was there that nigtt,glad i ended up upstairs,was amazin.

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Frankie Knuckles - Live at The Travis - Dallas, TX - 2013-10-04

Mixing up modern tracks, classic disco and some of his own productions, Frankie plays a party set of extended mixes, kicking off with his and Eric Kupper’s sumptuous arrangement of Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff. Taking in original disco with Lou Rawl’s “You’ll Never Find A Love Like Mine”, the soulful, gospel tinges are put up against the tougher elements and classic pianos  of Spencer Parker & Dan Beaumont’sThe Look.

With classic vocal American garage tunes like the tightly wrought Dbow “Get Involved” and the effortlessly but sublimely tuned dub of Eric Kupper’s “Disco Revenge” midway through the set, Frankie then turns to a Hacienda classic, the David Morales Defmix version of Juliet Robert’s “Caught In The Middle”, a record which had the original Hacienda spellbound back in 1993.

Taking it deeper to the close, the deep bassline and twisted soul of Alfredo Azzetto’s remix of “The Word Is Love” is followed by  Frankie’s homage to New York’s Sound Factory with his tribal disco remix of Sounds Of Blackness “The Pressure Pt 1”, itself a Knuckles classic. To end, he then brings in Black Legend’s, “You See The Trouble With Me” before rounding up with Robert Gaez’s re-rub of Frankie’s “Get Over U”.

A great set from one of house music’s undoubtedly legendary figures, This Is Frankie Knuckles.

Thanks to Judy Weinstein and Maria 909 at Defmix, and of course Frankie himself for allowing the mix to be released.

Live recording and mixing of the set by tube UK, Manchester http://www.tubeuk.com.

Frankie Knuckles Hacienda NYE At The Albert Hall Tracklist

Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (Frankie Knuckles And Eric Kupper’s Director’s Cut Signature Mix)
Kenny Summit & Director’s Cut -  Brawls Deep (Director’s Cut Remix) 
Ariana Grande – Baby I (Director’s Cut Dub)
Spencer Parker & Dan Beaumont – The Look (Director’s Cut Signature Mix) 
Dbow -  Get Involved (Director’s Cut Classic House Remix)
Frankie Knuckles pres. Director’s Cut feat. Jamie Principle – Boys (Farley & Heller Dub)
Gusto – Disco’s Revenge (Eric Kupper Remix)
Frankie Knuckles pres. Director’s Cut – Bourgie Bourgie (A Director’s Cut Exclusive)
Juliet Roberts - Caught In The Middle (Def Classic 12” Mix) 
Steve Silk Hurley feat. Sharron Pass  - The Word Is Love (Alfred Azzetto Classic Re-Work Remix)
Inaya Day – Good Feeling (A Director’s Cut Master)
Harry Romero & Erick Morillo – Bang (Harry & Erick’s Banh In Your Face Mix)
Sounds Of Blackness – The Pressure – Pt 1 (Sound Factory Mix Revisited) 
Black Legend – You See The Trouble With Me
Frankie Knuckle’s Pres. Directors Cut Feat. B. Slade - Get Over U (Robert Gaez’s ‘Mustache’ Mix)

Please note, the mix rights on this set rest with Frankie Knuckles / Defmix. Any licensing or sub licensing requests by third parties need to be approved in advance. For requests email artists@fac51thehacienda.com

Frankie Knuckles | Haçienda Albert Hall NYE 2013

Here we have an insight into the tunes you could expect to hear at the upcoming 'Dream A Dream' Reunion event to be held at the original venue 'Wigan Pier' on Thursday 1st April 2010.  The mix was put together by one of the promoters 'Danny Walsh' and i think its fair to say there is some absolute stormers on it!!!! ENJOY!

D.A.D Wigan Pier Reunion Promo Mix - Danny Walsh - 16.01.2010

Recording from Freddie's @ Pikes in Ibiza 07.10.24.

PIKES IBIZA 07.10.24 (greg wilson live mix)

Greg Wilson | The Haçienda Returns 2023

Recorded live at the Berkeley Suite in Glasgow, as part of Red Bull Music Academy UK tour on Friday March 27 2015. And that was quite some party too !  Enjoy ! 

Dimitri From Paris Live @ The Berkeley Suite Glasgow - RBMA UK Tour - March 27, 2015

09 Years of Feedasoul

Une Conversation à Poile

Recording from the Glitterbox closing party at Hi in Ibiza 28.09.18.

GLITTERBOX CLOSING PARTY @ HI IBIZA 28.09.18 (greg wilson live mix)

Stu Allans set from the first ever Bowlers REUNION at Park Hall, Chorley.....Mad for it!!!!!!!!

Bowlers REUNION @ Park Hall May 2007 - Stu Allan

Greg will join us and a merry gang of friends at Glastonbury this weekend!

"Recorded in May 2019 at the FAC 51 The Haçienda party, held at the stunning Albert Hall in Manchester. I've played a number of Haçienda events in recent years, but this was undoubtedly the best environment, with the venue full by the time I went on at 10pm. I really enjoy this type of scenario where I can build things up from scratch, starting off around 100bpm and gradually increasing the tempo so the next DJ, in this case Chez Damier, is teed up to transition into the House vibe more associated with The Haçienda. This gave me the opportunity to illustrate some of the other tracks that were played and loved at the club down the years. "

GW



1. St Etienne only love will break your heart (andy weatherall mix)
2. Happy Mondays hallelujah (monkey boots rework)
3. Bass-O-Matic fascinating rhythm (henry greenwood rework)
4. SOS Band just be good to me (late nite tuff guy rework)
5. Neneh Cherry buffalo stance (henry greenwood rework)
6. Deee-Lite what is love (facets edit)
7. Herbie Hancock rockit
8. Nitro Deluxe this brutal house (tabro t edit)
9. FPI Project I’ll bass you / rich in paradise (gw ruff edit)

GREG WILSON - Live From FAC 51 The Haçienda @ Manchester Albert Hall 2019

In recent years Late Nite Tuff Guy has stood out as one of the best DJ / Producers in the re-edit game. His productions and live sets are loved by DJs, musicheads, ravers and people who just want to have fun.

LNTG headlined the Rabbit Hole's Funkingham Palace on the Thursday night of Glastonbury 2019, setting the tone for a long weekend of musical bliss.

That day he played hours and hours of Prince tracks at The Spike, then made his way up to the Rabbit Hole to close the night after excellent sets from the FP Footmen, Flying Mojito Bros and Algy Strutt.

The next night LNTG played after Fatboy Slim on the Glade Stage in front of thousands, a career highlight for a man on the top of his game.

LATE NITE TUFF GUY - Live From The Rabbit Hole's Funkingham Palace - Glastonbury 2019

Matt Bell's Main Arena mix from the October 2009 Bowlers Reunion which took place at 53 Degrees, Preston.  This mix is taken from disc 3 of the 5 disc pack available to buy from www.back2bowlers.co.uk.  If youre interested in buying the full pack simply click on the 'Buy This Track' button and it will direct you to the purchase page.  Matt's mix is available for download, but be quick...its for a limited period only.
The next Bowlers Reunion is to take place on 27th November 2010 at 53 Degrees, Preston.  Here's the link for the events page where you'll find full info on the night! 
http://www.facebook.com/bowlers.reunion?v=app_2344061033#!/event.php?eid=135933406452709&index=1

Bowlers Reunion 17th October 2009 - Matt Bell - Main Arena

My set from The Northern Project Future Legends at Maximes, Wigan. Sorry about the sound quality, this is not my recording.

Doc - Northern Project Future Legends 31st march 2012

a mix i did back in 2001 11 yrs ago for a night i ran called Pure Pleasure with my good friend Andy McGillivary........ENJOY X

DJ Ant McNally - Pure Pleasure Vol 1 (2001)

Live mix from the Hacienda Good Friday event at Sankeys in Manchester 29.03.13.

Check out my label's music at: https://superweirdsubstance.bandcamp.com

HAÇIENDA GOOD FRIDAY @ SANKEYS MANCHESTER 29.03.13 (greg wilson live mix)

My mix from The Haçienda's 24 hour live stream on New Years Eve 2020.

All of the tracks I featured were from the opening two years of the ‘90s. I hadn’t set out to do this, but it was very much guided by the opening track I’d chosen, in memory of two irreplaceables we lost that year, DJ icon Andrew Weatherall and Manchester’s own Denise Johnson, both crucial to Primal Scream’s ‘Come Together’, which is followed by Weatherall’s mix of ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ by Saint Etienne, whilst Denise’s vocals feature on the lesser-known gem ‘Dream Beam’ by Hypnotone.

The event, hosted by United We Stream GM, had begun at 10am with Hewan Clarke, the club’s original resident, and concluded at 10am on NYD morning with Peter Hook. I followed on from Norman Jay MBE and DJ Paulette, and seeing all the comments on social media, it was soon clear that a lot of people felt a strong emotional response watching the DJs, some among their all-time favourites, playing much-loved tunes in empty spaces, devoid of the dancers who made that music make sense in the first place – a sad, but poignant parody. Also appearing were Haçienda Classical, Inner City, Phuture, Carl Craig, Danny Tenaglia DJ, Dj David Morales, DJ Woody, Graeme Park, Jon Dasilva, Justin Robertson, K-Klass, Moby, Soul Central, Sub Sub, Todd Terry, Tom Wainwright and Tony Humphries. It was line-up, even including a tribute to Frankie Knuckles by way of a recording of the house legend’s 2013 NYE appearance for The Haçienda at Albert Hall, Manchester.

HAÇIENDA NYE 2020 (greg wilson live mix - streamed during lockdown)

Bookings: matt@thepool-london.com 
Promos: promo@gregwilson.co.uk 
DJ Dates: https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/upcoming-dj-dates/
Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK dance scene. He enjoyed hugely popular residencies in the early eighties at Wigan Pier and Manchester’s majorly influential Legend, having originally started out in his hometown, New Brighton. A pioneer of mixing in the UK, he became the first ‘dance music’ specialist hired for a regular weekly session at Manchester’s now legendary Haçienda club in 1983. Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed ‘Electro-Funk’.

In 2003 he set up electrofunkroots, a website documenting this crucial era in the evolution of dance culture. After a two decade hiatus from the booth, he returned to DJing and soon welcomed bookings throughout Europe and, subsequently, worldwide.

Greg was the first DJ to mix live on British TV, putting together the first UK radio mixes of their type for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester and showing a certain Norman Cook (later Fatboy Slim) how to scratch.

Nominated by DJ Magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named amongst their top twenty remixers of all-time, Greg’s remix credits include Grace Jones, The XX, Groove Armada, Bryan Ferry, Confidence Man, Gilberto Gil and Simian Mobile Disco, whilst he’s edited tracks by A Guy Called Gerald, Talking Heads, O.M.D., Electronic, Imagination and Missy Elliot.

In January 2009 Greg’s reputation was further enhanced when his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 received almost universal acclaim and was selected as one of 10 classics that spanned the show’s near 17 year history.

Greg’s Blog, ‘Being A DJ’, was launched in June 2010 for observations on various aspects of club culture now an online touchstone for an ever-increasing amount of dance enthusiasts and aficionados.

In August 2010 he co-curated areas at the inaugural Vintage Festival at Goodwood, which was named ‘Best New Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards.

He has produced a series of documentary podcasts, Time Capsule, Random Influences and Early 80’s Floorfillers, as well as the long-running blog series, Living To Music.

Greg has given talks on music and DJ culture at a number events at venues The Tate Gallery in Liverpool and London's Southbank and Institute Of Contemporary Arts, whilst in 2013 he was invited onto a panel alongside legendary figures Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder @ ADE in Amsterdam. 

In 2014 he unveiled the multi-media label Super Weird Substance, focusing on recording and live events. In 2015, the label released 8 vinyl singles, brought together in the 2 CD comp, 'Greg Wilson Presents Super Weird Substance'. September 2015 saw a memorable Festival No.6 Happening in Portmeirion and Greg rounded off the year with the Liverpool-based celebration of the 40th anniversary of his first club date in 1975 as well as being presented with DJ Magazine's Industry Icon award.

Greg launched his Credit To The Edit club collective at 2016's Festival No.6 and since then has taken it to Liverpool, Berlin, Brixton, Bethnal Green and finally back to Portmeirion for Festival No.6 2017.

2017 saw his label host the epic 14 Hour Super Weird Happening at Liverpool's Florrie, following a mixtape collaboration with Alan Moore, who also appeared at the Happening, whilst it also saw the digital release of The Super Weird Society's 'Gone With The Vibe', released the following year on the first Substance Select 12" vinyl alongside 'The Ghosts Of Watling Street', 'The Best Is Yet To Come' and 'Summer Came My Way'. 2018 also saw the release of Vol.3 in Greg's long-running Credit To The Edit compilation series.

After a handful of further releases, the label was put into hibernation with the onset of covid. Diversifying, ‘Greg Wilson’s Discotheque Archives’ was issued during 2020 lockdown as a limited run paperback, with more books, both Wilson’s own projects and by other authors, now planned.

HAÇIENDA GOOD FRIDAY @ SANKEYS MANCHESTER 29.03.13 (greg wilson live mix)

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