No, we're not talking about New Kids On The Block or Menudo, we're talking about Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers new album, called Summer Party 2008.
How did we miss this one? Perhaps because there is no US release.
Audio CD (July 1, 2008)
Number of Discs: 3
Format: Import
2008 three CD set, the ultimate collection of Jive Bunny, past and present. It is a mega triple disc package and the first disc includes current hits mixed in the inimitable Jive Bunny style, this is followed by a second CD packed with hits mixed to the max from the '70s, '80s and '90s and the third CD is a bonus disc of classic Jive Bunny from the '50s and '60s. Jive Bunny has had huge chart success over the years and JB and The Mastermixers became only the third act to achieve three UK #1s with their first three releases. Between 1989 and 1991, Jive Bunny released 10 singles and 3 albums selling over 3 million records worldwide. They have also had global success with hits in Germany, Hong Kong, USA and Mexico. EMI TV.
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Intro
2. Smile
3. Shine
4. Ruby
5. Crazy
6. Push The Button
7. Don't Stop The Music
8. Beautiful Girls
9. Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex
10. Crazy Chick
11. Something Kinda Ooooh
12. Mercy
13. Since U Been Gone
14. Maneater
15. Filthy/Gorgeous
16. S.O.S. vs. The Creeps
17. Love Today
18. U & Ur Hand
19. Toxic vs. Crank That (Soulja Boy)
20. Star To Fall
21. Everytime We Touch
22. I Think We're Alone Now vs. The Sweet Escape
23. Shut Up & Drive
24. Hey Ya
25. Girlfriend
26. About You Now vs. Dakota
27. Valerie
Disc: 2
1. 70s
Under The Moon Of Love
Beach Baby (sample)
Crocodile Rock
Jukebox Jive
Oliver's Army (sample)
Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black
All Right Now (sample)
Some Girls
Tiger Feet
Blockbuster (sample)
The Time Warp
The Cat Crept In
One Way Or Another (sample)
Lay Your Love On Me
I Wonder Why
Greased Lightnin'
Happy Days
I Get The Sweetest Feeling (sample)
You're The One That I Want
Crazy Horses
We Go Together
Daddy Cool (The Darts)
2. 80s
Tell Her About it
(Do) The Hucklebuck
Happy Hour
Dead Ringer For Love (sample)
Oh Julie
Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)
Reet Petite
Can Can
Footloose
Happy Birthday (Altered Images) (sample)
The Heat Is On
I'm Your Man (sample)
Mickey
The Tide Is High (sample)
I'm Still Standing
Celebration (sample)
Kids In America
A View To A Kill (sample)
White Wedding
Walk Like An Egyptian
Walking On Sunshine
3. 90s
Macarena
Tubthumping
Mona
Summertime
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
Tragedy
When The Going Gets Tough
Just A Little Bit
Tell Me Ma
Saturday Night
Dance The Night Away
Movin' On Up (sample)
Love Shack
5,6,7,8
Always Have, Always Will
Parklife
Mambo No.5
Livin' La Vida Loca
Disc: 3
1. SWING THE MOOD
2. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE
3. THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME
4. SOUL BANANA
5. CRAZY PARTY MIXES
6. HOT SUMMER SALSA
7. LET'S SWING AGAIN
8. ROARING TWENTIES
9. ROCK 'N' ROLL BEETHOVEN
10. THE JUKE BOX STORY
11. CAN CAN YOU PARTY
12. THE JB SHUFFLE
13. ROCK 'N' ROLLER
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers were an 80's novelty pop music act who were the third band to have their first three releases go to number one on the UK singles chart, a feat they achieved between July and December 1989. The previous bands to do so were Gerry & the Pacemakers and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. They also went to number one in several other countries, but not the United States.
Jive Bunny's three number ones were "Swing the Mood", "That's What I Like" and "Let's Party". All three songs used sampling and synthesisers to combine pop music from the early rock and roll era together into a medley. The results were somewhat like the earlier Stars on 45, who actually hired "sound-alike" singers and musicians to recreate the music from scratch.
Each song used a sampled instrumental theme to join the songs together, in much the same way as dance music megamixes. "Swing the Mood" used Glenn Miller's famous "In The Mood" (a recording dating back to 1939). "Swing the Mood" was no. 1 for 5 weeks on the UK singles chart in 1989. It also included samples from the following songs:
Bill Haley & His Comets' "Rock Around The Clock"
"Rock-a-Beatin'-Boogie" composed by Bill Haley
The Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie"
Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog"
Bill Haley & His Comets' "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up"
"Jailhouse Rock"
Danny & The Juniors' "At The Hop"
Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti"
"That's What I Like" featured the theme music from the television police drama Hawaii Five-O, while "Let's Party" used "March of the Mods" (also known as the Finnjenka Dance).
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers were in reality a father and son DJ team from Hetton in North Yorkshire. They have continued to work under the name, but with less chart success.
The original idea was from Les Hemstock on the DJ-only Mastermix DJ service. Andy Pickles (the son) then become the front man largely on his own. John Pickles (the father) was never actually in the band, but the owner of the label and effectively the manager.
Andy Pickles later went on to found hard house record label Tidy Trax with fellow DJ Amadeus Mozart.
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