Your five favourite 12" singles

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Prompted by a Facebook entry I couldn't post to, thought what the heck lets do it here..

12" singles, born in 1976 or thereabouts, finished in oh, 2007 maybe, not quite mini albums, but longer than a 7"..

I'll leave what qualifies up to yrselves...

Mark G, Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:38 (seven years ago)

1. "Baby I love you so" Colorbox
2. "Catalogue Clothes" World Domination Enterprises
3. "Wrote for luck" Happy Mondays
4. "Marquee Moon" Television
5. "Lazarus" Boo Ridleys

Mark G, Sunday, 22 October 2017 21:42 (seven years ago)

The 'Rock Bottom' / 'Octopus' double a-side 12" by King Krule is surely near the top of my list.

he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Sunday, 22 October 2017 23:46 (seven years ago)

Ridleys = Radleys, obv.

Mark G, Monday, 23 October 2017 08:17 (seven years ago)

3. "Wrote for luck" Happy Mondays

Wasn't it only the DJ copy promo 12" released a year later that had the Vince Clarke/Oakenfold mixes on?

groovypanda, Monday, 23 October 2017 09:06 (seven years ago)

Um, I think that was the WFL normal 12".

Any case, I'm about the original one.

Mark G, Monday, 23 October 2017 09:17 (seven years ago)

1. Sensoria : Cabaret Voltiare.
2. KISSPOWER : Age of Chance.
3. Master and Servant (On-U Science Fiction Dance Hall Classic Version) : Depeche Mode.
4. The Nine Lives of Dr Mabuse (13th Live mix) : Propaganda.
5. Out of the Flesh (Mix 1) : CHAKK

No surprises to anyone i know,but these are all still classics in my world.
also, each of these tracks was released in a standard 7" version, and the 12" version is very different, as opposedto me choosing a techno track that was only ever released on 12".

mark e, Monday, 23 October 2017 09:32 (seven years ago)

^mark e's approach is probably the best way to answer the Q although I haven't quite followed suit with my 5.

Dan Hartman - "Countdown / This Is It" b/w "Instant Replay" (Epic, Canada 1978 - this one)
The Crusaders - "Street Life (Special U.S. Disco Mix)" b/w "The Hustler" (MCA, UK 1979)
Blondie - "Rapture (Special Disco Mix)" b/w "Live It Up (Special Disco Mix)" (Chrysalis, UK 1981)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Two Tribes (Annihilation)" (ZTT, UK 1984)
Bronski Beat - "Why? (Extended Mix)" b/w "Cadillac Car" (Forbidden Fruit, UK 1984)

EPs released on 12" now, that would be a completely different looking Top 5.

Jeff W, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:11 (seven years ago)

I have to check when home but I'm fairly sure 2 or 3 Soft Cell 12" will feature

willem, Monday, 23 October 2017 13:20 (seven years ago)

Supermax - Lovemachine
Tantra - Hills Of Katmandu (hard to decide between the original and the Cowley remix)
New Order - The Perfect Kiss
Propaganda - Echo Of Frozen Faces / p:machinery (the beta wrap around)
Ratto Ja Lehtisalo / Reverend Bizarre - Soihdut Nostakaa / From The Void II

Noel Emits, Monday, 23 October 2017 14:11 (seven years ago)


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