Pé Dupre-The Twelve Inch
@thetwelveinch.bsky.social
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!
Exactly 45 years ago, The Jacksons reached the top spot of the Billboard Dance charts with three tracks from their 1980 Triumph album: “Walk Right Now,” “Can You Feel It,” and, in my humble opinion, the best of the three, “Lovely One.”
Which one is your favourite?
#funk #disco #music #musicsky
Which one is your favourite?
#funk #disco #music #musicsky
The Jacksons - Lovely One (7" Version - Official Audio)
YouTube video by TheJacksonsVEVO
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December 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Digging through late-’70s music industry ads and this one made me smile.
RSO, riding high on Saturday Night Fever & Grease, looked unstoppable in mid-1979.
Not long after, it was swallowed by a much bigger dog: PolyGram 😂
#MusicHistory #RecordLabels #DiscoEra #music #RSO #PolyGram #musicsky
RSO, riding high on Saturday Night Fever & Grease, looked unstoppable in mid-1979.
Not long after, it was swallowed by a much bigger dog: PolyGram 😂
#MusicHistory #RecordLabels #DiscoEra #music #RSO #PolyGram #musicsky
December 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Digging through late-’70s music industry ads and this one made me smile.
RSO, riding high on Saturday Night Fever & Grease, looked unstoppable in mid-1979.
Not long after, it was swallowed by a much bigger dog: PolyGram 😂
#MusicHistory #RecordLabels #DiscoEra #music #RSO #PolyGram #musicsky
RSO, riding high on Saturday Night Fever & Grease, looked unstoppable in mid-1979.
Not long after, it was swallowed by a much bigger dog: PolyGram 😂
#MusicHistory #RecordLabels #DiscoEra #music #RSO #PolyGram #musicsky
Every episode of The Twelve Inch comes with a companion mixtape on Youtube.
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.
#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.
#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud
1982 Post-Disco Mix | Post-Punk/No Wave | Classic DJ Set (The Twelve Inch 195 Mixtape)
YouTube video by The Twelve Inch
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December 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Every episode of The Twelve Inch comes with a companion mixtape on Youtube.
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.
#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.
#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud
Every episode of The Twelve Inch comes with a companion mixtape on Mixcloud.
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.
#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.
#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud
The Twelve Inch 195 : I'M A Wonderfull Thing, Baby : Post-Disco/Post-Punk/No Wave - 1982
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December 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Every episode of The Twelve Inch comes with a companion mixtape on Mixcloud.
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.
#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.
#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud
Germany has always had a knack for synth-pop, and few examples prove it better than Camouflage. On this day in 1988, the band hit No. 1 on the US dance chart with their excellent single “The Great Commandment.”
#synthpop #Germany #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH1v...
#synthpop #Germany #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH1v...
Camouflage - The Great Commandment
YouTube video by Eduardo Praddo
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December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Germany has always had a knack for synth-pop, and few examples prove it better than Camouflage. On this day in 1988, the band hit No. 1 on the US dance chart with their excellent single “The Great Commandment.”
#synthpop #Germany #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH1v...
#synthpop #Germany #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH1v...
Exactly 40 years ago, this gem hit the top spot on the Billboard Dance chart. Produced by the infamous Bobby Orlando and remixed by Shep Pettibone, The Flirts’ You & Me was unstoppable. And it wasn’t their only dance hit, do you have any other of their hits?
#disco #funk #music #musicsky
#disco #funk #music #musicsky
The Flirts - You And Me
YouTube video by yalita76
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December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
1979: the next decade’s stars are already forming. Rick James is Motown’s big hope, and his late-70s disco-funk is unreal. The title track is fire, and when the “Aah bang bang” hits on Love Gun, I’m gone. Motown even ran a full-colour double-spread ad.
#RickJames #Motown #DiscoFunk
#RickJames #Motown #DiscoFunk
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
1979: the next decade’s stars are already forming. Rick James is Motown’s big hope, and his late-70s disco-funk is unreal. The title track is fire, and when the “Aah bang bang” hits on Love Gun, I’m gone. Motown even ran a full-colour double-spread ad.
#RickJames #Motown #DiscoFunk
#RickJames #Motown #DiscoFunk
A day late, but happy 62nd to Claudia Brücken — the voice of Propaganda. “Dr. Mabuse” (1983) floored me the first time I heard it. Trevor Horn at peak power.
What's your favourite Propaganda song?
#postpunk #newwave #purepop #synthpop #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHKm...
What's your favourite Propaganda song?
#postpunk #newwave #purepop #synthpop #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHKm...
Propaganda - Dr. Mabuse
YouTube video by PropagandaVEVO
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December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Looking for a guide to one of the pivotal bands from arguably the most fascinating era in (dance) music history? Hi-Fi Amateur takes you right into those first Simple Minds albums
#newwave #postpunk #music #musicsky
#newwave #postpunk #music #musicsky
Artist Spotlight: Simple Minds
From Glaswegian punk-rockers to cerebral dance music
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December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How did three Belgians calling themselves “Two” Man Sound end up making one of the best disco records of 1979? And why did everyone assume they came from somewhere in South America, anywhere but Belgium?
This week’s post about a record you probably know, with a backstory you almost certainly don’t!
This week’s post about a record you probably know, with a backstory you almost certainly don’t!
🌎💃 "Que Tal America", The Latin Disco Hit Born in Brussels, Not Rio, and the Belgian "Trio" Called Two Man Sound
The Twelve Inch 194 : Que Tal America (Two Man Sound)
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December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How did three Belgians calling themselves “Two” Man Sound end up making one of the best disco records of 1979? And why did everyone assume they came from somewhere in South America, anywhere but Belgium?
This week’s post about a record you probably know, with a backstory you almost certainly don’t!
This week’s post about a record you probably know, with a backstory you almost certainly don’t!
There is a reason I’m dropping a summer track while winter rolls in: I need some warm vibes.
Start with the sunshine of Two Man Sound’s “Que Tal America.”
Plenty of time later to dive back into your Christmas-music OCD 🎄✨
#disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1N...
Start with the sunshine of Two Man Sound’s “Que Tal America.”
Plenty of time later to dive back into your Christmas-music OCD 🎄✨
#disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1N...
1979 Disco Mix | Eurodisco/Hi-NRG | Classic DJ Set (The Twelve Inch 194 Mixtape)
YouTube video by The Twelve Inch
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December 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
There is a reason I’m dropping a summer track while winter rolls in: I need some warm vibes.
Start with the sunshine of Two Man Sound’s “Que Tal America.”
Plenty of time later to dive back into your Christmas-music OCD 🎄✨
#disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1N...
Start with the sunshine of Two Man Sound’s “Que Tal America.”
Plenty of time later to dive back into your Christmas-music OCD 🎄✨
#disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1N...
Hot Chocolate, the band that never really saw themselves as disco (even though they made quite a few excellent disco records), hit #1 on the UK dance chart on this day exactly 50 years ago with this absolute gem.
What’s your favourite Hot Chocolate “disco” track?
#disco #music #musicsky
What’s your favourite Hot Chocolate “disco” track?
#disco #music #musicsky
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing (ZDF Disco, 24.04.1976)
YouTube video by Hot Chocolate
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December 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Beach Boys are one of those legacy pop acts who got scorched in the post-disco backlash — all because of their disco turn with “Here Comes the Night.”
But in spring ’79, just months before Disco Sucks, they were still full of optimism, with CBS pushing them in the trades.
#disco #music #musicsky
But in spring ’79, just months before Disco Sucks, they were still full of optimism, with CBS pushing them in the trades.
#disco #music #musicsky
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This one didn’t hit No. 1 on the Billboard dance chart in 1999 — it did that 17 years earlier 😂
On this day in 1982, we were dancing our asses off to this Prince classic.
What’s your favourite Prince dance track?
#funk #disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt...
On this day in 1982, we were dancing our asses off to this Prince classic.
What’s your favourite Prince dance track?
#funk #disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt...
Prince - 1999 (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
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December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This one didn’t hit No. 1 on the Billboard dance chart in 1999 — it did that 17 years earlier 😂
On this day in 1982, we were dancing our asses off to this Prince classic.
What’s your favourite Prince dance track?
#funk #disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt...
On this day in 1982, we were dancing our asses off to this Prince classic.
What’s your favourite Prince dance track?
#funk #disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt...
The UK dance chart has had its share of unusual No. 1s, like this day in 1976, when Leo Sayer began a three-week run at the top with a track that’s not quite disco, not quite a ballad, but something in between. Time for some very slow dancing with “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing.”
#music #musicsky
#music #musicsky
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by Leo Sayer
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December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
By 1979, disco had turned into a full-blown industry, and hardware companies were eager to cash in. Music-trade magazines became prime real estate for reaching DJs and professionals.
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
By 1979, disco had turned into a full-blown industry, and hardware companies were eager to cash in. Music-trade magazines became prime real estate for reaching DJs and professionals.
Tomorrow on The Twelve Inch: a deep dive into one of Belgium’s most unlikely disco exports, an underground late-70s club hit spun at The Warehouse, The Loft, and Paradise Garage.
Everyone thought it was Latin. It was actually made in Brussels by a trio called… Two Man Sound (= Belgian humour)
#disco
Everyone thought it was Latin. It was actually made in Brussels by a trio called… Two Man Sound (= Belgian humour)
#disco
Que Tal America (Extended) Two Man Sound
YouTube video by The Twelve Inch
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December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Tomorrow on The Twelve Inch: a deep dive into one of Belgium’s most unlikely disco exports, an underground late-70s club hit spun at The Warehouse, The Loft, and Paradise Garage.
Everyone thought it was Latin. It was actually made in Brussels by a trio called… Two Man Sound (= Belgian humour)
#disco
Everyone thought it was Latin. It was actually made in Brussels by a trio called… Two Man Sound (= Belgian humour)
#disco
Let’s zoom back to 1988, because on this day 37 years ago, Duran Duran hit No. 1 on the Billboard Club Play chart with this gem. Did you love it? Did you dance to it — maybe even to that excellent 12-inch version?
#music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAAC...
#music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAAC...
Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by DuranDuranVEVO
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December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Let’s zoom back to 1988, because on this day 37 years ago, Duran Duran hit No. 1 on the Billboard Club Play chart with this gem. Did you love it? Did you dance to it — maybe even to that excellent 12-inch version?
#music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAAC...
#music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAAC...
Blondie had to wait a few years before cracking the charts at home. Their breakthrough finally came in early 1979 with…a disco song: “Heart of Glass.” Here’s one of the earliest ads Chrysalis used to promote the single in U.S. music-trade publications.
#music #musicsky #blondie #disco
#music #musicsky #blondie #disco
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Remember this one? A big hit in 1984, and a dancefloor favorite on both sides of the Atlantic. On this day 41 years ago, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard dance charts. Do you remember any of Alphaville’s other hits? And which one was your favourite?
#synthpop #music #musicsky
#synthpop #music #musicsky
Alphaville - Big In Japan (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
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December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Sometimes you hear a track and can’t believe it’s already 40 years old.
Sheila E.’s “A Love Bizarre” hit #1 on the Billboard Club Play Dance Chart on this day in 1985.
Personally, I’ve always preferred “The Glamorous Life.”
What’s your pick?
#music #musicsky #funk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=56gp...
Sheila E.’s “A Love Bizarre” hit #1 on the Billboard Club Play Dance Chart on this day in 1985.
Personally, I’ve always preferred “The Glamorous Life.”
What’s your pick?
#music #musicsky #funk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=56gp...
Sheila E - A Love Bizarre (1986) ♫
YouTube video by FrancoisForceFunk
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December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sometimes you hear a track and can’t believe it’s already 40 years old.
Sheila E.’s “A Love Bizarre” hit #1 on the Billboard Club Play Dance Chart on this day in 1985.
Personally, I’ve always preferred “The Glamorous Life.”
What’s your pick?
#music #musicsky #funk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=56gp...
Sheila E.’s “A Love Bizarre” hit #1 on the Billboard Club Play Dance Chart on this day in 1985.
Personally, I’ve always preferred “The Glamorous Life.”
What’s your pick?
#music #musicsky #funk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=56gp...
⚡️High Energy: Evelyn Thomas, Ian Levine & the Birth of Hi-NRG — Part 1
This week's episode is a two part story of the song "High Energy" and the music genre it gave its name to. But it's also the story of 1984, the year queerness in music was everywhere.
Start with part 1 #music #musicsky
This week's episode is a two part story of the song "High Energy" and the music genre it gave its name to. But it's also the story of 1984, the year queerness in music was everywhere.
Start with part 1 #music #musicsky
⚡️High Energy: Evelyn Thomas, Ian Levine & the Birth of Hi-NRG — Part 1
The Twelve Inch 193 : High Energy (Evelyn Thomas) Part 1
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November 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
40 years ago today, Aretha Franklin hit #1 on the Billboard Club Play chart with “Who’s Zoomin’ Who.”
One of my favourites from that era — not because it’s a masterpiece, but because it was so much fun to mix. Great intro, great break.
Did you like this Aretha track?
#music #musicsky #funk
One of my favourites from that era — not because it’s a masterpiece, but because it was so much fun to mix. Great intro, great break.
Did you like this Aretha track?
#music #musicsky #funk
Who's Zoomin' Who?
YouTube video by Aretha Franklin - Topic
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November 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM