Toni Basil...Breakaway...Northern Soul DJ Promo 45 '66

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Sep 14, 2008 Sold Date

Sep 7, 2008 Start Date

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This is Toni Basil...Breakaway...A&M Records 791 45 rpm 1966

Side two: I'm 28

Northern Soul...White labels DJ Promo issue

Toni Basil was one of new wave's ultimate one-hit wonders, falling completely off the musical radar screen after topping the charts with the ubiquitous cheerleader-chant single "Mickey." Chiefly a choreographer, Basil was born Antonia Christina Basilotta in Philadelphia (sources listing her birth date range from 1943 to 1950) and attended high school in Las Vegas, where — unsurprisingly — she was a member of the cheerleading squad. After high school, she became a go-go dancer and quickly moved into choreography, working on '60s television shows like Shindig and The T.A.M.I. Show; in 1964, she appeared with Annette Funicello in the film Pajama Party, which she also choreographed. In 1966, Basil released her first single, the Graham Gouldman-penned "28"; the B-side was her recording of the title song from avant-garde filmmaker Bruce Conner's Breakaway, in which she also appeared as a dancer.

Labels: VG++ with minor ring dirt

Vinyl: VG to VG+ with lots of new gloss and some minor hairline and light surface scratches...plays very nicely...

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