More Medleys, Pts. 1 & 2

Beginning in the late 1980s, a Brit novelty group, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, had several hit singles using the same format as Stars on 45. This time, the nostalgia being cashed in on was early rock-and-roll songs. Initially, the group utilized remixes of original recordings by Bill Haley and His Comets, Little Richard, and The Everly Brothers. However, as swing dancing began to trend, they used singer impersonators atop a big band sound. Their best-known release is THAT'S WHAT I LIKE. 

A bit before that, in 1983, Pandisc’s second release was a soundalike medley of James Brown’s greatest hits by a studio band named Soul Kings. Like Stars On 45, KING OF SOUL MEDLEY was released as a 12” for djs and a 7” for consumers in America. And in the Netherlands it was released on the CNR label (home to Stars On 45.)

Pandisc, having made a name for itself in the late ’80 with what is now considered the Miami bass sound, is still active today. And Tommy Turchin, of Tommy Turchin Productions, would go on to open Miami’s renowned and short-lived beachfront party palace Club Nu.