Uploaded by EstelleCecil on Feb 10, 2008
The track that inducted UK's Factory Records into the black music arena. This was 52nd Street's first US hit and the first Factory top 20 Billboard entry outside of the Joy Division/New Order camp. This was a pivotal period in dance and club music in the UK. This track along with Blue Monday merged punk/new wave culture with funk and electro -but instead of this imaging US sound-alikes had a Manchester sound of its own. This was also the Hacienda's theme song as demonstrated on the 'A Factory Outing 51' video 'FAC71'.
This was 52nd Street phase 1: Beverley McDonald, Derrick Johnson, Tony Henry, John Dennison and Tony Thompson. Song was produced by Bernard Sumner of New Order and Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio. A&R was Rob Gretton.
This is also a tribute to Beverley who passed away Christmas 2006. Bev is and will always be a Factory legend. She was, in that period the cutting edge of the band visually. Her vocal style and presence was the very statement of what Factory Records and the whole Manchester movement was about in the early 80s. Play this classic loud. Enjoy....
RIP Beverley McDonald.
RIP Rob Gretton.
RIP Tony Wilson.
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KILLER,someone invent a time machine please
MrStylezy 4 months ago
Super nice 80's musik
SuperFiestast 5 months ago
Just listened to the 12" vinyl single, awesome!
Jibadadoo 7 months ago
@erictheviking871 shows u how the major musicx world sucks at gettiong people famous and distribution..i ahve botht heir albums on cassette (85 & 87)..Man, why they fizzled and why they did not blow up beyond what they were is puzzling..Not to talk of many who do not know em..Shucks, even Loose Ends who were more famous than em, many don't know of...Thats on them, whether peeps know them or not, their music RULES...52ND Street forvere.,.RIP Beverly, did not even know u passed..
EBISECYBOTRON 7 months ago
I know that song for a decade, never knew it was 52nd street untill now.
This comes from the pre "children of the night" period, when UK Jazz funk was booming! This band made some classical soul/r&b music!
peterpiessens 11 months ago
BERNARD SUMNER IS AGENIUS HE SHOULD DO MORE PRODUCING
leedumett444 1 year ago
how come this group werent massive they are dynamite
erictheviking871 1 year ago
Class Tune !!!
juniorfnh 2 years ago
Sorry my bad...I misunderstood what you were saying as far as British acts are concerned...
sblizzy 3 years ago
another forgotten hit...thanks Sblizzy
isaiahsway 3 years ago