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GRANDMIX 83

  1. Intro Grandmix 83
  2. Am/Fm - Natascha King
  3. Just Be Good To Me - S.O.S. Band
  4. New York, Ny - Nina Hagen
  5. Let's Stay Together - Tina Turner
  6. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Indeep
  7. When Boys Talk - Indeep
  8. All Night Long - Lionel Richie
  9. I Like Chopin - Gazebo
  10. Sucker DJ - Dimples D
  11. Rockit - Herbie Hancock
  12. Jam on Revenge - New Clues
  13. Get It On - Spence
  14. Too Shy - Kajagogoo
  15. The Crown -Gary Bird
  16. Get The Money - Valerie Oliver
  17. Let's Dance - David Bowie
  18. Take me to the top - Advance
  19. Good Time Superstition Medley - Clubhouse
  20. You Are In My System - Robert Palmer
  21. It's Alright - NV
  22. Hip Hop Bebop - Man Parrish
  23. Magic Wand -Whodini
  24. You Are Beautiful - Chic
  25. Hey You - Rock Steady Crew
  26. Play that Beat (Mr. DJ) - Globe & Whiz Kid
  27. Feel The Drive - Doctor's Cat
  28. How About It - MDMC
  29. Where Is My Man - Eartha Kitt
  30. Holiday - Madonna
  31. Something Special - Steve Harley
  32. Get Down Saturdaynight - Oliver Cheatham
  33. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
  34. Valley Style - T. Sky Valley
  35. Let The Music Play - Shannon
  36. On The Upside - Xena
  37. In The Bottle - C.O.D.
  38. What I've Got Is What You Need - Unique
  39. Activate - Sharon Redd
  40. New Dimension - Imagination
  41. Making Music - Gary's Gang
  42. Thriller - Michael Jackson
  43. Hypnotic Tango - My Mine
  44. Takin' it Straight - Corey Josias
  45. Dolce Vita - Ryan Paris
  46. I.O.U. - Freeez
  47. I Love How You Feel - Sharon Redd
  48. Let No Man Put Asunder - First Choice
  49. I Love You - Yello (sample)
  50. Love Game - Pure Energy
  51. Walkin' on Sunshine - Rocker's Revenge (sample)
  52. Weekend - Class Action (sample)
  53. Last night A DJ saved my life - Indeep (sample)
  54. Get on out of my mix - Dolby's Cube (sample)
  55. In the bottle - C.O.D. (sample)
  56. Wanna Be Startin' Something - Michael Jackson
  57. Weekend - Class Action
  58. Happy Station - Fun Fun
  59. Happiness - Cuba Gooding
  60. In The Name Of Love - Sharon Redd
  61. Burn It up - Risque (rhythm loop)
  62. Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
  63. Owner Of A lonely Heart - Yes
  64. Primitive Desire - Eastbound Express Way
  65. Blue Monday - New Order
  66. Get The Balance Right - Depeche Mode
  67. So Many Men - Miquel Brown
  68. Searchin' - Hazell Dean
  69. Party - Julius Brown
  70. My Forbidden Lover - Tapps
  71. Vamos a la Playa - Righeira
  72. Boys come to town - Earlene Bentley
  73. Living on Video - Trans-X
  74. Grandmix 83 Blast-off

About the "Directors Cut"
The Grandmix 83 "Directors Cut" now ends with "Living on Video" by Trans-X. Tracks 69 to 77 were in the original mix, but not broadcasted due to the maximum time available in 1983. As the mix now runs on for 4 more tracks, it will be more complete than the one broadcasted in 1983.
Among the tracks removed from the very end are "Zarah - Nina Hagen", "Beat it - Michael Jackson" "Maniac - Michael Sembello"and some obscure tracks I don't even remember.
Believe me nothing worth keeping is lost here, as these extra tracks were only in the mix to make sure it was at least one full hour. Consider this to be the final "Directors Cut"of the Grandmix 83

Technical Details
Minor level adjustments have been made, as well as improving a couple of cuts. (remember, 83 84 85 86 87 were originally edited on tape, and tape splicing is limited to changing the splice angle for a somewhat smoother cut.) Have a look at the studio.

Equipment
2 x SL1200mkII turntables with Stanton Triple E cartridges
1 x Teac Tascam mixer 3A (8 channels)
1 x Teac Tascam 4 channel tapedeck for tapeloops
1 x Master Recorder: Revox PR99 with Studer "Butterfly" recording heads.
Speed: 38 cm/s 2track
Tape: 1/4 inch BASF 911 at 510 nanoweber level
Sennheiser vocoder for robot voices

Reel to reel tape
The complete mix didn't fit on one reel, and had to be transported in 2 sections.
The last 5 minutes of tape 1 were identical to the first 5 minutes of tape 2, and whilst broadcasting I had to sync up the machines at the NOB (NOS at the time) to make a very fast (and unnoticeable) live crossfade from tape 1 to tape 2.
Later these tapes were transferred to Sony F1 Digital, solving the live crossfade problem.

The first time the mix was broadcasted in 1983, tape box 2 turned out to be empty,
and the time gap was filled with Side A of a High Fashion Mix Album by Ben Liebrand.
One week later the mix was broadcasted as initially intended.

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