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Hanging out at raves in the late eighties rubs off on Sade…

Tears For Fears sign off their album with a downtempo balearic finale.

An official Mr. Fingers reissue of the previously rare earlier version, juxtaposed against a later more sophisticated one.

Spotters Alert! Unpack your anoraks and sharpen those pencils, start listening and it’s eyes down and start scribbling. Secret italo-disco gem…

Mtume offer relationship guidance through the medium of the song.

Donald Byrd – he come along and spreads the love and sunshine…

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If you grew up in the Eighties, this probably got played at the end of your school disco forming the soundtrack to the ritual of The Slow Dance. A ceremonial teenage rite, the scourge of the socially inept and those lacking in enough confidence to approach members of the opposite sex. Apart from that, it’s a fine example of the polished production talents of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who were the duo behind some of their biggest hits. Call me an old romantic, but hey, I think going to the cinema on a first date like the guy on this track suggests, is a little lame unless purely to cop a feel in the back row. In that case this single would probably be called something quite different.

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Consecutive days of sunny weather make one susceptible to the care-free tunes both in the present and from the past. This comment on discogs by the-jaguar gauges the vibe:

A gem that symbolises the time very well. The cyclical groove works brilliantly, and can dig deep if you’re in the right mood. Evokes images of sun-soaked global scenes from 1985, enhanced by the entertaining voice-over. Would also be a good track to go swimming training to, on a sunny morning on the outskirts of LA. The pool would be of Olympic standard, with only a few people in it. The motion of the track bodes well with that of front-crawl stamina training.

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The London edition hosted by the trinity of deepness that is Pinky*, Truly† and Conradio‡, polished off with a wind down set by Estimulo in Berlin.

Part One

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1. | 0:00:00 | Lovebirds – Juicy*
2. | 0:04:40 | Eric Kupper presents K-Scope – Latin Blues Part 1*
3. | 0:14:20 | UBQ Project Featuring Kathy Summers – When I Fell N Luv (Terry’s Sextra-Mental Mix)*
4. | 0:18:22 | Funkshun – Feal Real (Lust Mix)*
5. | 0:25:24 | Makam – You Might Lose It*
6. | 0:31:01 | Jori Hulkkonen / Alexi Delano – Fields Of Grass†
7. | 0:35:58 | Groove Sense – I Luv U†
8. | 0:39:26 | Jori Hulkkonen / Alexi Delano – Future Help†
9. | 0:43:31 | Innocence – I’ll Be There (Masters At Work Disco Dub)‡
10. | 0:46:46 | Gemini 27 – Jump, A Little Higher‡
11. | 0:50:51 | Donna Black – Find Sum In U (Chez D Trent Dub)‡
12. | 0:55:39 | Vladislav Delay – Untitled 2 (from Entain album)‡
13. | 0:57:05 | DJ Scott – Music Man (Late Mix)‡
14. | 1:03:44 | Phil Weeks – Music Is A Vice (Vocal)‡
15. | 1:09:39 | Underground Evolution – Séance‡
16. | 1:15:53 | Wahoo – Make ‘Em Shake It (Isolée Remix)‡
17. | 1:20:08 | Omar-S – Set Me Out‡
18. | 1:23:04 | Model 500 – I Wanna Be There M47 (Juan Atkins Remix)‡
19. | 1:28:56 | Glenn Underground – Trust (Underground Vocal)‡
20. | 1:37:38 | Fabrice Lig – Last Eden‡
21. | 1:42:24 | Gipsy – I Trance You (Paradisio Mix)†
22. | 1:44:50 | So Inagawa – Sowing Seeds†
23. | 1:49:30 | Larry Heard – Missing You (Instrumental)†
24. | 1:54:21 | Sterac – Rond†

Part Two

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1. | 0:00:42 | Pin Up Girls – Take Me Away (Dubbed Up Mix)†
2. | 0:05:04 | Walt J – Don’t Stop†
3. | 0:08:38 | Korda – Move Your Body (unknown mix – off Italian DMC release)†
4. | 0:14:47 | Dreamhouse – Jump & Prance (Dream Mix)†
5. | 0:19:14 | Agua Re – Holy Dance (Percy Mix)†
6. | 0:23:22 | Dance Advisory Commission – Gonna Get Over You (Jazzy Piano Mix)†
7. | 0:29:02 | Mudd – Ossians Cave*
8. | 0:34:04 | Mike – Oi Vai Voi*
9. | 0:40:19 | Anonym – Go Deeper*
10. | 0:46:08 | Kris Wadsworth – State And Griswold*
11. | 0:51:48 | Milton Jackson – Old Styles*
12. | 0:57:00 | Art Bleek – Snow Landscape*
13. | 1:03:03 | Sui Generis – Remarkable*
    | 1:05:37 | sample from Adonté – Feel It‡
    | 1:07:39 | sample from Ultra Naté – Found A Cure (Acapella)‡
14. | 1:08:17 | B12 – Bio Dimension‡
    | 1:13:45 | sample from Bill Cosby
15. | 1:14:14 | C & M Connection – Bio – Rhythms‡
    | 1:20:18 | sample from Welcome To Rhodesia‡
16. | 1:20:24 | Drizabone – Real Love (River Deep Remix)‡
17. | 1:26:34 | Leviticus – Life Story (Shelter Vocal)‡
18. | 1:31:58 | Trailer Ends – Runnin’ Around (Dark Swing Mix)‡
    | 1:37:25 | sample from Mickey Mouse Disco‡
19. | 1:37:38 | Slam Mode – Nebula‡
20. | 1:46:25 | Drivetrain – In The Rhythm†
21. | 1:50:28 | Larry Heard – Missing You (Larry’s Jazz Cafe Mix)†
22. | 1:56:07 | Techniqué – The Dreamer†

Part Three

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1. | 0:01:30 | Frank De Wulf – Latino†
2. | 0:04:54 | Gallifré Featuring  – Set Your Mind To It (Mr. Fingers Jazzy Instrumental)†
3. | 0:11:25 | I.C.P. – Free & Equal (Bonus Beats)†
4. | 0:13:33 | Varied Lily – Star (The Birth Mix)†
5. | 0:17:22 | Sunkings – ?†
6. | 0:21:48 | Jenifa Mayanja – Sometimes I Feel*
7. | 0:29:05 | Mawkish – No Shampoo Pts. 1 & 2*
8. | 0:37:28 | Rocco Feat.Marcel – Memories (Trinidadiantal Remix)*
9. | 0:43:04 | Lauhaus – Varna Vibes*
10. | 0:48:00 | Quince – Omnium*
11. | 0:54:17 | Eddie S. – The Spell*
12. | 0:57:12 | Anonym – Detroit Huis (Brothers’ Vibe Rmx)*
13. | 1:05:12 | Pal Joey – Runaway (Joey’s UK Remix)‡
14. | 1:09:54 | Daphne – When You Love Someone (The Reconstruction Mix)‡
15. | 1:15:39 | Rick Wade – Big Foot‡
16. | 1:21:07 | D-HA – Happy’s Theme‡
    | 1:25:14 | sample from 2001: A Space Odyssey‡
17. | 1:25:53 | Gosub – Low Volume Lovers‡
18. | 1:29:56 | 52nd Street – Twice As Nice†
19. | 1:37:03 | World Premiere – Share The Night (Breakdown Mix)†
20. | 1:42:33 | The Cool Notes – Natural Energy†
21. | 1:45:38 | Paradise Girls – Holding Back†
22. | 1:47:52 | I Level – 3 A.M.†
23. | 1:52:03 | Pete Shelley – Witness The Change†
24. | 1:54:47 | Son Dexter – Beauty Within†

Part Four (Estimulo)

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1. | 0:00:00 | Waxworth Industries – Take The Book
2. | 0:06:34 | Quazar – Passionflower / Mystery / Deeper & Higher
3. | 0:15:31 | Mr Fingers – Bye Bye
4. | 0:19:34 | Stonehenge – My Dream
5. | 0:23:06 | Da Kick Squad – Super Burner
6. | 0:26:25 | The Movement – Blue Mondays
7. | 0:28:46 | The Roy Davis Project – I’m Here To Spread Love
8. | 0:33:13 | Kingpin Cartel – Ghetto
9. | 0:38:26 | House of 909 – Love of God (Future Soul Orchestra Remix)
10. | 0:45:45 | 2000 And One – Geometric Nature
11. | 0:51:19 | Wildplanet – Moving On
12. | 0:57:14 | Yagya – Rigning Sex
13. | 1:02:50 | Bvdub – Xiayu
14. | 1:10:56 | Aqua Bassino – Ibiza

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So was a huge album in the eighties that spawned singles like Sledgehammer and Don’t Give Up but this mournful song has always resonated the most from the album and is all the more poignant after finding out a little more behind the inspiration to write the tune.

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A brief track from the Scottish songsmiths which has been ably employed in ambient mixes by those in the know, including Jon Marsh (of Beloved fame) on his simply sublime Travelogue mix. Perhaps this was the beginning of the habit amongst eighties ‘rock’ artists of including a leftfield slab of ambience tucked away on an album? Always exciting to discover an album that you’ve previously only recognise from the artist or the songs that were released as singles, has something completely different in pace and vibe tucked away unobstrusively in the middle of the B-side. Long may I continue to discover them.

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