ARTIST: VA
TITLE: Tom Moulton-A Tom Moulton Mix
LABEL: Soul Jazz Records
GENRE: Soul
BITRATE: 215kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 55min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-04-17
RIP DATE: 2006-04-07
Track List: CD #1/2
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01. Eddie Kendricks - Keep On 11:14
Truckin (Unreleased Version)
02. Al Downing - I'll Be Holding 4:14
On (Unreleased Acetate 12
Version)
03. BT Express - Peace Pipe 5:59
04. Don Downing - Dreamworld 4:36
05. Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In 7:13
You
06. Clara Lewis - Needing You 4:31
07. South Shore Commission - Free 7:20
Man (Unreleased Acetate 12
Version)
08. Camouflage - You've Got The 7:42
Power (12 Promo Only Version)
Track List: CD #2/2
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01. Andrea True Connection - More, 6:18
More, More (12 Promo Only
Version)
02. Detroit Emeralds - Feel The 7:02
Need In Me (12 Promo Only
Version)
03. Orlando Riva Sound - Moonboots 9:32
(12 Promo Only Version)
04. MFSB - Love Is The Message 11:27
05. Udell - Won't You Try (12 5:34
Promo Only Version)
06. Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose 7:28
(12 Promo Only Version)
07. Isaac Hayes - Moonlight Loving 10:00
08. The Lover - Lip Service (12 5:27
Promo Only Version)
Release Notes:
Tom Moulton is one of the most important people in the history of dance music. From
inventing the first ever 12" single to remixer to the stars, the trademark "A Tom
Moulton Mix" is a mark of quality given to only the finest records -From Grace JonesÆ
seminal "La Vie En Rose" to the million-selling MFSB disco anthem "Love Is The
Message", to over 4000 remixes.
"As in Life, there are musical benchmarks against which other works are usually sized
up in their field. When thinking of Dance Music, and its now long and proud heritage,
there is no denying that one of the yardsticks everyone comes back to time and time
again is the visionary body of work that Tom Moulton has accumulated over the course
of his long and illustrious career.
Franτois Kervorkian
January, 2006
Tom Moulton began his career in the early 1960s as a Promotions man at the legendary
RÆnÆB label King Records, home of James Brown, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard and
The Midniters and many more. In the 1960s he also began a career in modelling that
would run parallel to his music. In 1971, he visited New YorkÆs Fire Island, the
infamous gay holiday resort where he describes seeing æwhite men dancing to black
musicÆ for the first time. It was here that Tom Moulton first began splicing up tapes
for the discotheque.
In the early 1970s DJs played 45rpm seven-inch singles which lasted around 3 minutes.
Tom Moulton wanted to extend the time of a song in order to keep people on the
dancefloor. His first remix was BT Express "Do It Til YouÆre Satisfied", followed by
"Peace Pipe" which he æextendedÆ to over 6 minutes long û and with this invented the
"Remix". He then took this further with Gloria GaynorÆs "Never Can Say Goodbye" which
Tom Moulton mixed together as an 18-minute medley, once again designed for dancers.
The first time I heard a Tom Moulton "Disco Mix", I realized that this was the
definitive version - they were pumped up, spread out, often with a much needed intro
& break added. These seemed to be mostly philly-oriented records that I was already
in love with, and now they had new added parts, which lots of times was now the best
part of the record.
It seemed clear that Tom was able to pick the records he would work on, everything
had class, which still holds true today, whenever I talk to him, he's working on a
wide assortment of sensational music and after all these years, heÆs still
completely passionate about it all - a real musicaholic.
Danny Krivit
In 1974 whilst continuing his search for louder, longer records he cut the first 12"
single ever along with cutting engineer Jose Rodriguez. (Al Downing û IÆll be
Holding On). He also started to write the first ever Disco column for Billboard
magazine. Tom Moulton personally delivered many of his original acetates to the
underground dance DJs in New York City such as Richie Kaczor, David Rodriguez, Steve
Aquisto, Bobby DJ, Larry Levan and Walter Gibbons.
In the 1970s Tom Moulton became the most in-demand remixer in the world. "A Tom
Moulton Mix" became a signifier of both musical integrity and chart success as Grace
Jones, The Traamps, MFSB, Loleatta Holloway, Andrea True Connection and hundreds
more all benefitted from the sonic beauty of "A Tom Moulton Mix".
"Tom Moulton played a major part in laying the foundations of dance music as we know
it today. Over three decades he has designed numerous Disco classics as well as Pop
hits ranging from Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes to Robert Palmer (he was behind
"Every Kind of People") taking them many steps above. Today at 60plus he is still
mixing and producing, in a crusade against the current musical mediocrity. From a
little corner of his Manhattan apartment, his eyes locked on a computer he is
harnessed to deliver the legendary Tom Moulton mix, he breathes life into songs that
were gathering dust in warehouses, usually forgotten by their current owners, the
Major labels. And what a life that is, one that is vibrant and thrilling, miles away
from the droney sound of contemporary club music. Tom is definitely a man of sheer
brillance, a quality that is all too rare in our scene, meeting him was one of the
best encounters I've ever had.
Dimitri from Paris - January 2006"
This is the first album to bring together some of the classic and rare tracks that
have been blessed with "A Tom Moulton Mix" on the record label. It is the story of
one man and his amazing role in the history of the rise of Disco from itÆs funk and
soul roots to the hedonistic days of Studio 54 and the Paradise Garage.