Probably one of my favorites or should I say definitely right up there on the top 5 of my best manila beat/italo collection. This was released in 1988 under carrere records France, however they also came in different labels depending on the country it was released. I can categorize this as "pang -sosyal" in terms of manila genre type music. Anyway it was played in clubs all over manila and also had its share on the airwaves. shout out to Cino..... where you at meng the bus leaves for riverside and im jumping on it !
well its been a while since my last post, though I kinda neglected this site for a while, now I will try my best to fill in as much finds that I can in my collection. 1987 EMI production from France, very simple yet danceable 80's italo in a way however the French somehow have their own way of making music
so its kinda a cross between italo and eurobeat, anyway I like it, and I know manila beat listeners will too....so enjoy!
italo rendition of christopher cross's number one hit back in the early 80's. this record was released back in 1994 and presents a beat that is similar to other house tracks during that time. well in mix with sybil and eruodisc releases.
Italo dance classic from 1987, the same artist that brought you sweets for my sweets. i kinda prefer this better than the latter because of the beat i guess but that's just me. to cino i hope this brings back memories of you kissing your labandera hehehehe....
Euro beat classic from 1987, deblanc an italian group that came about in the mid 80's had a couple of singles but this one in particular was a hit in the philippines. yeah i know call me lame or "baduy" if you want, but this was a one hit wonder especially in the airwaves and popular on tv variety shows like tonight with dick and carmi....you know...dont deny it cino hehehe you there?? anyway hope it reminds you of the good ol' club days.
welcome to my second blogsite featuring the best of manila beat, italo and euro disco from the 80's and 90's. let me start off with a forgotten manila beat cut. most of you who were around the mid 80's in manila remember FACES, well if you can't, then let me refresh your memory, faces was a popular dance club in manila following the likes of rumors, isis, stargazers, zig zag, ozone to name a few...if you can recall the TV or radio commerical of Faces (especially during the going bananas time slot on channel 2), this track is played in the background while faces disco is being shown on TV or air played if you are listening to the radio. well unlike the other dance clubs i mentioned, faces was different, the type of crowd that hanged out there were richies,influencers, famous, some even politicians or up and comers. With their resident dj-boyet almazan spinning the best of swing disco or italo tracks (who can forget "sing sing sing" ben leibrand rendition of Andrew sisters hit) i can also recall hearing Clio's faces played frequently at 99.5 rt. this may very well be an italo disco record from 1985 but personally i consider it manila beat "pang sosyal" kinda like mike francis which in my opinion best describes the mood of trendiness during that time. i would say this vinyl is somewhat rare because they dont come up at your regular online shops except for gemm or discogs, anyway i was lucky to get a copy for 10 bucks at gemm considering the prices out there 35 euros and up.
