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promo
from United Kingdom on 2003-08-13 18:44 [#00820684]
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A Number of Names
Twenty years after their proto-techno single, "Sharevari" was released; Paul Lesley and Sterling Jones have re-emerged as A Number of Names. A re-recorded, more DJ-friendly version will appear this fall on Puzzlebox, as will a handful of remixes. It's a good time to re-trace their steps.
Childhood friends Paul Lesley and Sterling Jones are the central part of A Number of Names. They formed the band officially in 1981, but their ideas were forming long before that in the halls of Detroit-area Cody, Henry Ford and Oak Park High Schools. Says Lesley, "I had a couple of years to go and Sterling had a year to go. So we were at it kind of early."
Many Detroit high-schoolers of that era formed "party clubs," and would produce and promote their own club nights at venues all over town. Lesley and Jones belonged to "Capriccio," and used that name for their short-lived label. But the pair opted for the name of a larger club for their first recording. "We thought ["Charivari"] was a nice clever name to utilize," says Lesley.
(L-R: Sterling Jones, Paul Lesley) Recorded through the summer of 1981, "Sharevari," complete with its mysterious spelling change, leaked out to the party club scene and quickly became a hit. A demo version was played at a Charivari party, and eventually on The Electrifying Mojo's radio show. There's been some debate as to whether A Number of Names predates Cybotron as the first Detroit-born "techno" record, but Lesley sorts out the finer details:
"I believe that ['Alleys of Your Mind'] beat us to release date, though I believe we had made ['Sharevari'] long before. We just didn't have the money to release it. It had hit the airwaves before the release of 'Alleys' and [Kraftwerk's Computer World]. Mojo played a version of it, but it hit the street after those records. I was a little miffed because I thought we were first."
They decided to put their record out independently first, as Lesley explains: "We started on sheer gumption. W
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2007-01-04 18:03 [#02026595]
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Cool
Sharevari ( The Scene ) detroit 1982
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horsefactory
from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-04 18:15 [#02026596]
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hahah good shit
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elusive
from detroit (United States) on 2007-01-04 18:53 [#02026599]
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:)
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2007-01-04 19:01 [#02026602]
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elusive you fuch what is wrong with your messenger
does anyone have a good version of this? i got a 'wax trax mix' version and it's pretty good but it's all panned weird with little some other elements thrown in.
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elusive
from detroit (United States) on 2007-01-04 20:06 [#02026622]
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY MESSENGER
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roygbivcore
from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2007-01-04 20:41 [#02026624]
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why are there exclamation points at the end of this thread
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dog_belch
from Netherlands, The on 2007-01-04 20:44 [#02026625]
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Why isn't there a question mark at the end of your question?
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roygbivcore
from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2007-01-04 20:49 [#02026626]
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because i dont want to over use them
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Sclah
from Freudian Slipmat on 2007-01-04 23:07 [#02026636]
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Great track
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2007-01-05 00:02 [#02026639]
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it says that trillian doesn't support unicode but that it might in the future so you cannot receive my messages
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aphextriplet
from your mothers bedroom (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-05 00:16 [#02026640]
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i love this citeeeeeeeiy
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futureimage
from buy FIR from Juno (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-05 00:20 [#02026642]
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hehe, nice.
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rogu rarebit
from beggin' for leggings on 2007-01-05 00:23 [#02026643]
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I know I have heard this song in some mix. Share... vari! Looks like a great party.
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Combo
from Sex on 2007-01-05 06:24 [#02026704]
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haha and shari vari sucks imho but the vitalic remix is evern worse.
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elusive
from detroit (United States) on 2007-01-05 06:59 [#02026723]
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IM STILL ON LIKE THE EARLIEST BETA OF TRILLIAN WHY DONT YOU JUST TALK TO ME IN TEXT INSTEAD OF CRAZY UNICODE !?
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2007-01-05 07:07 [#02026730]
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shari vlari
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goDel
from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2007-01-05 07:10 [#02026731]
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lol
the first detroit techno track EVER is named after vlari. our most beloved member/dj.
or did you name yourself after that track? i don't think they could have prophesized the coming of XLT and you. creepy stuff.
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2007-01-05 07:15 [#02026735]
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I'm sorry but I cant take the credit for that one, Sclah was the original wordsmith and prophet
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goDel
from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2007-01-05 07:18 [#02026738]
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wtf! that post was made in 2003! promo was 3 years ahead of us....talking about creepy stuff
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2007-01-05 07:22 [#02026741]
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well come to twi light zone!
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elusive
from detroit (United States) on 2007-04-13 16:12 [#02071816]
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oh my god this is going to be fun
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Cnut
from the future on 2007-04-14 21:25 [#02072095]
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paul mcartney made the first detroit techno record in 1981
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zero-cool
on 2007-04-14 22:10 [#02072125]
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DEEETTRROIIT
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Taxidermist
from Black Grass on 2007-04-15 13:04 [#02072248]
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Detroit Techno Disco Tip
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elusive
from detroit (United States) on 2007-04-15 15:07 [#02072291]
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YOU CAN'T STOP TO LISTEN IT!
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