Archive - The Twelve Inch

Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately" : a coming of age story packaged in a groundbreaking song

The Twelve Inch 146 : What Have You Done For Me Lately (Janet Jackson)

Jan 3

December 2024

“Born to Be Alive”- Patrick Hernandez & Jean Vanloo : a story of rags to riches to rags and Madonna's First Break

The Twelve Inch 145 : Born To Be Alive (Patrick Hernandez)

Dec 27, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

The Simple Minds' New Gold Dream And The Story Of The German Remix That Wasn't German At All

The Twelve Inch 144 : New Gold Dream 81-82-83-84 (Simple Minds)

Dec 20, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

Discover The Album Cover : T.Life

It was the fall of 1981 when I celebrated my 18th birthday with a small but unforgettable party alongside some of my closest friends.

Dec 18, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

Mick Jagger’s “Just Another Night”: The Dance-Rock Experiment That (Almost) Split the Stones

The Twelve Inch 143 : Just Another Night (Mick Jagger)

Dec 13, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

Discover The Album Cover : Grupo Macho

At the start of 1981, I was fully immersed in the sounds of post-punk, New Romantic, and early synth-pop emerging from the UK.

Dec 11, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

Cross-Atlantic Harmony: How Italian Artists Shaped Laura Branigan’s Career

The Twelve Inch 142 : Self Control (Laura Branigan) + Self Control (RAF)

Dec 6, 2024 •

Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

and

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

Start here, I'll explain what it is all about

Dec 4, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

Discover The Album Cover : Master Boogie's Song And Dance

It’s not so much an album cover we’re examining this week, but a record label.

Dec 4, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

November 2024

From Ballads to Boogie: Did the Bee Gees ever aspire to become Disco Legends?

The Twelve Inch 141 : You Should Be Dancing (Bee Gees)

Nov 29, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

Discover The Album Cover : Disco Shitân

The album cover we’re sinking our teeth into this week (pun intended) is one of those strange disco one-offs.

Nov 27, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

Two of Hearts by Stacey Q and how MTV helped to change the trajectory of dance music in the eighties.

The Twelve Inch 140 : Two Of Hearts (Stacey Q)

Nov 22, 2024 •

PeDupre - The Twelve Inch

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts