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!
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
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
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.
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
In preparation for tomorrow’s episode about the 1979 Hi-NRG disco track we’ll be exploring, you’ll need the right gear.
So grab your boxing gloves, because tomorrow we’re gonna fight, fight, fight…
Any guesses which song and artist I’ll be diving into?
#disco #hinrg #music #musicsky
So grab your boxing gloves, because tomorrow we’re gonna fight, fight, fight…
Any guesses which song and artist I’ll be diving into?
#disco #hinrg #music #musicsky
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The moment America was introduced to Patrick Juvet. I get the makeup. I even get the chest hair. But the ice skates? 😂 Ah, the wonderful world of 1978 disco. #disco #eurodisco #music #musicsky
October 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The moment America was introduced to Patrick Juvet. I get the makeup. I even get the chest hair. But the ice skates? 😂 Ah, the wonderful world of 1978 disco. #disco #eurodisco #music #musicsky
The Starchild. The Demon. The Spaceman. The Catman.
Ring any bells? 🎭 If you know the band, can you also guess which song is coming up in tomorrow’s Twelve Inch post? Keep these two products close by, they might come in handy…
#disco #seventiesmusic #twelveinch #music #musicsky
Ring any bells? 🎭 If you know the band, can you also guess which song is coming up in tomorrow’s Twelve Inch post? Keep these two products close by, they might come in handy…
#disco #seventiesmusic #twelveinch #music #musicsky
August 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Starchild. The Demon. The Spaceman. The Catman.
Ring any bells? 🎭 If you know the band, can you also guess which song is coming up in tomorrow’s Twelve Inch post? Keep these two products close by, they might come in handy…
#disco #seventiesmusic #twelveinch #music #musicsky
Ring any bells? 🎭 If you know the band, can you also guess which song is coming up in tomorrow’s Twelve Inch post? Keep these two products close by, they might come in handy…
#disco #seventiesmusic #twelveinch #music #musicsky
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Meet our in-house proofreaders hard at work and occasionally napping (+farting) on the job.
🎩 Left: Chief of Style, always bow-tied and (very) opinionated.
🦴 Right: Grammar Enforcer.
Subscribe now — not just for the content, but because these two need a reason to keep showing up.
April 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“The Twelve Inch”
Meet our in-house proofreaders hard at work and occasionally napping (+farting) on the job.
🎩 Left: Chief of Style, always bow-tied and (very) opinionated.
🦴 Right: Grammar Enforcer.
Subscribe now — not just for the content, but because these two need a reason to keep showing up.
Meet our in-house proofreaders hard at work and occasionally napping (+farting) on the job.
🎩 Left: Chief of Style, always bow-tied and (very) opinionated.
🦴 Right: Grammar Enforcer.
Subscribe now — not just for the content, but because these two need a reason to keep showing up.
Look what the postman brought! The new 5-CD edition of one of my fave ’80s albums: Climie Fisher’s Everything. They should’ve called it the Nerdy Edition—tons of extended mixes, remixes, and dub versions. My (nerdy) Friday soundtrack is set! 🤓 #music #eightiesmusic #musicsky
March 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Look what the postman brought! The new 5-CD edition of one of my fave ’80s albums: Climie Fisher’s Everything. They should’ve called it the Nerdy Edition—tons of extended mixes, remixes, and dub versions. My (nerdy) Friday soundtrack is set! 🤓 #music #eightiesmusic #musicsky
Tomorrow's episode of TheTwelveInch: A band’s lead singer nearly wrecked her ‘67 Volvo hearing their hit debut on radio. It topped pop, R&B & dance charts—a rare trifecta! So "if you’re thinking you’re too cool to boogie," think again! Guess the song? #disco #music #musicsky
March 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Read all about the rise of Latin Freestyle and TKA in this weeks TheTwelveInch post on substack #freestyle #music #musicsky #hiphop #electro
March 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Read all about the rise of Latin Freestyle and TKA in this weeks TheTwelveInch post on substack #freestyle #music #musicsky #hiphop #electro
Tomorrow’s Twelve Inch episode on Substack features a New York-based band of Puerto Rican descent that made their breakthrough in 1986 and went on to be crowned the “kings” of Freestyle. Can you guess who they are?
March 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Tomorrow’s Twelve Inch episode on Substack features a New York-based band of Puerto Rican descent that made their breakthrough in 1986 and went on to be crowned the “kings” of Freestyle. Can you guess who they are?
March 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What links Krautrock to the rise of Synth-Pop? Find out in tomorrow’s episode of The Twelve Inch! #music #eightiesmusic #musicsky #synthpop #krautrock
February 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
What links Krautrock to the rise of Synth-Pop? Find out in tomorrow’s episode of The Twelve Inch! #music #eightiesmusic #musicsky #synthpop #krautrock
Tomorrow, I’ll share the story of a game-changing ‘80s dance track—the song that introduced me to electro and still rocks my sets. The artist started by scoring a porn film and got robbed of all proceeds from this hit. Any guesses on the track and artist? #music #musicsky
February 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In Episode 150 of The Twelve Inch tomorrow, I explore the first-ever No. 1 on the U.S. Dance Charts (Oct 1974). This track introduced a legendary remixer, helped birth the 12-inch single, and became a hit without radio or label support. Any idea which song I'll be discussing ? #music #musicsky
January 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
55 years ago today, Moog Music launched the Minimoog, a compact, affordable version of the modular Moog. Musicians feared it could harm livelihoods and even considered a ban. Instead, the Minimoog sparked the rise of electronic (dance) music, reshaping music history. #musicsky #music
January 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM