhaps we'll hear more soon.

Here is the video which also includes an interview.

Download Red Top Hot Shot

1		Red Top Hot Shot (Lead-Free Mix)
2		Red Top Hot Shot
3		Gardening

Stiletto Fetish - I Think I Love You (1989)

Now for something a little different. Stiletto Fetish were a sassy Canadian female duo who had a small underground cult following in the late 80s/early 90s. Kim Jacobson and Liane Alliston specialized in provocative rap rock with a goth edge. This was their first self-released single, a remake of the Partridge Family hit, with the original track 'Broke On Coke'. The video got a lot of play back in the day. They later changed their name to just The Fetish and released one self-titled mini-album in 1992, which I have posted on the Isle. According to Kim they were signed to Warner UK (but never released anything on it), and she is now a flight attendant and Liane is apparently married to a rich man. LOL This is a very acquired taste, but it is amazing how many people have requested this in the past. Enjoy?


Here's an interview

Another amusing interview + Part 2

Download I Think I Love You

1		I Think I Love You
2		Broke On Coke

Sisi & The Beat - Mr. Right (1989)

Another Canadian act for you. Sisi & The Beat released a couple singles, and that's pretty much all I can tell you about them. But from the credits on the single, I'm guessing my friend, the fabulously talented Michelle Blade (now Michelle Laidman) had A LOT to do with this release. I'm gonna find out and get back to y'all. Till then, check out Michelle's fab album Cheatin' Game that I posted on The Isle.



Download Mr. Right

1		Mr. Right (Radio Mix)
2		Mr. Right (Instrumental Mix)
3		Mr. Right (Dance Mix)

Lizzie Tear - Silver Surfer (1989)

Lizzie Tear was a lovely British lass who had promise that was unfortunately never fully realized. She was signed and produced by the group ABC, and an EP, Enter The Lizard, was released as well as several singles in the late 1980s. This track is indeed an ode to the Marvel superhero. The Radical Mix is by Tim Simenon of Bomb The Bass and Nellee Hooper of Soul II Soul, but is mostly instrumental. I prefer the Apocalypse Surf Mix, which is a lost freestyle classic, IMO, in the vein of Mantronix.


Download Silver Surfer

1		Silver Surfer (Radical Mix)
2		Silver Surfer (Percapella)
3		Silver Surfer (Apocalypse Surf Mix)

Jayne - In My House (1989)

Jayne is Jayne Collins, an actress and singer. She hooked up with Frank Farian, of Milli Vanilli and Boney M fame, and recorded a cover of Jennifer Rush's "Madonna's Eyes" in 1985. A few years later she released an album in Germany called Ambush In The Night (on my wish list!) and this was the first single, an acid-house remake of the Mary Jane Girls funk hit. She would garner more attention years later, when she starred on the 100th episode of Baywatch in 1995, where she performs the song "No Turning Back", written by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken (and the clip is on Youtube). It was a very minor UK hit. Ms. Collins is now a successful casting director.

Here is the video.

Download In My House

1		In My House (Club Mix)
2		Exploitation (Omen Mix)
3		In My House (Radio Version)

Nikki - Uh Uh No Way (Mucho Macho) (1989)

From what I can gather, Nikki's full name is Nikki Verbreyt, she was from Belgium, and this was her only single (and shouldn't be confused with the male Nikki featured on the Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars). It a very hip-house track, with Nikki's accented white girl rap way up front. It was also released just as "Mucho Macho", and the original version was apparently a very early production of one of the kings of eurohouse, Serge Ramaekers (Cartouche, T-Spoon, DHT).


Here's the video to the original mix.

Download Uh Uh No Way (Mucho Macho)

1		Uh Uh No Way (Mucho Macho) (Frank's Re-Action Mix)
2		Uh Uh No Way (Mucho Macho) (Frank's Chart Attack Mix)

Romi & Jazz - Love Crime (1989)

From what I can gather, Romi & Jazz were British sisters of Indian descent. They released a few singles in the late 1980s that were pop-house with Indian or Bhangra flavour (the other two being "People In The House" and "Reach Out".) They were fortunate enough to have David Morales remix this. They are better known for their next single "One Love One World", however, as it was written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman, though it was not a hit.



Download Love Crime

1		Love Crime (David Morales Mix)
2		Love Crime (Red Zone Mix)
3		Love Crime (Paul Borg Mix)

Glass - It's Amazing (1989)

Like Girls Talkin', which I posted recently, Glass is also a mysterious girl group comprised of sisters (Gemma, Shauna, Nicola and Dana) who are apparently from the UK and emerged in 1989. They managed to release two singles, however, the other being their remake of The Supremes "Stop In The Name Of Love", which I'll post later. This track is the better of the two, a very trippy house jam produced by David Barratt, who would later work with Taylor Dayne and Anastacia, among others, and remixed by Freddy Bastone. The 'Mental Penetration Mix' is a dub version that samples Tears For Fears' "Change". The other track, "Real Love", was produced by Jah Wobble, strangely enough.

Download It's Amazing

1		It's Amazing (Body Penetration Mix)
2		It's Amazing (Mental Penetration Mix)
3		It's Amazing (7")
4		Real Love

Girls Talkin' - Girls Talkin' (1989)

So, I finally got a USB turntable and can now rip vinyl to MP3, which is what I originally intended this blog to be about. Yay! So I thought I'd start with one of my fave obscurities, the trio Girls Talkin' and their self-titled song. It's an electro-hiNRG-house-pop song, and though I haven't the vaguest clue as to who they are (though the record sleeve give clues that they are the Mills sisters from the UK and an album was planned - though nothing else was ever released as Girls Talkin', they did release another song called "Be Fair" as Rhythm Reign.), I have always adored the club mix of this track.

Download Girls Talkin'

1		Girls Talkin' (We're Talkin' Club Mix)
2		Girls Talkin' (Radio Mix)
3		Didn't Choose Love