DIVINE 👠✨1985 FULL INTERVIEW with Bill Grainger (Radio Clyde UK) 37mins Hi-NRG Disco Drag Queen 80s

 
DIVINE 👠✨

1985 FULL INTERVIEW with Bill Grainger (Radio Clyde UK)
37mins Hi-NRG Disco Drag Queen 80s

00:00 "Welcome Divine" - Intro 00:37 Divine the Man Vs Divine the Character 01:05 Divine's Stage Frocks (costumes) 02:09 What was Divine doing before starting in the entertainment business? 03:00 Divine Trash (Divine x2 clothing stores) Baltimore & Provincetown USA 03:30 Moved to West Coast (San Francisco/Los Angeles/Santa Monica) 6 years 03:57 Moved to East Coast (New York/Theatre plays) 6½ years 04:24 Moved to Key West (2 years) with lots of travelling on the road 04:54 Native Love (Step By Step) 🎶 [Bobby Orlando] 1982 09:08 Bobby Orlando period 1981-1984 ("O" Records, New York, USA) 10:10 Barry Evangeli Proto Records period 1984-1986 (Proto Records, London, UK) 11:40 Love Reaction (Blue Monday ripped off) New Order ☏ phoned & thanked Divine! 12:46 Love Reaction (Remix) 🎶 [Bobby Orlando] 1983/1984 18:12 You Think You're A Man (The Making Of @ Proto, London, UK) [Stock Aitken Waterman] 1984 19:34 Divine on TOP OF THE POPS (UK TV BBC Music Chart Show) 1984 20:29 Divine BANNED from TOP OF THE POPS (x2000 TV Viewer Complaints) 1984 24:25 I'm So Beautiful 🎶 [Proto Records, UK - Stock Aitken Waterman] 1984 26:44 Divine "The Big Movie Star!" 29:59 "Divine is not a Transvestite..." 30:57 "Thank You Divine...." 31:53 Walk Like A Man (Live Performance) 12'' Remix) 🎶 [Proto Records, UK - Barry Evangeli/Pete Ware] 1985

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RETRO DISCO Hi-NRG 🚀 http://retrodisco-hi-nrg.blogspot.com 🖭 https://www.mixcloud.com/retro-nrg/ Remembering Bill Grainger: ✨ (R.I.P)

🔺 Bill Grainger is known for bringing HI NRG music to Scotland through his legendary Fire Island Club in Edinburgh in the 1980’s and his long running HI NRG show on Radio Clyde (Glasgow & Central Scotland) during the same period. He has worked with Simon Cowell, Eartha Kitt, Evelyn Thomas, Village People, Hazell Dean, Sinitta and many more. he also worked with Record Shack Records and managed Seventh Avenue who later became Big Fun (best remembered for their hit single Blame It On The Boogie). He also toured with The Hitman & Her show with Pete Waterman, Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan. He then went on to launch CLUBSCENE RECORDS and ACADEMY STREET RECORDS.

🔺 Divine (performer) 👠 Artist info: ✨ (R.I.P)

Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), better known by his stage name Divine, was an American actor, singer, and drag queen. Closely associated with the independent filmmaker John Waters, Divine was a character actor, usually performing female roles in cinematic and theatrical productions, and adopted a female drag persona for his music career. After starring as the lead role in Waters' next film, Female Trouble (1974), Divine moved on to theatre, appearing in several avant-garde performances alongside San Francisco drag collective, The Cockettes. He followed this with a performance in Tom Eyen's play Women Behind Bars and its sequel, The Neon Woman. Continuing his cinematic work, he starred in two more of Waters' films, Polyester (1981) and Hairspray (1988), the latter of which represented his breakthrough into mainstream cinema and for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Independent of Waters, he also appeared in a number of other films, such as Lust in the Dust (1985) and Trouble in Mind (1985), seeking to diversify his repertoire by playing male roles. In 1981, Divine embarked on a career in the disco industry by producing a number of Hi-NRG tracks, most of which were written by Bobby Orlando. He achieved international chart success with hits like "You Think You're a Man", "I'm So Beautiful", and "Walk Like a Man", all of which were performed in drag. Having struggled with obesity throughout his life, he died from cardiomegaly, shortly after the release of Hairspray. Described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century", Divine has remained a cult figure, particularly within the LGBT community, and has provided the inspiration for fictional characters, artworks, and songs. Various books and documentary films devoted to his life have also been produced, including Divine Trash (1998) and I Am Divine (2013).

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NEW RELEASE! PATRICK COWLEY - "Mechanical Fantasy Box" (Book/Journal) 📚 (2019 Dark Entries)

 

NEW!

PATRICK COWLEY - "Mechanical Fantasy Box" (Book/Journal) 📚 (2019 Dark Entries)

Just finished reading the newly published journal of Electronic / Hi-NRG legendary producer/artist Patrick Cowley!

A very intimate look directly at his private thoughts and 'activities', from the early 70s until 1980... This is very much an 'underground' book, unedited and definitely uncensored.. but strangely beautifully written. (the way he describes his daily experiences is sometimes like.. a form of art/song writing) It's highly private - outrageous, but totally see the creative value, and understand why the people closest to him wanted to publish it.

Patrick does cover some thoughts on his music production, his personal friendships, but a huge part of his private journal covers his sexual adventures with both men and women (some well known names get mentioned too) He was both a wizz with his synthersizer, and even a bigger star playing the organ!

Patrick, a good American/Irish Catholic, often be seen, on his knees, "worshiping at the alter".. Doing a lot of 'community service'.. 🙏 Amen! ;-) warning note: this book is outrageous!

[you get the idea]

🔥

Some interesting music facts & previously unspoken connections I picked up from reading his journal: Patrick Cowley's remix of DONNA SUMMER/Giorgio Moroder "I FEEL LOVE" was released in 1982. (but Patrick mentions in his journal way back in 1977 that he just completed the remix for Casablanca Records, and that he was excited by what he produced and was awaiting feedback from Casablanca) I remember years ago reading how it was such a big deal, Moroder's US "I FEEL LOVE" Master Multitrack tape had to be personally collected and driven from LA to SF.

(1) In 1977 Patrick was not making Hi-NRG music.

(2) Having access in 1977 to Giorgio Moroder's full studio multi-track master tape for "I FEEL LOVE" most definitely inspired, enabled and greatly accelerated Patrick Cowley, to move forward more quickly in developing the SF Hi-NRG sound. That would have been Key.🔑

(3) Moroder's multi track master would (in part) become Cowley's structured template. [what a gift for an open minded young 27 year old electronic music creator in the 70s]

With Donna Summer's vocal performance, Moroder set the standard very high.

(4) Sylvester would become Cowley's Donna Summer.

Well worth getting if you're a Patrick Cowley fan, and/or interested in the underground/artistic side of pre aids San Francisco in the 70s-80s

These highly niche journal publications tend to have limited/small production runs (and quickly become rare collectors items). The book is printed in Berlin, Germany. Very thick quality paper 👍

I pre-ordered this in October 18th from Amazon, and it arrived just after Christmas. (Book Publication date: 22 Dec 2019)

Appreciate the high quality, uniquely original work DARK ENTRIES produce. Lots of attention to detail, exclusive/previously unseen artwork. Beautifully produced with passion & imagination. They go beyond.. 🚀🌙 Josh Cheon (in San Francisco) & his team (in Berlin) - thank you, for making 'art'

Special Thanks to Giorgio Moroder for inspiring everybody!

(Giorgio Moroder has always named Walter/Wendy Carlos as his original inspiration - famous for scoring the Stanley Kubrick film music - like the 1972 "Clockwork Orange" etc)

💡Retro NEW Project Suggestion:
Dark Entries could do something with Wendy Carlos (she's just turned 80 years old and is still very active)

RARE: Wendy Carlos Interview 1989 BBC Two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3cab5IcCy8

Dark Entries link:
https://www.darkentriesrecords.com/newly-uncovered-patrick…/

Full Review:
https://pitchfork.com/…/patrick-cowley-mechanical-fantasy…/…

🏆 BEST PRICE DEAL: (Free Worldwide Shipping) from Book Depository [thanks Andrew Wood for sharing this]
https://www.bookdepository.com/Mechanical-Fa…/9781942884545…

RETRO DISCO Hi-NRG

MAN TO MAN - "I Need A Man" (12'' US Maxi Single Remixes) 1987 Hi-NRG Eurobeat Italo Disco 80s WAV HQ "OUT-OF-PRINT"

MAN TO MAN

"I Need A Man"

(Original 12'' US Maxi Single Remixes) 1987

Hi-NRG Eurobeat Italo Disco 80s

WAV HQ

Man To Man (Featuring Paul Zone + Man Parrish) ‎– I Need A Man

Label: Recca Records ‎– RR2011
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG, Synth-pop

Tracklist:
A1. I Need A Man (Da Desperate Dance Drama 12'' Mix) 7:26
A2. I Need A Man (Radio Edit - If You Dare - Single Mix) 3:20
B1. The Loneliest Man In The World (Single Mix) 4:00
B2. I Need A Dub (Instrumental 12'' Mix) 5:07

Published By – Pizza Publishing
Published By – Editions Orfeus
Design [Sleeve] – John Sex
Design [Sleeve], Producer, Featuring – Paul Zone
Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez
Photography By – Emile Greco, Gene Bagnato, Scott Facon
Producer, Featuring – Man Parrish
Written-By – P. Slade (tracks: A1, A2, B2), P. Papa Diamondis (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

Track B2 is a dub version of "I Need A Man".

Dedicated to Miki Zone.

Picture side run-out groove reads - GOODBYE MIKI - 

Recorded in New York.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP

Rights Society: BMI

2019 WAV HQ RESTORATION

from the Original USA 1987 12'' 4 Track Maxi Single 💿

RETRO DISCO Hi-NRG