Release Date: 07 July 2023
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: Demon Records
£89.99
VARIOUS ARTISTS ARTHUR BAKER PRESENTS DANCE MASTERS THE CLASSIC DANCE REMIXES Limited Vinyl 6LP Box 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. 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 35-track, six LP expanded edition includesa wide array of selections from the likes of Robbie Nevil’s “C’estLa Vie,” Fleetwood Mac’s “Big Love,” NenehCherry’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.
Complete with in-depth liner notes by Bill Coleman, track by track notes written by Arthur Baker himself, previously unseen session photos from Arthur’s personal archives and a signed insert. All tracks remastered by Nick Robbins at Sound Mastering. 4CD and 2LP editions are also available.
Featured Tracks:
Disc: 1
1 Out of Touch (Club Version) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
2 C'est La Vie (Extended Version) - Robbie Nevil
3 Living in a Box (Dance Mix) - Living in a Box
4 Big Love (Extended Remix) - Fleetwood Mac
5 Sun City (Last Remix) - Artists United Against Apartheid
6 Hello Again (Remix) - The Cars
Disc: 2
1 Ever Fallen in Love? (Club Senseless) - Fine Young Cannibals
2 Running Away (Long Version) - The Colourfield
3 Sweet and Low (Swing Low Mix) - Deborah Harry
4 Dreamtime (Extended Remix Version) - Daryl Hall
5 My New Boyfriend (Remix) - Carly Simon
6 When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky (Full Length Version) - Bob Dylan
Disc: 3
1 Buffalo Stance (1/2 Way 2 House Mix) - Neneh Cherry
2 Turn Me Loose (12" Version) - Wally Jump Jr. & The Criminal Element
3 The Message Is Love (Feat. Al Green) [Cupid Mix] - Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples
4 Uh-uh Ooh-ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) [Arthur Baker's Dance Mix] - Roberta Flack
5 A Love Supreme (Jazz in the House Remix) - Will Downing
6 I Must Have Been a Fool (Remix) - Al Jarreau
Disc: 4
1 Soweto (Remixed Version) - Jeffrey Osborne
2 Jody (Dance Version) - Jermaine Stewart
3 One Lover at a Time (Extended Version) - Atlantic Starr
4 Tease Me (Long Version) - Junie Morrison
5 No Frills Love (Extended Dance Remix) - Jennifer Holliday
6 This Could Be the Night (Vocal/extended Version) - Cindy Mizelle
Disc: 5
1 Ease Your Mind (U.S. Remix) - Touchdown
2 Star (U.S. Remix) - Second Image
3 Surprise, Surprise (12" Version) - Central Line
4 Jazzy Sensation (With the Kryptic Krew) [12" Bronx Version] - Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5
5 Can You Guess What Groove This Is (Short Version) - Glory
6 I Wanna Get With You (12" Version) - Ritz
Disc: 6
1 Planet Rock (12" Vocal Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
2 Honey to a Bee (Vocal/extended Version) - Tina B
3 Breaker's Revenge (Extended Vocal Version) - Arthur Baker
4 Walking On Sunshine (Feat. Donnie Calvin) [12" Version] - Rockers Revenge
5 I.O.U. (Mega-mix) - Freeez
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Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: Demon Records
£49.99
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