{"product_id":"equip-xxxo-12-uk","title":"Equip - XXXO - 12\" - UK","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenre: Electro\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e12\", S\/Sided, Ltd, Promo\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Not On Label\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eSleeve Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e+Please note - all images are stock images and may not represent the exact final product, please check the condition, grading and description details for any comments on issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cpre style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify;font-family: unset;\"\u003eIn 1984 Street Sounds released the experimental UK Electro album as part of their now legendary Electro series. All but one of the tracks on this 'compilation' were written and produced by the same nucleus of people, although the labels owner, Morgan Khan, came up with an array of fictitious names for the album credits, giving the impression of a thriving British Electro movement. \r\n\r\nThe trio behind the lion's share of UK Electro were Greg Wilson, a pioneering DJ who'd championed Electro via his cutting-edge nights at venues including Wigan Pier and Manchester clubs, Legend and The Hacienda, Martin Jackson, formerly a drummer with the band Magazine, and Andy Connell, the keyboard player with A Certain Ratio (Connell and Jackson would later go on to chart success, having formed Swing Out Sister). \r\n\r\nUK Electro would reach the highly creditable position of number 60 on the album chart and is nowadays regarded as a cult-classic, having been an inspiration for the oncoming generation of homegrown dance producers, who'd make such an impact later in the decade. Much was made at the time about a British DJ being involved in making, rather than playing records, although this would become the norm a few years down the line. \r\n\r\nOne track from the sessions the UK Electro collaborators worked on that never made the LP was 'XXXO' by Equip, which Morgan Khan didn't deem strong enough for inclusion, perhaps due to its straighter 4\/4 beat. It was recorded as a demo at Manchester's Drone Studio in December 1983, along with another track that did appear on the album, 'Real Time (Retrospective Dub)' by Zer-o. \r\n\r\nIssued for the first time, as a limited edition 12\", 'XXXO' is a slice of British dance history, which has been described, in hindsight, as 'Proto Acid House'. By complete accident, Wilson, Jackson and Connell had anticipated the direction that dance music was destined to take, but the track would never see the light of day, with only record company and DJ contacts, along with friends and family, getting to hear the demo back then. \r\n\r\nWhen, in the early 90's, Greg Wilson featured it on a promo cassette compilation of his work, a number of people expressed surprise that it actually pre-dated the early Chicago House releases, having assumed that this was the source of the tracks inspiration. More recently, Wilson included it on a CD he put together, originally for members of the Electro Empire website, which included an alternative version of UK Electro. It's from these CD's that the interest in 'XXXO' has built, resulting in the decision to finally make it available all these years on.\r\n\u003c\/pre\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA.  XXXO 6:11\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k4C_NIxF-vs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode and Other Identifiers:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl, 12\", Single Sided\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/sell\/item\/4414994733\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eData provided by Discogs\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Not On Label, 12\", S\/Sided, Ltd, Promo, 2006","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56983942791554,"sku":"4414994733, EQUIPXXX0","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/4458\/3829\/files\/861406-094132361f628ca8e0ff61f628ca8e100164352225061f628ca8e102.jpg?v=1792179510","url":"https:\/\/released.co.uk\/products\/equip-xxxo-12-uk","provider":"Released Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}