Dear Fellow Dance Music Lovers,
This blog brings you the best in Dance Music and Club Classics; from early 87 (back in the daze) through to the present day.
For all those who rocked it all night until the early hours, to those that lived for clubbing and couldn't wait for the weekend to arrive. Enjoy and leave any comments on the blog or contact direct by email at pureclubclassics@live.co.uk
Although I posted the original mix (and a few other good remixes) of this track as long back as 2009.
This is without a shadow of a doubt the best mix.
It's pretty similar to the Original Mix for the first part of the track, but then it takes you to another level when the piano kicks in again at 4 mins 51 secs.
The next few minutes are just pure delicious piano heaven.
I first became aware of this version through the epic Chris & James Essential Mix in 1994, which even 30 years on is still my favourite DJ mix set of all time.
Full respect to the legend that is Fabi Paras for creating the original of this track, boy that man produced and remixed some amazing tracks.
Finally, also respect to Mr Healy, on one of his finest studio moments!
Possibly one of the most well know (and most overplayed) dance tracks, but that shouldn't detract from it's brilliance as it is truly a PCC.
Especially as it is is almost 50 years old and was originally released in 1978.
This is a great remix by Phil Kelsey from 1993 who pays great respect to the original vibe of the track, but just it that extra bit of dancefloor punch.
It's still a favourite track of mine and one I always enjoy hearing.
As soon as you hear "At first I was afraid, I was petrified", you're in heaven!
One of my all time favourite vocalists, just such a fantastic singer.
Her album "And Still I Rise" is one of my all time favourites and I spent many a Sunday chilling out to it in the 90's after a long clubbing session the night before.
Alison is of course most known for the fabulous "Where Love Lives" which although a bonafide club classic, it has been so overplayed that it has now lost some of it's original fizz.
This is a great track which fully emphasises Alison's vocal power accompanied by a great remix from the Oakey/Osborne - Perfecto duo.
I remember when I was first introduced to it I just played it over and over again as I was just so blown away by it.
Donna (and Giorgio Moroder) were probably more well known for the ground breaking "I Feel Love", but as good as that was this is in my opinion was the real pièce de résistance.
The fact that the track is nearly 18 minutes long, but never at any point do you want it to finish.
It is just an epic, epic monstrous track.
A big thanks to my good friend Ed from over the pond for introducing it to me.
Another fantastic reworking of a disco classic by the highly prolific Dave Lee (aka Joey Negro).
Dave's work is always amazing, always keeping the essence of the original but just updating and tweaking things to give it a more modern feel, yet keeping enough authenticity from the original to create a new masterpiece.
He is most certainly one of the very best disco/house remixers.
This is a fabulous track with some great lyrics, great vocals and just such a fabulous disco-tastic rhythm, not to mention real instruments.
This is a superb reworking of a superb original by "Edward's World" which was a major track for us back in 1994 and was posted on the PCC blog as far back as 2012 (check it out).
It is of course piano-licious from start to finish and this reworking is exactly the same.
Joe Ventura is most certainly one of the best producers/remixers about at the moment and without question "Big Speaker Music" is currently the best label out there.
Pretty much everything they put out is top notch, so check out their stuff.
Hope you enjoy the track, it's a belter and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
Before his TV celebrity and fame, RuPaul had a few pretty decent house tracks.
This was probably the pick of them (although Supermodel was great also) courtesy of a great remix from Eric Kupper which was probably the one most played in clubs.
It sounds a bit dated now, but it always went down well on the dancefloor back in 1993.
Can't quite believe that I've not posted this before.
It's one of those tracks which I could have sowrn has already been posted.
It's a huge fave of mine, I just love the feel of it and the vocals are just exquisite.
There are non-vocal versions under the title "77 Strings", but that in my opinion is denying you the glory of these amazing vocals and lyrics which are the real essence of this track.
An absolute banger and a huge track for me.
Enjoy!
Kurtis Mantronik Presents Chamonix - How Did You Know
I believe these guys have a mention on the site already with "Right Here, Right Now". personally this is my favourite track from Disco Citizens. Originally released in 1996, it got the revamp in 1997 and this remix is fantastic.
A lot of the music i have posted here so far has featured from 1995 to 1997 and probably one of my favourite periods in dance music. every week a track seemed to come out better than the week before!
Anyway Enjoy. leave a comment let me know what you think!
The genius of Moby has only really hit me in recent years as I've come across more of his amazing tracks.
I'd previously failed to appreciate his outstanding ability to create such unique and effective tracks.
Hence when you get the genius of the Guvnor, Lord Sabre remixing one of his tracks you just know it's going to well, create "The Perfect Life" (at least for 8mins 36 secs).
Now it's very rare that I post mix sets on the PCC blog and there is a very good reason for that.
Mainly that there are many fantastic sites which have an amazing collection of mix sets especially old skool sets etc and hence the PCC blog was always about amazing tracks.
However, there have been a few notable exceptions over the 15 years the PCC blog has been running.
This includes the Chris & James - Essential Mix set from 1994 - it was then and still is the best mix set ever played even 30 years on. Other very notable sets were Oakey's ground-breaking Goa Mix set from 1994 and TWA's Essential Mix also from 1994 which was amazing.
However, recently I came across this mixset from Keinemusik - a collaboration for 3 amazing DJ's, producers and remixers namely Rampa, Adam Port and &ME.
This set totally blew me away.
I liken it to the moment when Sasha was getting a little bit bored with the scene and then along came BT (Brian Transeau) and totally re-lit his passion and desire with the fantastic music he was creating.
Well this is exactly what Keinemusik has done with me.
The approach, the sounds, the sheer quality and the vibe they create is like nothing I've heard before and the tracks they make are just sheer perfection, which hit you deep.
There music is a mixture of Deep house, afro house and slow melodic trance with this gorgeous laid back chilled vibe and is usually underpinned by some gorgeous and subtle piano - it is simply mind-blowing.
I didn't realise they have been around since 2009 and their music seems to have developed over the years.
I'll be posting much more of their stuff on the PCC blog as so much of it is just truly outstanding.
I hope you enjoy it as much as me.
In the meantime sit back relax and enjoy 2 and a half hours of deep house music perfection.
P.S. The Burning Man event looks pretty good also, (but very different to the good old days!)
Staying on the Depeche theme, possibly not the most dancefloor track, but I reckon dropped at the right time in a set or as an end of night track, it could be lethal.
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again
(Split Mix)
One of my all time favourite Depeche tracks and right up there with the best crowd participation track ever.
When I first saw the famous Pasadena Rose Bowl concert in 1989 video of this track I was blown away and it still gives me goosebumps even today when I watch it.
Madonna is unquestionably the Queen of Pop - nobody can contest that.
Her longevity, her chameleon like nature to transform into something totally different and still stay current will never be surpassed.
Many of her early tracks although great pop tracks, were never very dancefloor compatible.
Since then many have been remixed and this is one of the best.
A fantastic piece of work by Tom Moulton which like most good remixes keeps the very essence of the original but just adds those little bits which make it more dance-tastic.