April 1986

Date Broadcast: Early April 1986

Time: ?

Show Playlist:

Style - Grandmaster Flash

House of Rock (Dub) - Captain Rock

Rock Me - Fresh Force Crew

Girls Rulin' the World - Celebrity Club

Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew

She's Good To Go - Cutmaster DC

Beat Biter - Marley Marl & MC Shan

Fly Shante - Roxanne Shante

Hold it No, Hit It - Beastie Boys

Big & Beautiful - Fat Boys

Let's Get Stupid (The Circus) - Divine Sounds

Date Broadcast: Saturday 5th April 1986

Time 10-12pm

Show Playlist:

Amityville (The House On The Hill) - Lovebug Starski

One Way Love - TKA

I'm Shante (Def Mix) - Steady B feat Roxanne Shante

Your A Clown - B.P.S.

Battle Beats - Cutmaster DC

Get Off My Tip - Masterdon Committee

Adverts

Bust It - DBL Crew

Get Busy - Disco Four

I Am New York - MC New York & The Smokin Commission

Mike Talks

Allens Army Frontline Chart

My Hands Are quicker Than The Eye - Byron Davis & Fresh Krew

Square Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot

DJ Man Cuts It Up - MC Shy D

Coast to Coast - Word Of Mouth feath DJ Cheese

Mike Talks

Adverts

? - Special Force

Put That Record Back On - Just Ice

Get Off My Tip - Masterdon Committee

Put That Record Back On (Snippet) - Just Ice

Time Bomb - Alfonso

Mike Talks

Adverts

AJ Is Cool - Kurtis Blow

Mike Talks

Feed Us The Beat - Skinny Boys

OK I'm Loosin' Up - High Power

***Recording by David Amor

Date Broadcast: Friday 11th April 1986

Time 10-12pm

Show Playlist:

Rock Me - Fresh Force Crew

Beat Box is Rockin' - Fat Boys

HP Gets Busy (Inst) (Snippet) - High Potent

Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew

HP Gets Busy - High Potent

Mike Talks

Latoya - Just Ice

Feed Us The Beat - Skinny Boys

Runnin - Information Society

Mike Talks

Hold it, Now Hit It - Beastie Boys

The Motercade Sped On - Stienski & The Mass Media feat DJ ET

Do You Wanna Drive My Car - ?

Coast To Coast - Word Of Mouth & DJ Cheese

Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart

Fastest Man Alive - Grandmaster Flash

Funky Beat - Whodini

Just Call Us Def - Steady B

Different recording:

Allens Army Frontline Chart

1. Sqaure Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot (Up 1)

2. My Hands Are Quicker Than The Eye - Byron Davis & The Fresh Krew (Up 6)

***Positions 3-10 not recorded

Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart - Friday 11th April 1986

Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart

Fastest Man Alive - Grandmaster Flash (Not Recorded)

Funky Beat - Whodini

Mike Talks about King Of The Streets competition

Just Call Us Def - Steady B

What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson

What Have I Done For You Lately - King MC

That's A Lie - LL Cool J (Not Recorded)

Lies, Lies - Rapomatic Ltd

It's Mine - Pretty Ricki & Booski (Not Recorded)

I Told You That Record Was Fresh - Fresh Girls & Mandingo

Mike Talks (Rapomatic first play, Mike in New York last week and met Rick Rubin, Howie Tee comes from Birmingham, and Slick Rick from London)

Transformation - Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde

Amittyville (House On The Hill) - Lovebug Starski

***John Clark Recording

Groove Chart printed in Echoes on Saturday 19th April 1986

Date Broadcast: Saturday 12th April 1986

Time: 8-10pm

Show Playlist:

Just Call Us Def - Steady B

Crack It Up - Funkmaster Wizard Wiz

Bassline - Mantronix

Rock Me - Fresh Force Crew

Mike Talks (Steady B number 1 in Groove Chart)

Dedications

Adverts (Recorded)

Bust It - DBL Crew

Eighth Wonder - Lovebug Starski

Funky Beat - Whodini

Mike Talks

Dedications

Allen's Army Frontline Chart

Hold It, Now Hit It - Beastie Boys

Style - Grandmaster Flash

Coast To Coast - Word Of Mouth & DJ Cheese

Dedications

Mike Talks (mentions the David St George record he uses)

Do The Fila - MC Boob

Beatbox Is Rockin' - Fat Boys

Destiny - DSM

Mike Talks (Destiny new single)

Dedications

Adverts (Recorded)

9pm News

Fastest Man Alive - Grandmaster Flash

Lies,Lies - Rapomatic Ltd

Get Off My Tip - Masterdon Committee

We Can Rock You Harder - 3 Times Fresh

Art of Drums (Snippet) - Mac Attack

Funk Jam Party - Afrika Bambaataa

Feelin' James - Bootleg

The Motercade Sped On - Stienski & Mass Media feat DJ ET

Radio Dub - ?

***Have a better recording of this show now, unedited for first hour, thanks to David Amor

Different recording of the same night:

We Can Rock You Harder - 3 Times Fresh

Art of Drums (Snippet) - Mac Attack

Funk Jam Party - Afrika Bambaataa

Square Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot

Feelin' James - Bootleg

Dedications

Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew

Let Me See Your ID (Beat & Scratch) - A.U.A.A.

The Motorcade Sped On - Steinski & The Mass Media feat DJ E.T.

Instrumental (Radio) - ?

Mike Talks

Date Broadcast: Friday 18th April 1986

Time: 10pm-11pm

Show Playlist:

Fastest Man Alive - GrandMaster Flash

Rappin' Rocky - Vinnie Monaco

Every Single Time - ?

Lies, Lies - Rapomatic Ltd

Party People - Micki Dee & The Tru-Crew

Square Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot

You'll Rock (Remix) - LL Cool J

No Time To Lose - Crew Devastation

Put that Record Back On - Just Ice

The Fila - Steady B

Curosity Killed the Cat - ?

Solution to the Problem - Masquerade

Date Broadcast: Saturday 19th April 1986

Time: 8pm-10pm

Show Playlist

T-Kid TDK Competition Results

Beat Biter - MC Shan & Marley Marl

Fly Shante - Steady B

Beatbox Is Rockin - Fat Boys

Hold It, Now Hit It - Beastie Boys

Dedications

Boogie Down Bronx - Man Parrish & Freeze Force

Transform To Cybotron - Nitro Deluxe

The Motorcade Sped On - Steinski & Mass Media & DJ ET

Dedications

Allen's Army Frontline Chart

Running - Information Society

Square Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot

Coast To Coast - Word Of Mouth & DJ Cheese

Dedications

Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew

Rock Me - Fresh Force Crew

News

Ya Don’t Quit - Ice T

Trow The D - 2 Live Crew

Rockberry Jam - LA Dream Team

Chuck Chill New York Juice Report

Chucks Theme - Sonic Grafitti

Stop Breakin' - Mr Rhymes

Stick Up Kid - B Boys

Off The Hook - CM Dance

Rappin' Rocky - Vinnie Monaco

Papas Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown

T Kid TDK Competition Results

Lies - Grandmaster Flash

Fastest Man Alive - Grandmaster Flash

Lies Lies - Rapomatic Ltd

My Hands Are Quicker Than The Eye - Byron Davis & Fresh Krew

Dedications

Pee Wee's Dance - Joeski Love

The Solution (To The Problem) - Masquerade

Date Broadcast: Friday 25th April 1986

Time: 11pm-Midnight

Show Playlist:

Ultimate III Live - Ultimate III

Lies, Lies - Rapomatic Ltd

Running - Information Society

Whodini Megamix - Whodini

Square Dance Rap (Power Mix) - Sir Mix-A-Lot

Human Beatbox 3 - Fat Boys

No Time To Lose - Crew Devastation

Big And Beautiful - Fat Boys

The Circus (Lets Get stupid) - Divine Sounds

Pee Wee's Dance - Joeski Love

Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart

Trow The D - 2 Live Crew

Funky Beat - Whodini

Style - Grandmaster Flash

Get Off My Tip - Masterdon Committee

*** Fat Boys album 'Big & Beautiful' has just been released.

Date Broadcast: Saturday 26th April 1986

Time: 8pm-10 pm

Show Playlist

Is it Real - Easy Mike

Trow the D - 2 Live Crew

Serve Me - Blossom

Hold it, Now Hit It - Beastie Boys

She's Good to Go - Cutmaster DC

Bassline - Mantronix

Allen's Army Frontline Chart

Ya Don't Quit - Ice T

Coast to Coast - DJ Cheese & Word of Mouth

Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew

Education - Abdul Tariq

Funky Beat - Whodini

Fastest Man Alive - GrandMaster Flash

Mix So I Can Go Crazy (Snippet) - Jazzy Jeff

Autodrive (Snippet) - Herbie Hancock

Fly Shante - Steady B

I'm Fly Shante - Roxanne Shante

Chuck Chill New York Juice Report

Human BeatBox 3 - Fat Boys

Ultimate III Live - Ultimate III

? - World Famous Supreme Team

Rock Me - Fresh Force Crew

The Motorcade Sped On - Steinski & The Mass Media & DJ ET

Girls Rulin the World - Celebrity Girls

Beat Biter - MC Shan & Marley Marl

Beat Box is Rockin - Fat Boys

*** Mike visited Manchester today

*** 'Is It Real', 'Trow the D' and 'Serve Me' are all new today

*** New mix of 'Bassline' well in advance of US release

*** 1 vote between 'Square Dance Rap' and Grandmaster Flash

*** The Third US Fresh Fest is ready to start in June

*** UTFO have split up

*** Real Roxanne has a new single out soon, Mike spoke to Hitman Howie Tee and he is from Birmingham

*** Mike gives a number to call for breakbeats

Date Broadcast: Sometime in April 1986

Time: ?

Show Playlist

Bambaataa's Theme - Afrika Bambaataa & Family *Not Recorded

Say it Loud - James Brown *Not Recorded

The Tradegy - The Superkids

Running (Snippet) - Information Society

The Motorcade Sped On - Stienski & Mass Media feat DJ ET

Square Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot

Lesson 3 - Steinski

Dedications

Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew

Allen's Army Frontline Chart: Saturday 12th April 1986

1 Coast to Coast - Word Of Mouth & DJ Cheese (?)

2 Style - Grandmaster Flash (Up 1)

3 Square Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot (Down 1)

4 Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew (Down 1)

5 Amittyville - Lovebug Starski (Down 1)

6 Peewee's Dance - Joeski Love (Re-Entry)

7 My Hands Are Quicker Than The Eye - Byron Davis & The Fresh Krew (Up 1)

8 Hold It, Now Hit It - Beastie Boys (New Entry)

9 Do The Fila - MC Boob (?)

10 Bambaataa's Theme - Afrika Bambaataa (Down ?)

Steady B gets a play with 'Do the Fila'

Allen's Army Frontline Chart: Saturday 19th April 1986

1 Coast to Coast - DJ Cheese & Word of Mouth (No Change)

2 Square Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot (Up ?)

3 Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew (Up 1)

4 Style/Fastest Man Alive - Grandmaster Flash (Down 2)

5 Hold It, Now Hit It - Beastie Boys (Up 3)

6 Running - Information Society (New Entry)

7 The Motorcade Sped On - Stenski & The Mass Media (New Entry)

8 Just Call Us Def/Fly Shante - Steady B (New Entry)

9 Amittyville - Lovebug Starski (Down 4)

10 My Hands Are Quicker Than The Eye - Byron Davis (Down 3)

DJ Cheese at number 1

Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart: Friday 25th April 1986

1 Funky Beat - Whodini

2 The Source (US LP) - Grandmaster Flash (Down 1)

3 Lies, Lies - Rapomatic Ltd (Up 7)

4 Beat Box Is Rockin - Fat Boys (Up 2)

5 Trow The D/Ghetto Style - 2 Live Crew (New Entry)

6 Hold It, Now Hit It - Beastie Boys (Down 3)

7 Just Call Us Def/Fly Shante - Steady B (Down 3)

8 Ya Don’t Quit -Ice T (New Entry)

9 Get Off My Tip - Masterdon Committee (Down 4)

10 Feed Us The Beat - Skinny Boys (Down1)

11 Rock Me - Fresh Force Crew (Up 5)

12 That’s Deep - DR JR Kool (Down 5)

13 Let Me See your ID - Artists United Against Apartied (Down 6)

14 Shy D Is Back - MC Shy D (Down 3)

15 The Circus (Lets Get Stupid) - Divine Sounds (New Entry)

16 Pee Wee's Dance - Joeski Love (Down3)

17 Transform To Cybotron - Nitro Deluxe (Down 5)

18 My Hands Are Quicker Than The Eye - Byron Davis & Fresh Krew (Down 4)

19 Its Your Scratch - MC B (Down 1)

20 Put that Record back on - Just Ice (Down 3)

Allen's Army Frontline Chart: Saturday 26th April 1986

1 Coast to Coast - DJ Cheese & Word of Mouth (No Change)

2 The Source/Style - GrandMaster Flash (Up 2)

3 Square Dance Rap - Sir Mix-A-Lot (Down 1)

4 Ya Don’t Quit - Ice T (New Entry)

5 Thee Untold Story - Majestic Crew (Down 2)

6 The Motorcade Sped On - Stenski & The Mass Media (Up 1)

7 Hold it, Now Hit It - Beastie Boys (Down 2)

8 Running - Information Society (Down 2)

9 I'm Fly Shante - Roxanne Shante (Down 1)

10 Rock Me - Fresh Force Crew (New Entry)

Holds firm at number 1

Number 2 in the frontline chart