First Choice – Doctor Love

Tom Moulton actually had a mild heart attack while mixing this song.
Full interview on Disco-Disco.com

Interviewer: Have you got any special memories you can tell about when mixing a specific record? Like something that happened when you mixed it or some idea you got or something like that?
Tom: "Alright - 'Dr. Love' [First Choice]. You know that song?!"
Interviewer: Yep! It's one of my favorites actually.
Tom: "Ok, well. I actually had a mild heart attack that night."
Interviewer: OH!
Tom: "I was so frustrated because the rhythm, the tempo kept changing. And all I know is I wanted to get back to the part to create a break that had that 'di-di-di-di-de, di-di-di-di-de', you know like that, with the stings. I mean, that absolutely drove me crazy. And the drum pattern kept changing. So I had to speed it up, slow it down. Well, I got so frustrated. I raised my arms and saying; 'Jesus Christ, can't these guys play in tempo for anything?!' And I got these electric shocks up my arms.
And I sat down and I calmly said; 'OK, let's try to do this again.' And I sat down and I really got scared because I could sense something that was wrong. I mean, there like - my breathing was off and I could hardly talk. But anyway I said; 'OK, Let's do this!' So I, we kept doing it piece by piece and I kept speeding up the multitrack machine or slowing it down. And it was driving me crazy. And finally it was done and I said; 'Can somebody call me a cab or drive me to the Hospital?' So they drove me to the Hospital and I went to the emergency room, this was like 4:30 in the morning.
They said; 'What's the matter?' and I said; 'Well, I've had these electric shocks in my arms and bla bla bla bla bla...' I got to see the doctor and the doctor goes; 'Oh my, your heart is beating sporadically.' He said; 'When did this happen?' And I said; 'About 12 o'clock!' He said; '12 O'CLOCK! It's 4:30!' and he said; 'Where are you coming from?' and I said; 'It's like 3 blocks away.' He goes; 'You're an Asshole!' That's what the doctor called me. He said; 'What could be more important than staying alive?' and I go; 'Well, I was mixing this record...' He goes; 'What's mixing a record?' and I was trying to explain to him and I said; 'Well, I mean, I know something was seriously wrong but I didn't wanna die not finishing this song.' He thought that was the most ridiculous thing he ever heard of!"
Interviewer: I can understand that. Was that the final mix of "Dr. Love"?
Tom: "Yes!"

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This is in my Top 5 Dance records of all time!

After decades of hearing the original mix, or the A-side of this in clubs I gotta say, the Mega Dub Remix on the B-side trumps it all. Pure House Music, The space echo on those flutes and on the vocals... The way the Linn Drum is kicking in... The Breakdowns, the build-up. Absolute perfection. Played at "The Saint" as a "Morning Music" tune by Chuck Parsons. One of the tunes after which the DJ got a warm applause by the audience and the party went further at a lower pace, afterwards.

The Main mix uses the original tracks, but falls short of the original Tom Moulton mix.
The "Special dub" replaces nearly all of the original instrumentation with Linn Drum & Synths ala 1983. The arrangement and synth work are excellent, but should have been used on a new song IMO.

The earliest house record I've heard. Special Remix is sparser, more conga-centric than the original, and a bit stiff. The Mega Dub Remix sounds like it was made in 1985. Electro-hi-hat, electro-snare, and clavinet dominate. Pretty sterile to these ears, but maybe I'd love it if I hadn't heard the original.

A very important record in dance music history. Besides being a great tune in it's own right, Dr. Love has gone on to form the backbone of house tracks like 'Your Love' by Terrence Parker, 'Doctors Housecall' by Black Traxx and 'Da Love' by Jammin Gerald just to name a few. I was a huge fan of 'Your Love' by Terrance Parker way before I knew about this track and it was a trip to hear it and understand how the sample had been used. Now I spin the OG more than the songs that sampled it, it really holds up almost 40 years later.

Not as many mixes as the US CDM release, but it hardly matters when the Club/Dub mix is included!

The voices of Rochelle Fleming et al give us the most famous medically-based song that you might hear, a Salsoul classic. Familiar female chorus and bassline, supremely infectious lyrics remixed on the Salsoul issue by Knuckles and Pettibone. A more downtempo affair with ‘Love Thang’, but nonetheless fabulous female vocals top off a fantastically orchestrated groove.