BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
DISCO FRIDAY!
“When Will I See You Again” is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and originally recorded by American Soul group The Three Degrees in 1974. The song was one of the most successful recordings of the “Philly Soul” era. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the song was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles distributed by Clear Channel.
In 1983 Megatone Records recording artist Magda Layna released a Hi-NRG/Disco version of the song which received heavy rotation in dance clubs. Megatone Records was founded in San Francisco by legendary dance music composer and recording artist Patrick Cowley.
SIDE A:
When Will I See You Again (Vocal Version) 6:10
SIDE B:
When Will I See You Again (Instrumental) 6:10
When Will I See You Again (Elevator Mix) 2:08
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Megatone Records – MT-111
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Disco
Credits: Design – Tony Chiumento
Engineer – David Coe, Don Mack
Photography – Mick Hicks
Producer – Bill Motley
Written-By – Gamble and Huff*
NOTES:
Dedicated to:
Edwin D. Strickland & Lawrence E. Edwards
“When Will I See You Again”
1983 Bill Motley ProductionFind The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
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 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Love this remix song (especially in slow mode at 33 rpm!!!!)can you reupload?
Many thanks for this post!
Alessandro
What a song. Never gets old.
Thanks for the rip Paul..
This is a truly awful version though!!!
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DJ Paul, I had to turn to Google to see what you were talking about, this list by Clear Channel. I am really surprised how caught up I got in the post 9/11 media coverage, that this particular news bit slipped past me. I was watching a live feed when the 2nd tower got hit, it really broke my heart for years to follow. My mom took me to see the view from the top of the towers in the 1980s. Oh well, a lot gets past me, I can’t deny it anymore, people have been trying to tell me… Read more »
Nice one.. Now i have a clean copy of this track.. THANK YOU, Paul.. 🙂
A beautiful song by first done by The Three Degrees, and this is in fact Prince Charles’ favourite song back in the 70s, but I doubt the “You” in the song refers to Princess Di.
Anyhow, I don’t think I’ve heard a terrible cover yet. Testament to the strength of the song itself.
Thanks Paul for posting this Hi-NRG version!
Ahh, the headband…80s fashion. Paul, was Olivia the one to champion that or it was already a fad before Physical?
Ric If memory serves me well I think Olivia started that fad 🙂
Very collectible piece of High Energy music from Megatone. This was included in Casey Jones’ list of the Top 200 High Energy songs of the eighties (published in Dance Music Report magazine). Saw her live once, she didn’t really know how to work the crowd up, but this song holds wonderful memories for me. Many thanks for this post.
You’re welcome Gianni and thank you for the interesting facts 🙂
I forgot about this song! Thanks Paul!!
You’re welcome Cory 🙂
Don’t think I know this version. Let me listen to it…
Have a great weekend. Hoping for a few more re-rips next week 🙂 🙂
Have a nice weekend Stefano 🙂