Stream MixDownload MixTrack list 1. Sybil - My Love Is Guaranteed (Red Ink Mix Part 1 by Pete Waterman & Phil Harding) 2. Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo - Who Found Who (Club Mix) 3. Janet Jackson - Control (Extended Version) 4. First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder (Extended Vocal Version by Frankie Knuckles) 5. Wally Jump Jr. & The Criminal Element - Private Party (Another Private Party Mix by Junior Vasquez) 6. Mel & Kim - Respectable (Club Mix) 7. Bros - I Owe You Nothing (The Shep Pettibone Mix) 8. Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix) 9. Five Star - The Slightest Touch (The Pettibone Touch Remix) 10. ABC - When Smokey Sings (The Miami Mix by Phil Harding) 11. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin (Phil Harding Latin Vocal Mix)
Historical Facts- Phil Harding is featured prominently in this mix. You can find an interesting article on how he created his mixes here
- Let No Man Put Asunder was originally released in 1977. The more familiar line 'It's Not Over' was used for various covers
- Kim Appleby from Mel & Kim is the ex-girlfirend of ex-Bros bassist, Craig Logan
Craig Logan is now head of RCA Records - 'When Smokey Sings' is a tribute to Smokey Robinson
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1. Stock, Aitken & Waterman - Roadblock (Extended)2. Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me (Remix by Francois Kevorkian)3. Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love (Extended Club Mix by Louil Silas Jr.)4. Donna Allen - Serious (Long Version)5. Jody Watley - Still A Thrill (Extended Version by Louil Silas Jr.)6. New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God (Mixed by Arthur Baker)7. Jellybean Featuring Steven Dante - The Real Thing (West 26th Street Mix)8. Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This? (Disco Mix by Shep Pettibone)9. Madonna - Causing A Commotion (Movie House Mix by Shep Pettibone)
Historical Facts
- Jody Watley was a member of Shalamar before embarking on her solo career
- Many of Jody's songs, including 'Looking For A New Love' and 'Still a Thrill' were produced and written by Jody's ex-husband Andre Cymone, who was also a former band mate of Prince
- Those two songs were co-produced by David Z who produced Fine Young Cannibals' 'She Drives Me Crazy'
- Donna Allen is a former Tampa Bay Bucs cheerleader
- Touched By The Hand Of God was believed by some to be a reference to the 'Hand of God' goal that Diego Maradona scored for Argentina against England to put them out of the 1986 World Cup
- John 'Jellybean' Benitez is an ex-boyfriend of Madonna and produced most of her debut album
- Dusty Springfield was a popular singer in the 60s, who's revival in the late 80s was thanks to this collaboration with the the Pet Shop Boys
- 'Causing a Commotion' was from the soundtrack to Madonna's film 'Who's That Girl'
- Junior Vasquez got his start in music production under Shep Pettibone, and is credited with editing Shep's remixes of 'Causing a Commotion'
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Track list
1. Janet Jackson - Nasty (Cool Summer Mix Part 1)
2. Alexander O'Neal - Fake (Extended Version)
3. Herb Alpert - Diamonds (Dance Mix)
4. Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait (The Cool & Breezy Jazz Version)
5. ABC - The Night You Murdered Love (The Sheer-Chic Mix by Pete Hammond & Pete Waterman)
6. Living In A Box - Living In A Box (Dance Mix by Arthur Baker)
7. Herb Alpert - Keep Your Eye On Me (Extended Version)
8. Alexander O'Neal - Criticize (Remix + Ben Liebrand Remix)
9. New Order - True Faith (Shep Pettibone Remix)
10. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone Remix)
11. Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principal (Long Vocal Mix By Shep Pettibone)
Historical Facts
- Herb Alpert played the sax on the Cool Summer Mixes of 'Nasty'
- Alexander O'Neal was an original member of the The Time, along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis who produced 'Fake' and 'Criticize'
- Janet Jackson sang on Herb Alpert's 'Diamonds'. The track, along with Keep Your Eye On Me, was produced by long-time Jackson producers, Jam and Lewis
- I could write a book on Mandy Smith but instead just link to here. I Just Can't Wait was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman before they got overly commercial, and was a huge hit in Ibiza.
- 'The Night You Murdered Love' was co-produced by Bernard Edwards, co-founder of Chic. Hence the Sheer-Chic tribute mix.
- Shep Pettibone was one of the first to create multiple versions or alternate productions/interpretations of the same song (ie. remix). He was a huge influence on the evolution of dance music during the 80s.
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Track list
1. Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness Remix by Coldcut)
2. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume (Remix)
3. Ce Ce Rogers - Someday (Club Mix)
4. Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings Of Life
5. Jellybean - Jingo
6. LNR - Work It To The Bone
7. Kenny 'Jammin' Jason & Fast Eddie Smith - Can U Dance
8. 2 Men A Drum Machine & A Trumpet - Tired Of Getting Pushed Around
9. 2 Puerto Ricans, A Blackman And A Dominican - Do It Properly (Fierce Club Mix)
10. Phuture - Acid Trax
11. Jack 'N' Chill - The Jack That House Built
12. The BeatMasters Featuring The Cookie Crew - Rok Da House (12" Remix)
Historical Facts
- Coldcut's remix of 'Paid In Full' was revolutionary at the time and a breakthrough in the remix field. Eric B apparently hated it and referred to it as 'gay disco shit'
- Famous DJ & Remix duo C.J. Mackintosh & Dave Dorrell were involved in the production of 'Pump Up The Volume'
- 'Someday' was produced by house godfather Marshall Jefferson. The piano would later be revived in rave classics Sweet Harmony by Liquid and Some Justice by Urban Shakedown. Check those out here
- Rhythim is Rhythim is Derrick May, one of the founders of techno
- '2 Men' are the blokes behind Fine Young Cannibals. It was a one-off experiment while Roland Gift was off trying to be an actor. Their obvious love for house music can be heard on their various FYC 12" remixes
- '2 Puerto Ricans, a Black Man, and a Dominican' are, respectively, Dave Morales, Ralph Rosario, David Cole and Robert Clivilles. The track was basically a bootleg of the Adonis track with samples and Cole's legendary ivory tinkling
- Phuture's 'Acid Trax' is widely acknowledged to have been the first acid track, featuring characteristic bass lines from the Roland TB-303
