A Year In The Mix - 1996 - The Blue Delphinium Mix

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1. Sasha - Arkham Asylum
2. Chicane - Offshore (Original Version)
3. Furry Phreaks - Soothe (Chicane's Cyanide Ride + Jazz Mix + Deep End Dub)
4. BT feat Tori Amos - Blue Skies (Liquid Oxygen Dub + Delphinium Days + Original)
5. Sasha - Heart Of Imagination
6. Sasha - Ohmna
8. Sasha & Marie - Be As One

A Year In The Mix - 1996 - The Lonely Traveller Mix

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1. DJ's Rule - Get Into The Music (Hybrid Remix)
2. Hyper Go Go - High (Hybrid Dub)
3. Slacker - Scared (The Lonely Traveller Mix + Dylan Rhymes Remix)
4. Paul Van Dyk - Beautiful Place (Paradise Mix)
5. Libra Presents Taylor - Anomaly - Calling Your Name (B.T. & Taylor Mix)
6. Hybrid - Symphony (Original Mix)
7. Way Out West - Domination (Bonkers Break Beat Mix)
8. Olive - You're Not Alone (Oakenfold & Osborne Remix)

Historical Facts

'Get Into The Music' was originally released in 1990.

'High' was originally released in 1992

Slacker is aka Ramp

Libra is aka B.T. Jan Johnston sang vocals on 'Anomaly'

A Year In The Mix - 1991 - The Sash & Saber Mix

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1. Creative Thieves - Nasty Rhythm (Sasha's M.F.I. Mix)
2. Orbital - Choice (Sasha Mix)
3. Orbital - Midnight (Sasha Mix)
4. Donna Gardier - Good Thing (Sasha In Japan Mix)
5. Urban Soul - Alright (Sasha's String Mix + Remix)
6. Jimi Polo - Better Days (Sasha Remix)
7. Unique 3 - No More (Sasha's Dub Tip Mix + Club Mix)
8. Brothers In Rhythm - Peace & Harmony (Violence & Discord Mix)
9. Marina Van-Rooy - Let You Go (Sasha's Positive Mix)
10. Evolution - Metropolis (Piano Dub + Can't Stop The Feeling Mix)

Historical Facts

• Sasha is Welsh. Real name Alexander Coe
• Sasha started DJ'ing in the late 80's, got a taste of music production & remixing in 1990 with Evolution's 'Came Outta Nowhere', and became one of the most in-demand remixers in 1991
• Creative Thieves are aka Brothers In Rhythm.
• Sasha's 'Better Days' remix was never officially released by Jimi Polo. It appeared on a DMC 'DJ only' release in Nov 91.

A Year In The Mix - 1994 - The Reach & Reminisce Mix

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1. K-Klass - What You're Missing (Cream Dub + Pharmacy Dub + Klub Mix)
2. Shades Of Love - Body To Body (Keep In Touch) (10/31 Mix by Junior Vasquez)
3. Judy Cheeks - Reach (Brothers In Rhythm Club Mix)
4. E.V.E. - Groove Of Love (Bottom Dollar Dub)
5. Loveland - Let The Music (Lift You Up) (Big Room Dub by Bottom Dollar)
6. Mary J. Blige - Reminisce (Uno Clio Mix)
7. Chrissy Ward - Right & Exact (Stonebridge Mix)
8. Rozalla - You Never Love The Same Way Twice (The Development Corporation Mix)
9. Kim English - Nite Life (Big Bump Mix)

Historical Facts

• Vocals on 'Body To Body' are by Meli'sa Morgan. Track was originally released in 1982.
• Judy Cheeks released her first album in 1973
• Chrissy Ward is aka Crystal Waters
• 'Nite Life' was produced and written by Ten City

A Year In The Mix - 1993 - The Rapturous Odyssey Mix

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1. D-Tek - Drop The Rock (Original Mix)
2. Direckt - Two Fatt Guitars (Babetastic Mix)
3. Solitaire Gee - Slumberland (Rhythm Invention Mix)
4. Lionrock - Are You Willing To Testify?
5. Slam - Positive Education
6. Screen II - Hey Mr DJ (Dasilva & McCready Mix)
7. Lionrock - Packet Of Peace (The Dust Brothers Remix + No More Fucking Trumpets Mix)
8. Leftfield & Lydon - Open Up (Dervish Overdrive)
9. The Sabres Of Paradise - Smokebelch II
10. Soul Odyssey - Rapture

Historical Facts

• The bassline on 'Drop The Rock' is from Fallout's 'Morning After'
• The 'Do it, man!' sample on 'Two Fatt Guitars' is from Tommy Chong
• The 'Groovy baby' sample on 'Slumberland' is from DSK's 'Read My Lips'
• Justin Robertson is the man behind Lionrock
• The 'Testify' sample is from MC5's 'Are You Willing To Testify?'
• The boys from Slam are also co-founders of the influential record label, Soma
• The 'Hey Mr DJ' sample is from Stargard's 'What You Waitin' For'
• The Dust Brothers are aka The Chemical Brothers. The 'Dust' name was purposely taken from the original Dust Brothers (who have worked with the Beastie Boys, Beck and Santana among others). However in 1995, once they made it big, the original Dust Brothers threatened to sue, so they changed their name to 'Chemical' after their track 'Chemical Beats'. 'Packet Of Peace' was their first remix.
• John Lydon is aka Johnny Rotten, the lead singer of The Sex Pistols
• The main man behind The Sabres Of Paradise is Andrew Weatherall
• The melody on 'Smokebelch II' is taken from L.B. Bad's 'The New Age of Faith' from his 'The True Story Of House Music' EP.
• 'Rapture' samples the beat from React 2 Rhythm's 'Intoxication'

A Year In The Mix - 1991 - The Gonna Gotta Italo Mix

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1. Last Rhythm - Last Rhythm (Club Mix)
2. East Side Beat - Ride Like The Wind (Accappella + The Nodding Dog Dub + The Factory Mix)
3. DJ Professor - Rock Me Steady
4. Francesco Zappala & DJ Professor - We Gotta Do It (Techno Jazz Mix)
5. FPI Project - Everybody (All Over The World) (Dance Version)
6. Cappella - Take Me Away (Techno Mix)
7. RAF - We Gonna Get (Remix + Extended Mix)
8. RAF - We've Got To Live Together (Club Mix)
9. DJ H Feat. Stefy - Think About... (12" Mix)
10. DJ H Feat. Stefy - I Like It (Italian House Mix)
11. DJ H Feat. Stefy - Move Your Love (Mix Version)
12. Last Rhythm Feat. Silvie Carter - Last Rhythm (Vocal Extended)

Historical Facts

• The 'Ride Like The Wind' mixes are by Dave Seaman and Phil Kelsey
• The strings on 'We've Got To Live Together' are from Enya's 'Orinoco Flow'
• DJ H is aka DJ Herbie

A Year In The Mix : 1995 : The Slippy When Trancey Mix

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1. The Reese Project - Direct Me (Sasha's 3am Drop Mix)

2. Grace - Not Over Yet (B.T.'s Spirit of Grace)

3. Leftfield - Song of Life (Leftism Album Version)

4. Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin' Acid Funk)

5. Tilt - I Dream (Casa de Angeles Mix)

6. JX - There's Nothing I Won't Do (Way Out West Remix)

7. Man With No Name - Floor Essence (Dayglo Mix)

8. Underworld - Born Slippy.Telematic

9. Underworld - Born Slippy.NUXX

10. Underworld - Born Slippy

Historical Facts

• The Reese Project is aka Kevin Saunderson. 'Direct Me' was originally released in 1991, and rereleased in 1995 with the Sasha remix
• 'Not Over Yet' was originally released in 1993. Oakenfold had to change the name to Grace due to a competing name from another band. The singer, Dominique Atkins, also cowrote and sang on Tilt's 'Invisible'
• 'Song Of Life' was originally released in 1992 and reworked in 1995 for their first album, 'Leftism'
• Born Slippy was originally released in 1995. The NUXX version became a huge hit in 96 after being featured in 'Trainspotting'
• Apparently the ".NUXX" name was inspired by a computer fault that added that suffix to the name of their working files.

A Year In The Mix : 1994 : The Stop n Goa Mix

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1. BT - Nocturnal Transmission
2. Subliminal Cuts - Le Voie Le Soleil (Fade Mix)
3. The Grid - Swamp Thing (Deep Dub Piece + Deep Piece Mix)
4. Yothu Yindi - Timeless Land (Leftfield Bengga Club Mix)
5. Quench - Dreams (Extended Mix)
6. Quivver - Saxy Lady (Part 1)
7. Marmion - Schoneberg (Marmion Remix)
8. Legend B - Lost In Love (Spinclub Mix)
9. Man With No Name - Sugar Rush (Raw Cane Mix)
10. Perfecto Allstarz - Reach Up (Indian Summer Remix by Man With No Name)
11. Man With No Name - Teleport

Historical Facts

• Deep Piece were Michael Kilkie and Stuart Crichton
• Quivver is AKA John Graham, who was also a member of Tilt
• Man With No Name is Martin Freeland and is synonymous with Goa Trance

A Year In The Mix - 1993 - The Funky Muzik Mix

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1. Masters At Work Feat. India - When You Touch Me (MAW Remix + Luv Me Down Bonus)
2. Bjork - Violently Happy (Masters At Work 12")
3. Jazz-N-Groove - Freedom (Jazz-N-Groove Club Mix)
4. Wall Of Sound - Critical (Club Mix)
5. Creative Force - It's So Good (Tommy Musto Remix)
6. Incognito - Givin' It Up (Uplifting Club Mix by Roger Sanchez)
7. Sound Of One - As I Am (Nice And Stoned Classic Mix)
8. Masters At Work - Deep Inside
9. Rozalla - I Love Music (Funky Muzik Dub + Uplifting Club Mix by Roger Sanchez)

Historical Facts

• India married Louie Vega in 1990 when she was 19
• 'Violently Happy' was produced by Nellee Hooper
• Wall Of Sound were more famously known as Urbanized and Mood II Swing
• Victor Simonelli was behind Creative Force and Sound Of One
• 'Deep Inside' is from MAW's Harddrive EP

A Year In The Mix - 1990 - The Geetar Youth Mix

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Track list
1. Seal - Crazy (Acapella + William Orbit Mix)
2. S'Express - Find Time To Be Yourself (Geetar Heaven Mix + Vocal Seven Mix)
3. Blue Pearl - Naked In The Rain (Pure Trance Mix by Jimmy Cauty)
4. Blue Pearl - Naked In The Rain (12" Extended Mix by Youth & Graham Massey)
5. Bananarama - Only Your Love (Milky Bar Mix by Robin Goodfellow)
6. Yazoo - Situation (The Aggressive Attitude Mix by Youth)
7. Sunsonic - Kind of Loving (Kicking North Mix by Youth)
8. Sunsonic - Roll My Body (Northside Mix by Youth)
9. Adamski - The Space Jungle (Earthquake Remix Intro + Extended Mix)
10. S'Express - My Laser (Just Won't Function Anymore)
11. S'Express - Nothing To Lose (Full Vocal Mix)
12. Adamski - Killer (Remix by Ben Chapman)
13. Adamski - The N-R-G Symphony In F. Minor

Historical Facts

* Carl Craig got his feet wet programming the drums on 'Find Time To Be Yourself'
* Sonique sang lead vocals on 'Find Time' and 'Nothing To Lose'
* Jimmy Cauty was one half of KLF and co-founder of The Orb
* Graham Massey was a founding member of 808 State
* Youth (aka Martin Glover) was an in-demand producer and remixer in 1990. Nearly all of his work at that time included his trademark heavy drums which were influenced and sometimes sampled 'The Funky Drummer'. Nowhere are these more evident than on Sunsonic's 'Kind of Loving'
* Yazoo were Vince Clarke (pre Erasure) and Alison Moyet. 'Situation' was originally released in 1982.
* 'Elvis Presley is credited as a writer on 'The Space Jungle'
* The 'laser has no function' sample is from John Carpenter's 1974 movie, 'Dark Star'
* Seal was unknown and unsigned before he hooked up with Adamski on 'Killer'

A Year In The Mix - 1992 - The Def Zone Mix

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1. Jody Watley - I'm The One You Need (Dead Zone Version + Extended Club Version)
2. Martha Wash - Give It To You (Def Dub Mix + Dead Zone Mix)
3. Overweight Pooch Feat. Ce Ce Peniston - I Like It (Red Zone Dub)
4. Black Sheep - Strobelite Honey (Def Mix)
5. Thompson Twins - The Saint (8th Street Dub + Red Zone Dub)
6. Stephanie Mills - All Day, All Night (Warsaw Mix + Def Mix)
7. Des'ree - Feel So High (The Def Version)
8. Ten City - My Piece Of Heaven (International Mix)
9. Sounds Of Blackness - Joy (Momo Def Version)

Historical Facts

• In progress

A Year In The Mix - 1994 - The Smoove Sounds Of House Mix

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1. Sounds Of Blackness - Everything Is Gonna Be Alright (Foundation Mix)
2. T-Empo - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (Matthew Roberts Mix + T-Empo Mix)
3. Sounds Of Blackness - The Harder They Are The Bigger They Fall (E-Smoove Harder Anthem)
4. Nicole - Runnin' Away (Smoove Dub + House Mix)
5. Taylor Dayne - I'll Wait (E-Smoove Anthem Vocal Mix)
6. Juliet Roberts - I Want You (Monster Club Mix by Danny D)
7. Sabrina Johnston - Satisfy My Love (House Factor Mix by Stonebridge & Nick Nice)
8. Loni Clark - Love's Got Me (On A Trip So High) (Parkside Club Mix by Graeme Park)
9. Loni Clark - U (K-Klass Dub + Klub Mix)

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A Year In The Mix : 1994 : The Groove Of Def Mix

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1. Sounds Of Blackness - I Believe (Deliverance Dub + Classic Gospel Mix by Morales)
2. Donna Allen - Real (Def House Mix by Morales)
3. E.V.E. - Groove Of Love (Groove Of House Mix by Morales)
4. Janet Jackson - Because Of Love (Frankie & David Trick Mix)
5. Crystal Waters - What I Need (Bad Yard Club by Morales)
6. Dan Hartman Starring Loleatta Holloway (Classic Throwback Mix by Knuckles)
7. M People - One Night In Heaven (Thee Def Club Mix by Morales)
8. Aretha Franklin - A Deeper Love Bad Yard Club by Morales)

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A Year In The Mix : 1993 : The ThRob In My Bad Yard Mix

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1. U2 - Lemon (Bad Yard Club Mix)
2. Joe Roberts - Back In My Life (Classic Mix)
3. Mariah Carey - Dreamlover (Eclipse Dub + USA Love Dub + Def Tribal Mix + Def Club Mix)
4. David Morales & The Bad Yard Club - Gimme Luv (Eenie Meenie Miny Mo) (The Jackie 60 Experience)
5. Bjork - Big Time Sensuality (Morales USA Mix + Morales Def Klub Mix)
6. Janet Jackson - Throb (David Morales Legendary Club Mix)
7. Juliet Roberts - Caught In The Middle (Def Classic Mix)
8. Jane Child - Do Whatcha Do (Nu Extended Club Mix)

Historical Facts

• Danny Madden and Will Downing sing backing vocals on 'Back In My Life'
• Morales' hugely successful remix of Dreamlover is widely credited with popularising the tradition of remixing non-dance songs for the clubs. In 2006 it was named as one of the greatest dance songs of all time in Slant magazine.
• 'Jackie 60' was the name of a weekly club night in New York City in the 90s

A Year In The Mix : 1992 : The Masters Of NYC Mix

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1. Sandy B - Feel Like Singin' (Def Classic Mix + Erotica Mix by David Morales)
2. Martha Wash - Give It To You (Momo's Klub Mix by David Morales)
3. Celine Dion - Love Can Move Mountains (Underground Vocal Mix by Tommy Musto)
4. Urbanized - Helpless (I Don't Know What To Do Without You)
(The Kenlou Mix by Masters At Work)
5. Trey Lorenz - Photograph Of Mary (Masters At Work Dub)
6. Martha Wash - Carry On (Masters At Work Dub Mix + Alternate Dance Mix)
7. MAW & Company Feat. Xaviera Gold - Gonna Get Back To You
(Kenlou 12" by Masters At Work)
8. C+C Music Factory - Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More!)
(The Clivilles & Cole House Anthem)

Historical Facts

• Martha Wash notably sang lead vocals uncredited on C+C Music Factory's 'Gonna Make You Sweat'. Her subsequent suit ensured that vocal credits became mandatory on CDs.
• Tommy Musto is a New York DJ that was one half of the famous DJ team 'Musto & Bones' with Frankie Bones
• Masters At Work are the famous duo 'Little' Louie Vega and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez. The name was given to them by their friend Todd Terry.

A Year In The Mix - 1991 - The Reigning Rave Mix

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1. Outlander - Vamp (Original Mix)
2. Carl Cox - I Want You (Forever) (Full On Mix + Piano Version)
3. WestBam - I Can't Stop (Original Club Mix)
4. Altern 8 - Infiltrate 202
5. Blue Pearl - (Can You) Feel The Passion (Zen Mix)
6. Inner City - Let It Reign (Altern 8 Know The Score Mix)
7. Unity - Unity (USA Mix)
8. DMS - Exterminate (Day Of The Hardcore)
9. Bizarre Inc - Raise Me (Eon's Ascension Mix)
10. Blame - Music Takes You (War Mix)
11. The House Crew - Keep The Fire Burning
12. Rhythm Section - Feel The Rhythm
13. Zero B - Lock Up (Monolith Mix)
14. Love Revolution - Give It To Me Baby (Original Mix)
15. The Visionmasters & Tony King Feat. Kylie Minogue - Keep On Pumping It Up

Historical Facts

• Carl Cox was an in-demand DJ for the massive raves, particularly for his trademark performance on 3 decks. 'I want You (Forever) was his first release.
  
• WestBam is abbreviated from Westphalia BamBaataa and derives from this artist's home state in Germany and his role model Afrika Bambaataa.
• 'Infiltrate 202' contains vocal samples from Candi Staton's 'I Know' and the string sample from 'Pacific State'. 202 refers to the Roland MC-202. The bassline from that synth is used on this track and several others in this mix
  
• '(Can You) Feel The Passion' is Youth's homage to Bizarre Inc's 'Playing With Knives'
• This version of Blame's 'Music Takes You' contains the original sample from Seal's 'The Beginning'. This was removed from the official release for legal reasons.
• 'Keep On Pumping It Up' was produced by Stock & Waterman and released on PWL. But it's actually good!

A Year In The Mix - 1992 - The Deliverance Of Hope Mix

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1. Juliet Roberts - Free Love (Dan's Disco Mix by Dancin' Danny D)
2. Shawn Christopher - Don't Lose The Magic (Morales Bump Dub Mix + 12" Mix)
3. Dina Carroll - Ain't No Man (Brothers In Rhythm Mix)
4. Paul McCartney - Deliverance (Steve Anderson Dub Mix + Remix)
5. Degrees Of Motion feat. Biti - Do You Want It Right Now (King Street Mix)
6. Ann Consuelo - See The Day (Hyped Up Club Mix by Stonebridge & Nick Nice)
7. Subterrania feat. Ann Consuelo - Do It For Love (Stonebridge Essential Club Mix)
8. D:Ream - U R The Best Thing (Sasha Dub + Full Mix)
9. M-People - How Can I Love You More (Sasha's Master Mix)

Historical Facts

• Shawn Christopher performed on the vocal mix of Lil Louis' 'French Kiss'
• The Steve Anderson mix of McCartney's 'Hope of Deliverance' is a belter, and demonstrates how much influence he had on the Brothers In Rhythm sound.

A Year In The Mix - 1992 - The Progressive Passioniva Mix

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1. Leftfield - Fanfare of Life
2. Leftfield - Song of Life
3. The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall Mix)
4. Gat Decor - Passion (Darren Emerson Mix)
5. Gypsy - I Trance You
6. Finitribe - Forevergreen (Sunrise Mix + Lunar Eclipse Mix by Youth)
7. Paradise Organisation - Prayer Tower (Full Circle Mix by Phil Perry)
8. Metropolis - Hyporeel
9. The Visions Of Shiva - Perfect Morning
10.The Visions Of Shiva - Perfect Day
11.The Visions Of Shiva - Perfect Night

Historical Facts

• Gat Decor is an anagram of Tag Records, who first pressed the track.
• 'Passion' was Darren Emerson's first remix. He joined Underworld the next year in 93.
• Metropolis was a pseudonym for the FSOL boys. The piano is lifted from Nikita Warren's 91 track 'I Need You'.
• The Visions Of Shiva were Cosmic Baby and Paul Van Dyk

A Year In The Mix - 1990 - The Future Of Oz Mix

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1. The Cure - Close To You (Closer Mix)
2. Pleasure - Please (Future Mix)
3. Solid Gold Easy Amex feat. Red Box - Enjoy (Future Mix)
4. Gary Clail (On-U Sound System) feat. Bim Sherman - Beef (Future Mix)
5. Gino Latino - Welcome (Land Of Oz Excursion Mix)
6. The Shamen - Pro>gen (Land Of Oz Mix)
7. Amina - Belly Dance (Land Of Oz Mix)
8. Jesus Loves You - Generations Of Love (Land Of Oz Mix)
9. INXS - Suicide Blonde (Milk Mix)
10. Max Q - Sometimes (Land of Oz Mix)
11. Lynda Law - I Don't Want Your Love (Land Of Oz Mix)
12. Sunsonic - Kind Of Loving (Land Of Oz Mix)
13. Cabaret Voltaire - Keep On (Land Of Oz Mix)
14. Frazier Chorus - Nothing (Land Of Oz Mix)
15. The Strings Of Love - Nothing Has Been Proved (Land Of Oz Mix)

Historical Facts

• Paul Oakenfold built his music related resume through the eighties and hit the mainstream, along with his engineer/remix collaborator Steve Osborne, with remixes of Happy Mondays tracks in 1989, particulalry 'Hallelujah'. This led to demand for their work in 1990.
• 'Future' and 'Land Of Oz' were popular club nights run by Oakenfold in the late eighties.
• 'Jesus Loves You' was founded by Boy George
• 'Max Q' was a short-lived band fronted by Michael Hutchence of INXS. The bassline on the remix is taken from Clivilles & Cole's Seduction track

A Year In The Mix - 1989 - The Eurorised Mix

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1. Ben Liebrand - The Eve Of The War (Deep Space Mix)
2. Ram Jam - Black Betty (Rough 'n' Ready Remix by Ben Liebrand)
3. Sueno Latino - Sueno Latino (The Latin Dream Mix)
4. Gino Latino - Welcome
5. The Jam Machine - Everyday (The Underground Mix)
6. FPI Project feat Sharon Dee Clarke - Rich In Paradise (Going Back To My Roots) (Vocal Club Mix)
7. Cappella - Helyom Halib
8. Starlight - Numero Uno (Club Mix)
9. The Mixmaster - Grand Piano
10. Black Box - Ride On Time (The Original)
11. Raul Orellana - The Real Wild House
12. Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Vocal Attack)
13. Hithouse - Move Your Feet To The Rhythm Of The Beat (Party Mix)
14. DJ Lelewel - Magic Atto II (The House)
15. Fax Yourself - (Walking On) Sunshine 89
16. Wood Allen - Airport '89 (Club Mix)
17. 49ers - Touch Me (Sexual Version)

Historical Facts

• 'The Eve Of The War' was Ben Liebrand's first official release after successfully producing and remixing for others since 1982. The track is a remix of Jeff Wayne's 1978 track of the same name, which itself is a tribute to HG Wells' War Of The Worlds. The vocal narration is by 'Richard Burton'
• The original version of 'Black Betty' was released in 1977
• Sueno Latino heavily samples Manuel Gottsching's groundbreaking LP, 'E2-E4' from 1984.
• The man behind Gino Latino, Claudio Cecchetto, also wrote and produced Sabrina's 'Boys (Summertime Love)'
• 'Rich In Paradise' is a remake of Odyssey's 'Going Back To My Roots' from 1981
• The man behind Cappella is Gianfranco Bortolotti who contributed on some of the biggest Italo house tunes including releases from 49ers, Anticappella, Club House, East Side Beat, R.A.F. and many more
• 'Helyom Halib' samples LNR's 'Work It To The Bone'
• Daniele Davoli, Mirko Limoni and Valerio Semplici were also responsible for huge Italo house tunes as members of Starlight, Black Box, Wood Allen, Groove Groove Melody and more
• The piano sample on 'Numero Uno' is from 'Beyond The Clouds' by Quartz from 1978
• The Mixmaster is a pseudonym for Daniele Davoli. Grand Piano is essentially a produced minimix of the hits of 89
• 'Ride On Time' samples Loleatta Holloway's vocals from 1980's 'Love Sensation'. It had a huge influence on the music of the time since many tracks released after this included Loleatta samples, or vocals which resembled them (see 49ers on this mix as an example). Of course the main vocal on this track is 'Right On Time' but the group's terrible English resulted in the nonsensical title. The sampled vocals had to be redone for international release after Loleatta sued; the singer was Heather Small who later had success with M People. Neither Loleatta or Heather were given credit for the vocals at the time (vocal credits were not required on records at the time - this changed after Martha Wash spurred legislation to make vocal credits mandatory after she went uncredited on future Black Box releases and releases from C+C Music Factory). Instead the vocals were attributed to a model named Catherine Quinol (aka Katrin) who is generally regarded as the face of Black Box. Katrin screached the vocals live on their 2nd appearance on Top Of The Tops and it was laughably awful. And this ends my lecture on Black Box's first release...
• Yet another vocal scandal occurred with Technotronic. The vocals on 'Pump Up The Jam' were by Ya Kid K but the blue lipped model Felly, who appeared in the video, got all the credit
• DJ Lelewel is another pseudonym for Daniele Davoli
• 'Sunshine 89' is a remake of Eddy Grant's 'Walking on Sunshine' from 1978
• 'Touch Me' vocals are heavily sampled from Aretha Franklin's 87 release 'Rock-A-Lott'