Larry Levan (re)mixography

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Larry Levan discography

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    Larry's landmark work in the studio led to the first whole album concept where the DJ gets top billing over the original artist. This was for Salsoul records, for who Larry Levan did many remixes. Larry moved to productions with NYC Peech Boys and Gwen Guthrie in the early eighties. This, to me, is his most interesting period, because these mixes were done on a rythm section provided by the one and only Sly and Robbie, not to forget Doug Wimbish.

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  • Salsoul
    • SG-207 Instant Funk 'I Got My Mind Made Up' (1978)
    • SG-301DJ Instant Funk 'Crying' (1979)
    • SG-323DJ Skyy 'High' 'First Time Around' (1980)
    • SG 332 Steve Arrington 'Summertime Lovin' 7:54 / Special Effects From Mars (1980)
    • SG-340 Instant Funk 'Everybody'
    • SG-350 Inner Life 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' (1981)
    • SG-351 Logg 'I Know You Will' (1981)
    • SG-403 Jimmy Castor Bunch 'It's Just Begun' (19??)
      • the original was a rare groove classic
    • SA-8533 (orginally released as a two 12" promo-pack)
      • Cognac How High (1980)
      • Sparkle Handsome Man (1979)
      • Skyy First Time Around (1979)
      • Instant Funk 'I Got My Mind Made Up' (1979)
          originally released in July 1978, remixed by Levan in December 1978
      • First Choice 'Double Cross' (1979)
      • Loleatta Holloway 'The Greatest Performance Of My Life' (1979)
      • Inner Life f/ Jocelyn Brown 'Make It Last Forever' (1979)
    • Instant Funk - Slap, Slap, Lickedy Lap (1979)
  • West End records
    • WES 22116/WES 4001? Taana Gardner 'Work That Body' 1980
    • WES 22118 Billy Nichols 'Give Your Body Up To The Music' 1979
    • WES 22122 Taana Gardner 'When You Touch Me'
    • WES 22132 Taana Gardner 'Heartbeat' (1981)
    • WES 22135 Sparque - 'Let's Go Dancin'' (1981)
    • WES 22138 Ednah Holt - 'Serious, Sirious Space Party (1981)
    • WES 22140 New York Citi Peech Boys 'Don't Make Me Wait' (1982)
    • WES 22143 Forrrce 'Keep On Dancing' (1982)

      West End CD

    • WES 4002 Loose Joints - 'Is It All Over My Face' (1978) or WES 22128/22129
  • Prelude records
    • PRL D 608 Strikers - Body Music (1981))
      • co-mixed with Francois
  • Island records/Mango records
    • 0-99928 Peech Boys 'Life Is Something Special' (1982)
    • 12IS119 Peech Boys - 'On A Journey' (1983)
    • 0-96993 Peech Boys - 'Dance Sister' (1983)
    • 176202 Peech Boys - 'Come On, Come On' (1984)
    • Gwen Guthrie 'Seventh Heaven' (1983)
    • MLPS 7804 David Joseph 'You Can't Hide Your Love' (6:37) (1983)
        good with 'Jingo' and 'Another Star'
    • 12IS106X Gwen Guthrie 'Hopscotch' remix (1983)
    • LP 90273 Grace Jones (on Pumping Iron Sdtrk) 'Feel Up' (1982)
    • Gwen Guthrie - 'It Should Have Been You' (Island Positively 4th St. Comp. LP 444 020(1982))
  • Garage records
    • ITG 2001 Gwen Guthrie 'Padlock' (1985)
    • ITG 2001 Gwen Guthrie 'Getting Hot' (1985)
    • ITG 2001 Gwen Guthrie 'Peanut Butter' (1985)
    • ITG 2001 Gwen Guthrie 'Seventh Heaven' (1985)
    • ITG-201 Black Mamba - 'Vicious' (1984)
  • Sutra Records
      'Every Way But Loose' (8:30) Plunky & the Oneness of Juju 1982
        Plunky has website
  • Atlantic records
    • DMD 376 Lace 'You Can't Play Around' (1982)
  • Supertronics records
    • RY-016 Janice Christie/Heat Stroke (1986)
    • RY 015 The Cut/Kindness For Weakness (1986)
  • Sleeping Bag records
    • SLX-1 Sleeping Bag Class Action f. Christine Wiltshire 'Weekend' (198x)
    • SLX-5/The Jamaica Girls 'Need Somebody New' (1983)
    • Dinosaur L - Corn Belt (Sleeping Bag's Greatest Mixers LP TLX-42012X(1986))
  • Megatone Records
    • Sylvester 'Someone Like You' (1986?)? with Keith Haring sleeve
  • Vanguard Records
    • Spv 81 Tony Paris 'Electric Automan' (1985)
  • Warner Brothers records
    • Janice McClain - Smack Dab In The Middle (Warner/RFC DRCS 893(1980))
    • Chaka Khan - Tearin' It Up (0-29721(1982))
    • Narada Michael Walden - The Nature Of Things (0-20331(1985))
    • Nile Rodgers - State Your Mind/Stay Out Of The Light (0-20375(1985))
    • Karyn White - Facts Of Love (0-20545(1986))
    • Man Friday - Winners (0-20596(1986)) also appeared on Vinyl Mania?; William Brodie
    • 0-20971 Gwen Guthrie - 'Rocking Chair' (1988)
    • 0-20817 Anthony & The Camp 'Suspense'/Open (Up Your Heart)' (1988)
    • Qwest 0-20361 Patti Austin 'Honey For The Bees' (1985)
  • A&M records
    • SP 12089 Jeffrey Osborne 'Plane Love' + dub (1983)
    • SP 12116 Jeffrey Osborne 'The Borderlines' + dub (1984)
    • SP 12242 Tramaine 'The Rock' (1987)
  • VinylMania records
    • VMR #001 - Man Friday - Jump (1986)
    • VMR #002 - Man Friday - Love Honey, Love Heartache (1986)
  • 4th & B'Way records
    • PRO-444 Gwen Guthrie - Ticket To Ride (1987)
    • BWAY 401 Loose Joints - Tell You (Today) (1983) =Arthur Russell
  • Active records
  • RCA records
    • RCA PD-11522 Bumblebee Unlimited 'Lady Bug' (1978)
        A-side mixed by John Morales, B-side by Levan, written by Greg
    • RCA PD-12209 Esther Williams 'I'll Be Your Pleasure' (1981)
  • Polydor records
    • 422-855106-1 Gwen Guthrie - 'Ain't Nothing Goin' On But The Rent' (1986)
    • 885 362-1 Gwen Guthrie - 'Outside In The Rain' (1986)
    • 885 528-1 Gwen Guthrie - 'Close To You' (1987)
  • Quality records
    • QRFC002 Jimmy Ross - 'First True Love Affair'(1981)
    • QRFC005 Tracy Weber - 'Sure Shot' (1982)
    • QRFC012 Frontline Orchestra - 'Dont Turn Your Back On Me' (1982)
  • Various labels
    • Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine (Merx 90(1981))
    • DJ H & Stefy 'Come On Boy' late eighties
    • Dan Hartman - We Are The Young (MCA 12" 23517(1984))
    • Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (MCA 12" 23510(1984))
    • Bert Reid - Groovin' With You (Next Plateau 12" NP 50027(1984))
    • East Village People - Love's Gonna Get You (Sam 12" 25024(1992))
    • Merc & Monk - (I Get Carried Away (EMI 12" V-56008(1985))
    • Syreeta - Can't Shake Your Love (Motown 12" 4500MG(1981))
    • Smokey Robinson - And I Don't Love You (Motown 12" PR145(1984))
    • Hanson & Davis - I'll Take You On (Fresh 12" FRE-005X(1986))
    • Imagination - Changes (on their dub album)
    • Fearless Four - 'Just Rock' 1983, Elektra/Asylum 1983, based on Gary Numan's cars
    • Turbo rds Retta Young 'My Man Is On His Way' (1978)
    • Columbia rds XSS 177822 Ronnie Laws 'SmokeHouse' (1987)
        Mr. Larry Levan @ Electric Lady Studios
    SHOPPING:
  • Larry Levan's Paradise Garage [Amazon US] I Got My Mind Made Up - Instant Funk | Handsome Man - Sparkle | First Time Around - Skyy | Double Cross - First Choice | The Greatest Performance Of My Life - Loleatta Holloway | How High - Salsoul Orchestra | Make It Last Forever - Inner Life.
    Orginally released as a two 12" promo-pack, this CD brings together the best of Larry Levan's (re) mixes on Salsoul records. Bonus track is 'Make it Last Forever', liner notes by Francois Kevorkian.

  • Larry Levan's Classic West End Records Made Famous by the Paradise Garage [Amazon US]
    1. Heartbeat (Taana Gardner) - 2. Serious, Sirius, Space Party (Ednah Holt) - 3. No Frills (Taana Gardner) - 4. Don't Make Me Wait (New York Citi Peech Boys) - 5. Let's Go Dancin' (Sparque) - 6. Is It All Over My Face (Loose Joints) - 7. Work That Body (Taana Gardner) - 8. Give Your Body Up To The Music (Billy Nichols) - 9. When You Touch Me (Taana Gardner)
    Collection of twelves Larry mixed in the seventies for Mel Cheren's West End label. All great stuff. All required in any collection. Don't Make Me Wait and Is It All Over My Face are standout tracks, altho' they can be found on other comps.

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