Gett Off is the seventh track on Prince’s 13th album Diamonds And Pearls, the first to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation, and, two months prior to the album, Gett Off was released as the album’s first single (released worldwide). It was the earliest song to be released with credit to Prince and the New Power Generation.
In 1993, it was included as the 15th track on Prince’s second compilation album The Hits 2 (also included as the second disc of The Hits / The B-Sides).
The song borrows slightly from Get Off, released in 1990 on the New Power Generation maxi-single, and was developed with portions of a song called Glam Slam ’91.
Basic tracking took place on 10 May 1991 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (two days before Blue Light and saxophone overdubs on You’re All I Want), and the track was intended initially as the main track on an EP also containing Horny Pony, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night and an alternate version of Cream, but this EP was aborted, and instead, Prince chose to release the track as a limited edition 12" single to DJs and radio stations in its original, 9:36 version.
Response to the song was so high, that Prince decided to place (an edited version of) Gett Off on Diamonds And Pearls, removing Horny Pony to do so. Gett Off then received a standard commercial release as a single. The Gett Off maxi-single contains various remixes and three new tracks which are largely based on Gett Off itself (Violet The Organ Grinder, Gangster Glam, and Clockin’ The Jizz (Instrumental)). These tracks receive their own song entry pages, separate from this song.
On 27 September 1991, Prince recorded a track called Gett Off’s Cousin. It is likely this track is an instrumental track with a similar musical backing to Gett Off rather than a remix; for more details, see Gett Off’s Cousin.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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10 May 1991
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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Spring - Summer 1991
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Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA
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Remixes by Keith "K.C." Cohen
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Spring - Summer 1991
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Tanglewood Recording Studios, Brookfield, IL, USA
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Recording Personnel
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- Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (listed in liner notes as ‘Insatiable’)
- Michael B. - drums
- Sonny T. - bass guitar, background vocals (credited for "bass and backing vox")
- Levi Seacer, Jr. - rhythm guitar, background vocals (credited for "rhythm guitar and backing vox")
- Tommy Barbarella - keyboards (credited for "Purpleaxxe™ sampler, other various keys and sex symbol")
- Rosie Gaines - background vocals and keyboards (credited for "co-lead backing vox, Purpleaxxe™ sampler and organ")
- Tony M. - rap (credited for "lead raps and backing vox")
- Kirk Johnson - percussion and background vocals (credited for "backing vox and percussion")
- Damon Dickson - percussion and background vocals (credited for "backing vox and percussion")
- Eric Leeds - flute
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Gett Off
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4:31
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Diamonds And Pearls
Gett Off single
The Hits 2
The Hits / The B-Sides
Ultimate
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Studio
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Remixed by Keith "K.C." Cohen
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Gett Off (Edit)
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4:27
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Gett Off single
The Very Best Of Prince
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Edit
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a.k.a. Gett Off (Single Remix). Remixed by Keith "K.C." Cohen
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Gett Off (Extended Remix)
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8:31
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Gett Off single
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Extended Version
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a.k.a. Gett Off (Purple Pump Mix). Remixed by Keith "K.C." Cohen
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Gett Off (Single Remix)
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4:01
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Gett Off single
The Crown Jewels promo
4Ever
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Remix
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Remixed by Keith "K.C." Cohen
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Gett Off (Houstyle)
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8:20
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Gett Off single
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Remix
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a.k.a. Gett Off (Urge Mix). Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off (Houstyle)
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8:24
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Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
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Studio
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Remastered 2023
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Gett Off (Urge Single Edit)
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4:24
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Gett Off single
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Remix edit
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edit of Gett Off (Houstyle). Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off (Urge Dub)
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4:35
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Gett Off promo
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off (Single Edit) [2023 remaster]
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4:31
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Diamonds And Pearls - The Singles (collection)
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
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Studio
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Remastered
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Gett Off (Thrust Mix)
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9:29
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Gett Off single
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off (Thrust Edit)
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4:48
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Gett Off promo
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Remix edit
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off (Flutestramental)
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7:26
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Gett Off single
Thunder single
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Remix
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a.k.a. Gett Off (Thrust Dub). Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off (Flutestramental)
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4:12
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Gett Off promo
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off (Rosie’s Dub)
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5:30
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Gett Off promo
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off (approx: damn near 10 min.)
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9:36
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Gett Off promo
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Studio
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Original promo version before full mixing and editing
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Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)
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9:36
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Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
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Studio
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Remastered 2023
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Gett Off
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6:45
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NPGOnlineLtd.com mp3 download
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Live
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15 April 1993, Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA; contains Gett Off (Houstyle) and clip of Goldnigga during fadeout
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Gett Off
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3:03
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NPG Music Club Edition # 11 mp3 download
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Live
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3 December 2000, Ruby Skye, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Gett Off (Live At Glam Slam 1992)
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6:11
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Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
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Live
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11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Gett Off (Houstyle) (Live At Glam Slam 1992)
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8:05
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Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
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Live
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11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Video Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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Gett Off
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5:32
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Gett Off video maxi-single VHS
Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection VHS/DVD Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray
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Promo video
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See Gett Off video for more details
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Gett Off (Houstyle)
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8:36
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Gett Off video maxi-single VHS
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Promo video
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See Gett Off (Houstyle) video for more details
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Gett Off
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2:39
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Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD
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Live
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18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Gett Off (Houstyle)
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6:44
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Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD
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Live
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18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Gett Off
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3:03
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NPG Music Club Edition # 11 .mov download
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Live
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3 December 2000, Ruby Skye, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Gett Off (Live At Glam Slam 1992)
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6:11
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Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray
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Live
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11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Gett Off (Houstyle) (Live At Glam Slam 1992)
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8:05
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Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition blu-ray
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Live
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11 January 1992, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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Gett Off [Hurley’s Funky 7"]
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off [Hurley’s Funky Dub]
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off [Hurley’s Funky Mix]
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off [Silky House 7"]
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off [Silky House Mix] #1
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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Gett Off [Silky House Mix] #2
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Remix
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Remixes, overdubs, additional production by Steve Silk Hurley.
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