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The Peech Boys
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The Peech Boys, also known as the New York Citi Peech Boys, were an American group around Bernard Fowler, Steven Brown, Robert Kasper, Darryl Short, Larry Levan and Michael de Benedictus. The group arose at the Paradise Garage, under the influence of DJ Larry Levan. They released only four twelve-inch records. They signed with West End Records, then with Island Records, and split up in 1984.
Music and breakthrough
Their best-known song is Don't Make Me Wait from 1982. It became one of the early hits of the New York house and garage scene, because Levan played it at the Paradise Garage. It was also their only entry on the British chart, in November 1982. The track sounds tight and dance-like. The music sits between disco, post-disco and what would later be called house.
Influence
The Peech Boys are important because they let us hear how New York club culture sounded around 1982, before house broke through from Chicago. The song is an example of how a DJ and a group together devised a sound that worked on the dance floor. As a result they stand in the history of dance music between disco and house.
Listening
Don't Make Me Wait · The Peech Boys, 1982Apple Music ↗