DJ and producer, Terry Farley heads back to the 'second summer of love' and celebrates some of the biggest Acid House tracks, 25 years on.

Along with Andrew Weatherall, the duo started the now notorious Boy's Own fanzine in 1986, which commented on the slang, the parties, the tunes and the humour of the acid house days, and which also lead to the creation of the label Junior Boys Own. This imprint specialised in dance music and put out records by Orbital and Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers, which celebrates 15 years this year.

Terry began making productions with Andy Weatherall, Hugo Nicholson and Pete Heller under the name Bocca Juniors. He later teamed up with Pete Heller and has gone on to re-mix many of the world's leading artists and singers: everyone from U2 to New Order; to the Happy Mondays and Primal Scream at the height of Balearica. He has also produced Kylie Minogue, The Farm and M People.



Terry Farley 25 years of acid house - 6 music BBC

Roger Sanchez	My Organ	9:39
–Edwards World*	Soul Roots	4:31
–Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez* Presents The Bucketheads	Whew	3:05
–Romanthony	Let Me Show You	3:19
–Mood II Swing Feat. Carol Sylvan*	Closer	4:41
–Daphne	Change	3:50
–Voices	Voices In My Mind	3:05
–Dajae*	Is It All Over My Face?	3:58
–K London Posse	Caught In Luv	5:59
–Cassio*	Getting Hot	1:17
–Boogie Balo*	Don't Shut Me Out	2:44
–'Little' Louie Vega* Presents People Underground	My Love	4:59
–X Fade Feat. Lavette	Good And Plenty	3:06
–Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez* Presents The Bucketheads	I Wanna Know	2:36
–Kerri Chandler / Arnold Jarvis	Inspiration	4:12
–Head Rush	Underground	5:06
–Black Science Orchestra	New Jersey Deep	4:51

'Little'Louie Vega* ‎– United DJs Of America, Vol. 2: New York City - 1994

Derrick Carter is a firm favorite since hearing this.  I can't remember if we made it in to the Temple that night, or even if we were we old enough to get in at this stage.

Derrick Carter on Anto Mooney's show 1996

Both parts of my set providing the soundtrack for the recent launch of a book by Kirk Field called Rave New World. I played either side of his appearance, and then edited them together at about 1 hour 23 minutes. As with all of my live mixes, there's a few clangers, and a few absolute genius transitions. I leave them all in to stay true to the original ethos of DJing where it's all about 'The Moment".

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Danny Rampling's Love Groove Dance Party on BBC's Radio 1 -Frankie Knuckles Live @ WMC Miami - 03/22/2002

Love Groove Dance Party - Frankie Knuckles Live @ WMC Miami - 03/22/2002

&Me, Black Coffee meet 80s French singers

Played live several times during summer 2025 on French Riviera’s Beach Club, and now for your pleasure

Rapture III vs 80s French - Dj Mesk Edit

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Jerome - Disco Machine (Long Play)

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Joey Negro

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365 - Joey Negro - Back In The Box (2007)

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Larry Levan

437 - Larry Levan 'Live At The Paradise Garage' - Disc 2 (2000)

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Tony Humphries

486 - Moments In House mixed by Tony Humphries - Disc 1 (2008)

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762  - Tony Humphries - This Is The Sound Of Tribal UK (1995)

Hey, Gareth here, I'm a graphic designer who start designing for clubs, parties, and labels in the late 90s. Back then, mix CDs were the holy grail of both design and music. I loved them.

But I wasn't the only one, mix cds were the soundtracks of our nights, our days, our afterparties and lives, for everyone. Yet in today's internet age, the art form has been lost (or just changed) to 2-3 hour online mixes and streaming videos, which just don't create the same magic your CD collection did. Just 60 minutes of music and incredible artwork.

The Classic Mix CD Series celebrates these discs, their soundtrack, their box art and your memories. We hope you enjoy it.

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Also, we try to help you find and buy them again by sharing Discogs links on all featured CDs and or direct links to labels where possible.

* We fully support labels and artists. If any disc creates a copyrighting issue let me know and it will be immediately removed. 

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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. 

For any CD recommendations, bookings, mixes or feedback you can catch me as @asapgareth on Instagram. Or you can check our my design work at www.acid.works

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