Ron Hardy lives forever. 

Tracklist
Intro: marshall jefferson, dj pierre, derrick may talking about Ron Hardy
Klein & mbo - dirty talk
Benedek - lighten up
Yello - bostich
Claudja barry - bwds (cashminus edit)
Black Cock - frog scene
Trilogy - not love (instrumental)
Thompson & lenoir - cant stop the house (instrumental)
Mutant Beat Dance - the human factor (some technical issues :( )
Wendel Sield - Discharge (forthcoming on Obia Records)
Two of China - Los Ninos Del Parque (corrida mix)
Martin cirrus - disco circus (ron hardy edit)
Paul lewis - inner city blues
Blue magic - welcome to the club (edit)
Marcus mixx - without makeup (ron hardy mix)
Farley jackmaster funk - acid life
House of jezebel - love & happiness
Phuture - acid trax (backwards)
Black Ivory - mainline
Tata vega - just keep thinking about you baby
Bstc venus & mars (jamie 3:26 edit)
Willie bobo - always there (ron hardy edit)
Jeree palmer - late night surrender
Mark grusane - robotic energy (on Sound Metaphors)
Lost in ron (7” edit)
Vivien Vee - remember
Charisma - magnifique (instrumental)
Nightlife Unlimited - Peaches & prunes (cratebug edit)
Fingers inc - bring down the walls
IX lievz - life’s not the same (underground mix) / in memory of ron hardy

Dancing In The Key Of Life 4: Tribute to Ron Hardy

1.Loleatta Holloway: Catch Me on the Rebound (edit of Disco Madness remix)
2.Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes: Bad Luck (edit)
3.Loleatta Holloway: Hit and Run
4.Jackmaster Dick’s Revenge: Sensuous Women Goes Disco
5.Sheila E.: A Love Bizarre
6.Peter Brown: Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me
7.Kikrokos: Life Is A Jungle (edit)/sound effects
8.Alessandro Novaga: Faces Drums 4
9.Liaisons Dangereuses: Avant Après Mars


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Ron Hardy Live at the Muzic Box (1985)

Bringing you another hot mix "Live" from Club Insomnia wth host Kim "The Spin Doctor" James, DJ Cent, Reggie Harrell & DaNeil Mitchell   3 Am - 5 Am every Sunday every now & then I would do a classic tribute mix to so many great dance clubs that touched me along my journey a few of the dj's that truly moved me Ken & Greg Collier those brother's could beat a box, Dwayne In The Mix Bradley, Jeff Mill aka The Wizard, Melvin Hill, Charles Hicks  would give that box the business for the Fri & Sat night House Party live from WJLB back in the 80's 
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Ron Hardy Live at the unknown warehouse part #2 (1988)

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Rare Groove B-side Disco mix by Zernell for Diskunion Japan 2013

DISCO STAMPS

"Hardy started his career in 1974 in Chicago gay club Den One. Here, with a set-up of two turntables, a mixer and a reel-to-reel tape-deck, he played long nights of underground black dance music. Around 1977, he went to work in Los Angeles. At the end of 1982, when DJ Frankie Knuckles left the Warehouse to open the Power Plant, Ron Hardy DJed at the Warehouse's new location until Robert Williams renamed it "The Muzic Box." While Frankie Knuckles at the Warehouse (and later the Power Plant) had a very smooth style of playing, Hardy was very different. He had less regard for sound quality and would play with a manic energy, mixing everything from classic Philadelphia Disco classics, Italo disco imports to new wave, disco and rock tracks. Hardy also pitched records up way more than Knuckles (pitch being the difference between normal speed and the speed at which the record is currently playing. Usually expressed as + or -, with 8 being maximum/minimum). Techno artist Derrick May remembers hearing Ron playing a Stevie Wonder cut with the speed at +8. Hardy played a lot of reel-to-reel edits and was always tweaking the soundsystem and playing with the EQ. A Ron Hardy trademark was playing a track backwards. Theo Parrish and several others have said that he did this by turning the needle upside down and putting the record on a cylinder so the needle played the underside of the record, although Stacey Collins says that he did this by using a reel-to-reel. Hardy's residence-club The Muzic Box was also known for its very loud sound volume. Hardy opened his nights with "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Among the classic disco that was a staple in Chicago clubs at the time, typical tracks one could also hear him play were Visage - "Frequency 7", Klein & MBO - "Dirty Talk", ESG - "Moody", Patrick Adams - "Big Phreek", Liquid Liquid - "Optimo", First Choice - "Let No Man Put Asunder", a lot of Philly soul Classics and even pop hits like Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams" and Talk Talk - "It's My Life". Hardy also played electronic body music acts like Nitzer Ebb. Such eclecticism and the technical wizardy described were highlights of a unique style that separated Hardy from others like Knuckles and Levan. The main ingredient, however, was the soulful black disco tracks. Producer Chip E. introduced Hardy to recording music in 1986 when the two mixed "Donnie" by The It (featuring Chip E., Larry Heard, Robert Owens, and Harri Dennis). In early 1987, Chicago passed an ordinance forcing after-hours clubs to close at the same time as bars, and The Muzic Box was one of many casualties. After the closure of the Muzik Box, Hardy continued to DJ at various events around Chicago. However he battled with heroin addiction and did not manage to overcome this. He died on March 2, 1992. From humble beginnings, Hardy's contributions to house music are considered incredibly influential."
Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton (2000) "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey" (Grove Press)
Extra special thx to Jamie 326 

Ron Hardy Live at the Muzik Box (1988)

An hour of Al Kent caught live at our birthday party for Walter Gibbons in Starvue, Brooklyn, April 2016

DISCO MADNESS. A Tribute to Walter Gibbons. Pt1

this tape is all over the place...but it sounds like i had fun making it...i even had an intro, lol...during the eighties into the nineties i played primarily disco and trax (on reel & cassette)...some of these tunes, like "time and time again"  by dj pierre wasn't something i would normally play in my sets...by the way, the girl who sang that record sang the hook on "summertime" by jazzy jeff and the fresh prince...

1990 mixtape

one of my favorite tapes from the '80s...

ron hardy box

Side A.

Alright Fam, Here we go... Ron Hardy all tha way live @ Chicago'z legendary AKA!!! ...Nothin' but thee truth here!!! 

N-joYyY tha muzikal journey!!!

Manny Cuevas aka Thee House Conductor 

Psalms 150:4 (God Iz Thee True GodFather Of House Muzik Okay!!!)

Ron Hardy Live @ AKA, Chicago - 1989’ (Side A.) (Manny'z Tapez)

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*2023* 
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*2022*
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Lovelee w/ Sekan, Amsterdam | 18-3-2022
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Raveplan w/ Mahabe & Bastienne, Amersfoort | 6-6-2022
Down the Rabbit Hole OSR w/ Sander Emil | 30-6-2022
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Park Kronenburg festival | 17-7-2022 
Bloemerbar w/ Red D | 17-7-2022
Paak w/ Kennedy | 20-7-2022
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SID ADE, Sissi's Amsterdam | 22-10-2022
ADE Hangover festival | 23-10-2022
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Herfstdrift b2b Wes | 25-11-2022
Listening session w San Soda | 27-11-2022
Blauwdruk w KC the Funkaholic | 9-12-2022
Brebl | 26-12-2022

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