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 Robin S is only really known for "Show Me Love" she made some other great tracks and this is one of them.
Courtesy of a stellar remix from Mr Morales, this certainly less commercial than "Show Me Love" but showcases her powerful vocals better and is a quality piece of house music.
Some great percussion in there as with all Morales remixes.
Another slightly forgotten classic from yesteryear.
Another fantastic piece of house music from 1991, which was just such an amazing year for dance music.
Arguably the greatest year ever? Quite possibly.
The tracks that were produced back then were of such a high quality as the scene was just maturing nicely and the club scene was probably at it's all time peak of popularity.
Such an amazing time to be alive and experience.
This is a superb track as was pretty much everything that David and Satoshi did when they worked together.
Great vocals from Sandee, superb piano and a real class house classic of a track.
You give good love to me!
Sandee - Love Desire
(David Morales & Satoshi Tomiie's' House of Def Mix)
This is an old classic from 1989 which never really got the respect and club play that a track of this quality deserves.
However, posting these gems helps to raise that awareness of great tracks from yesteryear that we might have missed, not heard or completely forgotten about.
When I'd been running this blog for the first 5 years or so I thought there may come a time when I ran out of tracks to post, but I now realise that will never happen as there are simply still so many great tracks out there waiting to be unearthed and posted.
I have several thousand in my database labelled of PCC status, hence there is no end in sight.
In the meantime sit back and enjoy some more classic house music.
Steve Anderson needs no introduction to the PCC blog as he has probably had more tracks posted than any other remixer/producer which is just pure testament to his true genius.
Here he is with another fabulous remix of a pretty ordinary track, until Steve spreads his gold dust on it.
Lots of sumptuous piano as may of his remixes gives it some real life and vibrance.
Sometimes it's just nice to play catch and post some classic tracks which have been true PCCs but were probably so overplayed at the time that I just didn't feel the need to post them.
This is a fine example.
This was such a great track when it first came out in 1996, but became so overplayed and commercial that it became a bit tiresome and even tedious.
However, it still sounds great even now and rightly deserves it's status on the PCC blog.
It certainly was a great track back int' day and does still great almost 30 years on.
Really surprised I've not posted this before as it was one of the quintessential disco tracks.
It is also probably one of the most widely known and widely liked (hence maybe why I've not posted yet).
Produced in 1983 - 40 odd years on it has lost none of it's appeal and still sounds fantastic.
Superb vocals, great lyrics and first class production it is a true disco masterpiece and rightly deserves it's position as one of dance music's most iconic tracks.
I have only one thing more to say "Let the music play!"
One of the great things about dance music is it's ability to easily re-use recreate and enhance.
The musical arrangements which were used to create all the classic disco tracks will probably never be repeated due to the cost to assemble the collective of musicians, hence why all these old classics are so frequently sampled.
However, it's great to also pay homage to these old classics and this is one such truly fabulous track.
It's now almost 50 years old, but still sounds amazing.
The vocals are just superb and the production is amazing, not to mention all the great instruments, especially the piano and sax.
You will of course recognise that amazing piano riff which David Morales used so effectively in his hugely popular "Needin' U" track from 1998.
However, I much prefer this amazing original - just a pure timeless classic.
Love this remix and delighted to be posting my first Marvin Gaye track on the PCC blog.
I totally love all the Motown tracks and as a young teen it was one of my most emphatic musical loves and quite possibly shaped by musical tastes for my lifelong of dance music.
The beauty about this music was the quality of the vocals, them amazing production and the use of so many fantastic instruments.
This has fantastic vocals, but for me it is the strings that really make this, the violins in this are stunning and really shape the track.
Bananarama were great and one of the original girl bands.
They were huge in the early 80's and although very commercial with a clever remix they also had a great dance vibe.
There are quite a few of their tracks already posted on the blog.
This one is an epic reworking by DJDiscoCat - I always love his remix work, extending classic tracks, utilising the track "best bits" and relayering them to make them sound even better.
By this stage the rave scene was very clearer splitting into the more dressed up club vibe of the Hac, Back To Basics, Renaissance, Venus etc vs the Hardcore scene and my foot was truly in the Hac, B2B camp.
The whole mask and glow sticks thing was never my bag.
That said there were still lots of great tracks from that rave/hardcore side which although never played at the nation's more glam clubs were still great tracks.
This being one of them.
This one steals heavily from Nitro Deluxe's - Let's Get Brutal - a huge house classic which was posted many years ago on the PCC blog.
An amazing piece of production capturing two outstanding talents who have been consistently leading the way in their respective sub-sectors for the last 30 years.
I've always been a huge The Cure fan, they have always created music which is unique, trailblazing and despite not being aimed at the dancefloor has always had great remix-ability.
Bring in the studio and dance music talents of Oakey and you have a true masterpiece.
The title is quite right this is hugely cinematic and would be a great score for an emotional movie scene.
The PCC Blog has always been very eclectic in it's musical tastes and genres, in the true Ibizian spirit of Balearic that being just playing/posting tracks which are just sensational pieces of music with a dancefloor appeal.
They can be fast, slow, uptempo, downtempo, but they have to be good and something which moves me and creates emotion and true aural pleasure.
Now and again this involves tracks which might be slightly commercial, slightly cheesy or just very different.
This is one such track which is certainly different (and a tad cheesy) but equally very good and very endearing.
Some lovely French vocals, a Italo disco euro beat some lovely subtle piano and just a great summer feel.
It really is a very nice and very engrossing piece of music.
Enjoy!
I've also added a Thunderpuss remix which although slightly more underground, doesn't quite match the great Moreno J remix.
Staying on the classy house vibe, here's another one which is brought to full life thanks to a classy remix by K-Klass who very rarely missed the target with their remix work.
This has great vocals, a great vibe and of course K-Klass's obligatory avalanche of piano.
Tracks like this were always so great to dance to in the clubs.
Another track which I've been playing a lot recently.
It's great to hear that there's so much good dance music being made if you search hard enough.
However, we remain reliant on the likes of the legends like Graeme Park to keep pulling out these gems that are deeply hidden in the huge swathes of dross.
This is very Balearic in feel, just floating along but also engaging, it slowly builds and then delivers some great piano, then continues to increase in tempo until it really starts to rock.
Very well produced and a fine piece of modern house music.
Here we go with a sequence of posts which slightly break the usual PCC tradition of old classics from the past. These will all be some of best new tracks currently rocking the dancefloors of the UK's most underground and select dance venues (and also the select Ibiza clubs).
All have been recently championed on Graeme Park's fantastic radio show and hence come with the endorsement of one of dance music's finest DJs.
Kicking off with a quality piano-tastic track from a genre now called New Italian Disco.
This one has a great old/new vibe and charm about it with some nice Italian vocals and some delightful piano. The Endless Night!
This has always been one of my favourite tracks as it is just so perfect on so many levels.
Fantastic vocals by the uber talented Carly, really great lyrics famously about Warren Beatty (and others), beautiful piano and guitar, then to top it all off Mick Jagger on backing vocals.
Ok, probably not the most clubby track, but for sure a Balearic classic.
Released in 1972 it's amazing to think this is now 53 years old.
Great remix by DJ Disco Cat as always.
Carly Simon ~ You're So Vain
(Extended Meow Mix)
On a more clubbier vibe, there is a very good reworking by Chimira courtesy of yet another fine remix by 7th Heaven from 2021.
This version retains a lot of the great aspects of the original, but adds that little bit of club fizz.
I just love PDM productions and remixes they are just always so on point.
I'd go as far as to say he is my favourite producer/remixer of current times.
Pretty much every track he touches is pure gold.
There are loads on the blog already and many more to come.
This is just yet another pure PDM fantastic house/disco groove which just pulls you in and encapsulates you.
It may not be quite underground enough for some of the purists, but I've always loved a slightly commercial edge and think PDM tracks always stay on the right (underground) side of the over/underground divide.
All my life, I've been waiting for something like this!
It was way before my time, but I bet it was a very exciting time in clubs when these tracks were dropped as they were just so mesmerising and great to dance to.
This one dates back to 1983 but still sounds amazing 40 odd years on.
Anyone from my era will well remember the awful Saturday night TV fodder we all used to tune in to if we ever weren't going out called The Hitman and Her - presented by (the hot) Michaela Strachan and the (not so hot) Pete Waterman.
It ran from 1988 to 1992 and was both tragic and addictive at the same time.
It featured night life in the Shazzy clubs across the country (full of piss heads), then it used to show the odd dance/rave club night which was hilarious as Pete just couldn't get his head around the scene.
Anyway this was the theme tune from the show, which is pretty commercial in itself, but quite catchy and brought back some funny memories from a great era.
Always loved Madonna and I don't think her Queen of Pop moniker will ever be toppled.
She was true genius who ruled for decades through the 80s, 90s, 00s with frequent chameleon like image changes always shocking, always trailblazing and always accompanied by brilliant music tracks.
A lot of her earlier career didn't have too much dancefloor appeal, more so the latter part.
This is a fine example with a great remix by Oakey, just using the great Madonna vocal prowess to great effect.
Quite surprised I've not posted this before as it was a huge track back in 1992.
It was like one of the first mash ups (before there were mash ups) combining Bizarre Inc's - Playing With Knives, with Blue Pearl's - Naked In The Rain, which were in themselves both big tracks.
This always went down a storm and never failed to lift the roof.
Are you tired of your life? Why don't you change it?
Another great track which I first heard on Parky's radio show a few months back and I'd finally managed to track down.
This is a superb piece of house music thanks to a great remix.
Any track which has piano from the outset usually grabs my attention and this just further complements some great vocals and some excellent production.
Just an all round great groove which creates such a postive and upbeat vibe.
Enjoying this at the moment which has been out a few months but is relatively new.
A touch commercial for my tastes but with enough dancefloor credibility thanks to another smashing PDM remix.
PDM is just both so prolific and always very much on point, maybe slightly overground for some of the house purists, but for me always creates dancefloor music which hits the sweet spot.
The co-labs on this tracks work really effectively with all the different elements combining really well to keep you fully entertained throughout.
This is new and pretty tasty and has been getting plenty of air play by the legend that is Mr Park.
It starts off as a Ru Paul type voice over under a throbbing bassline and then the vocal kicks in and it starts to gain momentum, then it builds further and the piano kicks in and it really starts to take off.
It then rocks throughout and no doubt will be huge in clubs and especially Ibiza.
You heard it hear first (well actually you didn't hats off to Parky!).
Many house purists marvel at the genius of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez under their Masters at Work guise.
For me they've never really appealed and for one main reason, most notably the distinct lack of piano in most of their production and remix work, which tends to leave it dull and uninspiring for me.
This one is an exception and the added piano alongside their great house production with Mick's distinctive vocals creates a really quality piece of house music.
Does it thrill me, not quite but it is very good and certainly a PCC!
You can be pretty sure that anything Dave touches is a stamp of quality.
The beauty of the instruments and production of disco tracks still beats anything that's produced today and that's why everyone just pilfer samples and very rarely create anything new and unique.
The original of this track dates back to 1978 and it's hard to believe that nearly 50 years on most dance music production (and the distinct lack of originality) is miles away from those lofty heights.
A smiply beautiful disco track from 1976 almost 50 years old, wow!
You can hear where Spiller's - Groovejet pilfered all it's material and hooks.
Amazing production, amazing vocals and just exquisite musical instruments, they certainly don't make them like this anymore. I think there's even a glockenspiel in this one!
Great remix work by Tom Moulton just refreshing it and giving it a bit more edge.
Heard this track on a Purple Disco Machine mixset recently and just had to post it.
Kim Wilde was pretty hot stuff in the early 80s and although this wasn't one of her big hits, it was probably one of her best tracks and still sounds amazing today.
Hats off to a cracking remix here by Moreno J he has done a brilliant job of enhancing the original version.
The intro to this track is so amazing that it really has nowhere to go from there and the rest of the track somewhat disappoints as a bit of cheesy rave track, but that intro is just heavenly and hence well worth it.
If ever a track needed a remix, because some of the piano in this is absolutely top notch.
Love the bit that slows down and then kicks back into life also.
Old skool never dies.
Enjoy!
Rainbow Zone - Vol 1 - The Rainbow Walls
(DJ Roy Silver's "Only Smarties Have The Answer" Mix)