serne wrote:

Hello there;

I am a new member. In the early 80s I was a DJ in Rotterdam. Later I lso sometimes worked in a drive-in-disco.
My collection (about 3000 records: only LP's and 12 inches: not 7 inches) goes back to the mid-seventies untill the mid-nineties. I also own some "strange" (re)mixes: about 300.

I am a BIG Cowley-fan. He died much to soon (12-11-1982).
I think I have most of his records and some stuff he produced. Like the Cowley remake of the Hills of Katmandu; the remix of Tana Gardner in 1978 (a fingertip praktice for Cowley's famous remix of Donna Summers I feel love) and some other rare records.

Now: the most original label (BEFORE the Megatone-label which he owned together with Marty Blechman) on which his own music came out is the FUSION label from San Francisco. Discogs says there are three records on this label in the early 80's: the numbers FPSF003,004and005. I own all three. The Fusion version of Megatron Man (no5) is better (I think anyway) than the Megatone version. Ít's also more rare than the Menergy-album (no4) and the 12 inch of Menergy(no3). After a long search I bought the Fusion Megatone-version a couple days ago on this site :-)

My question: does ANYBODY KNOWS what the numbers FPSF001 and 002 on this FUSION-label where ? I mean: what artists and songs were on this first two records of Fusion ?
Perhaps they do not exist because the adressnumber in San Francisco of Fusion was no. 3..... practical joke :-)

If you know something about this: please let me know.

And also if you are a BIG Cowley you can also let me know.

Perhaps we can chat a little. I also have some records twice (spare) so if you own something special of Cowley let me know... perhaps we can trade something.

Regards: Henry Serne alias DJHENtheMEN

Bissia wrote:

Hi dear serne and welcome!

Just wondered if you (or anyone else here) had Patrick Cowley Dancefloor Classics 1 and if so could you tell me how it sounds (not the music which i know is great) but the mastering and pressing quality, as obviously it's a bootleg.

mikeburns wrote:

the sound is ok, fairly loud & clear, but not as good as other pressings. i think especially the long tracks suffer a bit, ie. i feel love & hills of katmandu. i only have other bootlegs of these (on ballroom & automan) but they sound better, especially in terms of the stereo image...

Bissia wrote:

Thanks

da-most wrote:

Hi, serne
I'm also a big fan of patrick...
All my Patrick Cowley 's are listed this way:
Primitive Patrick
Patrick in Katmandu
Megatron Patrick
Patrick's hunt
Tech-No-Logical Patrick
etc...i love you Patriiiiiiiiiiiick :///
cowley's sequencer work is great he realy has his own sound.


hills of katmandu on automan is an Edit, very similar to original version. So similar that it seems stupid... releasing originals would always be better.
So as Magnifique - Magnifique is an edit on automan.

For cowley's fan i recommend: Megatrone Women a cool reprise of famous Megatron Man by Native Love (2) under rated up to me.

mikeburns wrote:

really? i didnt notice the difference...
and that magnifique is the disconet extended remix on automan...

Pauli wrote:

from: auto-converted long url

da-most wrote:

didn't know about that disconet stuff from 1979!! another hard to find record off course...
Thanks mate. You've just opened my eyes!
you're right about hills of katmandu on automan, same mix.
i thought that stange disconet version was an edit, there i stated trippin' automan were edits :*///
hight relief!

thediscomaniac wrote:

never heard about Patrick Cowley but it seems very good!

Bissia wrote:

Thanks to serne and our Group then thediscomaniac! °_°

thediscomaniac wrote:

yes, and big thanks to you Bissia who started this group!

Arjan-de-Visser wrote:

I can't help you with this, but I am glad to say I am a huge Patrick Cowley fan from Rotterdam.

Greetz,

Arjan

Pauli wrote:

I just found another item on the Fusion label:

http://www.discogs.com/release/1264481

downtown.music wrote:

I wonder if the submitter listened to the Tower of Power release, cuz I''d be
surprised if it qualifies as Electronic.

Has anyone heard this track? I used to see in in the fleamaket bins and never
bought one, nor listened to it with my own ears.

Bissia wrote:

dear thediscomaniac, it's downtown.music who actually started this group ;)

Probably the Electronic Genre is selected by default and sie forgot to remove it, or some electronic elements are included, which isn't too unusual for some Disco or Jazz-Funk tracks, as for that 12" i wonder if it's actually Disco and not Jazz-Funk but we digress from topic here/

Bissia wrote:

What about Indoor Life? I never had the chance to listen anything about that short trio and so i wonder how it sounds and feel.

hysteric wrote:

I was curious about Indoor Life for a long time, then got the 4 track 12" recently and have to say I was pretty disappointed, maybe just because my expectations were so high.
It's very no-wave stuff like Material, but not as good imho.

Bissia wrote:

Oh i may like it anyway than!
Thanks