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A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (Paradise Ballroom Frankie Knuckles Mix)

A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray

Label:
Catalog#:
WAR-038
Format:
Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:
US
Released:
1988
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
House, Acid House

Tracklist

  X-Tascy Gerald
A1   Voodoo Ray (Original Mix) 4:27
    Arranged By - Gerald*
A2   Voodoo Ray (Gerald's Rham On Acid Remix) 6:23
    Arranged By - Gerald*
  Acieed Knuckles
B1   Voodoo Ray (Paradise Ballroom Mix) 8:04
    Engineer [Remix] - John Poppo
  Percussion [Overdubs] - David Morales
  Remix - Frankie Knuckles
B2   Voodoo Ray (Penthouse Mix) 4:54
    Engineer [Remix] - John Poppo
  Percussion [Overdubs] - David Morales
  Remix - Frankie Knuckles
B3   Voodoo Ray (Voodoo Raydio Mix) 3:57
    Engineer [Remix] - John Poppo
  Percussion [Overdubs] - David Morales
  Remix - Frankie Knuckles

Credits

Mastered By - CSB*
Producer, Written-By - Gerald*

Notes

Mastered at Frankford Wayne, N.Y.
B: Remixes and percussion overdubs for Def Mix Productions.
Remixed at Axis Studios.
Manufactured & distributed by Warlock Records, Inc.

Licensed from Rham Records England.
℗ 1988

Barcode: 26656-0038-1

Etchings:
A: "RHAM IT!" then a small happy face with a hat, and "WHAT A KNUCKLE'S HEAD!","CSB", "SRC", "WARLOCK" and "F/W".
B: Same info minus the shout-out but plus the cat. number instead of WARLOCK.

Incidental information:
A1: Labelled as 'Original Mix', but plays the same track as:
Voodoo Ray (Extended Mix)
Voodoo Ray
Voodoo Ray (Radio Mix)
Voodoo Ray (Radio Mix)

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Review by DJ_Defcon Nov 05, 2007
I don't see how anyone could enjoy this. I like acid house, and I can understand that this was made when technology was outdated, but come on! This tune sucks! There is nothing interesting about it. The acid lines are boring and monotonous, and the sound effects are too loud and give me a headache. It sounds too unoriginal, there is no hook and there is nothing that separates this from other tunes of the time.
Rated 5/5
Review by manchester Sep 05, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
This is probably the greatest British house record ever made and certainly one of the most startling original pieces of house music ever created. The paradise ballroom mix is infact one of Frankie Knuckle's remixes which does not get the status or playtime it deserves. Of course the original is superb and just sounds like it was made from another planet but I do like the frankie knuckles remix which I seem to play more often and which is delightful for mixing due to it's teasing & haunting intro.
Review by rgould May 01, 2003
There is a frightening genious in this tune. This is the only version I have on vinyl but I've heard a few other mixes and I'm really happy with these ones, particularly the paradise ballroom mix with it's piano break into.