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
This is much later than the halcyon trance days of the late 90's early 00's, but it still has that same energetic pumping feel.
Anything that Oakey was involved in whether remixes, his own production or just the tracks he played were always gold and that is why he right achieved iconic status.
This has it all big build ups, big drops, pumping energy and ehteral vocals.
Steve Anderson is without a shadow of a doubt one of the very best remixers, music producers of all time.
The quality and breadth of his work over several decades is phenonamal.
His work with Dave Seaman will for me always be his true high point, but his work with Kylie and all his solo remix work is always of such fantastic quality.
Love this track and great funky house track made so much better by Mr Anderson's amazing production work.
Probably less well known and probably not quite as good as the other two Gary Clail tracks posted on the blog, but an excellent piece of Indie Dance from 1990 all the same.
Great remix by Oakey and Osborne, very typical of many of their Indie Dance remixes of that era, laced with just enough piano to give that extra bit of kick.
Definitely a track for the Vegans out there.
Beef; how low can you go, hear the cattle cry; death row!
Enjoying this at the moment, which is pretty splendid.
I heard it on Graeme Park's Radio Show recently - which is quite often the source for many of the new tracks which I post.
It's great to see that the legend that is Parky is still at the forefront of the house scene as he always was in the halcyon days of the Hacienda in the early 80's.
About the track, lush piano, lush vocals and overall a really nice vibe about it.
Although I never DJ'd I always think about tracks I'd play if I had my own club night and a dedicated audience.
This would have certainly been a last track of the night selection.
After 2 hours of pumping house music, I'd gradually wind the night down - on go the lights and then I'd drop this.
Perfect Balearic bliss.
I first came across this track as a 9 year old and still have the original vinyl 7" single and yes, it still sends the same shivers down my spine every time I hear it.
The vocals, the piano, the saxophone, the guitar, the amazing lyrics, the pause mid-song, the emotions, this will always be an eternal classic.
"You drink your coffee and I sip my tea"
Enjoy! (And maybe be brave enough to play it last track of the night!)
The original thesis of this blog was to showcase some of the many, many fantastic tracks which have rocked clubland throughout the decades, but with a specific focus around the halcyon days of 1987 to 2000.
However, in recent years I've also incorporated lots of new tracks and the odd track which are probably not quite of a clubland vibe, but with a little imagine could be used to open or close a set.
This is one such example. I'll loosely tag it as Balearic which is a great catch all for all things eclectic and in the true spirit of the original Ibiza, Alfredo - Amnesia vibe.
I've listened to this track hundreds of time and it never fails to touch those raw emotions which only truly fantastic tracks can.
It is a masterpiece of beauty with absolutely stunning piano chords and Yebba's vocals are just on another level and the backing singers are right on point.
A pure Balearic masterpiece, just imagine this being dropped last track at 7am in morning at the end of an amazing rave/clubbing night in the late 80's/early 90's.
Heavenly!
Tell me if this love is a lie?
Mark Ronson featuring Yebba - Don't Leave Me Lonely
