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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch

@thetwelveinch.bsky.social

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A disco-kid+80s music nerd & writer here to help you embrace your secret love for 70s and 80s dance music. Each week, I share the stories of artists you know and those you think you don’t. Fair warning: a dose of sarcasm, puns, and dry humor is inevitable!

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My love affair with disco really took off in 1978, and one of the first records I bought was Karen Young's "Hot Shot." 🔥 Exactly 48 years ago today, it reached No. 1 on the US Dance Chart. A true disco classic. #KarenYoung #HotShot #Disco #DanceMusic #70sMusic #MusicHistory

Karen Young - Hot Shot • TopPop

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

What if the Pet Shop Boys didn't make an album... ...but six twelve-inch singles packaged together? That's how I now hear Introspective. #petshopboys #freestyle #nowplaying #dancemusichistory

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Pet Shop Boys, Domino Dancing and the Album That Turned the Twelve-Inch Into the Main Event

The Twelve Inch 220 - The A Side (Extended) : Domino Dancing (Pet Shop Boys)

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

On this day in 1982, Yazoo's "Don't Go" became Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet's second No. 1 on the US Dance Chart of the year. 🎹 Remember the first one? Two singles. Two No. 1 dance hits. Which gets your vote? #Yazoo #VinceClarke #AlisonMoyet #SynthPop #80sMusic #DanceMusic #MusicHistory

Yazoo - Don't Go (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by Yazoo / Yaz - Official

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Exactly 50 years ago today, Stevie entered the US Dance Chart with four songs from Songs in the Key of Life: "Sir Duke," "I Wish," "Isn't She Lovely," and my personal favourite, "Another Star." ⭐ Which one is your favourite? #StevieWonder #Nowplaying #Motown #Disco #DanceMusic #MusicHistory

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

33 years ago today, Gabrielle's "Dreams" reached No. 1 on the US Dance Chart. 💃 Originally an R&B/pop hit, its remixes turned it into a dancefloor favourite. My guess? The brilliant Our Tribe Mix played a big part. #Gabrielle #Dreams #Rollo #Faithless #DanceMusic #90sMusic #MusicHistory

Gabrielle - Dreams (Our tribe house mix)

YouTube video by A-MUSIC

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Maybe Mylène Farmer's greatest career move... ...was never trying hard enough to become global. #nineties #mylenefarmer #nowplaying

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🇫🇷🇨🇦 Mylène Farmer, The Canadian Who Became France's Biggest Pop Mystery

The Twelve Inch 218 - The A Side (Extended) : Désenchantée (Mylene Farmer)

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Born in Canada. Became France's biggest female pop star. Never really became Canadian. That contradiction fascinated me #MyleneFarmer #DanceMusicHistory #TheTwelveInch

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🇫🇷🇨🇦 Mylène Farmer, The Canadian Who Became France's Biggest Pop Mystery

The Twelve Inch 218 - The A Side (Extended) : Désenchantée (Mylene Farmer)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🇨🇦🇫🇷 How does someone born in Canada become France's biggest female pop star... yet remain almost unknown elsewhere? This week I dive into the remarkable story of Mylène Farmer's Désenchantée #MyleneFarmer #Desenchantee #MusicHistory #DanceMusic #FrenchPop #EuroPop #Vinyl #1990sMusic #MusicDiscovery

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🇫🇷🇨🇦 Mylène Farmer, The Canadian Who Became France's Biggest Pop Mystery

The Twelve Inch 218 - The A Side (Extended) : Désenchantée (Mylene Farmer)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Trevor Horn turns 77 today. 🎂 A producer without whom the 80s would have sounded very different. Choosing just one track to celebrate his birthday isn't easy… …but today, let's go with this one. Happy birthday, Trevor! #TrevorHorn #80sMusic #Producer #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-...

The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by TheBugglesVEVO

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste. 😁 Especially when you’re writing about disco’s sexiest records. Donna Summer, Grace Jones, Barry White, Boys Town Gang and more… 10 gloriously cheeky disco classics. #Disco #MusicHistory #Vinyl

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🎧 The Crate of Carnal Knowledge, 10 Disco Records That Turned Up the Heat 🔥

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

1988 👇 Nia Peeples – Trouble #1 on the US dance chart. For just one week… …but that’s still seven days of being #1 😁 And enough to earn a place in my ever-growing series of dance chart Notes. #NiaPeeples #Trouble #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4nq...

Nia Peeples - Trouble

YouTube video by NiaPeeplesVEVO

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

1983 👇 Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) It reached #2 on the US dance chart. Not quite #1… …but unquestionably one of the defining synth-pop records of the 80s. Some songs outgrow the charts. #Eurythmics #SweetDreams #SynthPop #80sMusic #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMF...

Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Official Video)

YouTube video by EurythmicsVEVO

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

1985 👇 Skipworth & Turner – Thinking About Your Love #1 on the US dance chart 41 years ago today. One of those perfect mid-tempo synth-funk gems. As a DJ, I loved records like this. A dream for beatmatched sets 😁 #SkipworthAndTurner #SynthFunk #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

Skipworth & Turner - Thinking About Your Love (1985)

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

1980 👇 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway – Back Together Again #1 on the UK dance chart. One of the finest dance records of the year. And one that never seems to grow old. Written by Mtume & Reggie Lucas. Pure quality. #RobertaFlack #DonnyHathaway #Disco #SoulMusic #NowPlaying

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again

YouTube video by AuntieSoul34

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

1975 👇 South Shore Commission – Free Man #1 on Billboard’s Disco Action chart 51 years ago today. And yes… It received the legendary “A Tom Moulton Mix” treatment 😁 One of those early disco gems that helped shape dance music history. #music #TomMoulton #Disco #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

South Shore Commission Free Man 1975

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Western Europe is like a 🍕oven at the moment, so I went digging for five dancefloor gems with one thing in common: HOT. 🔥 Jermaine Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Cuba Gooding Sr., the Dazz Band and Chuck Cissel. #Disco #SynthFunk #DanceMusic #80sMusic #MusicHistory

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The Twelve Inch Presents : 5 Deep Cuts to get through any heatwave

🔥 Hot Records For Hot Days: Seven Dancefloor Gems From The Crates

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

1985 👇 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force I Wonder If I Take You Home #1 US dance chart. The Americans called it freestyle. We called it electro. Either way, it was one of 1985’s finest dance records. And a dream to beatmatch 😁 #LisaLisa #Freestyle #Electro #80sMusic #NowPlaying

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by LisaLisaCultJamVEVO

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The first disco record doesn’t exist. Fight me. 😁 Goal: * Discussion * Comments #disco #newyork #mushistory #music #musicsky

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The Twelve Inch #216 - The B-Side : Beats, Acapella & Dub: 🪩 The People Who Invented Disco and the Records That Started It All

The Twelve Inch 216 : Rock The Boat (Hues Corporation)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I couldn’t put this week’s B-Side behind a paywall. David Mancuso. The Loft. The first disco hits. Come argue with me about what the first disco record really was. #disco #music #nowplaying #newyork

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The Twelve Inch #216 - The B-Side : Beats, Acapella & Dub: 🪩 The People Who Invented Disco and the Records That Started It All

The Twelve Inch 216 : Rock The Boat (Hues Corporation)

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The best part of music history isn’t the peak. It’s the moment before the peak. When everyone can feel something changing but nobody knows what it is yet. Disco had that moment too. #disco #music #nowplaying #soul

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🚤 Rock The Boat: The Album Track Nobody Wanted That Helped Invent Disco

The Twelve Inch 216 - The A Side (Extended) : Rock The Boat (Hues Corporation)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

1988 👇 When In Rome – The Promise #1 on the US dance chart. One of the finest pop-dance records ever made, if you ask me. I definitely need to devote a future episode to this one. Did you like it? #WhenInRome #ThePromise #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_...

When In Rome - The Promise (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by WhenInRomeVEVO

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Most shocking follow-up album ever? My vote goes to ABC’s Beauty Stab. #abc #synthpop #music #nowplaying

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🎹 ABC, The Look Of Love and the Album I Bought Five Times

The Twelve Inch 215 - The A Side (Extended) : The Look Of Love (ABC)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

1989 👇 Roberta Flack – Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) Her very first US dance chart #1. Remixed by Arthur Baker. One of those club gems you may have completely forgotten 😁 Did you remember this one? #RobertaFlack #ArthurBaker #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

Roberta Flack - Uh Uh Ooh Ooh Look Out Here It Comes (Arthur Baker's Dance Mix) [1988]

YouTube video by Old Skool Rewind Official

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Dutch perfection 😁 Mai Tai – History (1985) The 12” of this record is incredible. One of my favorite records to mix: easy to blend and always a big dancefloor moment. This day in 1985 it was Britain's new n°1 on the dance chart #MaiTai #DutchMusic #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

Mai Tai - History (1985) [TOTP]

YouTube video by ronderw

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Boz Scaggs turns 82 today 🎂 Proof that making great music is good for your health 😁 Many happy returns, Boz, and thanks for gems like Lowdown. #BozScaggs #Lowdown #70sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

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Boz Scaggs 🎧 Lowdown, Yacht Rock & The Dancefloor, Why Some Songs Stay Forever

The Twelve Inch 208 - The A Side (Extended) : Lowdown (Bozz Scaggs)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Wait for it… 😁 You thought Narada Michael Walden only did the drumming-and-singing thing when he was young? Nope. This recording is from last year. He’s 74 years old. Still drumming. Still singing. Still amazing. This is so great ❤️ #NaradaMichaelWalden #MusicLegend #Disco #NowPlaying

I Shoulda Loved Ya 2025 - Narada Michael Walden

YouTube video by Official Narada

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

1980 👇 Narada Michael Walden – I Should’ve Loved Ya #1 UK dance chart 46 years ago today. Drummers who sing while playing always amaze me. Narada made it look effortless. Still love this record 😁 #NaradaMichaelWalden #Disco #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KRG...

Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya (Soul Train) (Remaster DRG)

YouTube video by #M O M E N T O F L A S H#

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

1982 Britain was a musical playground. Sophisticated pop from ABC, Sheffield synth innovators, Brit-funk grooves, dub remixes and dance-pop hooks, all existing side by side. This week’s mix is a snapshot of a scene that refused to stand still. 🎧 Mix👇 #ABC #Synthpop #BritFunk #nowplaying

The Twelve Inch 215 : The Look Of Love : Synth-Pop/New Pop/New Wave - 1982

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

987 👇 Janet Jackson – The Pleasure Principle Another #1 US dance hit from the seemingly endless stream of singles from Control 😁 Stayed at the top for 2 weeks. Question: What’s your favorite Control track? #JanetJackson #Control #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-gu...

Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle

YouTube video by JanetJacksonVEVO

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

🎹 ABC, The Look Of Love and the Album I Bought Five Times Trevor Horn wasn’t great because he loved technology. He was great because he knew how to use technology to make people feel something. Big difference. #abc #newpop #synthpop #eighties #music #nowplaying #musichistory

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🎹 ABC, The Look Of Love and the Album I Bought Five Times

The Twelve Inch 215 - The A Side (Extended) : The Look Of Love (ABC)

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I’ve bought ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love five times. That’s probably the clearest sign that an album mattered. What’s the one record you’ve repurchased over and over? #synthpop #music #musichistory #nowplaying #abc open.substack.com/pub/thetwelv...

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🎹 ABC, The Look Of Love and the Album I Bought Five Times

The Twelve Inch 215 - The A Side (Extended) : The Look Of Love (ABC)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

1978: Hi-Tension reached #1 on the UK dance chart with… Hi-Tension. One of the defining records of the genre. Later, singer David Joseph would score again with: You Can’t Hide (Your Love From Me) #BritFunk #HiTension #70sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

Hi Tension singing "HiTension" Top of The Pops Jazz Funk

http://www.hitension.com Hi Tension sold over a 1/4 of a million 7" singles to reach number 12 in the Charts. The 12" version outsold the 7" version by more than double, as copies of the 7" ran out…

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

989 👇 De La Soul – Me Myself And I #1 US dance chart 37 years ago today. One of the most influential hip-hop and sample-based records ever released. Quiz time 😁 Can you identify the opening sample? Bonus points for both artist AND song title. #DeLaSoul #HipHop #Sampling #TommyBoy #NowPlaying

De La Soul - Me Myself and I (Official Music Video) [HD]

YouTube video by DeLaSoulVEVO

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Do Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti ring a bell? 😁 Maybe not. But Snap! surely does. 36 years ago today: The Power was #1 on the US dance chart. #2 on the Hot 100. #1 where it mattered most: the dancefloor. Did you dance to it? #Snap #ThePower #Eurodance #90sDance #NowPlaying

SNAP! - The Power (Official 4K Music Video)

The official 4K music video for "The Power" by SNAP! Listen to all SNAP! songs and discover hidden gems by clicking on this link ► https://SnapOfficial.lnk.to/PLAYLIST ► *LISTEN TO SNAP!* On…

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

1984 dancefloor exchange 😁 US #1: Wang Chung UK #1: Change – Change Of Heart Recorded in Italy. Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Question: Which dancefloor would you have chosen in 1984? I’m leaning UK 🇬🇧 #Change #WangChung #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

Change - Change Of Heart (extended version)

From the 1984 album "Change Of Heart", produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, who brought a new life into Change. Lead vocals by Deborah Cooper. This is a personally stretched version. Enjoy!

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

1984 👇 Wang Chung hit #1 on Billboard’s Club Play chart with: Don’t Let Go / Dance Hall Days Part of the Second British Invasion and more successful on US dancefloors than many remember. Still love Dance Hall Days 😁 #WangChung #80sMusic #NewWave #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days

Official Music Video for Dance Hall Days by Wang Chung. #WangChung #DanceHallDays

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Started researching Brainstorm. Ended up spending days reading about Detroit disco clubs. This happens more often than I’d like to admit. #Detroit #music #musicsky #nowplaying #disco #musichistory

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Detroit Between Motown & Techno 🚗🔥: Brainstorm, Lovin’ Is Really My Game and the forgotten dancefloors of the Motor City

The Twelve Inch 214 - The A Side (Extended) : Lovin' Is Really My Game (Brainstorm)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

🔥 Want 60 minutes of late seventies Eurodisco and Hi-NRG at 138 BPM? Try The Twelve Inch Episode 214: www.mixcloud.com/pedupre/the-... So, what’s your mood today: musical exploration or dancefloor acceleration? 😁 #DJMix #Eurodisco #HiNRG #DanceMusic #MusicDiscovery #WorldMusic #TripHop #Disco

The Twelve Inch 214 : Lovin' Is Really My Game : Disco/Eurodisco - 1977

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Two very different listening experiences today. 🎧 Want to drift through soundtracks, lounge, world music, trip hop, baroque and more? Try my guest mix for BĒN’s SSS series: #DJMix #Eurodisco #HiNRG #DanceMusic #MusicDiscovery #WorldMusic #TripHop #Disco

Secret Sun Society #69 The Twelveinch - Pe Dupré

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 😁 And no, alternative opinions are not allowed 😂 39 years ago today: Head To Toe hit #1 on the US dance chart. Still one of those records that instantly puts me in a good mood. #LisaLisaAndCultJam #80sMusic #Freestyle #DanceMusic #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Iq...

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Head To Toe

YouTube video by LisaLisaCultJamVEVO

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

La Toya Jackson turns 70 today 🎂 Yes… the other Jackson sister 😁 I could have picked Hot Potato… But I’m going with: If You Feel The Funk Still a great dance record. Happy birthday La Toya! #LaToyaJackson #80sMusic #Disco #DanceMusic #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8B6...

La Toya Jackson - If You Feel The Funk • TopPop

YouTube video by TopPop

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I thought I was writing about a disco one-hit wonder. Instead, I found a forgotten chapter of Detroit music history hiding between Motown and techno. New episode of The Twelve Inch is out now. #Disco #Detroit #MusicHistory #DanceMusic #Vinyl #Techno #TheTwelveInch

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Detroit Between Motown & Techno 🚗🔥: Brainstorm, Lovin’ Is Really My Game and the forgotten dancefloors of the Motor City

The Twelve Inch 214 - The A Side (Extended) : Lovin' Is Really My Game (Brainstorm)

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

1988 👇 Rick Astley – Together Forever #1 US dance chart Another massive Stock, Aitken & Waterman production. Question is: Together Forever or Never Gonna Give You Up? 😁 #RickAstley #SAW #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPYZ...

Rick Astley - Together Forever (Official Video) [4K Remaster]

YouTube video by Rick Astley

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

1989 👇 New Order – Round & Round #1 US Club Play chart Not their most remembered hit nowadays perhaps… …but still an excellent late-80s dance gem 😁 #NewOrder #80sMusic #DanceMusic #Synthpop #NowPlaying www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1tj...

New Order - Round and Round (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by New Order

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Everybody remembers: Pump Up The Jam 😁 Many remember: Get Up But what about Technotronic’s third hit? This Beat Is Technotronic #1 UK dance chart 36 years ago today. #Technotronic #90sDance #HouseMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

TECHNOTRONIC - This Beat Is Technotronic

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Western Europe is melting 😅🔥 So let’s build a HOT playlist 😁 Starting with: Donna Summer – Hot Stuff 1979: Hot Stuff + Bad Girls started a 7-week run at #1 on Billboard’s Disco Action chart. Your turn: best disco/dance songs with “hot” in the title? #DonnaSummer #Disco #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

Donna Summer -- Hot Stuff Video HQ

YouTube video by Mystic Plug Records II

Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

40 years ago today 👇 Joyce Sims – All And All #1 UK dance chart Produced by Kurtis Mantronik and still one of the finest dance records of that era. Such a beautiful groove. #JoyceSims #KurtisMantronik #80sMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlaying

Joyce Sims - All and All (First Performance) - TOTP - 01 05 1986

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Bananarama recording “Venus” in two takes feels very eighties somehow 😁 #bananarama #stockaitkenwaterman #eighties #nowplaying #music

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💃 Venus, Stock, Aitken & Waterman & The Moment Hi-NRG Took Over Pop, The Bananarama Story

The Twelve Inch 213 - The A Side (Extended) : Venus (Bananarama)

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Without Hi-NRG culture there probably is no SAW explosion. Without SAW there probably isn’t late-eighties Europop as we know it. #dancemusic #nowplaying #music #eighties

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💃 Venus, Stock, Aitken & Waterman & The Moment Hi-NRG Took Over Pop, The Bananarama Story

The Twelve Inch 213 - The A Side (Extended) : Venus (Bananarama)

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Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch @thetwelveinch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Colonel Abrams would have turned 77 today ❤️ One of the great soulful voices of 80s dance music. He gave us quite a few dancefloor gems… …but this remains the classic. Happy birthday Colonel, wherever you are. #ColonelAbrams #80sMusic #HouseMusic #DanceMusic #NowPlayin

Colonel Abrams - Trapped

Colonel Abrams - Trapped MCA Records

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