Monday 28 December 2015

dj'aead Presents Anthems 1994 - The Soundtrack To My (Club) Life - (1994 / Various Artists)

Hey you guys!!! Hope you all had an awesome Christmas / time off work etc...
Well it's been a few more weeks in the making but here is part two of my clubbing nostalgia trip.
This time we take a trip back back to 1994 and into the heady clubbing days of the mid 90's...

There are classics galore here - some well known, others as long forgotten gems but all have been weaved into my psyche one way of another. There's something for everyone ranging from the skippiest house to the bounciest continental grooves of the year...

Enjoy!!!

1. Blur - Girls & Boys (Pet Shop Boys 12" Mix)
2. Alison Moyet - Whispering Your Name (Extended)
3. Degrees Of Motion - Do You Want It Right Now (King Street Mix)
4. Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love (Club Mix)
5. Gabrielle - We Don't Talk (Cleveland City House Mix)
6. M People - Renaissance (Master Mix)
7. Tom Jones - If I Only Knew (T-Empo "Live In Las Vegas" Club Mix)
8. T-Empo - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (Club Mix)
9. Judy Cheeks - Reach (Brothers In Rhythm Club Mix)
10. Kylie Minogue - Confide In Me (Big Brothers Mix)
11. Degrees Of Motion Feat. Biti - Shine On (Radiant Mix)
12. Aftershock - Slave To The Vibe (12" Club Mix)
13. Boy George - Miss Me Blind (Return To Gender Mix)
14. East 17 - Around The World (Overworld Mix)
15. MC Sar & The Real McCoy - Runaway (Junior'sSound Factory Mix - Vox Up)
16. Madonna - Secret (Junior's Luscious Mix)
17. Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (D. Monster Mix)
18. Michelle Gayle - Sweetness (West End Mix)
19. K-Klass - What You're Missing (Universal '94 Mix)
20. Janet Jackson - Throb (Morales Legendary Club Mix)
21. Gloworm - Carry Me Home (Rollo's Rushin' Mix)
22. Dannii Minogue - Get Into You (Arizona Club Mix)
23. Isha D. - Stay (Original Mix)
24. Our Tribe Featuring Franke Phaoroh & Kristine W -
Love Come Home (Judge Jules & Michael Skins Remix)
25. Spirits - Don't Bring Me Down (Original Club Mix)
26. Pet Shop Boys - Liberation (E-Smoove Mix)
27. Alex Party - Don't Give Me Your Life (Classic Alex Party Mix)
28. 3rd Nation - I Believe (Our Tribe Remix)
29. Rollo Goes Camping - Get Off Your High Horse! (Big Bold Brassy Mix)
30. Baby D. - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Dancing Divaz Club Mix)
31. New Power Generation - The Good Life (Dancing Divaz Mix)
32. Cappella - Move It Up (House Mix)
33. Blondie - Atomic (Diddy's 12" Mix)
34. Rising High Collective - Tangled In My Thoughts (Hardfloor Mix)
35. Erasure - Always (Cappella Club Mix)
36. Cappella - U & Me (Techno Kingdom & Champagne)
37. Blue Bamboo - A,B,C, & D (Rampant Weed Full On Mix)
38. 2 Cowboys - Everybody Gonfi Gon (Valencia Mix)
39. Haddaway - Rock My Heart (Extended Mix)
40. Motiv 8 - Rockin' For Myself (Club Mix)
41. O.T. Quartet - Hold That Sucker Down (Builds Like A Skyscraper)
42. DJ Miko - What's Up (4 Blondes Mix)
43. DJ Pierre - We Gonna Funk (DJ Pierre's Original Mix)
44. Pet Shop Boys - Absolutely Fabulous (Our Tribe Tongue In Cheek Mix)
45. 2 Unlimited - The Real Thing (Extended 12")
46. CB Milton - It's A Loving Thing (Continental Club Mix)
47. Anticappella - Move Your Body (Laser Break Extended Mix)
48. JX - Son Of A Gun (JX / Red Jerry Mix)
49. Way Out West - Ajare (Full Mix)
50. Mrs. Wood - Whodunnit? (Hardbag  Mix)



And if I don't see you before then have a cracking New Year! See you all in 2016....
Much love and cubby cwtches as always.... xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Link:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKX1VRSmJKV0JPajg&usp=sharing



Sunday 6 December 2015

dj'aead Presents Anthems 1993 : A soundtrack to those early clubbing days. (1993 / Various Artists)

Well it's been a while since my last post hasn't it? I know, I'm terribly shoddy with my time keeping!

So to make up for my tardiness I've got a bumper selection of anthems that were prominent to this new arrival on the gay scene way back.... These anthems were the soundtrack to my life during my first days of coming out to the whole world. While not a definitive selection (there are too many to choose from), this selection holds many a happy memory of my early clubbing days. From The Riverside Hotel (The Scene) on the one side of my home town to The Kings Cross (sadly no more) and onwards to both Exit and Club X (also gone) right over the other side of Cardiff.

This track list holds so many good memories for me... I hope they will for you to - wherever you were clubbing...




1. The Goodmen - Give It Up (Batacuda Refrescante)
2. Pet Shop Boys - Go West
    (Ming's Gone West - First Movement Parts I & II)
3. Sunscreem - Perfect Motion (Boys Own Mix)
4. Lulu - Independence (Brothers In Rhythm Club Mix)
5. Mariah Carey - Dream Lover (Def Club Mix)
6. Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Sure Is Pure '93 Remix)
7. Janet Jackson - If (Brother In Rhythm House Mix)
8. Dina Carroll - Special Kind Of Love (Brothers In Rhythm Remix)
9. RuPaul - Supermodel (Couture Mix)
10. West End Featuring Sybil - The Love I Lost (12" Mix)
11. Robin S. - Luv 4 Luv (Stone's Club Mix)
12. The Flavour - No Matter What You Do (I'm Gonna Get With You)
     (The Tesko Development Vocal Club Mix)
13. Lisa B. - Fascinated (Diss-Cuss Mix)
14. Inner City - Good Life (CJ's Living Good '93 Club Mix)
15. M People - One Night In Heaven (Master Mix)
16. Dannii Minogue - This Is It (One World 12" Mix)
17. Haddaway - What Is Love (Club Mix)
18. Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own (No More Brothers Mix)
19. Staxx - Joy (Lovejoy 12")
20. Tina Turner - Disco Inferno (Beatmasters 12")
21. D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (D:Reamix)
22. K-Klass (Let Me Show You (Klub Mix)
23. X-Press 2 - Say What! (London Underground Mix)
24. Alex Party - Read My Lips (Saturday Night Party)
25. Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall (Pegasus 4)
26. Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret
      (Glamorously Developed Mix)
27. Rising High Collective Feat.. Plavka - Fever Called Love
      (Hardfloor Remix)
28. Snap! Feat. Niki Harris - Do You See The Light (Looking For) (12")
29. Fluke - Groovy Feeling (Make Mine A 99)
30. Interactive - Koma
31. Haddaway - Life (Mission Control Mix)
32. Culture Beat - Anything (Grosser Club Mix)
33. Cappella - U Got 2 Know (A La Carte Paris Mix)
34. 2 Unlimited - Maximum Overdrive (Extended)
35. Urban Cookie Collective - Feels Like Heaven (Extended To The Max)
36. Cappella - U Got 2 Let The Music (Pagany KM 1972 Mix)

Link :
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKY3o2YVdzMWR5TFk&usp=sharing



Sunday 6 September 2015

a-ha - Living A Boys Adventure Tale (1985 / 2010)

With the release of their new album Cast In Steel after a 5 year hiatus into early retirement, a-ha are back and firing on all cylinders...

I've been a fan of the group since the third release of "Take On Me" way back in 1985 along with the epic video. I kind of left them on the back burner after their first greatest hits album "Headlines & Deadlines" back in 1990 but then took a new interest after Foot Of The Mountain was released as their "final" studio album back in 2009. Ploughing through their back catalogue I found many lost gems that I can't believe I missed the first time around...

Doing a singles track list seems a bit pointless here. If you even remotely like the band the chances are you've probably got one of their Greatest Hits compilations already. Instead I've decided to mix it up a bit.

Of course there are a few classic singles (some of which were only minor hits) but there are plenty of classic album tracks that in my opinion are just as good, if not better than their more well known work...

1. Living A Boys Adventure Tale
2. Early Morning
3. Summer Moved On
4. There's Never A Forever Thing
5. Rolling Thunder
6. Crying In The Rain
7. The Weight Of The Wind
8. The Bandstand
9. You Wanted More
10. Mother Nature Goes To Heaven
11. Dark Is The Night
12. Forever Not Yours
13. I Call Your Name
14. Angel In The Snow
15. Lifelines


Link : 

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKS0tON3FmR3BnMk0&usp=sharing


All Mixed Up! Volume 7 : Five Star (Tent / BMG / Epic) (1985 - 1991)

Afternoon peeps! Hope you're all having a great weekend...

Time for a bit of 80's nostalgia for my next post as we head back to the mid 80's for some unadulterated feel good dance from Romford's finest - that's Five Star to those who haven't got a clue who I'm on about...

Lauded as the next Jackson 5 back in the day, siblings Denise, Doris, Lorraine, Stedman & Delroy Pearson released 24 singles between 1983 - 1991. 21 of them making the Top 75.
The band have recently seen a bit of a revival across the 80's festival scene as has Denise with her debut solo album "Imprint" which has received rave reviews across the music press...

Disc 1.

1. Shine (New Jack Mix)
2. Hot Love (Full Rub)
3. With Every Heartbeat (12" Mix)
4. There's A Brand New World (Extended Mix)
5. Rock My World (Extra Terrestrial Mix)
6. Another Weekend (Friday Night Mix)
7. Somewhere Somebody (The Pettibone Remix)
8. Whenever You're Ready (The New York Mix)
9. The Slightest Touch (The Pettibone Touch Mix)

Disc 2.

1. If I Say Yes (Extended Mix)
2. Rain Or Shine (Remix)
3. Find The Time (Midnight Mix)
4. Can't Wait Another Minute (12" Mix)
5. System Addict (M&M Remix)
6. R.S.V.P. (Urban Remix)
7. Love Take Over (The Limited Edition Remix)
8. Let Me Be The One (Philadelphia Remix)
9. All Fall Down (M&M Remix)


Link:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKWWJoUzZFc3NnTlU&usp=sharing



Tuesday 25 August 2015

All Mixed Up! Volume 6 : Rollo & Sister Bliss (1992 - 1997)

Whether working together collectively under the guise of Faithless for over the best part of 20 years, as solo artists or as a formidable remix duo, Rollo & Sister Bliss have attained a mighty catalogue of classic tracks & mixes that span the euphoric days of the early 90's right up to present day.

Racking up countless number 1's on the UK dance charts along the way, no further introduction is required...



Disc 1 :

1. Gloworm - Carry Me Home (Rollo's Rushin' Mix)
2. Felix - Don't You Want Me (Hooj Mix)
3. Kristine W - One More Try (Rollo's Big Mix)
4. Sister Bliss - Oh, What A World! (Big Bold Brassy Mix)
5. T.W.A. - Nasty Girls (Rollo's Nasty Mix)
6. Sphinx - What Hope Have I (The Big Mix)
7. The O.T. Quartet Featuring Franke Phaoroh & Kristine W. - Love Come Home
(Judge Jules & Michael Skins Remix)
8. Ian Wright - Do The Right Thing (Rollo 2-1 Up Mix)
9. Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her (Rollo Remix)
10. Rollo Goes Camping - Get Off Your High Horse (Big Bold Brassy Mix)
11. The O.T. Quartet - Hold That Sucker Down (Builds Like A Skyscraper)

Disc 2 :

1. Faithless - Don't Leave (Euphoric Mix)
2. Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug (Rollo & Sister Bliss Monster Mix)
3. Simply Red - Fairground (Rollo & Sister Bliss Remix)
4. Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Rollo & Sister Bliss Mix)
5. Grace - I Want To Live (Rollo & Sister Bliss Big Vocal Mix)
6. Rollo Goes Mystic - Love, Love, Love - Here I Come (Big Mix)
7. Faithless - Salva Mea (Way Out West Mix)
8. Frankie O' Moiraghi Featuring Amnesia - Feel My Body (Rollo's Higher Mix)
9. Kristine W. - Don't Wanna Think (Rollo's Raw Mix)
10. Livin' Joy - Dreamer (Rollo's Big Mix)
11. Faithless - Insomnia (Monster Mix)

Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfmFLbHdnQlMwOGNFbGp1QTU4WFo4c0prdmlhOTVFcnVCRm5RX0lmM3ZpSW8&usp=sharing

Monday 24 August 2015

The Best Of Stock, Aitken, Waterman - The 12" Mixes (PWL / London / Fanfare / Chrysalis / Supreme) (1984 - 1990)

I love a good 12" and Messrs S.A.W. along with mixmasters Phil Harding & Ian Curnow produced some sublime 12" remixes throughout the 80's and early 90's.

Consistently slagged off by the "serious" journalists back in their heyday for producing what was described as "chart fodder", a nostalgic look at their material confirms that they produced and remixed a wealth of quality stuff. And all emanating from The Hit Factory.

I've tried to showcase some of the less obvious tracks and minor hits along with a few well known classics as most of you will already know and / or have the mega hits already (however if you do fancy a second set then let me know)...

Personal favourites for me are Sinitta's "I Don't Believe In Miracles", Mel & Kim's "F.L.M." and Bananarama's "I Can't Help It". Hope you enjoy it!




Disc 1 :

1. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Murder Mix)
2. Hazell Dean - Searching (12" Version)
3. Bananarama - Venus (Extended Version)
4. Mel & Kim - Respectable (Club Mix)
5. Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles (Club Remix)
6. Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us (Great Scott! It's The Remix)
7. Rick Astley - Together Forever (Lover's Leap Mix)
8. Kylie Minogue - Wouldn't Change A Thing (Espagna Mix)
9. Donna Summer - Love's About To Change My Heart (Extended Remix)
10. Sonia - You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You (Extended Version)

Disc 2 :

1. Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) (Extended Remix)
2. Mel & Kim - F.L.M. (Extended Version)
3. Bananarama - I Can't Help It (Extended Club Mix)
4. Samantha Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (Extended Version)
5. Princess - I'll Keep On Loving You (Original Full Length Album Version)
6. Brother Beyond - He Ain't No Competition (12" Version)
7. Stock, Aitken, Waterman - Roadblock (Extended Version)
8. Big Fun - Blame It On The Boogie (12" Remix)
9. Sonia - Counting Every Minute (The King's Counting House Mix)
10. Lonnie Gordon - Happenin' All Over Again (Hip House Mix)

Disc 1 Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfnV6NlRXNHZxRW85cE9wRF9oWERmUVZvV3hoMVVVaXZmeEJLRkdUQk1rQ0U&usp=sharing

Disc 2 Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfnAwdmtjakZlRjRuTXpiRUp3c2N2M192TzlCYWpaVFFwd0tiLWZ1VFZBSWs&usp=sharing

Saturday 8 August 2015

#cubbylikestohouseeveryweekend (Parts I & II) : All Mixed Up! Volume 5 : dj'aead

Right then, let's get the party started...

Next up is a mix of the sweetest, skippiest, bouncy house classics from yester-year and the darkest, salacious, dirtiest electro beats all mixed up by yours truly - over two mixes (a)mounting to nearly two and a half hours of sweaty hedonistic beats and treats!!!

Hope you all have a cracking weekend... chookers!



#cubbywantstohouseeveryweekend : sexy / salacious

link Part Ia : Sexy

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B83_lcjOnQkKSzViZHBOcDFlOGc/view?usp=sharing

link Part Ib : Sexy

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B83_lcjOnQkKcmNTdEctYjRDWG8/view?usp=sharing

link Part II : Salacious :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B83_lcjOnQkKVENKRHJiVHNIbkU/view?usp=sharing

Sunday 2 August 2015

The Braxtons - The Boss (MAW Remixes) (Atlantic / 1996)

Originally penned by Ashford & Simpson (of "Solid" fame) for Diana Ross Back in 1979, The Braxtons (featuring and then subsequently launching Toni Braxton's solo career) was a major hit for Diana Ross on its initial release - a complete disco monster...

Fast forward to 1996, The Braxtons released "The Boss" to critical acclaim. Although not a major hit here in the UK (#31 peak), their version of it as an absolute masterpiece - courtesy of Masters At Works exemplary remix work....

It also reached number one on the US Billboard Dance / Club Play charts - their eleventh up to that point... bewsh!


1. The Boss (Masters At Work Album Version)
2. The Boss (MAW Reprise)
3. The Boss (Masters At Work Dub)

Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfjc1OFJtUU9DajFUWFJwNlFNV055UzN5Z3FPemFaMXVhZmFrTWZJbWZiZEk&usp=sharing

All Mixed Up! Volume 4 : Neneh Cherry (Circa / 1988 - 1996)

Covering the best remixes of her 3 releases "Raw Like Sushi" (1989), "Homebrew" (1992) and "Man" (1996)...

Neneh has recently made a comeback (sorry, as much as I hate that word it is a comeback of sorts) with her first album in over 10 years - the gorgeously sparse " Blank Project". In light of this I thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase her older stuff... Neneh is not one to be pigeon-holed which can be clearly heard via this tracklist...

A class act, and one that I'm glad has made a spectacular return to form...


1. Buffalo Stance (Extended Mix)
2. Manchild (Full Length Version)
3. Kisses On The Wind (A Little More Puerto Rican)
4. Inna City Mama (Extended Version - Completely Re-Recorded)
5. Kisses On The Wind (For All You Clubbers Out There With Love From The Dynamic Duo &
The Latin Rascals - Dub Wise)
6. I've Got You Under My Skin (In Deep Mix)
7. Sassy (Featuring Guru From Gangstarr)
8. Somedays
9. 7 Seconds (With Youssou N'Dour) (Full Length Version)
10. Woman (Alex Reece Vocal Mix)
11. Money Love (Extended Mix)
12. Buddy X (Masters At Work 12" House Mix)

Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKflNKWEx2aWVoLTdKa29DUk13bWFJVzFrMHNiNUtvaDZFVGJvbmc0U1RPQlE&usp=sharing

Kiss AMC - A Bit Of... (Syncopate / 1989)

Next up, a nice little gem I came across while idly flicking through my collection on a lazy Sunday afternoon...

Kiss AMC hail from Manchester and originally formed way back in 1987.
Out of the several sporadic releases between 1987 and 1991 "A Bit Of..." was their most successful.
Hitting a peak of number 58 on the UK  National Charts and staying on there for 5 weeks the track features a cracking sample of U2's "New Years Day" to fine effect.
Having initially sampled the track without U2's prior permission, Messrs. Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen & Adam Clayton caught a whiff of the track prior to release and gave their seal of approval... Admittedly the vocals haven't aged that well but the track still rocks as a whole...


1. A Bit Of... (7" Edit)
2. The Raw Side
3. A Bit Of... (Extended Mix)

Link : 

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfldZUm11b2gwVnBSYkFFMXdtUmEwdm5zRGhhVGR5dkpNS0hDSEtfd01mYTA&usp=sharing



All Mixed Up! Volume 3 : Age Of Chance (FON / Virgin) (1986 - 1990)

Afternoon lovelies!
Hope you're all having an awesome weekend.

Apologies for the lack of posts this week but it's all been a bit mental this end...
Best get posting then hadn't I?

Volume 3 in the AMU series comes from Leeds finest, Age Of Chance...
Highlighting the best album tracks, mixes and re-vamps.

Enjoy!


Disc 1 : The 80's 

1. Kiss (Kisspower Mix)
2. This Is Crush Collision
3. Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise (Let There Be... Sonic War Sculpture!)
4. Don't Get Mad... Get Even! (All Night Crank Power Mix)
5. Take It! (Unlimited Dollar Mix)
6. Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Noise (Dance Power Mix)
7. Learn To Pray 


Disc 2 : The 90's

1. 4 More Years
2. Higher Than Heaven (Righteous Club Mix)
3. Playing With Fire : I. Firestarter Mix (Vocal) : II. Flame On
4. Time's Up (Timeless)
5. Higher Than Heaven (Gates Of Heaven)
6. Playing With Fire (Midsummer Mix)
7. Time's Up (Prove It)
8. What's Happening?

Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfnBOOGlmalBTXzU5cU9CQ0FzeGNDbDFpN0F3dUlmakE5RTNkSmQtbTZUSkE&usp=sharing



Saturday 25 July 2015

All Mixed Up! Volume 2 : Janet : The 90's (A&M / Virgin)

Ding Ding! Round 2...

I hope you you enjoy this as much as I do...

1. From Janet To Damita Jo (Chris Cox Club Megamix)
2. If (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix)
3. Because Of Love (Frankie & David Classic 12")
4. That's The Way Love Goes (FXTC Club Mix 12")
5. Runaway (Silk's Housey Remix)
6. Love Will Never Do (Without You) (Roger Sanchez Club Mix)
7. Someone To Call My Lover (Hex Hector / Mac Quayle Club Mix)
8. All For You (Thunder Dub)
9. Together Again (Tony Humphries Club Mix)
10. Got 'Til It's Gone (Armand Van Helden Bonus Beats)
11. When I Think Of You (Dished Out Bums)
12. Anytime, Anyplace (D&D House Mix)

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Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfmRwQlNxSS12Q3pRaWxadUh0eDg5c3otdHJVMFU1ei1mQU9ubExjbU9DSms&usp=sharing

Thursday 23 July 2015

All Mixed Up! Volume 1 : Shep Pettibone - Various Artists

"All Mixed Up!" is an ongoing project that I've been tinkering around with over the best part of 20 years.
The aim of this project has been to showcase the best remixes and alternative takes of classic tracks by the greatest artists, producers, DJ's et all..

Designed to highlight the cream of each respective artists back catalogue, many an hour has been spent constructing the tracklists in order to show the overall depth and breadth of each artists work.
No doubt there's likely to be something that I've missed out on along the way but then that's what the comment box is for...

This is exactly why I set The Vault up in the first place.
Past. Present. Future. Period.
Enjoy!

No introductions necessary...

Volume 1 : Shep Pettibone

Disc 1 :

1. Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation (Shep Pettibone '83 Mix)
2. Mariah Carey - There's Got To Be A Way (12" Remix)
3. Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle (Long Vocal Remix)
4. George Michael - Hard Day (Shep Pettibone Full Length Mix)
5. Terence Trent D'arby - If You Let Me Stay (Shep Pettibone Remix)
6. Level 42 - Something About You (Shep Pettibone Remix)
7. Pet Shop Boys - Heart (Disco Mix)
8. Paul McCartney - Ou Est Le Soleil (Tub Dub Mix)
9. Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix)
10. Shakespear's Sister - Break My Heart (Shep's House Mix)

Disc 2 :

1. Madonna - Into The Groove (Extended Remix)
2. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation (12" United Mix)
3. Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall In Love (Shep Pettibone Club Mix)
4. Bros. - I Owe You Nothing (Over 18 Mix)
5. Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth (House Version)
6. Cathy Dennis - You Lied To Me (Original Album Version)
7. Dusty Springfield - In Private (Remix)
8. Five Star - Somewhere Somebody (The Pettibone Remix - Long Version)
9. Madonna - Vogue (12" Version)


Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfkoyelBqUUNiY19fbTc5VGxlS0N6cTkwQjBWNEh6Y2tjUkFQM3RZNTNFak0&usp=sharing




Sunday 19 July 2015

NOW That's What I Call Music 7 - Various Artists (Virgin / EMI - 1986)
















What we're gonna do here is go back... way back...

Those of you that have followed me since The Vault V1.0 back in 2013 will already be aware that this series is something that I collect religiously. Ever since I was handed the glossy double gatefold of NOW 1 way back in 1983 this collection has stayed with me through my terrible teens all the way up to present day... I won't ramble on about it here as I'd rather you enjoyed the music and as the tagline goes on this album "Feel The Quality"...

NOW 7 was released in late summer 1986 (August 11th) on 33 track double vinyl & cassette and a 20 track video selection. The reason I've picked this particular volume over others is that it's a fantastic representation of all that was credible or crap (depending on your taste in music) during the 80's - it's also a damn good representation of why the 80's is my favourite decade for music. This volume was unique within the NOW series at the time as although the cover boasted "32 Top Chart Hits" there were in fact 33 as Queen managed to sneek in there with bonus track "A Kind Of Magic" (Record / Cassette 2 Side 1).

In my opinion NOW 7 has an extremely strong line up covering all bases from teen pop to alternative indie types, long time classics, to the fast growing dance scene (represented perfectly on the final side). It's a great snapshot of music from the blistering summer of '86. I hope you enjoy it!!!

Record 1 Side 1

1. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
2. UB40 - Sing Our Own Song
3. Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
4. Level 42 - Lessons In Love
5. Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
6. Pete Wylie - Sinful!
7. Stan Ridgway - Camouflage
8. Art Of Noise Featuring Max Headroom - Paranoimia

Record 1 Side 2

1. Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red
2. David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
3. Genesis - Invisible Touch
4. Simple Minds - All The Things She Said
5. The Housemartins - Happy Hour
6. Big Country - Look Away
7. Furniture - Brilliant Mind
8. Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild

Record 2 Side 1

1. Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
2. Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time
3. Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten
4. Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
5. Bananarama - Venus
6. Bucks Fizz - Mamba Seyra (New Beginning)
7. a-ha - Hunting High & Low (Remix)
8. Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
9. Queen - A Kind Of Magic (Bonus Track)

Record 2 Side 2

1. Billy Ocean - When Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
2. Jaki Graham - Set Me Free
3. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
4. The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee - (Bang Zoom) Let's Go Go
5. Lovebug Starski - Amityville (The House On The Hill)
6. Midnight Star - Headlines
7. Aurra - You And Me Tonight
8. Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own

N.B. I've put this compilation together via digital sources and attempted to replicate the original release as closely as possibly. Some of the tracks may differ slightly in length to the original release but are as close to them as I could possibly get.

Link :

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKflphakZ4WjJoWno0LXhuNHJCbDVUV19OdW1TUUlMWk1VYjlJLWR0OFRPUXc&usp=sharing

Kylie Minogue - Rhythm Of Love - The Singles (PWL / 1990 - 1991)

Heading back to the early 90's we have four of Kylie's biggest and long enduring single releases.
Not necessarily the highest charting of her career but definitely dancefloor monsters that rocked the more discerning clubs back in the day. These releases are the epitome of PWL's output and all feature on her third album "Rhythm Of Love"...

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First up "Better The Devil You Know"- the first release from "Rhythm Of Love".
This single showcased a more mature sound compared to Kylie's previous "fluffier" releases.
The track hit a peak of number 2 on the UK national charts in April 1990.
The Mad March Hare Mix is featured here...

Link :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B83_lcjOnQkKM0NPNGhfRUdzZ2c/view?usp=sharing

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Following on from "Better The Devil You Know" the second release "Step Back In Time" was released in October 1990. It entered and peaked at number 4 on the UK charts.
The "Walkin' Rhythm Mix" is featured here...

Link :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B83_lcjOnQkKOEZIOEdhdWNXUUU/view?usp=sharing

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Third release "What Do I Have To Do" is in my opinion Kylie's best single release ever!
The track was initially due to be released as the second single but was pushed back in favour of
"Step Back In Time" at the last minute in order to spend more time remixing the track.
This little beauty has never really left my record box and listening to it now it's not hard to see why. This "Pump & Polly" Mix really is the business!

Unfortunately the UK single buyers were a little dumb founded with Kylie's more sexually charged image and as a result the single only hit a peak of number 6 in January 1991. Hardly a disaster though.
The kids who were buying her early releases had moved on to pastures new but her new found gay following lapped this up... and quite rightly too.

Link :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B83_lcjOnQkKLTMtTXduWUhaemM/view?usp=sharing

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The fourth and final release from "Rhythm Of Love" was given a complete overhaul my messrs. DNA who had previously reworked Suzanne Vega's accapella track "Tom's Diner" to stunning effect back in late 1990. This was the first time any outsider had managed to get their hands on a PWL release - let alone one from their biggest selling artist.
DNA radically overhauled the whole track into a more contemporary pulsating monster.
Featuring Jazzie P. on rapping duties, the track matched the peak of it's predecessor by hitting number 6 again.

Link :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B83_lcjOnQkKYVp5RkpPaEQ2c2c/view?usp=sharing




Saturday 18 July 2015

Reactivate 10 : Snappycracklepoptechno - Mixed By Blu Peter (React / 1995)

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And here's the second volume that I was on about...

Following on from Razor Sharp Beats & Bytes, the 10th instalment from Reactivate was and still is a complete monster of an album. This for me has to be one of my all time favourite compilations and just by looking at the set it's not hard to see why.

Blu Peter is once again at the helm of this techno / trance juggernaut which annihilated many an after party back in the day.... ah, memories...

Tracklist:

1. Friends, Lovers & Family - Tribute (Bucket & Spades)
2. Luxor - Superstitious (Nursery Mix)
3. Dream Plant - The Might Machine
4. Pan & Trex - Iceman On The Beach
5. Blue Alphabet - Cybertrance
6. Urban Trance Plant - Ready To Flow
7. Legend B - Lost In Love (Sysex Style Mix)
8. N.R.G. Jams - Acid NRG (Blu Peter & Bed Tisdall Remix)
9. PH1 - Sizzling Love
10. Blu Peter - Flagship
11. Cenobyte - Future World (Future Mix)
12. Sushi - Osaka Acid
13. Komakino - Can't Stop
14. Li Kwan - Point Zero
15. Project X - Under Siege (UK Mix)
16. Art Of Trance - Octopus
17. DJ Misjah & DJ Tim - Access
18. Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth (Red Jerry Remix)

Link:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B83_lcjOnQkKfktMWGQ1eC0tZ0xoWFk1R0x4RjRnLTBRSlR4SExxLTIwMjZ4d1RSU2Z4SDQ&usp=sharing