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

Saturday, 31 March 2012

The power of the riff!!!

Here's some fantastic tracks and remixes all based around the same riff. Nikita Warren's classic house track from 1991 "I N...

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Yes Way, Jose

It is only fitting in such glorious weather that we should post a track whose tone is entirely evocative of the White Island. A blissful...

One They Made Earlier

This ostensibly-little known track was, by my estimation, crying out to be posted. Causing barely a ripple upon its release in the sum...

High Voltage

Originally released in 1993, this uplifting vocal number followed hot on the heels of Transformer 2's best known track 'Pacifi...

Saturday, 24 March 2012

Here we are back with a bang!!!

Alright people I hope you are all well. I told you it wouldn't keep us down long. I've opened another mediafire account, so while ...

Monday, 19 March 2012

Keep The Faith!!!

Dear All, Apologies, my mediafire account has been suspended. This is due to posting tracks which recording artists and/or records la...

Friday, 16 March 2012

Just Enjoy (The Silence)!!!

An absolutely immense remix of a truly classic Depeche track. I've always loved Depeche's tracks and they were one of the few Bri...

Come on - Sing it!!

Now I know that you all love a bit of the hands in the air piano vibe. Yeah course you do. Well this is exactly such a track. Try and p...

A real Oakey banger!!!

Used to love this one (and still do!!). It was a massive Oakey track back in 1996 and still retains the same old magic today. There were l...

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Just a touch of Love - oh yeah!!!

Here's an absolutely blinding house classic. Don't be put off by remembering back to the cheesy version which hit the pop charts...

Saturday, 10 March 2012

Love it!!!

Old Skool piano anyone?? Yeah, I thought so. Talk about loving it forever!! Adam has certainly got all the epic, proggy, trance posts i...

Friday, 9 March 2012

Screemingly Good

This stupendous track comprises the first of several 'unreleased classics' which I aim to post in the next few weeks. Following so...

I Need A Witness

From one house classic to the next, 'Can I Get A Witness?' - by former Sounds of Blackness singer Ann Nesby - was utterly ubiq...

Sunday, 4 March 2012

1000 Posts and still going strong!!!

It gives me great pleasure to announce the 1000th post on the PCC blog. The blog has now been running for over 3 years and in that time we...

Staying on the piano tip!!

There can be few records are that are pure piano from start to finish without missing a beat!! This is one such track and hence if you lik...

Live life to the full, Someday is today!!

All those that follow the blog know what a sucker I am for a great piano tune. This one just fits the bill. It's a great piano tinged ...

Thursday, 1 March 2012

Where Memories Are Made

This is again one of those rare records whereupon every version wrought was unutterably sublime. Beyond sublime, in fact; I would go as far ...

Monday, 27 February 2012

Let the Heavens Open

This rather unique track appeared at the end of 1995 on FFRR, and was utterly ubiquitous at the time. Some sixteen years later, the spok...

Saturday, 25 February 2012

Come on Celebrate!!!

My mate Adam has been banging out some great posts on the PCC blog of late, so this one is for him. I'm pretty sure that you'll ...

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Disco Citizenship

This stunning, ethereal floaty-trance number surfaced at the beginning of 1997 and received a rather low-key release on Edel. Chicane ...

That's Champion

This trailblazing track was produced by Rollo and Rob Dougan, and, when first released in 1994, largely introduced the world to the boomi...

Sunday, 12 February 2012

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 t...

Thursday, 9 February 2012

In These Hard Times

Another understated release, 'Hard Times' was issued on the Top Banana label in 1997. Produced by the legendary Rob Dougan, an...

A Sow's Ear & A Silk Purse

As much as I like Moby, I could never abide his far-too-frequent forays into thrash metal. The awful 'Animal Rights' album is the...

All Mouth and Trousers

November 1997 witnessed the release of 'Mouth' by Rochelle, on the Almighty label. The archetypal remix was provided by the ever-dep...

French Fusion

'Saving Mary' was released by Indie-pop ensemble Fused at the end of 2000. I don't really recollect too much in relation t...

Put Your Mind Down

Here is an underrated classic of the highest possible caliber. The lesser-known follow up to 'Maria', 'Nothing Is Real But...

Planetary

Here's an ostensibly little-known belter from Michael Kilkie's Scottish Limbo/23rd Precinct label. Released at the end of 199...

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

A Nod and a Wink

Every so often, a track comes along that completely blows your mind and confounds your expectations. Such was the case with 'I...

Living the Hi Life

Another classic BBG production. Another typically quality Hi Life release. Featuring West End musical star the late Erin Lordan on vo...

A Cheeky Number

'Constantly Waiting' was released on Cheeky in the summer of '96. A lilting, downtempo number in its original guise, the tra...

Monday, 6 February 2012

Oh yes, She Does!

This is just absolutely immense. I have been a huge fan of John Graham's since first encountering mid-nineties Perfecto tracks such a...

Heartening

Nineteen-ninety-six was a stellar year for the React label, which continued to push the boundaries in dance with a slew of innova...

A Forgotten Gem

'Standing Here All Alone' was released on Positiva in May 1996, to relatively little fanfare. Produced by Gems For Jem and...

Can You Hear Me?

Mary Kiani was originally the vocalist for Scottish Rave outfit The Time Frequency, who were responsible for some of the higher-oct...

The Crichton Factor

Mary Kiani's second single was the double A sided 'I Imagine'/'I Give It All to You'. The Eddy Fingers edit of...

Sunday, 5 February 2012

How can I make you love me the right way??

How indeed!! This one goes back to 1992 and is another which brings back great memories of the Hac. A really simple happy piano tune. I...

Funky Trousers

This monster largely slipped under the radar upon its release at the back end of 1998, arguably the most prolific year for the Trouser Enth...

Saturday, 4 February 2012

Biggin' up Team PCC!!!

Thanks to some fantastic recent posts by Rich and Adam, I can take a bit of a back seat on the PCC blog and leave it to them to keep you fu...

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Tired?

Another massive tune from the fantastic Shawn Christopher. Superb remix by the legend that is Morales. Once again this was a massive Haç tr...

Magic!

This is one of my all time favourite tracks. This tune from 1992 has everything thanks to a little Morales "magic" in this remix. ...

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

It's the Weekend!

Back to 1988 and a classic by Todd Terry. Typically full of samples, this was a massive hit in Nude. The Todd Terry Project - Weekend ...

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Give Me A Call

‘Change Your Mind’ was released on the More Protein imprint in 1994, and constituted Eve Gallagher’s fourth single for that label, the best ...

Sublime Latino

Following the success of both ‘Eugina’ – an ahead of its time, chill-trance masterpiece - and their debut album ‘Wave Breaks’, Sa...

More Trouser Enthusiasts Magic

In its original form, ‘Alane’ constitutes a world music number, which initially received a US release in 1997 – with remixes from Tony Moran...

Ore-struck

The Original's 'I Luv U Baby' originally surfaced on the Ore label in 1994 and became something of a sleeper hit. The follow...

Monday, 30 January 2012

Follow Me

Another trance classic from the summer of 1997, 'The Journey' was unleashed by Platipus, who commissioned the Trouser Enthusiasts to...

Saying Grace

'Skin On Skin' was initially released at the beginning of 1996, and was originally loosely based on the Perfecto remix of U2...

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About Me

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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