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A Hong Kong-born Indian who grew up in London, Khan had worked in the UK record industry since the mid 1970's, working for such names as PRT Distribution (a division of Pye Records) and R & B Records, for whom at the time Imagination were the up and coming stars of the day.

Khan founded the independent Streetwave record label during 1981 to specialise in releasing electro and hi-NRG releases. Within a year of creation, Streetwave began the Street Sounds series of albums; compilations created from some of the hottest 12 imports of the day. These releases made available a selection of the most contemporary dance floor hits within the financial reach of those wanting to hear the freshest sounds.

In the early 1980's a 12 single was priced around £2 and you would pay over £4 for an import 12. The Street Sounds series offered usually 8 to 12 full-length 12 mixes for under a fiver. Understandably, the Street Sounds series was met with considerable enthusiasm and, some might say, mighty relief. This series would run for over 6 years and contain over 50 albums.
By far the most coveted of the Street Sounds releases were the Electro series. These albums introduced the UK to the developing hip-hop scene from America — a stroke of genius that brought electro and early hip hop from the underground to the UK high street and, one could argue, helped in the creation of the UK's hip-hop scene.

Listed below are labels set up by Morgan Khan:
Streetwave / Street Sounds / Westside Records / Hardcore / Radical Records / World Dance Records / Pisces Productions Limited.
He also funded Hardback.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Edwin Starr
Darling, Darling Baby
1992, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Disco
Downtown Girls
Downtown Girls
1987, ,
Freestyle/Disco
Hi-Tension
You Make Me Happy (Shop Girl Remix)
1984
Wish
Nice And Soft
1981
Various
Powerplay 18 Big Ones From 208
1979, Vinyl, ,
Disco
Various
Jazz Funk Classics Vol. 1
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Street Sounds, Universal Music TV, ,
Jazz-Funk
Various
The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection
2004, 2x CD, ,
Electro
Various
Streetsoundz Vol. 1
2000, 2x CD, CD, ,
House/Garage House
Various
Church Of Danceology (The Greatest Dance Classics Ever... Raw & Remixed) (Vol. One)
1999
D'Bora
Honey
1999
Global (5) / Humanoid
R.A.V.E. / Humanoid
1992
Streetlife
Keep On Movin'
1989, CD, ,
House/Disco
Humanoid
Global
1989, ,
Acid House/House
Various
The Solar Box Set
1988, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
Electro/Soul/Funk/Disco
Various
House Trax 2
1988, Vinyl, ,
Acid House/Garage House/House
Various
The House Of Hits - The History Of House Music
1988, Box Set, 14x Vinyl, ,
House/Techno/Deep House/Acid House/Electro/Freestyle
Various
Street Sounds Crucial Electro 3
1987, Vinyl, ,
Electro
Various
Preview 1
1987, ,
House/Breaks/Soul/Disco
Various
Street Sounds Hip Hop 19
1987, ,
Electro
Various
Streetwave - The First Three Years (Vol. 1)
1986, ,
Electro/Disco
Various
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 13
1986, Vinyl, ,
Electro
Various
Eurobeat
1986, Vinyl, ,
Hi NRG/Soul/Disco
Masquerade
(Solution To) The Problem
1986, ,
Soul/Boogie/Electro
Masquerade Featuring Dina Carroll
One Nation
1985, ,
Electro
McKenzie & Gardiner
From Time
1983, Vinyl, ,
Funk/Boogie
Patrick Boothe
Never Knew Love Like This Before
1982
Various
Disconnections
1981, 2xLP, Comp, Calibre, ,
Electro/Soul/Disco
Imagination / Lobo
Body Talk / The Caribbean Disco Show
1981, 7", Jukebox, F1 Team, ,
Disco
Various
14 Megahits
1981, ,
Ballad/Funk/Synth-pop/Ska/New Wave/Disco/Downtempo/Pop Rock
Imagination
Burnin' Up
1981
Various
Calibre Cuts
1980, ,
Disco
Various
Get On The Dance Floor Volume 3
1989
Various
Buzz Cassette Volume 1
1988, Cass, Album, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Street Sounds
Various
Street Sounds Electro The Ultimate Boxed Set
2008, Box, Unofficial + 2xCD, Comp + DVD, Comp, Street Sounds (3), Discophonographia, ,
Electro
Imagination
Body Talk