The BlueBoy* – Me
Label: |
Pharm – 12 PHARM1 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
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Country: |
UK |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Downtempo |
Tracklist
| A1 | Me (Sure Is Pure (7" Edit)) | |
| A2 | Me (Sure Is Pure (12" Remix)) | |
| B1 | Me (Original 12") | |
| B2 | Me (Rae And Christian (Remix)) |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed From – Guidance Recordings
- Lacquer Cut At – Masterpiece
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pharmrecords
- Copyright © – Pharmrecords
- Marketed By – The Total Record Company Ltd.
- Marketed By – BMG
- Distributed By – The Total Record Company Ltd.
- Distributed By – BMG
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Illustration, Design – Steve Hancocks
- Lacquer Cut By – Jacko*
- Written-By – Evans*
Notes
Marlena Shaw samples courtesy of EMI Music/Blue Note
Licensed from Guidance Records
Mastered at Masterpiece
℗ 1997 pharmrecords
© 1997 pharmrecords
Marketed and Distributed by the Total Record Company Limited via BMG
Incorporates elements of "Woman Of The Ghetto" from Marlena Shaw - Live At Montreux.
Licensed from Guidance Records
Mastered at Masterpiece
℗ 1997 pharmrecords
© 1997 pharmrecords
Marketed and Distributed by the Total Record Company Limited via BMG
Incorporates elements of "Woman Of The Ghetto" from Marlena Shaw - Live At Montreux.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 018524 131266
- Barcode (Scanned): 5018524131266
- Matrix / Runout (Other side.): 12PHARM 1 A-1-1-1
- Matrix / Runout (This side.): 12PHARM 1 B-1-1-1
Other Versions (5 of 39)
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Me (2×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo) | Pharm | 12DJPHARM1 | UK | 1997 | ||
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Me (CD, Maxi-Single) | OM Records | OM005 S1 | US | 1997 | ||
| Me (CD, Maxi-Single) | Jive | 051628-2, 0516282, 051628 2, (7) 05.1628.3 | Europe | 1997 | |||
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Me (12", 33 ⅓ RPM) | Jive | 051628-6 | Europe | 1997 | ||
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Me (CD, Maxi-Single) | Koch International | TJS CD 510 | Canada | 1997 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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If only BMG had put this out as a stand alone 7” edit… R.I.P. Marlena. BTW she did get paid, didn’t she? -
Lead out remixes for iconic instrumental hip hop tune. Classic sample, still rattling clubs three decades later.
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Sounds like this track has sampled Don't leave me this way by Thelma Houston plus thrown in a bit of the Manchester scene for good measure.
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Edited 2 years agoEscaping this track was near impossible in 1997, the vocal editing of the Marlena Shaw sample gave it that really catchy "geng-ge-ga-geng" hook that most people would know the track by. Its award-winning video with it's stunning timeshifting shots would help it even more but before all of that, you had the original track since the Sure Is Pure remix was used on radio, telly and anywhere else.
The original which originally came out on the "Scattered Emotions Ep" on Guidance is a really stripped-down track. Lex Blackmore took a drum loop, strapped on a bassline and worked the Marlena Shaw samples over the track. Fairly simple track but it worked really well. Most would first encounter the track after it became the main track off Mark Farina's "Mushroom Jazz" mixcd.
Sure Is Pure's remix is basically a big beef up, several new melodies were added, a heavier percussion groove was built on and the bassline was tightened up. It would also have this quirky fx that fascinated me from the first listen. Its fuller nature would be perfect for the masses since the stripped-down nature of the original wouldn't work that well.
Rae & Christian would tackle this remix in a whole different direction, more of the Marlena Shaw sample would be used and worked into a hip-hop groove. By using not only vocal parts but also instrumental parts it adds some jazzy tones to the groove.
This remix is more kin to the real original than Lex Blackmore's rework and is criminally overlooked.
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