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Bobby Thurston

Real Name:
Bobby Thurston
Profile:
American disco singer, born in 1954. His hit single 'You Got What It Takes' was the first single ever to be released on the Dutch disco label "Rams Horn Records".
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Releases:
Sweetest Piece Of The Pie (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Mainline Records (2) ... 1978
Check Out The Groove ◄ (2 versions)   Epic 1980
Check Out The Groove / I Wanna Do It With You ◄ (2 versions)   Jupiter Records 1980
Check Out The Groove / I Want Your Body (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Rams Horn Records ... 1980
You Got What It Takes (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Rams Horn Records ... 1980
You Got What It Takes (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Prelude Records ... 1980
You Got What It Takes / Check Out The Groove (12", Promo)   Prelude Records 1980
You Got What It Takes / I Wanna Do It With You ◄ (2 versions)   Prelude Records 1980
Is Something Wrong With You (12", Promo)   Prelude Records 1981
Is Something Wrong With You (12")   Rams Horn Records 1981
The Main Attraction ◄ (5 versions)   Prelude Records ... 1981
Very Last Drop / Life Is What You Make It (12", Promo)   Epic 1981
Inch By Inch / You Got What It Takes / Dyin' To Be Dancin' (12")   Unidisc 1982
Check Out The Groove / You Got What It Takes / Contagious / Yes I'm Ready (12")   Prelude Records 1987
Check Out The Groove / Must Be The Music (12")   Unidisc 1988
Check Out The Groove / You Got What It Takes (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Unidisc 1993
You Got What It Takes / The Main Attraction (CD, Comp, RE, RM)   Deepbeats 1997
Foolish Man / My Love's The Real Thing (7")   Expansion Special Reserve 2001
Appears On:
Sharon Redd (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Prelude Records ... 1980
Tracks Appear On:
Grooves (LP, Comp) You Got What It Takes,... CBS 1980
Mister Sam II - Dance Funk (LP, Comp) You Got What It Takes Building Records 1980
"Preludance" Dance Music - Vol. 1 (LP, Comp, Mixed) Is Something Wrong Wit... Derby 1981
Ace Of Clubs (Vinyl, Album) Very Last Drop Epic 1981
Check Out The Groove (LP, Comp) Check Out The Groove Creole Records 1981
Mister Sam - Volume 4 (LP, Mixed) Is Something Wrong Wit... Not On Label 1981
O Amor É Nosso - Internacional (LP) Is Something Wrong Wit... Som Livre 1981
The Best Of Rams Horn Records (LP, Comp) You Got What It Takes Rams Horn Records 1981
Dance Music No 1 (LP, Comp) Is Something Wrong Wit... Rams Horn Records 1982
Hot Disco Takes 1 (2xLP) Check Out The Groove Rams Horn Records 1982
Prelude's Greatest Hits - Volume I (LP, Comp) Check Out The Groove Prelude Records, Prelude Records 1983
The Dance Decade 1973-1983 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Check Out The Groove Street Sounds 1983
Best Of 12 Inch Gold (Volume 2) (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Check Out The Groove Old Gold (2) 1988
June 89 - Mixes 1 (12") Check Out The Groove DMC 1989
March 89 - Mixes 1 (12") Check Out The Groove DMC 1989
Prelude's Greatest Hits Volume II (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) You Got What It Takes Unidisc 1989
Prelude's Greatest Hits Volume III (CD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Unidisc 1989
The Groove / In The Bush (12") Check Out The Groove Old Gold (2) 1989
The Must Of Prelude Records Vol. 3 (2xCD, Comp) Is Something Wrong Wit... Karamel 1990
The Must Of Prelude Records Vol. 5 (2xCD, Comp) You Got What It Takes,... Karamel 1990
Dance Dance Dance The Non-Stop Classic Soul Mix (CD, Mixed) Check Out The Groove Ariola Records Ltd. 1991
Deep Grooves Prelude ◄ (2 versions) Check Out The Groove Sequel Records 1993
Star-Funk Vol. 13 (CD, Comp) Very Last Drop Unidisc 1993
Star-Funk Vol. 22 (CD, Comp) Is Something Wrong Wit... Unidisc 1994
Star-Funk Vol. 23 (CD, Comp) Main Attraction Unidisc 1994
Check Out The Groove (CD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Music Club 1995
Dance Classics (3xCD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Arcade 1995
Essential Dancefloor Classics Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Check Out The Groove (... Deepbeats 1995
Prelude's Greatest Hits - Volume II (CD, Comp) You Got What It Takes ... Unidisc 1995
Prelude's Greatest Hits - Volume III (CD) Check Out The Groove Unidisc 1995
Check Out The Groove (CD, Album) Check Out The Groove Castle Pulse 1996
Dance Floor Classics (3xCD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Castle Communications 1996
Eighties Soul Weekender (Comp, Album) ◄ (2 versions) Check Out The Groove Dino Entertainment ... 1996
Get Funkey (2xCD) You Got What It Takes Control 1996
Absolutely... The Very Best Of Disco (3xCD, Comp + Box) Check Out The Groove (... Deepbeats 1997
Absolutely... The Very Best Of Prelude Records (3xCD + Box) Check Out The Groove (... Deepbeats 1997
Prelude: The Sound Of New York (2xCD, Comp) I Know You Feel Like I... Deepbeats 1997
Soul Weekender (CD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Crimson 1998
Soul Weekender Anthems (CD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Crimson 1998
80's Dance Anthems (CD, Comp) Check Out This Groove Crimson 1999
Corné Klijn's Disco Classics Party 2 (2xCD) You Got What It Takes WEA, Warner Music (Benelux) 2000
Grandmix - The Summer Edition (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) You Got What It Takes,... Sony Music Media 2000
80s Groove Sessions (2xCD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Sessions 2002
Ferry Maat's Soulshow (2xCD) You Got What It Takes Universal TV 2002
Grandmix - The Disco Edition (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Check Out The Groove Sony Music Media, Sony Music Media 2002
80's Club Classics Repress (2xCD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2003
Grandmix - The Disco Edition 2 (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Check Out The Groove Sony Music Media 2003
Disco Funk (6xCD, Comp) Check Out The Groove Wagram 2004
Funk Soul Classics (2xCD) Check Out The Groove Ministry Of Sound 2004
Super Disco Funk (CD) Check Out The Groove Music Club 2004
Ferry Maat's Soul Show: Saturday Night Grooves (3xCD) Check Out The Groove Disky 2005
The Remixes Vol. 5 (CD, Dig) You Got What It Takes ... Disky Dance 2005
Opération Funk 4 (CD, Mixed) My Love's The Real Thing Not On Label 2007
Vintage Grooves - Dance Mixes Volume 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Check Out The Groove (... Seamless Recordings 2007
Four For Disco (12") You Got What It Takes Jupiter Records  
Prelude's Greatest Hits - Volume 3 (2xLP) Check Out the Groove Unidisc  
Unofficial Releases:
Ciao (12", Mixed) Is Something Wrong Wit... Not On Label 1981
MP (12", S/Sided, Mixed) You Got What It Takes Not On Label 1981
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