Jon Savage put this compilation together, a document of the first wave of electro, mainly on the disco-inflected end of the spectrum, with the possible exception of The Latin Rascals who add a sinister edge to the standout track from this compilation. Artists such as Class-Action, C-Bank, Debbie Deb, Janice, Noel, to name a few, many I don’ recall ever hearing.
The opening track does give me one reference point that I do recall from this era, Yazoo with the “Situation 12†Version”, this was my new wave back in the early 80′, it was pop music, but the 12†versions and remixes always took it to a new level, and it wouldn’ be until the late 80′ these versions would inspire me further, as acid house creeps into the picture.
Another great historical document of an overlooked era in dance music.
Wayne Stronell
