Man 2 Man Meet Man Parrish – Male Stripper (UK 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on January 4th, 2011
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
Man 2 Man (also known as Man to Man) were a US Hi-NRG band from New York City that formed in the early 1980s. They were best known for their hit single “Male Stripper”.
The act was composed of brothers Mikki and Paul Zone, who had been known on the local Brooklyn music scene since the mid 1970s. Paul participated in a band called The Fast during this period, with songs such as “Boys Will Be Boys”; the group gained some national attention with a second album being produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars.
After The Fast, the brothers spent the first half of the 1980s singing on a number of Hi-NRG and disco records for producers such as Bobby Orlando (records like Divine’s “Native Love” and The Flirts’ “Passion”). Soon after they formed a new band, which was originally called Man’s Favourite Sports. However, another band had already claimed the right to use this name, so the Zone brothers became known as Man 2 Man.
Under this name the band scored their biggest hit, “Male Stripper”, teaming up with cult electro producer Man Parrish. Originally released in the United Kingdom in 1986 on the Bolts Records label, “Male Stripper” was a big club hit throughout the autumn and peaked at #64 on the UK Singles Chart. In early 1987, “Male Stripper” charted again in the UK, and this time the song became an even bigger hit, spending five weeks in the Top 10 and two weeks at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. Unfortunately, this success was never seen by group member Mikki, who had died of spinal meningitis on December 31, 1986.
Due to the death of Mikki, Paul Zone decided to rename the act Man to Man.
Man Parrish (born Manuel Joseph Parrish, May 6, 1958) is an American composer, songwriter, vocalist and producer. He, along with artists such as Kraftwerk, Art of Noise, Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie, Jellybean Benitez and Aldo Marin helped create and define the sound of B-Boy electro of the early 1980s. He became an underground music scene icon in the 1980s and 1990s and is one of the most important and influential figures in American electronic dance music.
SIDE A:
Male Stripper (Original US Remix) 8:12
Remix – Denny O’Connor , Man 2 Man
SIDE B:
Male Stripper (UK Love Mix) 9:20
Remix – Mex Crew, The
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Cover: Very Good Plus
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | “Male Stripper” | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | Did Not Chart |
| 1987 | “Male Stripper” | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | Did Not Chart |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Bolts Records
Catalog#: BOLTS 4/12
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Hi NRG
Credits: Producer, Synthesizer, Programmed By, Engineer – Man Parrish
Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals – Paul Zone
Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Written-By – Miki Zone
NOTES:
This Record Is For All The Men Who Strip For a Living
On the 31st of December 1986 Miki Zone passed away in New York at 7.30am
We dedicate this record to him. Miki will be a much missed friend.”
This is the second issue of this release due to the untimely death of Miki Zone. The original issue has a different coloured picture sleeve, and more importantly the track positions are transposed.
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super 20
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 16bit 44kHz using Adobe batch processing
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi PNG format, resized to JPEG format for posting.
PW: burningtheground
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January 4th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
A hi-NRG classic! And there are so many versions of this released in the 80s. Thanks for your excellent rip as always.
if memory serves me right, I recall Paul Zone was furious with Boy George around that time, and accused him of being the cause of death by drug overdose of their mutual friend.
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January 4th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
thanks for another superlative post (new word for the day;) what a great “old” song…was lucky enough to find this single myself years back. so glad people still have a chance to hear it.
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January 5th, 2011 at 11:35 am
Thanks Paul, this track really brings back mid to late 80s memories… “Strip for me babe, strip for you, strip for me ’cause I want you too”. Looking forward to the other one too when you post it. Regards, David.
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January 17th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
I have 2 copies of this Mix on LP if anyone is interested…..
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October 19th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
I once accidently put this on when I was DJing at my dad’s Xmas party. Seemed to go down quite well, considering.
Thanks!
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March 7th, 2012 at 12:41 am
Hi Paul, this is awesome that you put Man 2 Man here. It brings back lots of memories when I first went clubbing. Could you repost these links (Energy is Euro beat and Male Stripper)? thank so much! (I have these on vinyl though a bit worn both cover and vinyl condition) Use to cost me so much money to get the import versions in Sydney…
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November 13th, 2012 at 6:48 am
Hi Paul… excelent blog… with amazing rips from selected tracks of memory lane…
Maybe you will know the name of the model on the cover?
Thanks in advance…
Regards
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