1990, or was it 1991?  The first hour of this is probably more akin to what was played at the Warehouse in Leeds in those years, but the mix could have just as easily been called Ricky's or the Gallery or named after any other club in the North of England for that matter.  The Warehouse was the first club I went to though and its a tribute to how blown away I was as soon as I'd blagged my way in saying I'd lost my mates, even though I looked about 12.  Those nights, and Boy Wonder especially were very special indeed.

LEEDSWAREHOUSEMIX

Classics mixed in Sasha's original style of that era

Sasha - Shelley's - March 1991

A mix I did for a Sasha Classics Facebook group, awesome tunes from back in the day!

Sasha Classics Members Mix  27-01-22

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104 - Cream Live mixed by Greame Park & Pete Tong - Disc One (1995)

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105 - Cream Live mixed by Paul Oakenfold & Justin Robertson - Disc Two (1995)

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107 - Up Yer Ronson 'The Soundtrack Vol.1' - Disc Two mixed by Jeremy Healy (1995)

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138 - Cream Anthems - David Morales - Front Room (1995)

PREMIÈRE: Nick (Italy) - My Life

TJACK - In My Seat

Just A Few Classics From The Awesome Junior Boys Own Stable
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Junior Boys Own Mix

Allister Whitehead's Return To Shine

With Allister coming back to The Hacienda for the Christmas party at Sankeys on 27/12/16 which sees some eight of the clubs original residents reunited, here with a very special mix which puts together the set he performed back in November 1991 on the first night of his Shine residency,

Following The Hacienda's re-opening in 1990, Shine was the Friday night replacement to the long running Nude and saw Mike Pickering and Russ take charge of the night alongside special guests who included the likes of Todd Terry, K Klass, Sasha and more. 

About the opportunity,  Allister comments;

"I was asked by Mike Pickering in 1991 to cover for him at ’Shine’  on Friday’s  while he was touring and recording with M-People. Not many DJ’s got the chance to play the Hacienda, it was like being asked to play for England!   Obviously, things went well for Mike and I became resident from 1992 - 93 on Friday’s at Shine and I did Tuesday’s as well for a while.  We had some great guests (Todd Terry, Kevin Sanderson etc...) and some special nights, including a few of the infamous foam parties, which were amazing and pretty close to the incredible Nude nights back in 88/89. To play the Hacienda at full pelt was a rare thing for a DJ apart from Graeme and Mike and has provided memories I will treasure all my life. Thanks must go to Mike Pickering, Graeme Park, Peter Hook and Ang Matthews."

Dusting down and digitising the same set from that night, Allister pulls together a number of the tunes that characterised The Hacienda in late 1991 including US club hit Brother Makes 3 to open. Union City Recording's hit Mombassa "Cry Freedom" follows up whilst the mix also includes carat gold classics, Denise Lopez's "Dont You Wanna Be Mine", Rusty "Everything's Gonna Change" and the Sasha remix of Jimi Polo's "Better Days".

Allister Whitehead's Return To Shine Tracklisting

1. Brother Makes 3 - I Wanna dance
2. Mombassa - Cry Freedom
3. Klubzone 1 - Soft To Hard
4. Mystique - Fire
5. Mass Order - Lift Every Voice (Take Me Away)
6. Quincy Jones - Listen Up
7. The  R.A.S.E - Get On Up
8. Denise Lopez - Don’t You Wanna Be Mine 
9. Kenyatta - Love Again
10. Helen Bruner - Gimme Real Love 
11. Rusty - Everything’s Gonna Change
12. Jimi Polo - Better Days

Allister Whitehead | Haçienda Return To Shine 2017

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About Gareth:
Digital creative type, gamer, music lover and occasional DJ. Currently living between Dubai & Seoul after setting sail from Sunderland in 2010. As a young designer, club and music culture was the driving force for his work, producing artwork for local club nights and record labels in the North East of England. In particular, DJ mix cds and their packaging were always his 'holy grail of design', especially those from Renaissance, Global Underground and Good Looking Records. It's a pleasure to share these discs back with people and they still influence our tastes to this day. 

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