Release Date: 07 July 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Demon Records
£24.99
Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters THE CLASSIC DANCE REMIXES Limited Vinyl 2LP Set
Overview:
This latest instalment of ARTHUR BAKER Presents DANCE MASTERS finds the production/ song-writing/ remixing maestro taking the spotlight for a long overdue snapshot of his own classic 12” mixes during a crucial evolution of dance music, club and pop culture.
“I’ve always felt like I was on a mission to make music from the time I heard Motown, Philly and Sly and the Family Stone. My mission started as a hobby and still feels like one now. So many people in the business have a short memory. You’ve got to keep on pushing and hustling. It can be a drag sometimes but if you really love what you’re doing, it’s worth the work. I still really love what I do.”
Arthur Baker helped codify the remixer as artist. His genre-fluid approach to projects has resulted in a joyous myriad of classics that spans many decades. This ’80’s focused DANCE MASTERS collection offers a welcome glimpse at Baker’s illustrious career and many long out-of-print 12” versions and previously unavailable mixes.
This 14-track, double LP, cut-down version captures both the breathe and quality of Arthur Baker’s production output. Including a wide array of selections from the likes of Robbie Nevil’s “C’est La Vie,” Fleetwood Mac’s “Big Love,” Neneh Cherry’s “Buffalo Stance”, Jeffrey Osborne “Soweto”, Freeez “I.O.U”, Rockers Revenge “Walking On Sunshine” and of course the juggernaut “Planet Rock” with Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force.
Featured Tracks:
Disc: 1
1 Out of Touch (Club Version) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
2 C'est La Vie (Extended Remix) - Robbie Nevil
3 Living in a Box (Dance Mix) - Living in a Box
4 Running Away (Arthur Baker Remix) - The Colourfield
5 Big Love (Extended Remix) - Fleetwood Mac
6 Sun City (Last Remix) - Artists United Against Apartheid
7 Ever Fallen in Love? (Club Senseless) - Fine Young Cannibals
Disc: 2
1 Buffalo Stance (1/2 Way 2 House Mix) - Neneh Cherry
2 The Message Is Love (Feat. Al Green) [Cupid Mix] - Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples
3 A Love Supreme (Jazz in the House Remix) - Will Downing
4 Soweto (Remixed Version) - Jeffrey Osborne
5 Planet Rock (12" Vocal Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
6 Walking On Sunshine (Feat. Donnie Calvin) [12" Version] - Rockers Revenge
7 I.O.U. (Mega-mix) - Freeez
Release Date: 28 June 2024
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: Demon Records
£49.99
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Format: LP Vinyl
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Format: LP Triple Vinyl
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Format: LP Triple Vinyl
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