Is that what you really want!

Farley and Heller were experts at creating an infectious groove and vibe like they did with their Junior Boys Own and Roach Motel tracks.

Just very simple repetition but so, so encapsulating and as mentioned infectious.

These tracks made the most sense in clubs as you would just catch the groove and bounce along to them vibing with others on the dancefloor.

Great memories - great track.

Is that what you really want!

Happy Mondays - Stinkin' Thinkin'

(Junior Style Mix) 

It's going to be alright!

 This is just so good on so many levels.

Firstly a great re-working by Messrs Farley and Heller under their Fire Island guise.

Then there is those fantastic vocals by the legendary Loleatta.

The track in itself is a great cover of a very good Style Council track from 1985.

To top it all off, it's had a great refresh and resprinkle by HiFi Sean, which adds extra life and energy.

Quality co-labs going on all over the place on this.

Fire Island Feat. Loleatta Holloway - Shout To The Top 

(Hifi Sean Mix)

I say love me, hold me!

Staying on The Stones theme, here's one of their lesser known tracks which was given a fantastic reworking by The Soup Dragons.

Despite, my love for The Stones, I'd go as far as saying that this version is actually better.

This brings back fantastic memories of when this was released at the start of the 90's.

The Madchester vibe was in full swing and this was at the centre of it.

The Terry Farley remix gives a little bit of extra kick drum to make it more dancefloor friendly and epitomises the "Indie Dance" sound of that era.

I say love me, hold me!

The Soup Dragons - I'm Free 

(Terry Farley Boy's Own Remix)

Welcome to Madchester!!

This track that spawned Indie Dance.
A superb remix from Oakey and Osborne with a little help from Terry Farley as well I believe.
This track from 1989 was of huge significance in the dance music/e culture/clubbing scene for many reasons.
1. It kick started the Indie Dance scene.
2. It kick started the Happy Mondays career
3. It kick started Paul Oakenfold's remix career
4. It created the Madchester vibe.
The Mondays took many trips to Spectrum in London, a night run by Paul Oakenfold and along with Shoom the most significant clubs in bringing the Ibizian vibe back to the UK and kick starting the Acid House scene.
Spectrum also had nights at Legends in Manchester on a Monday.
The vital ingredient in all this was "ecstasy" and this became the launch pad for the Madchester scene.
I hope this explains it all (kind of).
If not check the video it was created in Legends in Manchester, I think it explains what was going on!!
About the track, well it's just sensational.
Shaun's poetic sprawling vocals, that fantastic repetitive guitar riff and those big synth drops.
Massive in every way - Madchester vibes in the place indeed.
There's a Vince Clarke remix of this track as well which is good, but IMHO this is "the" mix.
Once you've heard this, there is no other.

Happy Mondays - W.F.L.
(Think About The Future Mix)

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