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
Friday, 28 May 2010
"Take me away, a secret place, a sweet escape"
She's really got a great voice and it's superb for dance music when remixed this well.
All in all another top notch track, which keeps a great balance between dancefloor friendly yet keeping those great vocals intact.
Quality indeed.
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine
(Stonebridge Club Mix)
Another fantastic remix by those Luvdup chappies!!!
This one is in their typical style, very in your face and uplifting with an avalanche of piano.
They never fail with their remix style.
If you've got a winning formula stick with it.
You won't be disappointed with this one!!
Piano!!!
Nice bit of rapping from the Ice MC as well!
Enjoy!!!
Ice MC - Think About The Way
(Luv Dup Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wdmyqwbzuoy
It's true, "You Can Have It All!!!" Quality dance music!!
Just a sumptious club track, great vocals, great cascading piano, great lyrics - you know the type!!
"Little girl, you're too young to settle down"
"You fall in love with the first man you throw your arms around"
"Don't you know there's a great big world for you to see?"
Just as good as "Love Come Down" IMHO.
Quality dance music. Just wait for that piano to kick - on 6mins (and keep on kicking). Nice!!!
Get on it!!!
Eve Gallagher - You Can Have It All
(Rhyme Time Club Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mvtynjwyxyj
"It's sinful, it's tragic!!!"
A big Acid House Balearic classic - I bloody love this one.
Big at the likes of Shoom.
Not the danciest of PCCs, but it's just a really great track and still sounds great today.
Love the lyrics as well.
"Hey Joe, got the news tonight should I laugh or should I cry or should I stay and fight"
"It's sinful, so true"
You can't beat the "Badda Da, Badda Da, Badda Da, Badda Da, Badda Da, Badda Da, Ba Yah"
Quality.
Pete Wylie - Sinful
(Tribal Mix)
Another fantastic piece of early Progressive House!!!
It was one I used to love back in the day and was one of the big progressive house tunes from back in 1992.
Dance 2 Trance made some great tracks and "Power of the American Natives" has already been posted on the blog.
It's just got a great atmospheric feel to it and of course the riff is very memorable.
So to all my American friends out there "Hello San Francisco"!
Dance 2 Trance - Hello San Francisco
Sunday, 23 May 2010
Is summer on it's way?? Let's hope so!!
So here I give you a superb summer track.
Almost anything with a bit of Spanish Guitar in seems to give a summer vibe, hence couple this with the fantastic vocal performance which we always get from Ms Small and you have a sure-fire PCC summer scorcher.
Great remix from Judge Jules who isn't big on the remix front.
This is nice - perfect for a summers day.
"You and me, so excited", "You and me, so excited", "You and me, so excited"
M People - So Excited
(Judge Jules Mix)
Saturday, 15 May 2010
Beautiful, Beautiful House Music!!!
The last few posts have all touched some of those areas, so now back to some classic house music.
I just love this track which typifies everything which is great about house music.
Brilliant vocals, a really uplifting vibe, very catchy, with some lovely subtle piano - perfect!!!
The remix is courtesy of Mr Morales and Mr Knuckles and hence there should be no surprise that it is such a top notch track. And just to think that this is 21 years old - it still sounds amazing!! A true PCC!!!
"We need love together, right now"! Come on sing along - "We need love together, right now"!
Enjoy!!
L.A. Mix Featuring Kevin Henry - Love Together
(American Lovers 12")
Piano, Piano, Piano!!!
The type of track which was big "Up North"!!
All of us Northerners have a huge passion for our "Piano Tunes" and it always amazed me why it was such a Northern thing and that these type of tracks weren't really played "Down Sarf"
It can only be because us Northerners have better taste in music!! Lol!!
Joking aside, the track's just really catchy with a lovely instant feel and some great flowing piano (from back in 1991).
The instrumental version or vocal version take your pick, both are great, but the instrumental version just tops it for me, as the vocal (Club) version is a little on the cheesy side.
C'est Ca - Use That Thing
(Instrumental)
A lovely piece of floaty trance!!!
The kind of tracks which Oakey was banging out from circa 1994 to 2000.
This is real nice piece of floaty trance which has a great feel to it. A bit similar in style to the sort of "dream music" which became popular following the Robert Miles track "Children". However, this well pre-dates that as this was made in 1993.
Just a great trance track IMHO!!!
Cosmic Baby - Heaven's Tears
http://www.mediafire.com/?r2kmyjymzzy
Who likes Mayonnaise???
Be patient with it as it has a quite dull opening, but then throws in some lucious piano chords at 2min 30secs.
It doesn't quite build to the crescendo that you'd potentially like, but those piano chords just sound great.
This one cmae out of Germany in 1995 and the Germans aren't renowned for there great dance tracks, but this is very tasty!!
All those for Mayonnaise say Aye!!!
Eating Habits - May I Have The Mayonnaise
http://www.mediafire.com/?tckuotm1zkm
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Let's Make the World go Round!
Camisra's let me show you has sampled this track and probably many others. Another one of those classics that can be heard being played in a lot of clubs still to this day.
Monday, 3 May 2010
Is it summertime yet? Oh well here's wishing!!!
An absolutely perfect track for those balmy summer nights.
It's not quite summer, but here's hoping for a good one.
This track is a little slice of heaven.
I just love the laid back feel, the whole atmosphere and vibe of the track - simply beautiful.
The little chuckles in there are brilliant as well. Awesome!!
Hey tracks don't have to be banging to be Pure Club Classics.
For all of those of you out there who like the Balearic vibe - get on this one - you won't be disappointed - believe me.
You can almost smell Cafe Del Mar when you listen to this!!
Love it!!
José Padilla - Sabor De Verano
(The Way Out West Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tzn4nclwnoz
Get ready for a piece of musical genius!!!
They produced some amazing work over the years and although some of their stuff wasn't always great, there were many slices of genius in amongst.
This is one of those true pieces of genius - the opening introduction of this track is pure heaven.
The atmosphere, the feeling, the vibe it creates, is amazing. It reminds me of those times when you were on the dancefloor and just swimming and floating like you were in heaven. Heady days indeed!!
The first 5 mins of this track are asbolutely sensational.
Are you feeling it!!
Way Out West - Killa
(Original Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jglhzz2uzon
A couple of real classics for the old skool posse!!!
Why am I posting two tracks together, well they were both released on the same piece of vinyl- On Your Todd on the A side and Hevean on the B side.
However, in my opinion they are both very much A tracks - hence a double A.
They typify the spirit and times of 1992 when they were released very upbeat, pretty simple in production terms but very effective with some great piano and a "hands in the air" vibe.
On Your Todd - has some great piano and sax, whilst Heaven is more hardcore (but not to hard) in style (a la Terrorize style), but the piano and the synth is awesome and very very energetic!!
Out of the two I think Heaven is probably the better track, both are great though!
Enjoy, as I'm sure you will.
UDG - On Your Todd
http://www.mediafire.com/?ctmyzjhdzul
UDG - Heaven
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzycibhjtzn
Another discotastic delight!!
I remember the Luvdup Twins playing this in one of their sets at Vague back in 1993.
It's just a classic disco track from start to finish, with a great flowing rhythm and a very funky disco party feel.
Made in 1978 - it still sounds brilliant 32 years on.
"You dance to the music, like nobody does"
"The first time I saw you I thought is was love"
Cuba indeed!!
Gibson Brothers - Cuba
http://www.mediafire.com/?m3izdyejjvx
Sunday, 2 May 2010
"They always said that you knew best!"
This track was a real belter, a bit poppy but with those great crunchy beats which are a trademark of all Todd Terry remixes.
This one is under one of his many alias' - this time the House of Gypsies.
As you'd expect the vocals are superb from Annie Lennox.
Great track, great memories.
The picture of Demi Moore - well this track was also pretty prominent in the film Striptease starring Ms. Moore. A good excuse to post a picture of a delightful lady.
Annie Lennox - Little Bird
(House Of Gypsies Mix)
Sunday, 25 April 2010
"You can't escape, you can't escape my wild love"!!!
Joy Lynn White was a not too well known Country singer and Chris and James absolutely transform this track into a huge club anthem.
Lots of great banging piano, some great chord changes and some superb breakdowns.
"You can't escape, you can't escape my wild love"!!!
Absolutely tops in my opinion, god that piano sounds good!! Just wait for the peak at 4.00 mins - awesome!!
These were the sort of tracks that absolutely rocked the dancefloors of the nations top clubs in the early 90's. Get on it.
By the way the Undertones of House is another C&J alias.
Chris, James, not heard from you for a while chaps, if you're out there drop me a line!!
Joy Lynn White - Wild Love
(Undertones Of House Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?hzuril1zjlj
Who wants another house classic??
Inner City were probably the best and most consistent producers of great house music through the late 80's and early 90's. Kevin Saunderson was one of the true pioneers of house music and Paris Grey was a great vocalist.
I've already posted several of their tracks on this blog. This one is everything you'd expect from Inner City - great vocals, pure quality house music and Mr Park then adds the fantastic piano chords to raise the bar even further.
Top drawer house music matey - you'd better believe it!!
Inner City - Share My Life
(Graeme Park Vocal Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?vymmnv1mwnz
talk to the hand!
Saturday, 24 April 2010
"How are feeling, it's a beautiful morning???"
The track is one of the most uplifting you could wish for - with some beautiful vocals.
It just has a really sensational feel about it, full of atmosphere, full of hope, very inspiring and most definitely very uplifting.
Whether in the car or in the house turn it up loud, open those windows and feel the inspiration.
It is indeed a beautful morning!!!
I've included 2 mixes which are both very good, although I think that the BBG mix slightly edges it, as it is a bit more instant and a bit more vocally, with some lovely piano. The Fluke mix is slightly more floaty, dreamy, but stll very good.
Enjoy - because if you don't like this one I'll be shocked!!
"I don't want people crying in the rain, I don't want people living on their own!!"
Sensation - Beautiful Morning
(BBG's Big Breakfast Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mtd3dzyym4n
Sensation - Beautiful Morning
(Fluke's Multi Practice Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jmde40z1zmy
Let's see that Inner Smile!!!
However, when given a reworking by Stonebridge this track becomes a pure quality dance anthem.
It just uses the basic riff of the track loops in some great piano complimented with snippets of Sharleen's great vocals.
This dates back to 2000 and see the second Texas post on the blog.
"So come on make your move and get my inner smile"
"Yeah, Yeah,"
A top drawer remix, for a top drawer song, from a top drawer band.
Get on it, highly infectious!!
Texas - Inner Smile
(Stonebridge Classic House Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?keyoqgt2kjj
Friday, 16 April 2010
Ayia Napa '96 in the place!!!
About this track, well it's just got one of the most infectious grooves ever. Very simple in style with that superb groove just looping time and time again.
It was one of those tunes that you just couldn't stand still to, as it just instantly makes you want to shuffle those feet and groove.
Legendary track - house music at it's very best - so simple, but oh so effective.
Enjoy!!!
George Morel - Morel's Grooves Pt 4 - Let's Groove
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
The 2 Amigos

Sunday, 11 April 2010
Very apt considering it's the "morning after!!!"
You can quite often tell a really good old classic as they tend to spawn many other tracks.
Just a few that sampled/took their inspiration from this one (and I'm sure there are many more) include D-Tek - Drop The Rock, Ramp - Rock The Discotek and All Boxed In - Happen.
A Pure Club Classic of the very highest order.
I've also posted the All Boxed In track as that too is a great PCC and a big fave of mine from back in a day.
Enjoy!!!
Fallout - The Morning After
Friday, 9 April 2010
Because we got "a definition of love"!!!
A real top tune this one from way back in 1989 - it's got all those essential ingredients, great vocals, great lyrics and of course some fantastic piano.
All in all a top tune me thinks.
Enjoy
KAOS - Definition of Love
(Extended Vocal Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ikii5yijjjg
Monday, 5 April 2010
We all need some "Love and Money!!
Nothing complex about this one just a good old fashioned Italian House classic, the way we all love them.
Lots of great piano, some simple vocals.
Come on now hands in the air, singalong "Love and Money".
The High Givers - Love & Money
(Remix 1)
http://www.mediafire.com/?n2yzghvtydy
Reach out for what you're missing!!!
This is my favourite other K-Klass track and was one which was slightly overlooked in my opinion and wasn't that widely played in clubland.
It has all the components of a great club track though with some great piano, catchy vocals and a nice rhythm. The highlight of the track though are the drum rolls and the synth build I always love those bits, it's like fireworks exploding.
Great track from back in '94!!
K-Klass - What You're Missing
(Klub Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mn1zgym4gcy
It's not quite June, but this is flaming hot!!!
It's been a while since I posted a track so here I give you a real quality classic.
A lot of people absolutely raved about Brian Transeau when he first came onto the UK club scene back in 1993. I remember hearing a quote from Sasha stating that he was bored of DJing and was thinking of packing it in, then BT came along and inspired him.
In my humble opinion although BT was clearly a musician and producer of very high repute I always found most of his tracks a little "over produced" a bit self indulgent and not really that dancefloor friendly (well not to my tastes at least!!).
However, there was no mistaking his talent and he did produce some fantastic tracks and some excellent remixes.
This was IMHO one of his very best, again not that dancefloor friendly, but a real musical journey.
Let me know your thoughts!!
P.S. The picture is a famous painting from Frederick Leighton called Flaming June, but you probably already knew that??
BT - Flaming June
(Chicane Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dnzmqwzzmmo
Sunday, 28 March 2010
to me,to you,to me,to you....
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Reflect
Friday, 26 March 2010
im gunna let it shine

this is a remix i did last year with the groove technician's, never released & only given to a hand full of dj's. allister whitehead/k-klass/paul taylor to name a few have spun it. so i have decided to share it with you.. it was done using all the orig parts n vocals from a multitrack i have, so it keeps the orig feel but brings it uptodate.
enjoy
degrees in motion "shine on" 09
http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/63127907/file.html
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Yeah lets go to the beach!
Want Love?

Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Loops & Tings

Saturday, 20 March 2010
"I do you, you do me"!!!
Another fantastic track from that man Rollo, who was responsible for some superb tracks and some great remixes. He was also part of Faithless which people may be aware of, but probably fewer people are aware that he is Dido's older brother and produced many of her tracks.
Enough said the man's a bit of a ledge!!
About this track, well it's typical Rollo production, very simple, but very pounding and energetic and very very good.
Be patient as it builds, but prepare yourself for one of the great piano breakdowns in club music.
Simply awesome - I love this one and I'm sure you will too!!!
Plus you can't beat lyrics like "I do you, you do me"!!!
Rollo Goes Mystic - Love, Love, Love - Here I Come
Friday, 19 March 2010
This was the Future!!!
This was the track which Oakey used to open his sets with at Future every week.
Spectrum and Shoom were the 2 legendary London clubs which kicked off the Acid House culture. Spectrum then morphed into Future and these nights basically laid the foundations for the clubbing scene we all came to love. The Hacienda was also leading the way "up North".
The track is a superb piece of electro dance, very dramatic and very very effective.
Oakey also remixed the track in 2000, which is basically the same as the original but much speeded up.
In my mind you can't beat the original which will always remain a true PCC.
Enjoy!!!
A Split Second - Flesh
(Original Mix)
(Perfecto Mix)
Sunday, 14 March 2010
It's all about Survival!!!
Beautiful, beautiful house music the way I like it, great vocals, lovely piano chords mixed to a great 4/4 beat.
This one dates back to 1992 and is a real house music classic.
You may not remember it by the title, but as soon as you hear those lyrics
"It's all about survival, I'm talking about survival" and the beautiful piano chords.
Wow - House Music Heaven!!!
Enjoy.
Machine Orchestra - Survival
(12" Mix)
Saturday, 13 March 2010
A little bit of Acid House goes a long way!!!
It still sounds bloody ace though.
Lots of fantastic squelchy acid, mixed with some lush piano. I still love this track to the day.
DJ Fast Eddie did some great stuff back then and was one of the best on the scene at that time.
A bit of a blast from the past this one, but I'm sure you'll agree - a total PCC!!!
Enjoy!!!
DJ Fast Eddie - My Melody
(Phuture Trax Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jemhnymwtmc
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
To The Beat of the Drum

So In Love with You

Sunday, 7 March 2010
MUSICA

Okay Lets Go

Saturday, 6 March 2010
And the Bit Goes On....
Snakebite - The Bit Goes On
GOOD LIFE!
Staying with 1995, i dont think this has been posted here yet! a classic from the new power generation, remixed by Dancin' Divas, the breakdown with the vocal got everyone singing, and then the beat kicks in. Enough said....... Enjoy!The New Power Generation - Good Life (Dancin' Divas Club Mix)
www.mediafire.com/?ngnoj45yndm
Common People
Not sure if this track is everybodys taste but hey i love it! Remixed by Motiv-8, who still remix to this day and seemed to do loads back in the day, again another track that when played would bring a smile to your face. Again fom 1995, seeing as PCC posted a Blur track i thought this would fit the bill too. Hopefully you will enjoy, leave a comment let me know.Pulp - Common People (Motiv-8 12" Mix) www.mediafire.com/?ljmyzucto32
Set You Free
The original mix of this track never really doen it for me! The amsterdam remix on cd2 is only what i could call an absolute belter. Again played in a club close to home many years ago, i could drop this track today and still get as good a response as it did in its prime (15 Years ago). I am also posting a link to the Time Frequency Mix, another good remix. EnjoyN-Trance - Set You Free (Amsterdam Remix) - www.mediafire.com/?md3ymzjrzjm
N-Trance - Set You Free (The Time Frequency Mix) - www.mediafire.com/?tommmjqdcvi
Here's the latest mix from Drew G!!
While the scene has changed hugely and there now appears to be very few new quality house tracks, but lots of clever remixes of commercial pop tracks, it's refreshing to hear that there's still lots of real quality out there.
This is typified by Drew's mix sets which are always absolutely spot on.
This one is no exception.
Get on it - you know you want to!!
Drew G - Pop Will Eat Itself 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?lyjmonnzlyj
Friday, 5 March 2010
Last one for tonight - Just "Say My Name!!!!"
The track is trance heaven, very melodic, slightly commercial, but tinged with some beautiful piano and some great vocals. A bloody belter IMHO. Another one hammered by Oakey back in 1997.
"We two are one, no space between"
What we've become, I see in my dreams"
Beautiful trance music!!!
I'd welcome some different mixes of this, if anyone has them. Cheers!!!
Enjoy!!
Zee - Say My Name
(Eddy Fingers Midnight Epic Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ilkgynjezjh
This one is pretty huge - don't resist the Change!!!
There a lots of different mixes of this about, but this is the one.
I love the intro to this, very dramatic.
The track's got some great vocals and some excellent driven piano.
As you'd expect hammered by Sasha back in the day and IMHO one of his best remixes.
A top track!!!
"Everything is Gonna Change, Everything is out of place"
"Everything is Gonna Change, Giving it another face"
Nice!!!
Rusty - Everything Is Gonna Change
(Sasha's Full Vocal Mix)
Now for something completely different!!! - Bassline!!!
This is a track which I absolutely used to love.
Very different to my normal taste, but it has a synth riff to die for.
It was a track more accustomed to the "rave/hardcore" scene than the clubs I used to typically frequent, but what a riff and what a bassline.
A bit of a monster!!!
A big shout out to the boys from http://oldschoolhousemusic1990-2000.blogspot.com/
Check out their blog it's one of "the" best out there!!
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