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This is an old mix from my days at the wonderful little echo system of independent music, free thinking and full on partying that was Swag Records. It was recorded at some point in 1999 at Rob Pearson's old  studio in West Croydon. It's kind of fast because we were all on drugs at least 70% of the time back then. We gave CDs of it away to our regular customers as part of our Swag Records mix series. I feel like it captures a little bit of the vibe from those times. 

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Full version with no editing. High Quality tape recording -> FLAC -> 320kbps MP3 -> Soundcloud

This is the original broadcast of the Essential Mix restored to its full 2 hour glory unashamedly unedited to include the News. It was aired only once on the 12th December 1994.

The earlier Essential Mixes were split into 3 parts because of two news bulletins.

12.00am to 12.30am would be Part 1
12.32am to 01.30am would be Part 2
01.32am to 02.00am would be Part 3

Most of the available versions of this Essential mix floating around the Web seem to be edited in the wrong order or missing parts of the mix. This restoration is THE definite version. This is how the show run (as good as can be identified).

Tracklist:
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01. Massive Attack - Sly [Underdog Mix]
02. DJ Smash - Dubs on Wax
03. DJ Cam - Abstract Hip Hop Vol 1
04. Massive Attack - Blue Lines
05. DJ Cam - Abstract Hip Hop Vol 1
06. Urban Thermo Dynamics - My Kung Fu
07. TLC - Creep
08. Nine - Wutcha Want
09. Unknown - Unknown

NEWS BREAK

10. Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy Of Gold   
11. Fu Schnickens - Breakdown                     
12. Jeru da Damaja - Statik   
13. Public Enemy - Louder Than A bomb   
14. Unknown - Unknown
15. Unknown - Unknown
16. Unknown - Unknown
17. Unknown - Unknown
18. Gang Starr - The question remains  
19. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show
20.  A tribe called quest - God lives through 
21. Black Moon - Reality (Killin' Every Nigga) Acapella over Quincy Jones - Summer In The City 
22. Whodini - One Love  U22
23. Tribe Of Issachar feat. Super Cat & Method Man - Scalp Dem 
24. Black Moon - Who Got Da Props 
25. Big Daddy Kane - Word To The Mother 
26. Unknown - Unknown

NEWS BREAK

27. Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz
28. 90's Lovers - You Know I Got Soul
29. The Boot Man - To The Hip
30. Unreleased Project - The Pushing Dope EP 
31. G Simone - I Know You Know
32. Paris - Gorilla Funky EP 
33. Jamiroquai - Journey To Arnhemland
34. Biz Markie - Nobody Beats the Biz 
35. The Buddha Baboons - Say Uptown


A cuesheet is included to split the mix into the tracks above.


TONG WATCH: 
                                        Tong speaks at 1:    15.27  
                                                       2:    30.00 where the first news kicks in.
                                                       3:    31.35 introducing part 2 of the mix   
                                                       4:    01.09.15    
                                                       5:    01.30.23 Where the 2nd news kicks in.
                                                       6:    01.31.54  introducing part 3 of mix   
                                                       7:    01.49.33     
                                                       8:    01.59.54  to close the mix

The News has also been left in but you can edit it (and Tong) out yourself if you so wish. A good free editor to do this is "Audacity".


TECH Info:
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 01. Original Capture to 3 Hour VHS Cassette 1994-12-11
 02. Transfer to PC using Philips Nicam stereo VCR to M AUDIO 1010LT soundcard
 03. Captured using Adobe Audition 2
 04. Cue points set in Adobe Audition 2
 05. Encoded to FLAC Level 8 using "Flacfrontend 1.7.1"

No audio processing has been done to the original recording this is how it was captured.

Original recording, transfer, capture, editing and encoding by plugg.

Number 3 in the "Plugg Restoration series".

This restoration project was originally shared at TheMixingBowl.com back in 2005 by the user 'Plugg'.
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MASSIVEATTACK.IE

1994-12-11

Massive Attack Essential Mix One FM 1994-12-11-EM (full version, high quality)

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Since being the first ever guest DJ to record an Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, Paul Oakenfold has gone on to record a further 35 EMs.

This archive will enable Paul Oakenfold fans new and old to listen to these legendary mixes in their entirety on demand.

01. Mr. V - Give Me Life (Full Vocal, Full Monty Mix) (re-edit)
02. Grace - Orange (Original Perfecto Mix)
03. Li Kwan - Point Zero (Original Extended Mix)
04. The Disco Evangelists - De Niro (The Spaceflight Remix)
05. Virtual Symmetry - The V.S. (Original Mix)
06. Vangelis - Tears In Rain (re-edit)
07. Salt Tank - Eugina (Unknown Mix) (re-edit)
08. Hallucinogen - LSD (Original Version)
09. Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix Of Two Halves)
10. Wojciech Kilar - Vampire Hunters (re-edit)
11. Electrotete - Alcatraz
12. Vangelis - Main Titles (from the Blade Runner soundtrack) (re-edit)
13. Man With No Name - Floor-Essence (Dayglo Mix)
14. Scorpio Rising - Dubcatcher (Oakenfold Instrum. Edit)
15. Man With No Name - Evolution
16. Goldie presents The Metalheads - Inner City Life (Full Length Mix) (re-edit)
17. Wojciech Kilar - Love Remembered
18. Voodoo People - Co-Incidence
19. The Infinity Project - Stimuli (Original Mix) (re-edit)
20. Trance Team - Wake Up (Trance Mix)
21. V-Tracks - Heretic Voices (Original Mix)
22. Marmion - Schöneberg (Marmion Remix) (re-edit)
23. Karl Biscuit - Hiérophone (re-edit)
24. Vangelis - Rachel's Song
25. Virus - Sun (Oakenfold/Osborne Mix)
26. Man With No Name - Deliverance
27. Perfecto Allstarz - Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag) (Indian Summer Remix) (re-edit)
28. Para-Dizer - Song Of Liberation (Exit EEE Remix) (re-edit)
29. Dead Can Dance - Sanvean
30. 4 Voice - Eternal Spirit (Southern Mix) (re-edit)
31. Man With No Name - Sugar Rush (Original Mix) (re-edit)

Paul Oakenfold - Radio 1 Essential Mix, The Goa Mix 18-12-1994

The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

Essential Mix 1994-06-08 - Leftfield

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