Midnight Star ‎– Midas Touch

Label:
Solar ‎– MCAT 1096
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Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
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Tracklist

A Midas Touch (Extended Dance Mix) 6:35
B1 Midas Touch (Instrumental Mix) 6:34
B2 Midas Touch (Acapella Mix) 5:37

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Notes

Original sound recording made by Solar Records
MCA Records Ltd. are the exclusive licensees for the UK
℗ 1986 Solar Records

Track A has an incorrect duration of 5:42 and is called Midas Touch (Extended Remix) on label
Actual duration is 6:35, the same record exists with a correct label Midnight Star - Midas Touch

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5 011781 109665
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): MCAT 1096-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): MCAT 1096-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout - stamped): M.CAT 1096 A//1▽420 T 11 6 J•A[etched]
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout - stamped): MCAT 1096 B//1▽420 T 11 9 JA[etched]

Other Versions (5 of 42) View All

Cat# Artist Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
0-66836 Midnight Star Midas Touch(12") Solar 0-66836 US 1986 Sell This Version
7-69525 Midnight Star Midas Touch(7", Single, Promo, Spe) Solar 7-69525 US 1986 Sell This Version
MCA 1096 Midnight Star Midas Touch(7", Single, pap) MCA Records MCA 1096 UK 1986 Sell This Version
none Midnight Star Midas Touch(CDr, Promo) Vicious Vinyl none Australia 2005 Sell This Version
7-69525 Midnight Star Midas Touch(7", Single, Promo, All) Solar 7-69525 US 1986 Sell This Version

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simonali

simonali

May 9, 2013
The A side track on this release is exactly the same as the US 12". The 5:42 on the label is incorrect.
Br0wn.Recloose

Br0wn.Recloose

August 23, 2004
edited over 17 years ago
If you ask me, Hell Interface did track B1 on mask500 (The Midas Touch cover being B3--the 3rd track of that same side), as track B1 has all the earmarks of a BoC track. Especially considering that it has much in common with what is generally regarded as the BoC track on mask200, particularly the style and sound of the distorted percussion (another example of this is the B side of the BoC "Aquarius" 7" on skam), the use of children's voices, and the trademark floating and wobbly synths.

In contrast, the Midas Touch remake has little in common with any of the BoC catalog. Of course i wouldn't put it past the conspirators of the mask series to try and confuse us by sounding like each other, so who knows.

I agree that the original is better in some ways. The Mask500 version is still awesome IMO, mostly because the original version is such good material to work with, and the remake doesn't tamper with it too much. I actually like the melancholy of the remake.

Anyway, this is one of my all time favorite records, and I'm surprised it isn't played out more!
iamelectron

iamelectron

December 18, 2003
A fantastic and uplifting slice of 80's electro soul - with added microwave *ting*. The 'Midas Touch (Acapella Mix)' is a great addition and can be used very effectively on a stripped down funky electro break. Hell Interface covered this for the MASK 500 release - personally I think they got it completely wrong by turning it into a dark, melancholy track - it doesn't work.