Midnight Star – Midas Touch
Label: |
Solar – MCAT 1096 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Disco |
Tracklist
| A | Midas Touch (Extended Dance Mix) | 6:35 | |
| B1 | Midas Touch (Instrumental Mix) | 6:34 | |
| B2 | Midas Touch (Acapella Mix) | 5:37 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Solar Records
- Published By – Chappell Music Ltd.
- Licensed From – Solar Records
- Licensed To – MCA Records Ltd.
Credits
- Design – The Leisure Process
- Producer – Reggie Calloway
- Written-By – J. Watson Williams*
Notes
Original sound recording made by Solar Records
MCA Records Ltd. are the exclusive licensees for the UK
℗ 1986 Solar Records
Track A has an incorrect duration of 5:42 and is called Midas Touch (Extended Remix) on label
Actual duration is 6:35, the same record exists with a correct label Midnight Star - Midas Touch
MCA Records Ltd. are the exclusive licensees for the UK
℗ 1986 Solar Records
Track A has an incorrect duration of 5:42 and is called Midas Touch (Extended Remix) on label
Actual duration is 6:35, the same record exists with a correct label Midnight Star - Midas Touch
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 011781 109665
- Barcode (Scanned): 5011781109665
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): MCAT 1096-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): MCAT 1096-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout - stamped): M.CAT 1096 A//1▽420 T 11 6 J•A[etched]
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout - stamped): MCAT 1096 B//1▽420 T 11 9 JA[etched]
Other Versions (5 of 46)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Midas Touch (12", 45 RPM) | TSR (5) | TSR 320204 | 1986 | ||||
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Midas Touch (12", 33 ⅓ RPM) | Solar | 0-66836 | US | 1986 | ||
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Midas Touch (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) | Solar | SOLD 127805 | Belgium | 1986 | ||
| Midas Touch (12", Promo) | Solar | ED 5156 | US | 1986 | |||
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Midas Touch (7", 45 RPM, Single) | Alpha Records | ONESIN 055 | Sweden | 1986 |
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Reviews
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The A side track on this release is exactly the same as the US 12". The 5:42 on the label is incorrect.
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Edited 20 years agoIf you ask me, Hell Interface did track B1 on mask500 (The Midas Touch cover being B3--the 3rd track of that same side), as track B1 has all the earmarks of a BoC track. Especially considering that it has much in common with what is generally regarded as the BoC track on mask200, particularly the style and sound of the distorted percussion (another example of this is the B side of the BoC "Aquarius" 7" on skam), the use of children's voices, and the trademark floating and wobbly synths.
In contrast, the Midas Touch remake has little in common with any of the BoC catalog. Of course i wouldn't put it past the conspirators of the mask series to try and confuse us by sounding like each other, so who knows.
I agree that the original is better in some ways. The Mask500 version is still awesome IMO, mostly because the original version is such good material to work with, and the remake doesn't tamper with it too much. I actually like the melancholy of the remake.
Anyway, this is one of my all time favorite records, and I'm surprised it isn't played out more!
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A fantastic and uplifting slice of 80's electro soul - with added microwave *ting*. The 'Midas Touch (Acapella Mix)' is a great addition and can be used very effectively on a stripped down funky electro break. Hell Interface covered this for the MASK 500 release - personally I think they got it completely wrong by turning it into a dark, melancholy track - it doesn't work.
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