Pure Club Classics

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

Sunday, 27 February 2011

R.I.P. Deano!!!

It fills me with extreme sadness to hear of the tragic loss of an old mate. Dean Richards passed away yesterday at such a tender age of 36....

Saturday, 26 February 2011

Bring on the Russians.....

I remember hearing Tony Ross open his set with this track at an Ark event in Bradford in 1991. It's an absolutely beautiful piece of m...

Oooh sometimes....

Now the great man didn't produce that many great remixes, but I totally love this one. You probably all remember the original pop versi...

Deliver me .....pure bliss!!!!

The Beloved have always been a band I have loved. Jon Marsh's vocals are IMHO the best male vocals out there. Talk about soothing. We ...

I'm the one, the only one, I'm the one, I'm the one!!

No don't worry I'm not being totally narcissistic, just quoting some great lyrics. Totally love this track, which again was a huge ...

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Still under a love strain?

I posted this track quite some time ago and posted the absolutely sumptuous Morales (Lost in jungle) remix, which is a true PCC. However, t...

"I control the party!!!"

This was always a big track back in 1991 and it seemed every DJ at that time played it out. There were some good Masters at Work remixes of...

Sunday, 20 February 2011

Remember........??

Cocktail Twins - Remember , Remember, Remember (Main Mix) 1996 mediafire

Friday, 18 February 2011

Sacrifice your heart, for a moment....

Always a big fave of mine this one. Very nice and easy classy house, with some very nice girly vocals. A great remix from Steve "Sil...

808 State in the house!!!

I remember the first time I heard this back in 1990 and it absolutely blew me away. It was so raw at the time and massively influential. T...

Let's get progressive!

Prog Classic from '93 on the Guerilla records (did they have a bad release??) The Drum Club - Alchemy (Phasers On Stun Mix)

Disco Evangelists

First time I heard this was in MOS - It sounded like a helicopter was landing on the dancefloor. A great tune De Niro - The Disco Evangelist...

Once More With Feeling

Ok I'm back and on a progressive house theme this weekend. First up Andy Weatherall and friends as Bocca Juniors on the majestic FFRR la...

Friday, 11 February 2011

Bad boy - fantastic track!!!

Leaving you with yet another fave of mine. This is raw house music at it's very best. This dates back to 1987 and still sounds absolut...

Bring on the Golden Girls!!!!

Another massive tune from back in 1992. This was proper techno, before techno became a dirty word. Very Oribital sounding which probably i...

A classic remake of an all time classic!!!

Well there are some songs which are all time classics - a la Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive. Then along comes a fantastic remix and it crea...

Feel the groove and "get up"!!

Love this one, very simple but it has a fantastic groove. Pretty infectious and the sort of track that you could be humming all day long. ...

Ooh a bit of Oakey trance in the place!!!

Just looking down the artists and remixers list on the blog, I can't believe that I haven't post any Tilt tracks previously, as they...

Oooh, I want to Jazz it up!!!

I used to love this one back in the day. It was a huge track in Ayia Napa in 1996. I used to love this one down at the Kool Club - oh happ...

"Couldn't you have told me before.......

......I would have loved you, so much more" Just loving this track, which was always a big fave of mine. A big shout out to Jacomo fo...

Friday, 4 February 2011

One life, there's no return, no deposit!!!

An all time classic from Gloria. I remember Sasha playing this out, back in the day. The vocal, the lyrics, the song - just superb. I lov...

Feeling, so, so right!!!

Another corker from Mary J Blige, courtesy of a great Uni Clio remix. "Feeling, so, so right, Feeling, so, so right, Feeling, so, so r...

Come on show us what love is Mariah!!

Another superb track, from the one with the golden tonsils. Great remix by Moto Blanco, nice and simple, getting the best out of the song a...

Come on, make my day!!

"All I'm asking you is to make my day!!" A truly, truly wonderful song. House music at it's finest. The intro to this s...

Friday, 28 January 2011

Come on, shower me with love!!!

A huge, huge shout out to Black Sun, thank you ever so much for tracking this one down for me. This is a huge, huge favourite of mine and o...

Why can't we see ... we've got to live together!!

This was another huge track back in 1991. It sounds a tad cheesy now, particularly the ZZZZ, ZZZZ, bits which I always hated. However, the...

Bring on the Sunglasses!!!

Now this one's a bit heavier than tracks a usually post, but it's an absolute stormer. Massive with the likes of Tall Paul (well it...

Very glam indeed!!

Another big tune from back in the day. This one was from 1993 and was IMHO one of Mr Rampling's finest remixes. Although a great DJ and...

Contender for remix of the century?

Well it' certainly up there!! Now I'm sure you all know the poppier version of this track, but this remix is absolutely par excell...

Friday, 21 January 2011

Think I'd better let you know....

. ..that it's time for you to go, cause you're gonna break my heart" Oh what a feeling when you hear that opening line and the...

So how do you feel about that???

Here's a superb bouncy little old classic from Messrs Farley and Heller, under the guise of Roach Motel. This was IMHO one of their (Fa...

Warning Toxic!!

As promised this is the Toxic Two. For all those that DJ out there, try this mixed under Fever Called Love (below), a la Sasha style. Happ...

Tossing and turning my body is yearning....

Here is a huge old fave, which was a big Sasha track back in the day.I distinctly remember one of his mixes when he mixed this into Toxic Tw...

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Love Shack !

B52's - Meet 'DJ Tonka' (At The) Love Shack 1998 '' Club style remix of the popular tune, first released in 1989 '...

Friday, 14 January 2011

Mother, Father, Sister, Brother this is the dogs....

There can be no greater PCC than this one. It came out in 1973, that's nearly 40 years ago and it still sounds absolutely fantastic. T...

Back with a Hacienda classic!!!

Let's get back to the House groove. Here's an absolutely superb Hacienda classic. This is pure heaven, a beautiful silky voice and...

Let's kiss and make up!!!

I'd promised before to post some more Indie dance on the blog and although these tracks were not always played at the peak of the night,...

U girls look so sexy......

Now I can't believe that I haven't posted this before. It's one of those tracks which I could have sworn I'd already posted...

We're on an old skool roll!!!

If it ain't broken, don't fix it!!! The old skool roll continues, with another Italian old skool belter. It's another one with...

A big, big, old skool fave!!!

Now this is an old skool track which I totally love (and yet more Italian) In fact I can't believe I've waited so long before posti...

More from the Italian master!!!

Some more fantastic old skool from the Italian master Mr Stefano Secchi. Bloody hell, didn't he make some belters!! A tad cheesy grant...

Ever been stuck on the Orbital??

Another massive track this one. Orbital produced some great stuff, but this and Belfast (already posted) must be there best. This was a ma...

Please Mr DJ get heavy on the bass..............

You can't beat quality and this is pure quality. In fact many of the tracks Jomanda did were right up there and hence a few more to pos...

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Fancy a bit of Italian??

Yes, of course you do. Here's a classic piece of old skool Italian House which was huge back in the early 90's. It's very simp...

Thursday, 30 December 2010

Wishing you all a fantastic New Year!!!

As the biggest night of the year approaches I'm sure we're all feeling that tingle of anticipation as we await the fantastic delig...

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Pure Club Classics: Yorkshire, United Kingdom; Having lived my life for the joys of clubbing and dance music and all the pleasures that this brings. I dedicate this site to those who shared in the good times and continue to love the music which made those times so special. Also, please note; all tracks and comments on this blog are provided with the best intentions if they offend anyone, please let me know and I will take them off. The purpose of this site is to share the glorious tunes which rocked so many of the UK's best dancefloors and to promote the Artists and DJ's who made them all the more fantastic.

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