Amazing production, fantastic remix work by DL/JN and oh those vocals by Kathy and the Sisters are just delightful.
A really fantastic house track which suits every mood.
Pure class!
Sister Sledge ft. Kathy Sledge - You Fooled Around
(Dave Lee fka Joey Negro Fooled Around With Mix)
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.
Enjoy the pure gold!
Saturday Night Band - Come On Dance, Dance
(Dave Lee Disco Mix)
Lots of great piano and just a great bounce-along-groove.
Has a old skool feel with a nu skool vibe.
Some great sax also.
Nice!
Doug Willis is of course another alias for the legendary DJ/Remixer/Producer Dave Lee, aka Joey Negro.
Doug Willis - Music Speaks Louder Than Words
(Micky More & Andy Tee Piano Mix)
Just love all Dave Lee's work, such a prolific and fantastic remixer/producer.
This is a huge anthem and just never loses it's appeal.
Totally piano-licious!
There was once a time when I thought I'd run out of PCCs to post, but I don't think this will ever happen, especially with posting the odd new track in with the old classics.
Ride on!
Joey Negro - Ride The Rhythm
(Joey Negro Club Mix)
Very chilled and Balearic in essence, it contains some lush piano and is such a sensational track.
One you never tire of hearing.
Sublime and no surprise to know this is another Dave Lee/Joey Negro production which just adds to his legend status and proof of longevity.
Check it out!
Vibe on!
Masters Of The Universe - Space Talk
(Hyper Spaced Mix)
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.
Disco music perfection.
Eddie Kendricks - Going Up In Smoke
(Dave Lee fka Joey Negro Big Smoke Mix)
Pretty much loved everything Jay Kay did, he was one crazy Kat!
Especially when his tracks were remixed in fact I need to post more than I have done to date.
This one is just quality thank you to a fantastic disco-licious remix by the legend that is Dave Lee aka Joey Negro (perhaps the most prolific remixer/producer out there).
What you get is a great track - disco through and through, funky as hell with just a great vibe.
Why does it have to be like this?
Enjoy!
Jamiroquai - Little L
(Dave Lee Disco Re-Blend)
Very piano-licious.
Does Dave Lee aka Joey Negro ever stop, the man is truly omnipresent and is a true disco legend.
Talk about prolific, if he was a footballer he'd be Lionel Messi!
Enjoy!
Dave & Omar - Starlight
(Grant Nelson VIP Dub)
This one falls into the old classics I'd forgotten about and is a cracking track laden with piano.
Z Factor are another alias of the omnipresent Joey Negro aka Dave Lee.
A great track, get on it!
Z Factor - Get in 2 the Music
(Joey Negro Chicago Tribute Mix)
Dave Lee aka Joey Negro is one of the most prolific remixers out there and his work is always of an impeccably high standard.
This is just a great track which contains everything I love in a dance track.
Definitely, undeniably you are the one for me!
Pure Class!
It's 1970s disco in the 2020s.
Horse Meat Disco & Kathy Sledge - Falling Deep In Love
(Dave Lee 12" Disco Blend)
This was one of the highlights and although not one of their most famous tracks it is definitely one of their best. This is from 1981 and was totally ground-breaking at the time mixing synths and guitar.
It was also huge in many UK clubs in the late 80's and was a big fave at Shoom and other quality acid house clubs and parties.
Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities
Due to it being such a fantastic track it was also copied and sampled many times and many of these new remakes and remixes were also huge club tracks also worthy of PCC status.
Probably the best and the most widely played was the great version from Corporation of One from 1988, especially the Oppy mix which contains all the great Tony Montana samples from Scarface and elements from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.
Corporation Of One - Real Life
(Oppy Mix)
The original mix of this track is also superb and doesn't contain all the samples and snippets and was probably the most widely played out in clubs.
Corporation Of One - Real Life
(Original Mix)
Another credible version which was released in 2001 was the Joey Negro influenced Raven Maize version which provides a bit of a heavier club beat/feel, and is very much an updated copy of the original Simple Minds version with the Real Life Queen vocal sample added. Still a great track though.
Raven Maize - The Real Life
(Club Mix)
Finally, to finish off the sequence their is also a very credible remix by Moby which is pretty much the Simple Minds version, but with a updated 2000s Depeche Mode-esque synth feel.
Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities 2012
(Moby Remix)
All in all. all are great tracks in their own right, but all must pay homage, respect and their dues to the original brilliance to Simple Minds who over 40 years ago (1981) created a true ground-breaking masterpiece that it is still revered and highly regarded to this day by the club scene.
An absolute PCC.
Great remix by Dave Lee(who has now abandoned the Joey Negro monicker).
His remixes always respect the original and tweak and enhance, like all good remixes should.
Close to perfection!
Enjoy!
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Bourgie', Bourgie'
(Joey Negro Super Bourgeoisie Remix)
