Pioneers
TURNTABLE WIZARD CHRIS "THE GLOVE" TAYLOR
Born:
Real Name: Chris Taylor
Artist Name: The Glove
Chris "The Glove" Taylor worked for a Disco Rental Service before he reached one of the DJ pioneers on the West Coast. Because of the heavy worker Gloves he weared while working, the Disco Manager gave him the DJ Name "The Glove". The Glove and Egyptian Lover were the local DJ´s at the famous Radio Club which later renamed to the Radiotron. Together with Ice T and Super A.J. they formed the Radio Crew. The Crew put out one of the rarest EPs in Hop-Hop history for the documentary "Breaking And Entering" which was produced by Topper Carrew back in 1983 showing the early West Coast Rap and Breakdance Movement. Together with Dave Storrs he made the record "Reckless" for the Breakin movie and "Tibetan Jam" released in 1984. His most famous record as a solo artist is the mixrecord "Itchiban Scratch" released on the Electrobeat label in 1985 which was a instrumental track filled with scratching and samples from young children singing "The Grand of Duke Of York" around a Japanese style theme. He also worked together with Victor Flores for the mixrecords "Breakmixer 1" & "Breakmixer 2" and appeared on the famous Motown hip hop record "Scratch Break" by the Motor City crew. He can be seen on stage with Chaka Khan, Ozone and Turbo performing the song "I feel for your" in 1984.
More recent credits are on Dr Dre's albums "The Chronic" and "The Aftermath" on which he received mixing credits and on The Firm's album as a producer.
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Interview for West Coast Pioneers Chris "The Glove" Taylor (Turntable Wizard of the Radio Club) |
Moderator: Stefan Schuetze |
Date: 07/2004 |
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Linda Kendrick |
Stupid Cupid |
Airwave |
AW12-95002 |
1983 |
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Victor And The Glove |
Breakmixer Part 1 |
JDC |
JDC 0033 |
1983 |
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Victor And The Glove |
Breakmixer Part 2 |
JDC |
JDC 0033 |
1983 |
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Chris "The Glove" Taylor |
Scratch Dance - Pyramid Mix |
Carbon Copy |
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1984 |
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Radio Crew feat. Ice T, The Glove, Egyptian Lover, Super AJ |
Breaking and Entering |
Rayco |
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1983 |
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Chris "The Glove" Taylor & Dave Storrs |
Tibetan Jam / Reckless |
Polydor |
881 195 1 |
1984 |
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Chris "the Glove" Taylor |
Itchiban Scratch |
Electrobeat |
EB003 |
1985 |
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Chris "The Glove" Taylor, Dave Storrs & Ice T |
Reckless / Tibetan Jam |
Taxidermi |
xxx1 |
199? |
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| Fashion by Norma Kamali. Street Wear from the year 1983. On the decks Chris "the Glove" Taylor spinning Magics Mike Theme produced by Rich Cason. Boogaloo Shrimp and Shabba Doo breakin. The Videoshot was done in the legendary disco "Radio". |
| From the Breakin and Entering Dokumentary. Ice T and Henry G rappin live in the Radio with Chris "the Glove" on the turntables. Egyptian Lover and The Glove cuttin and scratchin. |
| From the Chuck Norris movie "Missing In Action" puplished 1984. In the background you can hear Chris "The Glove" Taylor and Dave Storrs song "Tibetan Jam". |