Hott - Hip Service 12" (1986)So, I don't know what exactly to say about this 12" single. I did some internet sleuthing and turned up a certain Dr. York, who is listed as the Executive Producer, Producer, Writer, Arranger and Engineer of this particular piece. He may or may not be the same Dr. York who's wikipage is an amazing chunk of text.
I picked this up in a Thrift Store some years ago, and I have only now just listened to it. The jacket is cheap, but the vinyl itself is very heavy and a beautiful, nearly flawless deep red... the exact color I would expect Count Dracula to release an album on if he weren't so busy draining virgins and creating hounds of hell. How could I resist this album cover? It is simple, yet effective. In fact, why not use it to spruce up some other, less desirable album covers? See what happens when you use it against the album "Load" by Metallca:
"Now with 100% less semen!"
Anyway, about the actual music. This is standard 80's dance music, but it sounds like it was intended to be disco but they just tried to make it more modern in the production. The standard single mix is ok. The "Club Mix" is just a drawn out version of the regular single mix, but to nauseating proportions. The "Crazy Mix" sounds just like you would expect from someone in 1986 when given the direction "Just make it crazy!" The Accapella is the real treat, complete with echo effects. Maybe some DJ can do something creative with it, which is the real reason I'm posting it up... maybe it will be of some use to someone, somewhere.
A1 Hip Service [4:29]
A2 Hip Service (Club Mix) [8:13]
B1 Hip Service (Crazy Mix) [8:28]
B2 Hip Service (Acapella) [2:10]
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