Man Parrish – Man Parrish

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Tracklist

A1	Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) Keyboards [Additional] – John Robie Written-By – J. Robie, R.A. Rodriguez	5:36
A2	In The Beginning Written-By – R.A. Rodriguez*	1:00
A3	Man Made Keyboards [Additional] – Robbie Kilgore Written-By – R.A. Rodriguez*	5:01
A4	Together Again Saxophone – James McElwaine* Vocals [Additional] – Cherry Vanilla, Michael Harron, Michael Rudetsky Written-By – M. Rudetsky*	3:36
A5	Hip Hop, Be Bop (Part 2) Written-By – J. Robie, R.A. Rodriguez	3:11
B1	Six Simple Synthesizers Keyboards [Additional] – Robbie Kilgore Percussion [Additional] – Steve Kroon Vocals [Additional] – Klaus Nomi	5:37
B2	Techno Trax	4:12
B3	Street Clap	2:11
B4	Heatstroke Keyboards [Additional] – Robbie Kilgore Percussion [Additional] – Steve Kroon Vocals [Additional] – The Rain Sisters	5:34

Special Audiophile Pressing
Basic Tracks recorded at Man Made Productions
Additional Tracks and Mix Engineered at Vanguard Recording Studios.
Plated at Europadisk Ltd.
Klaus Nomi appears courtesy of Spindizzy Music, Inc.
Cherry Vanilla appear courtesy of Man Made Productions.

‘Mastered At Europadisk’ stands for a ‘Plated At’ role.

Matrix / Runout (Run-out etchings side A): MP-320-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE Jr :^) m2 EDP s17
Matrix / Runout (Run-out etchings side B): MP-320-2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE Jr :^) EDP M1 s#15
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI

philipondroid Apr 13, 2021
Is this the closest America got to Krafwerk? Simple synth use and clean production to propel us into the future. It is occasionally cheesy but excels at showing what computer music could (and would) become.
far better than Electric Cafe!
moogacid Apr 18, 2012
Edited 11 years ago
I'd put 'Six Simple Synthesizers' and 'Man Made' forward as two of the best vocoder electro tracks ever.
DomCasual Mar 23, 2009
One of the few classic early 80's electro albums, and one of the few big '82 electro projects that Arthur Baker was not credited as being involved in; nevertheless John Robie appears. "Hip Hop Be-Bop" became the massive international electro hit, and is one of the timeless pieces of the era. Interestingly, you can see exactly how little Man Parrish fit into the "hip hop" mold by viewing the video for this track; this is American futurist electro, not something easily lumped into the amalgam called "hip hop." This rather consistent and groundbreaking album features several of the Disconet/Importe-12 crew, including Raul A. Rodriguez (producer and mixer best known for "In The Bottle" and "Uphill (Peace of Mind)"), and Vanguard producer Mark Berry, who is known for Alisha's productions among others. Yet another electro essential.