Loved this series. I had dope on plastic 7. Recommended by a random chap spinning vinyl in a coffee shop in self ridges on Oxford Street about 1999!?

this is insane set. this is pure genius... will make a dead man get up from a grave and shake some..... thank you for this set 

The whole series is great. I have fond memories of super stoned walking through the hills around Hebden Bridge to this mix. Good times.

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The Document, Vol. 2

781 - The Document 2 - DJ Andy Smith (2003)

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Solid Steel Presents DJ Food & DK: Now, Listen!

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785 - Solid Steel pres. DJ Food & DK - Now, Listen! (2001)

Essential Mix 1994-12-11 - Massive Attack

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070 - Coldcut ‎'70 Minutes Of Madness – Journeys By DJ (1995)

Coldcut - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix - 29.01.2006

Live at the Social Volume 2
"Seconds out, round two. Here come the hotstepper...
You know how the Social story goes. The Chemical Brothers took things to the 'next level', spending thirteen weeks blowing minds & rocking floors in a dank pub basement, mashing up breakbeats, old skool hip hop, acid house & wigged out rock 'n' roll to a crowd of 25 hour party people. The Albany days passed on into Heavenly history, as much a part of the equation as "Nothing Can Stop Us" or "Weekender" & moves were made onwards & upwards. Enter Jon Carter.
Jon Carter entered Social lore at The Albany, not behind the decks, but on the floor (in every sense). Jon was introduced to the club by regular face Mark Jones (the top boy in charge of the excellent Wall Of Sound label, becoming a full time bar fly at The Albany, moving from fresh faced to totally fucked every week. At the time, Jon was a studio engineer, working exclusively on jungle & dance hall tracks. Like so many of us, he got sucked into the whole Social thing - the weekend ends at 6 o'clock on Monday morning, two little birdies down & the biggest headache on the way. The week of the last Albany session, it was all back to someone's had been booted out. Since then, he's been one of the family. He'd made an odd little record for Wall Of Sound ("The Dollar", as Artery) which had the sound of a Social anthem in the making & he'd done a few DJing sessions back at people's houses after the club, blowing up ragga & bogle gear alongside Public Enemy, ZZ Top & The Jam. What was to come next was anyone's guess, which is probably why Heavenly got him on the pay roll.
At this point, Monkey Mafia was born. First came the rock 'n' roll freakbeat fest of "Blow The Whole Joint Up". Secondly, borrowing heavily from dance hall queen Patra, "Work Mi Body" arrived, seeing Jon settle into a groove previously untapped by man or woman. The 'Mafia wildstyle is radically different from the Chemicals (and, in turn, totally different to Mr. Fearless', but that's another compilation all together). The sound is best likened to that of a car full of Ganja'd up yardies driving into a brick wall at 5 o'clock on a Sunday morning while listening to Funkmaster Flex, The Who, The Bassbin Twins & Gregory Isaacs. It's a big summer sound that gets the sun shining, if only in your mind. It's Monday at Notting Hill Carnival, It's party music & it's a party that everyone's welcome to, the "all back to mine, let's wake up the neighbours" kind. It's a sound we've grown to love, like some mad kid you've adopted as one of your own. Much like Jon himself...

Those who have mattered... Tom & Ed Chemical; Jon Carter, Richard Fearless; Mark Jones; Brian, Beccy & all at The Albany; Ali; Frank Perkins; John & Danny Newman; Spence, Izzy & Will @ Lazy Eye; Johnny Chandler; Rory; Martje; Vanessa; Margo; Paolo; James Bailie"

Sleeve notes by Robin Turner, 1996 for Heavenly Records

Live At The Social Vol.2 (remastered)

From the liner notes:

"The assocation between myself and Cream is not an obvious one, But the objective is to help break down the categorization within dance music. This mix hopefully gives a different perspective into another side of dance culture. Mixed by James Lavelle, additional mix, production and scratches by the Phyconauts. Mix down engineer - John Lyons, edits assistance by Richie Fermie. Recorded and fucked up at Dos Shot Studios/Mo' Wax London. "

***This came out before web reviews, however, IMHO, it's one of the most badass and technically accomplished mixes of its time.

The pic is an actual scan, the Cream logo is embossed and the light gold and gray print doesn't show up very well, but it's Cream for  sure... :-)

Cream LiveTwo - James Lavelle Mix (1996)

DAVID HOLMES ESSENTIAL MIX NORTHERN SOUL 1997

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766 - John Stapleton - Dope On Plastic! 5 (1998)

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The Stanton Sessions

769 - Stanton Warriors - The Stanton Sessions (2001)

1	        Dillinja - Sensemilla 			
2 		Trippatrazz - The Phantom 			
3 		Ninjaman - Zig It Up (Main Attraction remix) (feat. Flourgon) 			
4 		DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat 			
5 		Q-Burns Abstract Message - Enter,Other 			
6 		General Levy - Mad Them (a cappella) 			
7 		The Sons Of Silence - Silence Go Boom! 			
8 		Saint Etienne - Filthy (feat. Q-Tee) (Monkey Mafia mix) 			
9 		Ceasefire - Trickshot 			
10 		Monkey Mafia - Blow The Whole Joint Up (Coughing Up Fire Mix) 			
11 		KIZ - Just Feel It (Live '92) 			
12 		Frontier Man - Inspire Me 			
13 		Smith & Mighty - Killa 			
14 		Semi Detached Productions - What Da F**k 			
15 		Dub Pistols - There's Gonna Be a Riot (original mix) 			
16 		Play Boy - In da Jungle 			
17 		Rebel MC - Wickedest Sound (Don Gorgon mix) 			
18 		Interspin - Breaking Into a Sweat free download 			
19 		Genaside II - Narramine 		
20 		Special K - Killin' (feat. Ghostrider) 			
21 		The Ganja Kru - Super Sharp Shooter (DJ Zinc) 			
22 		Blame - Neptune 		
23 		Johnny Osbourne - Buddy Bye Bye 			

Jon Carter - Essential Mix 4  (full mix)

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Digital creative type, gamer, music lover and occasional DJ. Currently living in Dubai 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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