Date Broadcast: Sunday 1st December 1985 Time: 11pm-1am
Show Playlist: The Dream Team is in the House - LA Dream Team (Not Recorded) Rough Cut - Kid Frost (Not Recorded) Inspector Gadget - Kartoon Krew All You Can Eat - Fat Boys Fat Boys Scratch - Fat Boys Scratchin to the Funk - Dr Funkenstein & DJ Cash Money The Night Before Xmas - Cutmaster DC If I Ruled The World (Snippet) - Kurtis Blow It's A Man's World - James Brown ? - ? Mike talks about Freestyle 85 Maggie Thatcher jingle Put That Head Out - Funkmaster Wizard Wiz (Not Recorded) We Just Wanna Have Fun - Jazzy Jeff (Not Recorded) Break the Beat Box - Kaos Crew (Not Recorded) Saturday Morning Scratch Attack - Dr Rocx, Kid Fresh & Cash Money Dedications La Di Da Di - Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
*** LA Dream Team at number 5 in Allen's Army Chart *** Kartoon Krew at number 3 in Allen's Army Chart *** Date of show guessed from chart positions, have the show with these records in these positions so can't be from that Saturday
| Freestyle 85 poster by Pride and Mode 2 |
Date Broadcast: Friday 6th December 1985 Time: 11pm-1am
Show Playlist: Hardcore Hip Hop - Mantronix You ain't Fresh - Boogie Boys Hey There Homeboys - Man Parrish What's My Mission - Tackhead Just Having Fun - Doug E Fresh All You Can Eat - Fat Boys Mike Talks Maggie Thatcher Jingle Vice - Melle Mel Livin' In America - James Brown We Just Wanna Have Fun - Jazzy Jeff Bust This Rhyme - MC Chill The Show (Froggy Gadget Mix) - Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew Mike Talks You Can't Dance - LL Cool J Lesson III - Steinski & Double D Mike Talks The Night Before Xmas - Cutmaster DC PSK - Schoolly D Rough Cut - Kid Frost No Show - Symbolic Three & DJ Dr. Shock Together Forever - Run DMC Two, Three, Break - DJ Born Supreme Allah
*** Mike mentions 'You aint Fresh' getting airplay on WBLS *** First play of 'Bust This Rhyme' by MC Chill *** Plays Froggy Gadget mix of The Show
| Mike mentions that the Boogie Boys are getting airplay on WBLS with 'You Aint Fresh' |
Date Broadcast: Saturday 7th December 1985 Time: 11pm-Midnight
Show Playlist: The Show (Live) - Doug E Fresh & Get Fresh Crew The Mission (Dub) - Bad Boys Featuring K Love Double Def Fresh - Hardrock Soul Movement Mike talks Night Before Xmas - Cutmaster DC Knights Of The Turntable - Dynamic Duo Featuring Shaquan (Not Recorded) Awesome - Skinny Boys (Not Recorded) Allen's Army Frontline Chart Mega Mix - Mantronix Bust This Rhyme - MC CHill Mike talks Take Your Radio - Steady B Put That Head Out - Funkmaster Wizard Wiz Evette's Revenge - Evette Money It's Yours - T La Rock Santa's Rap - Treacherous Three Original Human Beatbox - Doug E Fresh Skinny Boys - Skinny Boys Brooklyn's In The House - Cutmaster DC Bust That - The Browns Yellow Panties - Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde Dear Evette - LL Cool J Evette's Revenge - Evette Money I Need A Beat (Remix) - LL Cool J
***Strictly Kev recording
| Allen's Army Frontline Chart - Saturday 7th December 1985
1. The Show - Doug E Fresh & Get Fresh Crew (Re-Entry) 2. No Show - Symbolic Three (Up 8) 3. La Di Da Di - Doug E Fresh & Get Fresh Crew (Down 1) 4. 5. 6. 7. Don't Stop The Rock - Freestyle (No Change) 8. 9. Mantronix The album - Mantronix (New Entry) 10. Knights Of The Turntable - Dynamic Duo Featuring Shaquan (Down 4)
Goodbye to Johnny The Fox - Tricky Tee, Alice - Full Force
Freestyle hold firm at number 7
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Date Broadcast: Friday 13th December 1985 Time: 10pm-Midnight
Show Playlist: Funkbox
2 - The Masterdon Committee I Need A Beat - LL Cool J Santa's Groove - Lightning Rich + Big John & The Maniacs We're Awesome - Skinny Boys 10.18 - Mike Talks Transformer - MC Craig G Don't Stop The Rock - Freestyle Mike
talks about Freestyle 85 & Fresh Thowdown at Covent Garden Street Aid - Alias Three Mission (Dub) - Bad Boys & K Love Fresh Mess - Knights of the Turntables Bust This Rhyme - MC Chill The Leader of the Pack (July Remix) - U.T.F.O. One Nation Under a Groove (Def Mix) - Masquerade *First ever play Breakdancer - Boogie Boys Butt Naked - Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde PSK - What Does it Mean? - Schooly D A Christmas Rhyme - The Audio Two Break The Beatbox - The Chaos Crew The Beat of the Street - Choice MC's Bad Boys - Bad Boys & K Love
* Mike talks about Freestyle 85 and Fresh Throwdown at Covent Garden * First ever play of Masquerade - One Nation | Mike talks about the Freestyle 85 jam at Covent Garden
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Date Broadcast: Saturday
14th December 1985 Time: 10pm-Midnight
Show Playlist: Bass
Rock Express - MC ADE Knights of the Turntable - Dynamic Duo & Shaquan 2 3 Break - DJ Born Supreme Allah Bust This Rhyme - MC Chill Santa's Groove - Lightning Rich, Big John & Maniacs Allen's
Army Frontline Chart Double Def Fresh - Hardrock Soul Movement No Show - Symbolic Three Megamix - Mantronix We Just
Wanna Have Fun - Jazzy Jeff Christmas Rhyme - The Audio Two You Ain't Fresh - The Boogie Boys Breakdancer - The Boogie Boys Mike Talks Interview with Master O.C.+
Great Peso, DJ Tyne Part 1 Private Lessons - Master O.C. & Crazy Eddie Interview with Master O.C.+ Great Peso, DJ Tyne Part 2
*** Mike mentions that next
week last charts of 1985 *** Interview with Great Peso & DJ Tyne before Fresh Throwdown that night *** Talk about Fresh Throwdown with shout out to Westwood | Allen's Army Frontline Chart: Saturday 14th December 1985
1 Megamix - Mantronix () 2
No Show - Symbolic Three (No Change) 3
Rock The Bells - LL Cool J (New Entry) 4
Double Def Fresh - Hardrock Soul Movement (New Entry) 5
Knights of the Turntables - Dynamic Duo feat Shaquan (Up 5) 6
Night Before Xmas - Cutmaster DC (New Entry) 7
Don't Stop The Rock - Freestyle (No Change) 8
The Show - Doug E Fresh & Get Fresh Crew (Down 7) 9
Slow & Low - Beastie Boys (New Entry) 10
La Di Da Di - Doug E Fresh & Get Fresh Crew (Down 7)
Mantronix in the boss position with their debut album
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Date
Broadcast:
Friday
20th December 1985 Time: 11pm-Midnight
Show Playlist: Force MD's Meet The Fat Boys - Force MD's Fat Boys Scratch - Fat Boys The Day K-Rob Came Back - K-Rob 11.29 Adverts Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart Butt Naked - Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde Rock The Bells - LL Cool J Mega Mix - Mantronix
*** Last Saturday guests were Master OC & Great Peso *** Mike mentions that this is the last Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart of 1985 | Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart: Friday 20th December 1985
1
Mantronix- Mantronix () 2
Radio - LL Cool J (No Change) 3
Night Before Xmas/Brooklyns In The House - Cutmaster DC (Up 2) 4
No Show - Symbolic Three (No Change) 5
If I Ruled The World - Kurtis Blow (Up 1) 6
Veronica/The Mission - Bad Boys feat K-Love (Up 2) 7
Together Forever - Run DMC (Down 4) 8
Champagne Of Rap - Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde (New Entry) 9
Audio Two Jam/A Christmas Rhyme - Audio Two (Up 6) 10
Bass Rock Express - MC ADE (New Entry) 11
Bust This Rhyme - MC Chill (Up 2) 12
Transformer - MC Craig G (Down 5) 13
Fat Boys Scratch - Fat Boys (Down 3) 14
Put That Head Out - Funkmaster Wizard Wiz (Down 5) 15
Santa's Groove - Lightning Rich, Big John & Maniacs (New
Entry) 16
2,3 Break - DJ Born Supreme Allah (Down 4) 17
Awesome/Skinny Boys - Skinny Boys (Down 6) 18
Alice - Full Force (Down 1) 19
Inspector Gadget - Kartoon Krew (Down 5) 20
Evette's Revenge - Evette Money (New Entry)
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Date
Broadcast: Saturday 21st December 1985 Time: 10pm-Midnight
Show Playlist: Johnny The Fox - Tricky Tee Night Before Xmas - Cutmaster DC The
Knights Fly To Mars… - Knights of the
Turntables Dangerous - LL Cool J Allens
Army Frontline Chart (Tape Machine Not Worked!) A
Christmas Rhyme - Audio II We
Just Wanna Have Fun - Jazzy Jeff Girls Part 2 - B Boys No Show - Symbolic Three Bass
Rock Express - MC ADE Santa's Groove - Lightning Rich, Big John & The Maniacs | The Original Jazzy Jeff |
Date
Broadcast:
Friday
27th December 1985 Time: 10pm-1am
Show Playlist: Brooklyns In The House - Cutmaster DC Double Def Fresh - Hardrock Soul Movement Getting Fresher - Street Kings Get
Loose/Release Yourself (Streetsounds mix) - Aleem Bust This Rhyme - MC Chill Bass Rock Express - MC ADE
10.32pm Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart - All The No
1's of 1985 Just Having Fun - Doug E Fresh
Jan 4th Roxanne Roxanne - UTFO
Jan 11th - 18th Girls - Egyptian Lover
Feb 1st King of Rock - Run DMC
Feb 8th - Feb 22nd Tommy Boy Megamix - 3D
March 1st Tommy Boy Greatest Beats - Various Def Jam - Jazzy Jay
March 8th - March 15th Ichiban Scratch - Chris 'The Glove' Taylor
March 22nd - March 29th Queen Of The Rox - Roxanne Shante
March 29th - April 5th Fresh Mess - Knights of the Turntable
April 12th - April 26th 19 (Whiz Kid Remix) - Paul Hardcastle
May 3rd - May 10th King Kut - Word Of Mouth & DJ
Cheese
May 17th Beats & Rhymes - UTFO/UTFO - UTFO LP Leader Of The Pack (July
Remix) - UTFO
May 24th - June 14th No Chart as Mike Allen in
America June 14th - 12th July Roof Is On Fire - Rockmaster Scott &
Dynamic Three
July 12th - July 26th Surgery (Remix) - World Class Wreckin Cru
Aug 2nd The Show - Doug E Fresh & Get
Fresh Crew
Aug 9th - Oct 18th
*** Special run down of all the numbers ones in the Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart in 1985 |
Cutmaster DC with 'Brooklyns in the House' |
Date
Broadcast:
Saturday
28th December 1985 Time: 10pm-1am
Show Playlist: What I Like - 2 Live Crew Bopsey Twins - Death City Boyz The Big Beat - The Organization Allens
Army Frontline Chart - Roll of Honour 1985 All the No 1's Boogie Down Bronx - Man Parrish & Freeze
Force
Jan 12th Cosmic Blast - Captain Rock
Jan 19th Lesson 1 - Steinski
Feb 2nd (New Entry) 808 Beats - Unknown DJ March 2nd Body Rock - Ice T
March 9th Commando Rock - C-Jam & Kid Frost
March 23rd (Highest New Entry) Roxanne's a Man - Ralph Rolle
April No 1 Parent's of Roxanne - Gigolo Tony & Lacy
Lace
April No 1 DEF Momentum - DEF feat DJ Three D
April Itchin' For A Scratch - Force MD's
April 27th - June 8th No 4 Axel F - Beverly Hill's Cop's
July Terminator - Kid Frost
August 7th Bite This - Roxanne Shante
Aug 7th Dance - Egyptian Lover
Sep 21st (No 5) Shout (Def Mix) - MC Craig G
Sep (New Entry No 7) Inspector Gadget - Kartoon Krew
Oct 26th (No 1) Triple Threat - Z-3 MC's
Oct 26th La Di Da Di - Doug E Fresh & Get
Fresh Crew Hey
There Homeboys - Man Parrish Nov (12.40am) Rapp Will Never Die - MC Shy D PSK - Schoolly D No Show - Symbolic Three Megamix - Mantronix
***
Also these probably from the same show or similar dated show as another
tape has
same tracklist as above with these additional tracks:
Double Def Fresh - Hardrock Soul Movement Shout - MC Craig G Fat Boys - Scratch Fat Boys Don't Stop The Rock - Freestyle Dream Team Is In The House - LA Dream Team Surgery (Remix) - World Class Wreckin Cru Tear The Roof Off - Park Avenue Bopsey Twins - Death City Boyz The Big Beat - The Organization
| The Electro Beat crew featured heavily in the end of year charts |