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Joey Negro’s (aka Dave Lee) first release on the cult underground New York label, Nu Groove. With an eye to establishing some extra credibility in Britain, not only did the UK artist get this released on a US label but, so the tale goes, include a publicity photo of his artistic alias as a black American with an afro. Nu Groove had an avid, obsessive even; I can imagine the eyes of the vinyl anoraks fluttering with excitement seeing this new release in the import racks, the distinctive Nu Groove logo acting like the plumage on a rare bird.

In December 1990, the UK dance magazine, MixMag, gave away a free cd with issue for that month. Although not revolutionary by today’s standards since most periodicals include free cds, back then it was unheard of and they were one of the first lifestyle/music magazines to do so. On it there were five short mixes by different djs each representing a particular style and/or label and if you were finding out about the nascent genre of dance music at the time, like I was, this was a godsend. This track was part of the Nu Groove Records Mastermix and I just loved the omnipresent chord sound in the background with the repeated gentle keyboard stabs coupled with the positive vocal samples that gave the track it’s title. Essential listening.

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