Shirley Lites - Heat You Up (Melt You Down) Shirley Lites
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2027 first-time 12" reissue in full original West End Records house disco sleeve, 140g vinyl, mastered by Simon Francis
A furious, BLAZING proto-electro / proto-House masterpiece from Shirley Lites from 1983. Mixed by the legendary studio team of Nick Martinelli & David Todd, the slamming, heady mixture of drum machines, synths, dub FX & Lites' powerful, soulful vocals might just make this the best dance track ever recorded in history. It still sounds brand new.
The stunning “Heat You Up (Melt You Down)” straddles disco, boogie and hi-NRG "with its swooning synths, cocaine-twitchy guitar, sensuous tom-toms and strange basslines slushing in the background." (Andy Beta)
On the flip, Martinelli and Todd's “Melt Down Mix” turns these elements into spilled mercury, refashioning the silvery track in such a manner as to anticipate the future sounds of techno and house.
Slick, powerful and at times even scary. It's effing spectacular. It's scorching HOT. Allow it to melt you again and again.
It's impossible to overstate the importance of West End, not just in disco but in hip-hop and house as well, thanks to a roster that drew from soul, R&B, gospel, and funk. Led by co-founder Mel Cheren, a formidable NYC figure, West End Records helped introduce the twelve-inch single and fully fuelled the sound of both the Paradise Garage and Studio 54.
This bonafide underground dance classic has been carefully remastered by Be With regular Simon Francis and presented in the original West End Records house disco sleeve for the very first time. Cut at the prestigious Abbey Road Studios, we have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible standard at the always stellar Record Industry in Holland. The artwork restoration has taken place here at Be With HQ and has that drop-dead gorgeous cover artwork popping like new. Buy on sight!
Track List
A1 Heat You Up (Melt You Down)
B1 Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (Melt Down Mix)
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