Massara – Margarita “Margherita” (Movieplay 1979)

Another second hand gem in the form of this oft edited Latino/Italo/Synth gem. The image I’ve gone with above is from the Ariola release because I couldn’t bring myself to search for the Movieplay sleeve (a strong contender for the worst 12″ artwork of all time). Anyway, on to the music. You’ve heard the edit on Morgan Geist’s Unclassics, you’ve got the Psychemagik edit on History Clock, and now you have the original. Marvel as those Italo electronics collide with lush Latino melodies, sway as the track melts into those super cheesy cruise ship moments, and just wait for the break in the middle with the spanish guitar. I’ve chosen to go with the Versión Orquestral but true lovers of this track and its questionable euro vocals can petition for the vocal incarnation.

 

delegation – heartache no. 9 (ariola, 1980)

In the words of Timbaland, ‘it’s been a long time, shouldn’t have left you without a dope beat to step to’. After some time spent without the internet as discofutura towers moved from south to central, here’s a true groover to get things going again. Rub ‘N’ Tug dropped this classy slice of disco on Beats In Space last week so I dug it out of the moving boxes and frisbeed it through the router and straight into the internet. For you.

Delegation – Heartache No. 9