TOM MOULTON — A Tom Moulton Mix

This is not the greatest song ever recorded, but hey, one song out of two discs ain't bad.

5. Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You
10. Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me

Moulton goes Northern Soul! Both of these are very excellent.

9. Andrea True Connection - More More More
12. Mfsb - Love Is The Message
14. Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose

And then of course these three are kinda good.

two vinyl double packs, volume 1 and 2.

good to see ORS' "Moonboots" again...definitely one of those "sum up the zeitgeist" songs...(and which will soundtrack the opening credits to the movie I will never make)...

I read somewheres that "Feel The Need In Me" was the first song to be released as an extended remix...can anybody verify this?

For the past two weeks now i've just been ripping all my 12"s, various albums and comps like Disco Spectrum, Disco Heat, Disco Forever, Disco Juice, the Casablanca boxset, etc and working my way through buying up some of the Salsoul remasters.

The Tom Moulton mix of Andrea True Connection's "More More More" is pretty much destroying my soul in the best way possible right now. I love Tom Moulton (have for years now) and love "More More More", but somehow failed to ever know the two had intermingled/crossed paths. Seriously, it's simply the best thing EVAH!

My only quarrel with the comp is they should've made it three discs or more - the dude's only mixed 4000 songs or so. And that they left off "Dr Love" - which is probably my favorite Moulton mix.

both the levan comp and the tom moulton mix seem pretty essential huh?

DISC ONE
Paradise - Change
Weekend (12" Extended Version) - Phreek
Clouds - Chaka Khan
Haven't You Heard - Patrice Rushen
We Got The Funk (12" U.S. Re-Edit Version) - Positive Force
Smack Dab In The Middle - Janice McClain
Bad For Me (12" Long Version) - Dee Dee Bridgewater
Heartbeat (Club Version) - Taana Gardner
You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) - David Joseph
Love Honey, Love Heartache (12" Vocal Version) - Man Friday
Don't Make Me Wait (12" Extended Version) - NYC Peech Boys

DISC TWO
Baby I'm Scared Of You - Womack & Womack
Lost In Music (Special 1984 Nile Rodgers Remix) - Sister Sledge
Why Leave Us Alone (12" Long Version) - Five Special
Love Injection - Trussel
Can't Play Around (12" Vocal Version) - Lace
Ain't No Mountain High Enough (The Garage Version) - Inner Life
It Should Have Been You (12" Vocal Version) - Gwen Guthrie
A Lover's Holiday (12" Version) - Change
Situation - Yaz
Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
Love Has Come Around (12" Version) - Donald Byrd & 125th Street

Is that mixed or un? I was eyeing it on Amazon and couldn't figure that part out. Either way it looks great, it's just I gave up on buying mixed CDs a while ago and am not anxious to start back anytime soon

I am nearing the end of this Moulton thing and it is a goddamned monster. one of the best Soul Jazz comps ever, hands down.

I just read somewhere that Moulton was actually working on re-mastering some Larry Levan mix or comp and wasn't sure if this was it or not.

Initially thought it to be so-so but, as far as I'm concerned, it's almost the equal of Love and Dancing. Body Talk is slower and practically floats.

I just found the extended mix 12" of this and can't wait to play it out. I love the way this song comes to an end. Also, Levan's Live at the Paradise Garage is worth getting, if not for the music then the booklet alone worth it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/20/arts/music/20sann.html?_r=1

Dance Music Then and Now, From Tom Moulton and Unai
By KELEFA SANNEH
Published: April 20, 2006

Early in the 1970's, Tom Moulton found a way to defy the laws of mathematics: he made songs longer by a process of subtraction. By stretching out the emptiest parts of his favorite records — the rhythmic breaks, where verses and choruses gave way to beats and grooves — he helped turn R&B hits like "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" into disco classics. His hugely influential mixes are collected on a great new double-CD compilation called "A Tom Moulton Mix" (Soul Jazz); in it, you can hear the birth of modern dance music.

Dance-music producers have been subtracting ever since, finding out that less music can often move dancers more. You can hear decades' worth of subtracting when you play "A Love Moderne" (Forcetracks), a skeletal but surprisingly seductive new CD by the Swedish producer known as Unai. It's an early contender for electronic-music album of the year, and it makes Mr. Moulton's work sound positively baroque.

In 1974, Mr. Moulton did something that would soon become commonplace: he made a mix. He spent 80 hours turning some club-friendly records into a 45-minute reel-to-reel tape, which eventually became a hit at the Sandpiper, a center of Fire Island's night life. He took the same principle — keep the beat going so the dancers keep dancing — into the recording studio, and made a series of danceable remixes and re-edits.

His discovery seems obvious now: he realized that the thumping, dance-floor-friendly soul records of the early 70's would sound that much better, and thumpinger, if he made them longer. (Apparently brevity isn't the soul of soul.) He can claim to have invented the 12-inch single, although he stumbled upon the format by mistake: an engineer had run out of 7-inch vinyl.

"A Tom Moulton Mix" gathers 16 tracks, starting with "Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)," the 1973 hit by Eddie Kendricks, the former Temptation. The song lasts eight minutes on Kendricks's self-titled album; a radio edit whittled it down to three and a half. But Mr. Moulton went in the other direction: the version here lasts more than 11 minutes, and if anything it ends too soon. When that glorious beat — thundering drums, squelchy guitar, a string section darting in and out — finally gives way to the timpani heartbeat that serves as a coda, you may be expecting, or even hoping, that the song will come roaring back to life one more time.

Many of his mixes seem relatively unobtrusive, especially compared with the radical disco producers who emerged in the mid-70's. Walter Gibbons and Shep Pettibone, for example, took Mr. Moulton's approach further: they loved to turn songs into wild, weird, drum-driven experiments. But part of the joy in this compilation is the gentleness of Mr. Moulton's approach; he's invisible, unless you're paying attention. Whether he's toying with B.T. Express's "Peace Pipe" or extending the sublime novelty hit "Moonboots," by Orlando Riva Sound, Mr. Moulton makes mixes that hint at what came before and what would come after. You can hear soul songs morphing into machine music.

In the 70's, "disco" evolved from a place into a genre, and in the 80's, house and techno producers focused even more intently on rhythm tracks. It sometimes seems that dance-music producers are doing their best to finish what Mr. Moulton and others started: stripping away the songs until almost nothing's left.

Maybe the job is just about done. Certainly, some of the best electronic dance music these days is also some of the sparsest. In Germany and elsewhere, producers and D.J.'s have figured out ways to evoke disco's propulsion by using little more than hums and clicks and snippets and squiggles. It's just an extension of the Moulton doctrine: a relatively simple track, slowly mutating over 5 or 10 or even (in an age of CD's and laptops) 30 minutes, can drive dancers crazy.

Erik Moller, the Swede who records as Unai, is often counted as one of the minimalists; he's known for subtle, twitchy tracks that occasionally hint at dub reggae. "A Love Moderne," his second full-length CD, is to be released in America next month, and it's a slight departure. There are more melodies, more singing (his own), more songs. His fans will probably claim that this is his pop album, but beware: Unai fans probably have a different definition of pop than you do. (That's why they're Unai fans.)

Make no mistake: this is ghostly, sometimes eerie music. Mr. Moller is clearly still obsessed with subtle electronic textures and smudgy bass lines that could almost be computer glitches. And yet he has filled this album with strong, melancholy melodies, and unlike most of his contemporaries, he doesn't embarrass himself when he tries to sing. He often hides behind electronic filters; it's as if he recorded his voice and then erased it, leaving only a trace behind.

One track, "Heart Is to the Left," is about as close as Unai gets to a swaggering disco track. There's a sharp, unrelenting beat and an old-fashioned love lyric: "Truly I believe in you," he sings, although his voice soon disappears into the mix. And in "Modern Love," the music transforms itself through sudden cuts and gradual fades; it's a woozy composition made of gauzy synthesizers, wobbly beats, muscular bass lines, half-decayed backing vocals.

There's something pleasantly perverse about what Mr. Moller is doing: after years of making skeletal dance music, he's adding flesh to the bones he so carefully stripped. But not too much — the whole trick, in fact, is to make these skinny songs sound fleshier than they are. Whether they mean to or not, producers like him are heading back toward the disco mixes of the 1970's, only from the other side. Once it was a thrill to hear pop songs turning into electronic tracks. But it can be just as much fun to hear the process in reverse.

Also, this morning on the way to work, I nearly had one of *those moments* in my car listening to the Tom Moulton mix of Camouflage's "You've Got The Power". That part where everything drops out but the drums and then he starts bringing in the voices in sorta cyclical rounds of 'You've Got! - You've Got The Powaahhh! - You've Got! - You've Got!' plus thos string swells! OH MY GAWD!

Dustygroove.com has it for $18.99

Last week I played this song approximately 80 zillion times.

:(

Is "Make it last Forever" by Donna McGhee the same song as "Make It Last Forever" by Inner Life?

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/z/zzspiritofphiladelp_2_102b.jpg

was familiar with a few tracks already, but there's are many ace tracks on here that are completely new to me. Def worth picking up for the Vince Montana & The Philly Sound Orchestra "That's What Love Does" track alone. What a great, great moment in time.

Ha ha. This is really the best song ever.

can i just say that this

a) rules

b) sounds like capital-D-disco, unlike lots of the other disco comps making the rounds (dimitri, muro, joey negro, deep disco culture, etc) which in a certain way makes it even more tremendously awesome, because here's a comp that cleaves straight to all of the disco cliches and still makes it sound like the best thing ever, as opposed to "did ya know disco also means dubby reggae and banjo solos??" vibe of lots of the other comps

i should listen to this more

Weren't most of those elements introduced into that particular song by Anthony Monn?

judging by how very, very little people usually have to say about what levan or moulton or krivit or whoever have actually done to the tracks, i would guess "no"

we always hear about mancuso's koetsu cartridges and klipsch speakers and whatnot, without ever hearing about what exactly this all means except a big price tag and "oh it sounded good"

it takes one sort of person to have a working knowledge of 70s production techniques (i imagine dudes like francois k have already forgotten what they were doing, studio kinda cloudy and all that) and another sort of person to want to write rockcrit, and i imagine there's not very much overlap (phil s comes to mind, though)

xpost nice, matos

1. "frothing doo-wop"? this is what we call background vocals now?
2. wouldn't the cooing voices be part of the (cough) "frothing doo-wop"?
3. there are no synthesizers on "Keep on Truckin'"

1. "more more more" doesn't turn into the isley-brothers-esque anti-war soul-folk jam that the first thirty seconds promises

now that it is, we're pissed they're not good enough at it.

paul cooper ... well, shouts for being the first brave soul to take the electronica beat on pitchfork (schreiber excepted, ha) but sometimes i wondered what planet he was from.

This is so OTM. I've been writing the exact same thing about the Levan comp - my favourite tracks are all the ones where it would be absolutely impossible to attach a "(not disco)" after the "disco", which is kind of refreshing given the (otherwise mostly justified) russell/beardo crit circjerk.

sorry but i love both, classic disco and russell (i would have loved to see a "disco not disco 3"). the Loft compilations were OTM with both kinds of disco (bye bye Strut and Nuphonic....:-( )

Yeah the Loft comps are fab.

OTM. (sorry if i sounded like i was disagreeding with you.)

the new lcdss single kinda reminds me of a weird amalgam of the last three tracks on the first disc of the larry levan comp, but little tops "haven't you heard" by patrice rushen with which i regularly piss off my surfer neighbors.

the inevitable Paradise Garage biopic: Moulton, Gibbons and Levan racing for the remix, eccentric characters like Arthur Russell and David Byrne skulking around, the spectre of AIDS looming ahead...it will be like The Last Days Of Disco but instead of chatty socialites, the focus will be on the music itself...we can only hope that it doesn't get optioned by Tom Cruise...

johnny depp as tom moulton
jack black as walter gibbons
usher as larry levan
leonardo dicaprio as arthur russell
jared leto as david byrne

johnny depp as nicky siano
woody harrelson as steve dahl

still can't think of who's going to play tom moulton ... who's the modern day tom selleck?

and who's going to play david mancuso?? val kilmer?

http://www.biography.com/famous/images/episode_images/Matthew_McConaughey_320x240.jpg

Every time I listen to this album I fall in love with a new song. "Keep on Truckin'" and "More More More" are obvious winners, but how amazing are "Feel the Need In Me" and "Make Me Believe In You"? Certainly a sequel to this album is in order; I'm sure there's plenty more material of his to use.

I really hope so. This is one of those records you can put on for a room full of people (who don't know the damnedest thing about disco) and they all instantly love it.

Perhaps some enterprising ILMer can put together some sort of the "Best of the Rest" tracklist?

we need a good moulton discog first

Yeah, there's like a thousand Tom Moulton mixes or so.

i don't remember liking this, but listened to kebekelektric the other day and that was pretty fetch

i don't remember liking this

jaxon's on praise thread for what reason?

Not that it's defined as a praise-only thread, but you know.

discgos discog isn't small. did he really work on 1000s of tracks? an urgent and key list would be lovely.

dude, i praised kebekelektrik which he produced.

Yeah, I'm sure he did work on 1000s of tracks. He mixed almost every track on the first six Trammps records, was on a ton Graces Jones' 70's stuff, of course did the Philadelphia International stuff (I feel the need to remind folks again that this collection is indispensable and completely essential if you want another compilation of his mixes: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:anfexq80ld6e), and was all over many of the Salsoul records. In fact his discography is almost too daunting to just pick out a collection of tracks.

God, why did I link to AMG, no one will ever get through. Try this one: http://www.amazon.com/Philadelphia-Classics/dp/B00138KO3Q/ref=dmusic_cd_album/002-7253090-9404062?ie=UTF8&qid=1203700304&sr=8-2

i just bought a record by jose fajardo's fajardo '76 called la raiz de la charanga which is all awesome charanga/guaracha/salsa stuff on coco records and of course there is a friggin' fab moulton mix of "c'mon baby, do the latin hustle" on it. ???????????????

um, just illustrating how you never know where he is gonna show up!

Yeah, I just passed up a $7 copy of this (http://www.discogs.com/release/128520) the other day. I think I might regret that.

'make me believe in you' is amazing! it is my favorite soul song.

yeah matt wtf were you thinking??? have you heard chocolat's "baby lets do it the french way"?

Mea culpa to Jaxon . . .

Don't worry deej, I went back yesterday and it was still there and it was actually only $4, not $7. On the Tom Moulton tip, I also got this 12" for $2 (http://www.discogs.com/release/380581). It's the same version of "Fill Me Up (Heart To Heart)" as on the album, but I'm happy all the same.

DJ last night dropped Eddie Kendricks 'Keep on Trucking' and the dancefloor erupted into 300 aural orgasms. Also, dropped a couple Pilooski edits that people ate up like pigs at the trough. Fuck, this shit sounded so good... Note to self: half the records I own are so much better on a proper sound system.

I always thought Patti Jo's "Make Me Believe in You" was a cover of Curtis Mayfield's version of the song, since he wrote the tune. But apparently the Patti Jo version came out in 1973 already, whereas Curtis's version is on Sweet Exorcist from 1974. So did he originally write the tune for Patti Jo? Who is/was Patti Jo anyway?

Anyway, I think both versions of the tune are great... The Richard Tufo strings on the Curtis one are really beautiful, it's one of his most discoish songs before he actually went disco.

Apparently she also released another Curtis tune, "Ain't No Love Lost", as a single in 1972, and that's about it for her recording career. Both of those songs were written and produced by Curtis, so I guess she was a protege of his or something. It's weird that those singles didn't come out on Curtom though.

I just realized that "Keep on Truckin" was produced by Frank Wilson, the same guy who did the Supremes' "Nathan Jones"...they are very similar in structure and "sound" when you really think about it. Too bad the latter pretty much faded into obscurity. Moulton mixed another Supremes/Frank Wilson collab though, "Stoned Love".

pitchfork review of this album was so bad

o never mind i forgot we covered that upthread

BTW, if "Feel the Need In Me" were the only song I could ever listen to from now until I die, I would be okay with that.

Just picked up The Tymes "Tymes Up" (http://www.discogs.com/release/586378) yesterday. Another "A Tom Moulton Mix." It seems "It's Cool" was a pretty big chart hit in the UK. The whole thing is lush and gorgeous. Featuring "The Sounds of New York" directed by Bernard Purdie as the rhythm section and TSOP on strings, etc. Beautiful stuff that has that great Philly sound of the era before disco strings got largely a little too bouncy (or something like that) for my tastes towards the end of the 70's.

I recently got this "A Tom Moulton Mix" loveliness: http://www.discogs.com/release/384807. Highly recommended. Nice cover too:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1244/1305607670_d141e8eabb.jpg

i picked up both Kebekelektrik and Witch Queen (both posted over at American Athelete) recently, the former a Tom Moulton mix, both involving Gino Soccio. what's weird about the Witch Queen though (which features a disco cover of "Bang a Gong") is that all the players are from Muscle Shoals! the same dudes that backed Aretha and Wilson Pickett, that partied with Duane Allman, totally had disco chops to boot. what didn't they do in the 70s?

the real news about witch queen is their "all right now" cover

I started my set at studio b with that, recorded here:

http://www.slapyouinpublic.com/2007/11/jacques_renault_dan_selzer_liv.html

i got those gibbons salsoul comps on vinyl. terrible artwork though. looks like some old rave thing.

BTW, if "Feel the Need In Me" were the only song I could ever listen to from now until I die, I would be okay with that.

― musically, Monday, 17 March 2008 18:21 (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^ i also feel that way about "keep on truckin"

TM's Invisible Jukebox in the Wire this month is kind of lol, snarking at dub, house, Grace Jones, hiphop, Peter Shapiro (who was interviewing)...it's clear he's definitely a disco/soul classicist and not into sonic explorations or anything like that. Apparently he's still producing music?

Hardly a surprise that he's a classicist, since few of his classic mixes are particularly adventurous compared to, say, Levan or Cowley. They're still great though, obviously.

Yep, for sure.

I remember reading how he didn't like euro disco because it doesn't have "soul". he's right to dislike grace jones tho,talentless diva who he had a nightmare working with.

this comp is great. is there a better disco collection? (not rhetorical, I'm asking!)

yeah there are lots

actually i'd say there are lots that are as good, maybe not better

but if you really really prefer moulton's style to everyone else's then you might like this most

yeah, i'm not a disco expert by any means. only other comp i have that comes close in terms of overall consistency is the Larry Levan West End Remixes thing.

i was going to suggest something along the lines that all the "big names" by this point all have great comps, if not of their own productions then things they liked, that are arguably as good as this one, or better if like salsoul or philly soul or cheesy stuff or whatever is your taste

i'm a huge fan of levan's live paradise garage thing

i actually like a glossier, less soulful kinda disco myself so i'm a big fan of these old comps called disco spectrum and magnum opus

all of the comps we talked about at the top of the thread are good places to start

he's right to dislike grace jones tho,talentless diva who he had a nightmare working with.

Maybe she wasn't easy to work with, but later on that "talentless diva" released some of the finest records of the 80s.

For more Tom Moulton goodness, there was a recent CD reissue of the best mixes he did for Scepter Records' two "Disco Gold" compilations. I think "Make Me Believe In You" is the only tune that overlaps with the "Tom Moulton Mix" comp.

Yeah it was the Invisible Jukebox from The Wire that inspired this revive. His attitude in the interview doesn't seem particularly great.

Found this pretty recently (b/w I Love the Way You Move). Not a particularly hard to find 12. Worth scooping out of a dollar bin if you see it.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_44t6vifYvPo/Sh3Z6f-rBiI/AAAAAAAAAKs/L_vQypaNjis/s400/Mike+Theodore+Orchestra+-+The+Bull+(12''+1977.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3yWB9VndBPA/TbvLuPmo7SI/AAAAAAAAAWo/GAkb8kVWr9Y/s200/Tom-Moulton.jpg

^^ what makes you think this guy gives a fuck what you think his attitude is, he lives in a tom of finland comic

Anyway, speaking of great disco compilations, I'd recommend getting hold of Ben Liebrand's Grand 12-Inches comps; they have other dance music beyond disco too, but their main focus is on 70s disco and early 80s boogie. Liebrand has done a great job of compiling the 12" versions of almost all the essential disco classics, plus the comps have also some odder but charming choices (like the 12" version of Boney M's "Rasputin" that begins with an awesome 3 minute drum break), as well many rarities that haven't been released on CD before. These are pretty much my favourite compilations of the 00s.

^^ what makes you think this guy gives a fuck what you think his attitude is, he lives in a tom of finland comic

i always had the impression that he didn't have much of a sex life (?), but yeah, he's a total hard-ass and deserves to have any opinion about music he wants.

i'm really fond of the john morales mix comps that came out recently. they're on spotify too.

i mean, there are some not-great songs on them i guess, but the overall vibe really does it for me.

http://www.discogs.com/Tom-Moulton-Philadelphia-International-Classics-The-Tom-Moulton-Remixes/release/3498587

the 12" version of Boney M's "Rasputin" that begins with an awesome 3 minute drum break

I love it anyway, but ... wow, this sounds incredible!

i always had the impression that he didn't have much of a sex life

i thought the chapter in "love saves the day" was all about the opposite but maybe i am thinking of someone else

i'm a huge fan of levan's live paradise garage thing

― the late great, Friday, April 6, 2012 12:26 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this should imo be the first thing recommended to anyone getting into disco ever

Don't recall "Love Saves the Day" saying much about TM's sex life...dude didn't even go to clubs a whole lot iirc. Can check later.

Cosign on the Morales comp btw. Also good and I think not mentioned yet is the Patrick Adams comp "Master of the Masterpiece".

Probably not too exciting for serious disco heads but maybe useful for the curious: I've been compiling a Spotify playlist of 111 great disco tracks by 111 artists. Spotify coverage for disco is kind of patchy (e.g. almost nothing on Prelude Records, and obv lots of things are OOP) so there's more Salsoul than I'd otherwise go for but I think most of the bases are covered.

Amazing, thanks. I tried making one up from Turn The Beat Around but it was thankless

looks very good, seandalai, i will check it out :)

I was bored, so I did companion piece to Seandalai's playlist. Here's a Spotify playlist of 66 of my favourite disco tunes, it doesn't overlaps with Sean's.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Tbaj3dY0L._SS400_.jpg

damnnnnn this is fantastic.

cant believe there isn't more love for this on ilm.

4 cds of disco brilliance.

original extended versions with a ton of new edits, that sound amazing (no modern remix sounds - sound very of the original era).

quite tempted to stump up for the 10 cd (10!) boxset thats out in a few days time.

that looks great. pretty affordable!

its absolutely amazing.

best £14 i ever spent.

was a little worried re the new era re-edits

- but it sounds like tom has applied the same golden disco dust to the tracks as he did back in the 70s.

10 cd boxset!!! would this be his complete mixes?

Following on from the recent Top 40 album ‘Philadelphia International: The Re-Edits” and the Current No.21 album ‘Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes’, it gives us great pleasure to introduce Philadelphia International: The 40th Anniversary Box Set – the most complete and comprehensive study of the Philadelphia International catalogue to date.

We invited world acknowledged Philadelphia International expert Ralph Tee to return to compile his second Box Set for the label following his previous ground-breaking 14 x vinyl LP box set in 1986 (over 25 years ago) which still regularly sells for £100+ on e-bay and throughout collectors circles. This time Ralph has the added benefit of a further 25 years of experience studying the Philadelphia International operation and a lot more time to play with over twelve and a half hours of pure quality music from one of the greatest labels of all time.

Also included within the package will be a 60 page full-size booklet containing full sleeve notes and track details from Ralph Tee (Ralph is also author of the definitive “Who’s Who In Soul Music”) which will also include a number of archive photos and key album scans.

We are also proud to include within the booklet for the first time ever, a fully comprehensive complete discography of all U.S. Philadelphia International and related labels compiled by Philadelphia International expert David Grimes (aka ‘Phillydave’). An absolute must for all Philly collectors and especially Philadelphia International archivists as there has never been an officially printed full discography before.

All recordings will be fully re-mastered to the highest quality.

We will be doing a series of specially commissioned film clips of both Ralph Tee and Richard Searling interviewing Philadelphia International co-founder Kenny Gamble. This will be distributed via various social network forums, blogs and You Tube in the weeks leading up to release.

Track Listing

CD 1

1. Zach's Fanfare # 2 Original Album Version 1.03 M.F.S.B.
2. K-Jee Original Album Version 4.12 M.F.S.B.
3. T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia) Original Single Version 3.17 M.F.S.B. feat The Three Degrees
4. Message In The Music Original Single Version 3.21 The O'Jays
5. Sexy Original Single Version 3:10 M.F.S.B.
6. Let's Groove Original Single Version 3.03 Archie Bell & The Drells
7. Backstabbers Original Single Version 3:03 The O'Jays
8. The Love I Lost Original Single Version 3.32 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
9. When Will I See You Again Original Single Version 2.57 The Three Degrees
10. I Love Music Original Album Version 6.51 The O'Jays
11. I'll Always Love My Mama Original Single Version 2.41 The Intruders
12. Year Of Decision Original Single Version 2:38 The Three Degrees
13. The Soul City Walk Original Single Version 3.08 Archie Bell & The Drells
14. Bad Luck Original Album Version 6.24 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
15. Do It Any Way You Wanna Original Single Version 3:14 People's Choice
16. Philly Jump Original Album Version 5.06 Instant Funk
17. Take Good Care Of Yourself Original Single Version 3.03 The Three Degrees
18. Love Is The Message Original Album Version 6.36 M.F.S.B.
19. Show You The Way To Go Original Single Version 3.28 The Jacksons
20. Darlin' Darlin' Baby Original Album Version 4:17 The O'Jays

Running Time CD1: 75.45

CD 2

1. Win Place or Show (She's A Winner) Original Single Version 2.27 The Intruders
2. 992 Arguments Original Single Version 2.21 The O'Jays
3. Dirty Ol' Man Original Single Version 3.12 The Three Degrees
4. Satisfaction Guaranteed Or Take Your Love Back Original Single Version 3.26 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
5. Love Train Original Album Version 6.15 The O'Jays
6. Get Down With The Philly Sound Original Album Version 4.29 M.F.S.B.
7. Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long) Original Album Version 3.37 People's Choice
8. A Nice Girl Like You Original Album Version 3.20 The Intruders
9. If You Don't Know Me By Now Original Single Version 3.23 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
10. Me & Mrs Jones Original Album Version 4.47 Billy Paul
11. Wake Up Everybody Original Album Version 7.31 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
12. For The Love Of Money Original Single Version 3.32 The O'Jays
13. Don't Leave Me This Way Original Album Version 6.05 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
14. Livin' For The Weekend Original Single Version 2.52 The O'Jays
15. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Original Album Version 4:27 Lou Rawls
16. Free Love Original Album Version 4:02 Jean Carn
17. People Power Original Album Version 4:17 Billy Paul
18. Nobody Could Take Your Place Original Album Version 5:01 Dee Dee Sharp Gamble

Running Time CD 2: 75.34

CD 3

1. You're The Reason Why Original Single Version 3.03 The Ebonys
2. Days Go By Original Single Version 2.36 Bobby Bennett
3. New York City’s A Lonely Town Original Album Version 3.07 Dick Jensen
4. Stop And Think Original Single Version 3.07 The Trammps
5. One Day Of Peace Original Single Version 2.48 Love Committee
6. The Devil Made Me Do It Original Single Version 4.30 Robert Upchurch
7. Who In The World Original Single Version 3.59 The Ethics
8. Do You Like The Way I Love Original Single Version 3.04 The Ebonys
9. Never Let You Get Away From Me Extended Single Version 4.33 Anthony White
10. I'm A Changed Person Original Single Version 3.13 Kaleidoscope
11. If You Move, You Lose Original Single Version 2.57 Carolyn Crawford
12. I'm So Glad I'm Me 3:03 Original Album Version 3.01 The Ebonys
13. Can’t Believe That You Love Me Original Album Version 3.53 Bunny Sigler
14. You Bring Out The Best In Me Original Single Version 3.15 Derek & Cyndi
15. Hey Baby Original Single Version 2.52 Anthony White
16. Where Do We Go From Here Original Album Version 4.27 The Trammps
17. Good & Plenty Original Album Version 2.41 Carolyn Crawford
18. Yellow Sunshine Original Album Version 4.07 Yellow Sunshine
19. To Be Happy Is The Real Thing Original Album Version 3.22 The Intruders
20. It's Forever Original Single Version 4.32 The Ebonys

Running Time CD 3: 69.41

CD 4

1. Where Are All My Friends Original Single Version 3:20 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
2. Summertime And I’m Feeling Mellow Original Album Version 4.04 M.F.S.B.
3. Let Life Flow Original Album Version 4:29 The O'Jays
4. If You Wanna Go Back Original Album Version 3:20 Jean Carn
5. It's Hard Not To Like You Original Album Version 3:59 Archie Bell & The Drells
6. Party Time Man Original Album Version 5:13 The Futures
7. Everyone's A Star Original Album Version 5:41 The Intruders
8. Your Love Is Good Original Album Version 2:52 Bunny Sigler
9. The Whole Town's Talking Original Album Version 4:44 Billy Paul
10. So Glad I’m The One Original Album Version 3:15 Instant Funk
11. Keep On Lovin' You Original Album Version 3:40 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
12. Yes You Need Love Original Album Version 3:32 Anthony White
13. It Ain't Reggae (But It’s Funky) Original Album Version 3:44 Instant Funk
14. (You're The One) Someone Special Original Album Version 4.16 The Futures
15. Keep Smilin' Original Album Version 5:55 Bunny Sigler
16. I'm In Love Once Again Original Album Version 5.53 Jean Carn
17. The Whole Town's Laughing At Me Original Album Version 4:27 Teddy Pendergrass
18. Sooner Or Later Original Album Version 5.35 Billy Paul

Running Time CD4: 78.33

CD 5

1. Let’s Make A Baby Original Album Version 3:48 Billy Paul
2. Now That We Found Love Original Single Version 3.07 The O'Jays
3. Blues Away Original Album Version 3.12 The Jacksons
4. I Believe In Love Original Album Version 3.56 Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
5. Easy, Easy, Got To Take It Easy Original Album Version 4.53 Teddy Pendergrass
6. I Bet She Won't Love You Like I Do Original Album Version 3.16 Jean Carn
7. Use To Be My Girl Original Single Version 3.21 The O'Jays
8. Strength Of One Man Original Album Version 3.54 The Jacksons
9. See You When I Git There Original Single Version 3.07 Lou Rawls
10. Only You Original Album Version 5.05 Teddy Pendergrass
11. Intro/My Love Don't Come Easy Original Album Version 5.07 Jean Carn
12. Come On And Dance Dance Dance Original Album Version 5.28 Bunny Sigler
13. This Feeling Is Killing Me Original Album Version 3.30 The Jones Girls
14. Let ‘Em In Original Single Version 3.32 Billy Paul
15. Picture Us Original Album Version 2.34 Bunny Sigler
16. Life Goes On Original Album Version 4.29 The Jones Girls
17. Lady Love Original Album Version 4.00 Lou Rawls
18. Where Will You Go When The Party's Over? Original Album Version 4.07 Archie Bell & The Drells

Running Time CD5: 71.02

CD 6

1. The More I Get, The More I Want Original Album Version 4.27 Teddy Pendergrass
2. Stop And Think It Over Original Album Version 4.24 Anthony White
3. Living Together Original Album Version 4.26 The Jacksons
4. (No, No) You Can't Come Back Now Original Album Version 2.28 Jean Carn
5. You Can't Hide From Yourself Original Album Version 4.06 Teddy Pendergrass
6. (I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out Original Single Version 3.35 Jerry Butler
7. Only The Strong Survive Original Single Version 3:25 Billy Paul
8. Use Ta Be My Guy Original Album Version 5.13 M.F.S.B.
9. I Don't Love You Anymore Original Album Version 3.59 Teddy Pendergrass
10. To Prove I Love You Original Album Version 4.11 The O’Jays
11. Things Are Gonna Get Better Original Album Version 2.55 Bunny Sigler
12. Not The Staying Kind Original Album Version 3.52 Lou Rawls
13. Holdin' On Original Album Version 4.52 Dexter Wansel
14. Don't Let Love Get You Down Original Album Version 4.20 Archie Bell & The Drells
15. Let's Clean Up The Ghetto Original Album Version 4.51 The Philadelphia All Stars
16. You’re Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else Original Album Version 4.30 The Jones Girls
17. What’s The Matter With The World? Original Album Version 5.56 Lou Rawls
18. When Somebody Loves You Back Original Album Version 4.58 Teddy Pendergrass

Running Time CD6: 78.57

CD 7

1. Life On Mars Original Album Version 5.51 Dexter Wansel
2. Sonceré (The Infinite Hour Glass) Original Album Version 6.20 Michael Pedicin Jr.
3. Tight Money Original Album Version 4.48 Leon Huff
4. Compared To What Original Album Version 5.20 Billy Paul
5. For The Love of Money Original Album Version 4.12 Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
6. Something For Nothing Original Album Version 2.58 M.F.S.B.
7. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) Original Album Version 4.06 Patti LaBelle
8. Manhattan Skyline Original Album Version 4.47 M.F.S.B.
9. In Good Faith Original Album Version 5.12 Norman Harris
10. Reality Original Album Version 5.36 Monk Montgomery
11. Forever With You Original Album Version 4.18 Phyllis Hyman
12. My Favourite Person Original Album Version 4.14 The Rojas
13. I Ain't Jivin’, I'm Jammin’ Original Album Version 5.55 Leon Huff
14. Mysteries of the World Original Album Version 5.28 M.F.S.B.
15. Theme from The Planets Original Album Version 4.52 Dexter Wansel
16. Malorie Original Album Version 3.46 Billy Paul

Running Time CD7: 78.16

CD 8

1. Come Go With Me Original Album Version 5.48 Teddy Pendergrass
2. Don't Let It Go To Your Head Original Album Version 4.51 Jean Carn
3. Mine All Mine Original Album Version 4.31 The Stylistics
4. I'm In Love Again Original Album Version 5.52 Patti LaBelle
5. Brandy Original Album Version 4.13 The O'Jays
6. The Sweetest Pain Original Album Version 5.42 Dexter Wansel
7. Ain't No Time Fa Nothing Original Album Version 5.29 The Futures
8. When I’m Gone Original Album Version 4.48 The Jones Girls
9. Turn Off The Lights Original Album Version 5.54 Teddy Pendergrass
10. I Can’t Stop (Turning You On) Original Album Version 3.56 Silk
11. I've Been Pushed Aside Original Album Version 5.11 McFadden & Whitehead
12. We Got Some Catchin' Up To Do Original Album Version 5.02 Jean Carn
13. Maybe It's Love This Time Original Album Version 4.09 The Stylistics
14. Who Can I Run To Original 12” Extended Mix 4.43 The Jones Girls
15. Close The Door Original Album Version 3.33 Teddy Pendergrass
16. Children Of The Night Original Album Version 5.12 The Jones Girls

Running Time CD8: 79.22

CD 9

1. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now Original Album Version 7.01 McFadden & Whitehead
2. Was That All It Was Original 12” Mix 6.28 Jean Carn
3. Bring The Family Back Original Album Version 5.00 Billy Paul
4. Nights Over Egypt Original Album Version 4.40 The Jones Girls
5. Put Our Heads Together Original Album Version 5.41 The O'Jays
6. Keep It Comin' Original Album Version 4.48 The Jones Girls
7. I Heard It In A Love Song Original Album Version 5.11 McFadden & Whitehead
8. The Spirit's In It Original Album Version 5.49 Patti LaBelle
9. Strut Your Funky Stuff Original Single Version 3.37 Frantique
10. What's Your Name Original Album Version 4.53 The Stylistics
11. Dance Turned Into Romance Original Album Version 4.28 The Jones Girls
12. Strategy Original Album Version 6.55 Archie Bell & The Drells
13. I Love You Anyway Original Album Version 4.30 Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
14. Betcha Lucky Star Original Album Version 4.51 Jean Carn
15. Let Me Be Good To You Original Album Version 5.28 Lou Rawls

Running Time CD9: 79.48

CD 10

1. Love You Direct Original Album Version 3.51 The O'Jays
2. Ain't You Had Enough Love Original Album Version 4.13 Phyllis Hyman
3. Somebody's Gotta Move Original Album Version 5.12 The Dells
4. Do You Get Enough Love Original Album Version 4.36 Shirley Jones
5. First Time Together Original Album Version 4.03 Phyllis Hyman
6. I Can't Forget You Original Album Version 4.30 Patti LaBelle
7. Hurry Up This Way Again Original Album Version 5.53 The Stylistics
8. Easy Money Original Album Version 4.03 Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
9. Summer Fling Original Album Version 4.49 The O'Jays
10. This Too Shall Pass Original Album Version 5.27 Phyllis Hyman
11. Baby Don't Go Away Mad Original Album Version 4.38 The Dells
12. She Knew About Me Original Album Version 4.35 Shirley Jones
13. If Only You Knew Original Album Version 4.44 Patti LaBelle
14. Extraordinary Girl Original Single Version 5.19 The O'Jays
15. Heaven Only Knows Original Album Version 4.07 Teddy Pendergrass
16. Baby Don't Go, Yet Original Single Version 5.23 The Jones Girls

Christ!

damnnn. how much does that cost?

10 cds = totally insane, but oh so tempting.

given that this tom moulton box is the first time i've properly dived into the philly sound, i have to say this stuff just sounds so good.

of course, i've heard a few of these tracks before, and even have a couple scattered about on disco compilations/mixtapes, but to have a complete 4 hour session in one box drives home how good it is.

oh, and to top it all there is a 10 minute version of lou rawls 'you'll never find a love like mine', which is worthy of entry price alone.

xpost : the big 10 cd boxset = £40 in the uk

for completion, here is the rundown on the tom moulton set :

Following on from the massively popular Philadelphia International: The Re-Edits package, here is the 2nd release in our special Philly 40
campaign which is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Philadelphia International Records. Welcome to the hugely anticipated Philadelphia
International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes .

Tom Moulton s involvement with Philadelphia International spans the entire 40 years of their existence with many of his early mixes unaccredited in the era before the 12 Disco Disc. In 1977 PIR released the ground-breaking historic original double LP Philadelphia Classics which featured 8 of Tom Moulton s greatest PIR mixes. The album has subsequently been reissued several times and is rightly hailed as a must have classic for ANY serious music lovers collection.

We have now taken all 8 tracks featured on the original Philadelphia Classics added a further 7 lost Tom Moulton mixes which have previously
never been easily available and commissioned a further 16 BRAND NEW Tom Moulton mixes on The O Jay s Back Stabbers , The Intruder s (Win, Place or Show) She s A Winner , Billy Paul The Whole Town s Talking , Robert Upchurch The Devil Made Me Do It , The Three Degree s Year Of Decision and When Will I See You Again , Archie Bell & The Drells Let s Groove and Where Will You Go When The Party s Over , Lou Rawls You ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine and See You When I Git There , People s Choice Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long) , Teddy Pendergrass I Don t Love You Anymore , The O Jay s This Time Baby , The Futures Party Time Man , Jean Carn s My Love Don t
Come Easy and The Jones Girls Nights Over Egypt .

This will be 31 true full-length Philadelphia International Classics in total delivered in a deluxe box with 4 separate CD s plus a 16 page booklet
with sleeve notes by Lloyd Bradley and containing some rare photos of Tom Moulton and Sigma Sound studios.

In short, Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes will be one 2012 s most revered releases.
About the Artist
Disc 1:
1. Back Stabbers 9.36 The O Jays
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 08/07/72
2. (Win, Place Or Show) She s A Winner 7.28 The Intruders
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 19/08/72
3. Slow Motion 7.47 Johnny Williams
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 09/09/72
4. Love Train 6.14 The O Jays
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 20/01/73
5. I ll Always Love My Mama 9.41 The Intruders
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 12/05/73
6. The Love I Lost 12.28 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 22/09/73
7. Dirty Ol Man 8.17 The Three Degrees
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 06/10/73
Total Playing Time: 61.31

Disc 2:
1. The Whole Town s Talking 8.39 Billy Paul
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 24/11/73
2. Love Epidemic 7.32 The Trammps
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 29/12/73
3. T.S.O.P The Sound Of Philadelphia 5.42 MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 02/03/74
4. Year Of Decision 6.44 Three Degrees
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 09/03/74
5. Where Do We Go From Here 5.30 The Trammps
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 18/05/74
6. Love Is The Message 11.30 MFSB
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 13/07/74
7. The Devil Made Me Do It 10.35 Robert Upchurch
- Original U.S. Single Release Didn t Chart
8. When Will I See You Again 5.52 Three Degrees
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 28/09/74
Total Playing Time: 62.04

Disc 3:
1. Trusting Heart 5.58 The Trammps
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 23/11/74
2. Bad Luck 8.00 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 01/03/75
3. Trammps Disco Theme/Zing Went The Strings 6.41 The Trammps
Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 10/05/75
4. Do It Any Way You Wanna 5.30 People s Choice
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 19/07/75
5. I Love Music 9.43 The O Jays
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 01/11/75
6. Don t Leave Me This Way 11.03 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 06/12/75
7. Let s Groove 10.20 Archie Bell & The Drells
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 27/12/75
8. You ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine 9.57 Lou Rawls
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 15/05/76
Total Playing Time: 67.12
CD 4
1. Where Will You Go When The Party s Over 9.05 Archie Bell & The Drells
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 22/01/77
2. Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long) 7.42 People s Choice
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 26/06/76
3. I Don t Love You Anymore 8.41 Teddy Pendergrass
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 19/03/77
4. See You When I Git There 9.36 Lou Rawls
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 16/04/77
5. This Time Baby 9.50 The O Jays
- Original U.S. Album Chart Debut 29/04/78
6. Party Time Man 9.09 The Futures
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 13/01/79
7. My Love Don t Come Easy 10.46 Jean Carn
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 22/12/79
8. Nights Over Egypt 9.12 The Jones Girls
- Original U.S. Single Chart Debut 13/02/82
Total Playing Time: 74.01

Stream

... of the 4CD set (which is great), not the 10

thanks, listening now!

god, this is really great. no way to stay in a semi-bad mood while this is playing, that's for sure.

indeed :-)

http://soundcloud.com/strut/bang-the-party-bang-bang/s-77Fw0

this 4 cd set is by far the best thing i have heard this year ....

so so so so so so so good

so so so so so so so so so good.

whenever one of these versions hit the playlist i go to the machine and go .. 'oooh of course .. '

such a great compilation/boxset ..

Yeah, probably the best disco compilation of them all. (Alongside the the first two or three "Grand 12-Inches" comps.) Basically the only flaw (if you can call it a flaw) that for obvious reasons it only has Moulton's Philly International remixes. Would love to see a career-spanning, multi-label comp of his mixes one day, but I guess licensing issues would make it impossible?

well, this set was a pure philly deal ..
but yes, a career defining set would be amazing ..
whether possible is another question.
but damn .. how awesome would such a thing be !

are you guys talking about the one with tracklist in the OP? this one is more complete http://www.discogs.com/Tom-Moulton-Philadelphia-International-Classics-The-Tom-Moulton-Remixes/release/3498587

and coincidentally i've been listening to it all day

@flopson : thats the one that i have.

tis 4 cds of pure perfection.

has convinced many of my friends as to the brilliance of disco.

i mean 10 minutes of philly vs lou rawls !

time to melt in the sheer velvetness of the groove.

Yeah, the 4 CD is what I was talking about too.

it's the best thing ever

glad to see we agree.

If you like to hear some of Moulton's pre-PI mixes, this comp was reissued on CD a few years ago, it's pretty awesome too. "Make Me Believe in You" (originally a Curtis Mayfield production) is woderfully gritty and ballsy, and "We're on the Right Track" is one of the most beautiful tracks he ever remixed.

yeah those two patti jo tracks are something else

oooh . not seen that around tuomas.

i need that.

ta for the pointer.

just bought that boxset the other day, (the moulton, philly intl one), it is fab. Great liner notes, too, moulton seems like such a rad dude in every interview i've read (like 2)

agreed.
there is a current thread re bands and books in a few years.
i would love to read toms take on the disco era.
though i am concerned he is a little too nerd-esque re editing tapes etc, given the perfection of his mixes.
surely he had to be a full on part of the studio 54/disco excess experience ?

it's so mindblowing reading/thinking about the first 12" records and improvements in audio tech in the 70s, i mean, holy shit, dancers must have been practically hallucinating hearing music sound so good in a big space for the first time.

Funny I didn't revive this earlier. Anyway, Moulton's been putting up unreleased mixes on Bandcamp. No details per se -- new? old? stuff he did for fun? -- and you gotta wonder about the exact rights issues but nonetheless:

https://tommoulton.bandcamp.com/album/the-tom-moulton-unreleased-mixes-volume-one

https://tommoulton.bandcamp.com/album/the-tom-moulton-unreleased-mixes-volume-2

Very imformative thread, thanks! A couple mentions on Rolling Reissues 2020:
From the writers of 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life', Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton have come up trumps again with this fabulous book 'The Record Players'!!!

Leading dance music writers Brewster and Broughton detail the visionary DJs who dramatically changed the course of music: from the very first nightclub DJs, to the founders of entire genres, including northern soul, hip hop, disco, techno, drum’n’bass and beyond.

These are the obsessives, the playboys, the musical eccentrics who founded the craft of DJing, developed amazing techniques for performing with recorded music, and revolutionised the way music is conceived, created and enjoyed. They gave us new ways to have the times of our lives and forged a worldwide industry of nightlife and dance music. From unsung pioneers to overheated superstars, all the biggest DJ names are here!

Includes Tom Moulton, Francois Kevorkian, Louie Vega, Marshall Jefferson, John Peel, David Mancuso, Alfredo, Shut Up & Dance, Danielle Badelli and lots, lots more!!!!!
https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/the-record-players-the-story-of-dance-music-told-by-history-s-greatest-djs-by-bill-brewster-and-frank-broughton

Also just listened to...soundtrack to Tim Lawrence's book, Love Saves The Day: A History of American Dance Culture, 1970-1979, and it's a trip, as expected..."Above And Beyond" is certainly the most sensitive Edgar Winter track I've heard: voices and synths guided through sunset-tinged blue skies by Tom Moulton's production.

― dow, Thursday, July 30, 2020 Descriptions off the cuff, on the fly! Of course.

Yeah the Tim Lawrence book 'soundtracks' on Bandcamp are truly great.

Disco pioneer Tom Moulton: 'People thought I was from another planet!'