Sharivari is always cited as the first Detroit Techno record, but given that it's a matter of weeks between when Sharivari was cut and when Alleys was pressed, it is probably better to award a tie. This also happened years before Juan talked to the UK music press and the term 'techno' was coined. So neither one was 'techno' at the time because there was no 'techno.'
It's a bit like the earliest Hip Hop, before it was 'hip hop' -- the guys doing it thought they were making their own version of disco. It should also be noted that if Sharivari Test Presses were cut before Alleys, everyone in Detroit who was interested had heard Sharivari before Alleys. On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Martin Dust <mar...@dustscience.com> wrote: > >> >> http://trembleunderboomlights.blogspot.com/2009/12/archer-record-pressing-master-numbers.html >> >> Ken >> > > Interesting, I guess it depends how many TPs they had done, > I remember Warp doing 100 TPs and promoting off them for > a couple of months back in the day. >
