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 40 years ago today, Janet Jackson hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart for the first time with the all-important synth-funk monument What Have You Done For Me Lately. And it certainly wouldn’t be the last time she reached the top spot.
#funk #music
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#funk #music
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Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately" : a coming of age story packaged in a groundbreaking song
The Twelve Inch 146 : What Have You Done For Me Lately (Janet Jackson)
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February 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Exactly 40 years ago today, Janet Jackson hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart for the first time with the all-important synth-funk monument What Have You Done For Me Lately. And it certainly wouldn’t be the last time she reached the top spot.
#funk #music
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#funk #music
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And here’s another Valentine’s Day to remember: on this day in 1977, The B-52’s played their very first gig — in a greenhouse in Athens, Georgia.
I can’t help but wonder… had they already unleashed this gem that night?
#b52s #newwave #music #musicsky
And here’s another Valentine’s Day to remember: on this day in 1977, The B-52’s played their very first gig — in a greenhouse in Athens, Georgia.
I can’t help but wonder… had they already unleashed this gem that night?
#b52s #newwave #music #musicsky
The B-52's - Rock Lobster (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
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February 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
For once, the hype was justified. When A&M promoted the third Brothers Johnson album in 1978, they weren’t exaggerating. The duo were clearly on a spectacular upward curve.
You could do a lot worse in 1978 than pick up and play their third album, Blam!. #funk #music #musicsky
You could do a lot worse in 1978 than pick up and play their third album, Blam!. #funk #music #musicsky
February 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
No, 1978 wasn’t all about disco — not even on the dance charts. On this day in 1978, this reggae gem reached number one on the UK dance charts. It’s one of those one-hit wonders I never get tired of hearing. What about you? #reggae #loversrock #seventies #disco #music #musicsky
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
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February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
No, 1978 wasn’t all about disco — not even on the dance charts. On this day in 1978, this reggae gem reached number one on the UK dance charts. It’s one of those one-hit wonders I never get tired of hearing. What about you? #reggae #loversrock #seventies #disco #music #musicsky
Today we’re celebrating one of those disco classics that never quite made it to No. 1 on the Billboard dance charts—but came very close, reaching No. 3. It’s one of those twelve-inches I couldn’t get enough of at the time. #music #disco
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Bombers - Everybody Get Dancin'
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February 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Today we’re celebrating one of those disco classics that never quite made it to No. 1 on the Billboard dance charts—but came very close, reaching No. 3. It’s one of those twelve-inches I couldn’t get enough of at the time. #music #disco
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The second part of my deep dive into I Feel Love by Donna Summer is now live.
I look at how the song came together, why it feels both accidental and inevitable, and then ask a bigger question: what if I Feel Love had never existed—would dance music history look the same?
Start with episode 1 👇
I look at how the song came together, why it feels both accidental and inevitable, and then ask a bigger question: what if I Feel Love had never existed—would dance music history look the same?
Start with episode 1 👇
🚀 Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & “I Feel Love”, The Song That Rewired Dance Music
The Twelve Inch 200 : I Feel Love (Donna Summer) Part 1
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February 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The second part of my deep dive into I Feel Love by Donna Summer is now live.
I look at how the song came together, why it feels both accidental and inevitable, and then ask a bigger question: what if I Feel Love had never existed—would dance music history look the same?
Start with episode 1 👇
I look at how the song came together, why it feels both accidental and inevitable, and then ask a bigger question: what if I Feel Love had never existed—would dance music history look the same?
Start with episode 1 👇
Exactly 45 years ago today this single was released in the UK. It would be their first, but not their last. You might know them 😂
#music #musicsky #eightiesmusic
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#music #musicsky #eightiesmusic
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Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by DuranDuranVEVO
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February 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Exactly 45 years ago today this single was released in the UK. It would be their first, but not their last. You might know them 😂
#music #musicsky #eightiesmusic
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#music #musicsky #eightiesmusic
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Today, 41 years ago, this gem hit #1 on the Billboard Club Charts: Jellybean – “Sidewalk Talk”.
Some of the vocals were by Louise Ciccone… do you know her first name? 😁
#freestyle #music #mussky #eightiesmusic
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Some of the vocals were by Louise Ciccone… do you know her first name? 😁
#freestyle #music #mussky #eightiesmusic
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Sidewalk Talk - Jellybean
YouTube video by IMQ
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February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Today, 41 years ago, this gem hit #1 on the Billboard Club Charts: Jellybean – “Sidewalk Talk”.
Some of the vocals were by Louise Ciccone… do you know her first name? 😁
#freestyle #music #mussky #eightiesmusic
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Some of the vocals were by Louise Ciccone… do you know her first name? 😁
#freestyle #music #mussky #eightiesmusic
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Looking for an invigorating Sunday soundtrack? I’ve got just the thing. Latin freestyle meets synth-pop, the sound of 1983 dancefloors on both sides of the Atlantic. Click the link and let me take you on a trip. #music #musicsky #eightiesmusic
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1983 Electro Mix | Post-Disco/Latin Freestyle | Classic DJ Set (The Twelve Inch 199 Mixtape)
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February 1, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Looking for an invigorating Sunday soundtrack? I’ve got just the thing. Latin freestyle meets synth-pop, the sound of 1983 dancefloors on both sides of the Atlantic. Click the link and let me take you on a trip. #music #musicsky #eightiesmusic
Mixcloud :
www.mixcloud.com/pedupre/the-...
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Mixcloud :
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Youtube
The Twelve Inch (Disco/80s)
Let’s zoom in on two number twos today — records that stalled just short of the top spot on the Billboard Dance chart.
And you know how it goes: people only remember the number ones.
So let’s try a little test. Do you remember this one?
1 week at number two in 1977.
Let’s zoom in on two number twos today — records that stalled just short of the top spot on the Billboard Dance chart.
And you know how it goes: people only remember the number ones.
So let’s try a little test. Do you remember this one?
1 week at number two in 1977.
Cerrone - Love In C Minor (Official Music Video)
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January 29, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The Twelve Inch (Disco/80s)
Let’s zoom in on two number twos today — records that stalled just short of the top spot on the Billboard Dance chart.
And you know how it goes: people only remember the number ones.
So let’s try a little test. Do you remember this one?
1 week at number two in 1977.
Let’s zoom in on two number twos today — records that stalled just short of the top spot on the Billboard Dance chart.
And you know how it goes: people only remember the number ones.
So let’s try a little test. Do you remember this one?
1 week at number two in 1977.
Let’s zoom in on two number twos today — records that stalled just short of the top spot on the Billboard Dance chart.
And you know how it goes: people only remember the number ones.
So let’s try a little test. Do you remember this one?
Four weeks at number two in 1983.
#funk #music #musicsky
And you know how it goes: people only remember the number ones.
So let’s try a little test. Do you remember this one?
Four weeks at number two in 1983.
#funk #music #musicsky
Angela Bofill - Too Tough [Widescreen Music Video]
YouTube video by Charme Music Ambiré
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January 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
One of those funky, slow-burn beats we loved dancing to in the early ’80s. A joy to beatmix — you really couldn’t go wrong.
On this day in 1984, Share The Night began a three-week run at the top of the UK dance charts.
#funk #eighties #music #musicsky
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On this day in 1984, Share The Night began a three-week run at the top of the UK dance charts.
#funk #eighties #music #musicsky
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World Premiere - Share The Night Original 12 inch Version 1983
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January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
One of those funky, slow-burn beats we loved dancing to in the early ’80s. A joy to beatmix — you really couldn’t go wrong.
On this day in 1984, Share The Night began a three-week run at the top of the UK dance charts.
#funk #eighties #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSlz...
On this day in 1984, Share The Night began a three-week run at the top of the UK dance charts.
#funk #eighties #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSlz...
Thirty-six years ago, this absolute gem hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance chart. It was part of a strong album and came with some great twelve-inch mixes. Today, let’s remember D-Mob & Cathy Dennis with “C’mon and Get My Love.
#nineties #house #music #musicsky
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#nineties #house #music #musicsky
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D-Mob introducing Cathy Dennis - C'mon and Get My Love (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
YouTube video by London Records
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January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Thirty-six years ago, this absolute gem hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance chart. It was part of a strong album and came with some great twelve-inch mixes. Today, let’s remember D-Mob & Cathy Dennis with “C’mon and Get My Love.
#nineties #house #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBHR...
#nineties #house #music #musicsky
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The Shape of Things to Come (in 1979, that is) 😁 One of my all-time favorite albums. What about you?
#newwave #seventies #postdisco #music #musicsky
#newwave #seventies #postdisco #music #musicsky
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The Shape of Things to Come (in 1979, that is) 😁 One of my all-time favorite albums. What about you?
#newwave #seventies #postdisco #music #musicsky
#newwave #seventies #postdisco #music #musicsky
Let’s get this party started. This following clip is to be played at maximum volume so you can dance your ass off. This day back in 198(, we did the same and the record ended up on the top spot on the Billboard club chart! Well deserved! #synthfunk #eighties #music #musicsky
Nuance - Loveride - 1984 (4K/HQ)
YouTube video by Jazz Funk Soul House
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January 26, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Let’s get this party started. This following clip is to be played at maximum volume so you can dance your ass off. This day back in 198(, we did the same and the record ended up on the top spot on the Billboard club chart! Well deserved! #synthfunk #eighties #music #musicsky
January = remembering the dance classics that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart. Fifty-one years ago today: Shirley & Company — “Shame, Shame, Shame.” I found a killer video. Don’t even think about sitting down… move! #disco #music #musicsky
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0mj...
Shirley & Company - Shame, Shame, Shame (1975) • TopPop
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January 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
January = remembering the dance classics that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart. Fifty-one years ago today: Shirley & Company — “Shame, Shame, Shame.” I found a killer video. Don’t even think about sitting down… move! #disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0mj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0mj...
That’s what we were dreaming of in the late seventies and early eighties, owning two of them. It was the gateway to mixing sets like a pro. They were the workhorses of any party. #music #musicsky #technics #turntables #disco #beatmixing
January 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
That’s what we were dreaming of in the late seventies and early eighties, owning two of them. It was the gateway to mixing sets like a pro. They were the workhorses of any party. #music #musicsky #technics #turntables #disco #beatmixing
While the Mighty Clouds of Joy were ruling the US dance charts, this day 50 years ago another gem was taking the top spot across the Atlantic: the Fatback Band with “(Do The) Bus Stop.” 1976 was a great year for dance music, wouldn’t you say?
#funk #disco #seventies #music #musicsky
#funk #disco #seventies #music #musicsky
Fatback Band - (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop
YouTube video by Funkonaut
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January 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
While the Mighty Clouds of Joy were ruling the US dance charts, this day 50 years ago another gem was taking the top spot across the Atlantic: the Fatback Band with “(Do The) Bus Stop.” 1976 was a great year for dance music, wouldn’t you say?
#funk #disco #seventies #music #musicsky
#funk #disco #seventies #music #musicsky
Never forget what Gospel gave to Black music and to early dance culture. Case in point: “Mighty High” by the Mighty Clouds of Joy — No. 1 on the Billboard Disco Action chart on this day 50 years ago. There’s a party on, and y’all are invited!
#disco #music #musicsky
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#disco #music #musicsky
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Mighty Clouds of Joy - Mighty High
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January 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Never forget what Gospel gave to Black music and to early dance culture. Case in point: “Mighty High” by the Mighty Clouds of Joy — No. 1 on the Billboard Disco Action chart on this day 50 years ago. There’s a party on, and y’all are invited!
#disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2dd...
#disco #music #musicsky
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How do you mix a Bond theme into a coherent eighties dance set? Not an easy conundrum. Did I find the right solution? That’s for you to judge — with this week’s soundtrack to my Substack on A-ha’s “The Living Daylights,” #music #jamesbond #eighties #musicsky
The Twelve Inch 197 : The Living Daylights : Dance-pop/Dance-rock/House - 1987
A-ha’s twelve-inch mix of The Living Daylights has a peculiar intro, no real break, and a sudden cut-off in what should have been the breakdown—complete with a tempo shift. In other words: DJ nightmar...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM
How do you mix a Bond theme into a coherent eighties dance set? Not an easy conundrum. Did I find the right solution? That’s for you to judge — with this week’s soundtrack to my Substack on A-ha’s “The Living Daylights,” #music #jamesbond #eighties #musicsky
Today another of my musical heroes celebrates her birthday. Happy Birthday Sade Adu! She’s turning 67!
Choosing a song is, like we say in French, l’ambarras du choix. This one is one of my favorites. What’s yours?
#music #musicsky #sade #ukjazz
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Choosing a song is, like we say in French, l’ambarras du choix. This one is one of my favorites. What’s yours?
#music #musicsky #sade #ukjazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufzm...
Sade - Never As Good As The First Time - Official - 1986
YouTube video by SadeVEVO
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January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Today another of my musical heroes celebrates her birthday. Happy Birthday Sade Adu! She’s turning 67!
Choosing a song is, like we say in French, l’ambarras du choix. This one is one of my favorites. What’s yours?
#music #musicsky #sade #ukjazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufzm...
Choosing a song is, like we say in French, l’ambarras du choix. This one is one of my favorites. What’s yours?
#music #musicsky #sade #ukjazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufzm...
One of my all-time musical heroes celebrates his 74th birthday today: Boris Blank. One half of the best Swiss invention since Toblerone: Yello!
Happy birthday, sir!
And let’s celebrate with one of your all-time classics: The Race.
Probably my favorite Yello track. What’s yours?
#music #yello
Happy birthday, sir!
And let’s celebrate with one of your all-time classics: The Race.
Probably my favorite Yello track. What’s yours?
#music #yello
Yello - The Race
YouTube video by YelloVEVO
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January 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Remember this one? On this day in 1984 the BBC banned Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. The result? It shot to No. 1 and stayed there for weeks “to come” (pun intended). We in the Benelux didn’t bother and even aired the original video on TV (albeit late at night) 😂 #music #eighties #musicsky
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (Official Video)
YouTube video by FGTHVEVO
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January 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Our daily disco dose today comes from Edwin Starr and his 1979 hit Contact. Today 47 years ago it was the new number 1 on the Billboard disco action top 40.
#disco #music #musicsky
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#disco #music #musicsky
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Edwin Starr - Contact (1976)
YouTube video by Musikladen
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January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Our daily disco dose today comes from Edwin Starr and his 1979 hit Contact. Today 47 years ago it was the new number 1 on the Billboard disco action top 40.
#disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVaH...
#disco #music #musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVaH...