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

Frankie Knuckles - Live at The Travis - Dallas, TX - 2013-10-04

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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Frankie Knuckles live @ Ministry of Sound 1992

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

This is a digitised copy of a tape I picked up in 1993, when David Morales played at the Hacienda 11th birthday party. I was actually there that night, Morales played in the basement (not usually open at the Hac) from 4-6am, while Frankie Knuckles played in the main room.

Stripped to the waist, wearing a skull cap & tattooed muscles, Morales played street tough New York City house music, and there's lessons in here for modern DJs. I know this mix off by heart, and re-listening to it 21 years later, I can say it's still fresh. 

This particular night at The Hacienda has gone down in legend - for the wrong reasons. The club was full of local gangsters, taking watches from wrists and starting fights. These were the 'gunchester' days, you had to keep your head down.

Listen to the mix - at the end the record abruptly ends, starts again and then ends. This was when Morales was being mugged by a pack of 'scallies' - I myself witnessed them hit him on the head with a glass, lean over the decks and take his vinyl.

This episode was written up in Peter Hook's excellent book - 'How Not To Run A Club'. Apparently after the incident Morales said "you don't pay me enough to bleed"....

Luckily you can now enjoy from the safety of your own home!!

Rave on :) 

David Morales Live At The Hacienda 11th Birthday Party 1993

Disco edit of a classic! Paradise Garage Studio 54

Freddie James - Get Up And Boogie (Jesse Frank Edit)

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Body & Soul Vol.5

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357 - Body & Soul Vol.5 mixed by Danny Krivit (2007)

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Dimitri From Paris

378 - Dimitri From Paris - In The House - Disc 2 (2004)

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Larry Levan

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

Running from 1986-1992, the Boy’s Own fanzine became known as ‘the village newspaper of acid house’: celebrating, documenting, and at times mercilessly lampooning the scene as it transformed everyone from the football terrace casual to the suburban soulboy. Three decades on, Terry Farley, Pete Heller and Andrew Weatherall are among the key Boy’s Own alumni still shaping dance music today.

Listen to the exclusive, incredible, Farley & Heller ‘Boys Own Summer Of Love’ mix now.

The Cover Mix: Farley & Heller (Boy's Own Summer Of Love)

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Eight Ball: The Sound Of New York

689 - The Sound Of New York by Paul Trouble Anderson (1994)

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