The Dance Music Community has lost a great Mark Thomas DJ Extraordinaire and all around nice guy

I've added links to this post about 10 times, keep an eye on it for more.

An amazing D.J. and a true friend.  Mark Thomas passed away Monday, January 26th.  He was always so generous and kind to me.  I feel pretty awful right about now.  We last chatted in Facebook on the 21st and it was a lot longer then usual but most importantly I felt close to him and I'm glad we had a chance to share.

A fellow Gemini Mark was born May 31, 1959.  Way too freaking young to leave us already.  Up until this past summer he was still spinning the yearly event Sun Dance in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.  And always up for sharing.  Whenever I wanted something from his collection all I had to do was ask and a .wav file would appear for me within hours.

In the coming days I would like to share some of his mixes.  I'd especially like to post some of his mixes from The Saint or The Saint at Large.  So keep your eyes on this space as it will be updated.

Download this one with the link below.

our boy in Mykonos 1989

Mark began spinning at The Hippo 1980 and went on to even more D.J. fame at The Saint during it's duration from 1980 to the closing party in 1988 in which he was one of the featured DJ's. He was one of the house D.J.'s at The Hippo and Cignel in Baltimore.  I was also present during that great night when he spun New Years Eve for the Saint at Large on December 31, 1990 at The Roxy.

SOME MORE MUSIC COMING VERY SOON

THE SAINT TONIGHT 1984 MARK THOMAS

THE SAINT ON FIRE MAY 26, 1985
HEARTS 4 20 1985

IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME MORALES, MUNZIBAI AND MARK THOMAS DISCONET MIX
PRIDE '94
RED PARTY ZIP
AFTER DARK

Saturday March 16, 1985
The Black Party | Rites VI
Music: Chuck Parsons
Lights: Richard Tucker


Sunday March 17, 1985
Sunday Tea
Music: Mark Thomas
LISTEN TO THE BLACK TEA

SUNDANCE 2006 REHOBOTH BEACH

SAINT AT LARGE NEW YEARS EVE AT THE ROXY 1990-1991

SUNDANCE AUCTION 2009

Don't miss the download for this party just above the invite.

This is from the 12 gods party in Mykonos September 1996.  I was there but we weren't friends yet.  So I even have a memory that I didn't even realize was a memory.

From Mandate magazine in the mid 80's.

With a girlfriend in Maryland in the 80's.

When he died the record on the turntable was Divine's Shoot Your Shot.  It was still spinning when he was found.  I'd like to think he went with a smile on his face if this tune was on.

MARK THOMAS MIXES, THE SAINT & MORE, MAJOR DOWNLOADS HERE

AS THIS MONTH IS THE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLOSING OF THE SAINT I FIGURED WHY NOT MOVE THIS BLOG POST UP TO THE FRONT AGAIN

Bringing up to the front again.  These mixes deserve to be listened to and shared.  Mark Thomas was a great guy.  I miss him a lot.

Here's a fun one to bring back to the front after three years.

Another mix has been added to this post.  So I'm moving it back to the top again.  Happy downloading!  

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would get some more Mark Thomas mixes out to you.  Here's a start.

SUNDANCE AUCTION 2009
Red Party Part 2
Red Party Part 3 SUNDANCE 2006 REHOBOTH BEACH
RED PARTY PART 5 THE RED PARTY MAY 1986
Red Party Part 4
PRIDE '94
AFTER DARK
THE SAINT LAST PARTY PART 5

THE SAINT LAST PARTY PART 4
THE SAINT LAST PARTY PART 3
THE SAINT LAST PARTY PART 2
THE SAINT LAST PARTY PART 1

GAY PRIDE PIER DANCE 1997 PART 2
GAY PRIDE PIER DANCE 1997 PART 1

TONIGHT THE SAINT 1984

THE SAINT HEARTS ON FIRE 1985 
ON FIRE MAY 26, 1985
HEARTS 2 40 85

THE SAINT HEARTS ON FIRE NUMBER 2

THE SAINT JUNE 3rd 1984, THE ENTIRE NIGHT

Saturday March 16, 1985
The Black Party | Rites VI
Music: Chuck Parsons
Lights: Richard Tucker


Sunday March 17, 1985
Sunday Tea
Music: Mark Thomas

LISTEN TO THE BLACK TEA

ONLY SAINT

MARK SPINNING SAINT AT LARGE NEW YEARS EVE THE ROXY 1990-1991

Michael Fierman Saturday January 7, 1984
WARREN GLUCK THE LAST PARTY MIX

We lost an Italo Disco Great Albert One alias Albertone, Jock Hattle and A1

This is an update of a post from a while back.  Since Albert One left the stage on May 11, 2020 it seemed like as good a time as any to dedicate an entire post to him.

Jock Hattle the chubby Italo Disco Megastar.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/sqdzb3rg4d/01%20Albert%20One.zip
http://www.filefactory.com/file/63dvydltwi51/02%20Albert%20One.zip

His debut single Turbo Diesel came out in 1984 and it was a big pop hit in Italy he performed it everywhere including t.v. shows like FestivalBar.

Better known as Albert One, but in actuality named Alberto Carpani sang many italo disco hits including this debut single under the aforementioned moniker Jock Hattle.  Crazy Family (Yes-No) is just simply a classic of the era almost as good as the Joe Yellow record from the same year, Lover to Lover but still an Italo Disco "10" in my opinion.

He's one of the few italo disco figures that was actually recognizable.  The year before Gary Low became one of the first with the smash You are a Danger.  That same year Gazebo had the second biggest pop single of the year with I Like Chopin (only beaten by Irene Cara's Flashdance - What a Feeling).  So by 1983, Italo Disco artists were being presented on RAI alongside new wave and the new romantic British invasion artists like Duran Duran and Human League.

GET A LITTLE CRAZY

YOU HURT ME BUT NOW YOUR FLESH LIES ROTTING IN HELL

Berlin based Shark Vegas was a new wave group that toured with New Order and was signed to Factory Records.  I love this kind of electronic Factory sound.  Sort of similar to Section 25.SHARK VEGAS ZIP

Interestingly enough though a U.K. release (licensed from West Germany), the track was a flop in Britain but got a lot of club play in the U.S.

You can hear Bernard Sumner's distinctive guitar riffs at the very end.  The harder sounding b side sounds as if it could be a New Order song.