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L-N-R - WORK IT TO THE BONE

LNR - Work It To The Bone

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
House
Year:
1987

Tracklist

Work It To The Bone (Vocal) 4:30
Work It To The Bone (Instrumental) 5:38
It's A Mystery To Me (The You And Me Both Mix) 7:07

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Work It To The Bone (12") House Jam Records HJA-8803 US 1987
Work It To The Bone (12", TP) House Jam Records HJA-8803 US 1987
Work It To The Bone (12") Max Music (Spain) MAX 324 Spain 1988
La Danse Des Canards (12") Indisc DID 127987 Belgium 1989
Work It To The Bone (Remixes) (12") House Jam Records HJA-8907 US 1989
Work It To The Bone (12") Profile Records PRO-7268 US 1989
Work It To The Bone (12") Indisc DID 127986 Belgium 1989
Work It To The Bone (12") Kool Kat Music KOOL T 501 UK 1989
Work It To The Bone (12") Kool Kat Music KOOL T 501 R UK 1989
Work It To The Bone (12", Promo) Kool Kat Music, Big Life LNR PROMO 1 UK 1989
Work It To The Bone (12", Promo) Profile Records PRO-7268-DJ US 1989
Work It To The Bone (12", RP) House Jam Records HJA-9435 US 1994
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Rated 5/5
Review by Alain_Patrick Aug 18, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

referencing Work It To The Bone, 12", HJA-8803

Whenever people talk about House with Tribal influences, I will remember this early House tune from 1987, later sampled by the Italo-House act Cappella on "Helyom Halib" on the end eighties.

The percussion here has clear tribal influences and a minimal environment; its importance lies on the fact that, when you remember that 'House Of Gypsies - Samba' was a classic of the genre from 1992, you'll have an idea of the impact caused by this tune back in 87 - "Come on let's work it to the bo-bo-bone!" infested the dancefloors Worldwide, and was later included on several important compilations of the genre, such as "House Nation vol 2", "Jack Trax - The Sixth Album", "Deep Heat 89", "Rhythm Zone Vol 1", "Best Of House Music Vol 2", among others - thanks to Larry Thompson & Rick Lenoir.

Despite everything said above, "It's A Mystery To Me" had a more avant-garde essence and is the recommended tune for the connaisseurs on this 12 inch.
Rated 3/5
Review by DJTURN Nov 01, 2002

referencing Work It To The Bone, 12", HJA-8803

This is not as good as Capella's "Heylom Halib" which uses the same "Work" sample. People used to get these two tracks up. It is quite minimal compared to Heylom Halib. I do not have this 12", but if I find it, I'll definitely buy it. It's another early house classic.