These are the roots of my career in music. These tracks have determined the path to follow and many of them where revolutionary and truly progressive at the time they where originally released. I have taken the greatest care to come up with the best possible masters, sometimes comparing up to 5 different versions to find out which one sounded the best and most pure. And sometimes even baking the analog master tapes to make them playable again. The heat evaporates the moisture in the coating of the tape. The otherwise moist backing will clog up all parts of the tape recorder the tape touches, leaving a dark glue like substance grinding everything to a halt. After the backing process, the tape becomes playable again and the transfer to digital is performed. Some tracks feature a combination of vocal and dub version just as I used to perform that combination in a live DJ-set. Such a combination features the best parts from the vocal and dub version, capturing the complete feel of what that track meant to me.

This is truly an incredible collection, and you need not fear the quality. This is fully licensed material and is distributed by Sony Music. It's incredible that they've included some 12" versions that were actually FULL sides of a vinyl LP, running more than 15 minutes. I only have a couple of issues based on what I know about some of this original material. On disc 1, "Let It All blow" by Dazz Band is a minute shorter than on my original 12"!!! I can't figure out why they would edit one of the singles. I noticed the same thing with "Medicine Song" by Stephanie Mills...it's 20 seconds shorter than my original 12" (you can find the full 12" version on the CD "I Love Funky Disco"). And finally, although "twilight zone" by Manhattan transfer says it's the 12" version, this is the album length. The 12" version ran 30 seconds longer (believe it or not) and I've only seen it available on CD on an out-of-print CD called Atlantic Dance Classics.

Tracks Listing CD-1

01. Moscow Diskow (English 12inch Version) - Telex
02. Underwater (12inch Version) - Harry Thumann
03. Disco Circus (Full Length Version) - Martin Circus
04. Axel F (12inch Version) - Harold Faltermeyer
05. In The Bottle (12inch Version) - C.O.D.
06. Let It All Blow - Dazz Band
07. Vertigo/Relight My Fire (Full Length Version) - Dan Hartman
08. Love Machine (12inch Version) - Supermax
09. I'm Ok, You're Ok (12inch Version) - American Gypsy
10. Moscow Diskow (French 12inch Version) - Telex

Tracks Listing CD-2

01. The Message (12inch Version) - Grandmaster Flash
02. Rapture (Full Length Version) - Blondie
03. She Can't Love You (12inch Version) - Chemise
04. Medicine Song (12inch Version) - Stephanie Mills
05. Trapped (12inch Version) - Colonel Abrams
06. At Midnight (12inch Version) - T-Connection
07. If You Feel The Funk (12inch Version) - Latoya Jackson
08. Dr. Beat (12inch Version) - Miami Sound Machine
09. Love is Just The Game (12inch Version) - Peter Brown
10. Say Yeah (Vocal + Dub Version) - The Limit

Tracks Listing CD-3

01. Can You Handle It (Francois K Mix) - Sharon Redd
02. You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) (12inch Version) - David Joseph
03. Specialize In Love (12inch Version) - Sharon Brown
04. Was That All It Was (12inch Version) - Jean Carn
05. So You Wanna Be A Star (12inch Version) - Mtume
06. Don't Go Lose It Baby (12inch Version) - Hugh Masekela
07. Conga (12inch Version) - Miami Sound Machine
08. Twilight Zone (12inch Version) - Manhattan Transfer
09. Last Dance (Full Length Version) - Donna Summer
10. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Full Length Version) - Santa Esmeralda

Tracks Listing CD-4

01. Can You Feel It (Live Version) - The Jacksons
02. Popmuzik (12inch Version) - M
03. 19 (12inch Version) - Paul Hardcastle
04. How About It (12inch Version) - MDMC
05. On The Beat (Original 12inch Version) - B.B. & Q. Band
06. Spin It (12inch Version) - Sunbelt
07. Don't You Want Me (12inch Version) - Felix
08. Don't Go (Vocal + Dub Version) - Yazoo
09. Glamourous Life - Sheila E.
10. I'm A Man (Full Length Version) - Macho

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