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
I've always been a huge fan of Luvdup for well over 30 years and still to this day enjoy listening to their shows and mixsets which always contain some fabulous tracks and quite often tracks which are less well known, but certainly of fantastic quality.
This is one such track which was played on one of their mixsets from 2022.
It's just a top notch, throbbing, groove of dance music bliss.
There are lots of artists and remixers who get posted over and over on the PCC blog and that isn't because there is a lack of quality out there, it's just that their tracks are just so amazingly good and deserve the recognition and promotion.
I've often waxed lyrical about the musical genius of James Wiltshire and here he creates another spellbinding track alongside his Freemason's buddy Russell Small.
This is a track of epic proportions with beautiful vocals by Levana Wolf.
It's the sort of track when one listen is never enough.
Right up there with Madonna's finest club tracks courtesy of a fantastic remix by Mr Morales.
This was also a big Hacienda track and I have very fond memories of grooving away on the dancefloor when this was dropped by Mr Park, way back in 1992.
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!
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