Morgan Khan

Real Name:Morgan Khan
Profile:A Hong Kong-born Indian who grew up in London, Khan had worked in the UK record industry since the mid 1970's, working for such names as PRT Distribution (a division of Pye Records) and R & B Records, for whom at the time Imagination were the up and coming stars of the day.

Khan founded the independent Streetwave record label during 1981 to specialise in releasing Electro and Hi-NRG releases. Within a year of creation, Streetwave began the Street Sounds series of albums; compilations created from some of the hottest 12" imports of the day. These releases made available a selection of the most contemporary dance floor hits within the financial reach of those wanting to hear the freshest sounds.

In the early 80's a 12" single was priced around £2 and you would pay over £4 for an import 12". The Street Sounds series offered usually 8 to 12 full-length 12" mixes for under a fiver. Understandably, the Street Sounds series was met with considerable enthusiasm and, some might say, mighty relief. This series would run for over 6 years and contain over 50 albums. By far the most coveted of the Street Sounds releases were the Electro series. These albums introduced the UK to the developing hip-hop scene from America - a stroke of genius that brought electro and early hip hop from the underground to the UK high street and, one could argue, helped in the creation of the UK's hip hop scene.

Listed below are Labels set up by Morgan Khan:
Streetwave
Street Sounds
Westside Records (2)
Hardcore
Radical Records (5)
World Dance Records
Pisces Productions Limited
In Groups:Excalibur (7), Global (5)
Name Variations: All | Morgan Khan | M. Khan
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Releases:
The World Was A Ghetto (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Westside Records (2) ... 1988
Remixes:
You Make Me Happy (12") You Make Me Happy (Sho... Streetwave 1984
Production:
Good Friends (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Westside Records (2) 1987
Heroes (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Good Friends Westside Records (2) ... 1987
Never Givin' Up On You ◄ (2 versions)   Westside Records (2) 1987
Street Sounds 87-1 (Cass, Comp) Good Friends Street Sounds 1987
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 16 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Pleasure Seekers Street Sounds 1987
Deep Heat 6 - The Sixth Sense (2xCD, Comp) Tearing Down The Walls Telstar 1990
Headsway (12")   Hendricks Records Ltd 1991
Headsway (CD, Single)   Hendricks Records Ltd 1991
Hardcore Vibe ◄ (2 versions)   Saber Records ... 1992
I Love Music (12")   Direct Effect (2) 1993
I Love Music (CD, Maxi)   Direct Effect (2) 1993
Mix:
I Can't Turn Away ◄ (4 versions)   R & B Records ... 1981
Never Knew Love Like This Before (12")   Streetwave 1982
Body Talk (CD)   RCA  
DJ Mixes:
Powerplay (LP)   Pye Records 1979
Appears On:
Body Talk (Album) ◄ (14 versions)   R & B Records ... 1981
Body Talk (Single, Maxi) ◄ (10 versions)   R & B Records ... 1981
Disconnections (2xLP, Comp)   Calibre 1981
I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time With You) ◄ (4 versions)   Streetwave ... 1981
In And Out Of Love (7")   R & B Records 1981
Dance All Night (12")   Streetwave 1982
Never Knew Love Like This Before (12", Promo)   Columbia 1982
Downtown Girls (12")   Hardcore 1987
The Solar Box Set (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Street Sounds 1988
Keep On Movin' (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Stylus Music 1989
R.A.V.E. / Humanoid (12") R.A.V.E., R.A.V.E. (Ra... Dangerous (US) 1992
Church Of Danceology - Raw & Remixed Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp)   Pisces Productions Limited 1999
Streetsoundz Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp + CD, Mixed)   United States Of Dance 2000
Tracks Appear On:
Get On The Dance Floor Volume 3 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) The World Is A Ghetto Style Records 1989
User Reviews:
RICKJANE, Oct 19, 2007

Morgan Khan was a great person to work for, he had a great ear for music and without a doubt "The Streetsounds series and The Electro Series" was a big part of growning up with house and electro / hip hop classics. I played a big part in selling these records and cassettes to all the stores within` the uk. Every release on all of the labels, were as good as each other.
RICKJANE (Rick Davis)

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