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

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

Frankie Knuckles live @ Ministry of Sound 1992

Frankie Knuckles - Live at the Ministry of Sound, 1992 (HOT 97 WQHT 5/16/92)

Tracklist:

1. Black Science Orchestra - Save Us
2. Outrage - That Piano Track
3. Outrage - Theme From Outrage (That Piano Mix)
4. X-Press 2 - Raise Your Hands
5. X-Press 2 - Say What?
6. Roach Motel - Fire Island
7. Roach Motel - Afro Sleaze (Downtown Mix) 
8. Heller & Farley Project - B-Boy Black
9. Roach Motel - Happy Bizzness
10. 7th Movement -Odyssey 
11. Roach Motel - Wild Luv
12. X-Press 2 - Muzik Xpress

Since the early 90's, I'd say there are a handful of house music record labels that managed to define a sound and stay ahead of the crowd... and Junior Boys Own is definitely one of them. Formed by Terry Farley & Steve Hall in 1992, the West London label was part of the 'Boys Own Collective' back then, a group of friends who DJ'd, promoted, produced records and ran a fanzine. The collective included Terry Farley, Pete Heller, Andrew Weatherall, and Tom & Ed (The Chemical Brothers) amongst others. The label released dozens of house classics in the 90's from artists including Fire Island, The Black Science Orchestra, Roach Motel, X-Press 2, and Outrage - all of whom feature on this mix. In my humble opinion, JBO was and always will be a true house music hero.

As always, this was mixed live on two Technics 1210's and an Allen & Heath Xone 22 mixer. No cheating with technology. 

If you love house like I do, please feel free to share and enjoy amongst friends...

Much love, 12 IL xxxx

Stubbzie's House Classics Mix vol 8 - Junior Boys Own special

Body Control

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202 - Tony Humphries - Club Nervous (1996)

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

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647 - Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body (The Evolution of Chicago House)  - Disc 1 (2003)

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