10 was a subsidiary of Virgin, wasn't it? I thought those two compilations (ie vol 1 + 2) had been really successful. Maybe sales weren't that great in Virgin terms, but I had thought they were still up in the tens of thousands range. I know I see about 5 copies of vol2 every single time I go into any second hand store here...
Certainly, neither of them can be classified as that rare... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Tyte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:35 PM Subject: RE: (313) first techno record - summary Bearing in mind this is a "Techno heads" group and it was only about 4 people who said it... not that surprising in my opinion!! It also wasn't that limited in release... 62 people claim to have it on Discogs http://www.discogs.com/release/57919 -----Original Message----- From: Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 March 2004 12:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: (313) first techno record - summary Mmm if everyone's first record was Techno - The New Sound Of Dance, how comes it did so badly...is this like I've seen TG, when in truth there where only really 15 people there... Martin 5/3/04 12:15 PM Mann, Ravinder [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Roughly counting in my head in most mentioned order you got... > > The new dance sound of detroit > 808 State > Inner City > Juan Atkins > Strings/The Dance > A Guy Called Gerald > Aphex/FSOL > UR releases > Plastikman > > Im quite suprised that 808 are right up there, they made the charts > in the UK. Didnt realise they were such a big influence outside of the UK. > Funny how we dismiss homegrown talent. Looks like the Brits had quite an > influence. Good to see JAtkins, KSanderson and Dmay represented. > > Most of the recs were between 88-early 90's. > > Here a list of most of them... > > speedy j- !ive > basic channel - phylyps trak II 99 > Juan Atkins cosmic cars > afrika babbaatas looking for the perfect beat > Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey - (together in) Electric Dreams > Inner City - Big Fun > Plastikman - Sheet One...'93 > minus orange/ i-f space invaders are smoking grass > prodigy - the experience > dj skull - raw form anger > Meng Syndicate - Sonar System, > Altern 8 - The Vertigo ep > cybotron 7-inch of "cosmic cars" b/w "the line" > "the rise" by v.d.t. (vorsprung durch techno) > Guy Called Gerald "Voodoo Ray" > Exit 100 > Dextrous by Nightmares On Wax > techno - the new dance sound of detroit > Inner City - Big Fun, > Lil' Louis - French Kiss. > 808 State - 90, > Orbital - "The Green Album" > Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis (BCM Records) 1988 > Strings of life 89 (Kool Kat release) > pump up the volume - Bomb The Bass > b12 electrosoma > Rhythim is rhythim - the dance 89 > 808 States - Pacific (1989) ZTT > FSOL - Cascade - 93 > X101 - 91'ish > Psychofuk on Matrix 1996ish > The Punisher on UR > Dan Bell's "Lost Traxx" > Underworld - dirty epic/cowgirl > The Final Frontier, UR (91) > Inner City - Good Life > 808 state gorgeous > X-Men "Professor X" 91 > DJ Unknown "Unknown's House" 91 > The Future Sound of London - Accelerator (1991) > XL Recordings - The Second Chapter compilation (1991) > Lil' Louis - French Kiss EP (1989) FFRR > 808 States - Pacific (1989) ZTT > Jack the Tab - Tekno Acid Beat (1988) > 808 State - Ninety (1989) > techno - the new dance sound of detroit > Mr Fingers- Amnesia > Adonis And The Endless Poker- The Poke > Rythym is Rythym- Strings Of Life > Model 500- Off To Battle (UK Jacktrax) > liquid room (1994) > e dancer - heavenly > Damon Wild's Into Battle remixed by Joey Beltram on Sinewave > Sabres Of Paradise - Sabresonic > Aphex Twin - SAW II > Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body (BCM Records) 1988 > New Dance Sound Of Detroit on Ten Records > > Special mention to Bomb the Bass who cropped up a few times. I used to love > that > Winter In July track. > > Right its Friday, its 12.00. It can only mean a lunchtime pint. laters. > > Rav >
