Man Parrish - Man Parrish

Label: Importe/12 Records
Catalog#: MP-320
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country:US
Released:1982
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Electro
Credits: Engineer [Additional Tracks] - Mark Berry
Keyboards - Man Parrish
Keyboards [Additional] - John Robie , Robbie Kilgore
Mastered By - Herbie Powers Jr.*
Producer - Man Parrish , Raul A. Rodriguez
Vocals [Additional] - Cherry Vanilla , Klaus Nomi , M. Harron* , Michael Rudetsky , Rain Sisters, The
Notes:"Special Audiophile Pressing
Basic Tracks recorded at Man Made Productions
Additional Tracks and Mix Engineered by Mark Berry at Vanguard Recording Studios"
"Plated by Jim Shelton at Europadisk Ltd.
Klaus Nomi appears courtesy of Spindizzy Music, Inc.
Cherry Vanilla appear courtesy of Man Made Productions"
Dead Wax stamps/inscriptions:
"SRC" logo,"MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK" and "Herbie Jr :^)"
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Tracklisting:

A1   Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (5:36)
A2   In The Beginning (1:00)
A3   Man Made (5:01)
A4   Together Again (3:36)
A5   Hip Hop, Be Bop (Part 2) (3:11)
B1   Six Simple Synthesizers (5:37)
B2   Techno Trax (4:12)
B3   Street Clap (2:11)
B4   Heatstroke (5:34)
User Reviews:
DomCasual, Mar 22, 2009

One of the few classic early 80s electro albums, and one of the few big 82 electro projects that Arthur Baker was not credited as being involved in; nevertheless John Robie appears. "Hip Hop Be-Bop" became the massive international electro hit, and is one of the timeless pieces of the era. Interestingly, you can see exactly how little Man Parrish fit into the "hip hop" mold by viewing the video for this track; this is American futurist electro, not something easily lumped into the amalgam called "hip hop." This rather consistent and groundbreaking album features several of the Disconet/Importe-12 crew, including Raul A. Rodriguez (producer and mixer best known for "In The Bottle" and "Uphill (Peace of Mind)"), and Vanguard producer Mark Berry, who is known for Alishas productions among others. Yet another electro essential.

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