Once upon a time, in a London far away, long before house music made the whole world jump up and down like lunatics, underground djs played a rarified mix of funk & soul, hip hop & rap called "rare groove".
Strictly for the cogniscenti, supported by a select few clubs & sound-systems such as the Wag and Shake n' Fingerpop, it existed far from the mainstream.
Only a privileged few - a small network of those in-the-know - had access to the djs & rare vinyl that defined the sound.
This was music heard nowhere else.
Good mixtapes were much-cherished & deeply inspirational - copied from friends & fellow music lovers, stretched & worn out through constant listening; some reached almost legendary status, many are now lost to the ravages of time.
One such C90 was "Harley Sounds", made by Dominic Weaver [thanks Paul!] in a flat on Harley Street in 1988/9.
We played it to death, to the extent that our copy is now unlistenable.
So, as a tribute to those halycon days, we've attempted to faithfully recreate it, trying to adhere as close as can be to our battered original.
We hope you enjoy.
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Tracklist
| 1 | got to be the music by litmus |
| 2 | guess who by doug fresh |
| 3 | apache by incredible bongo band |
| 4 | blow your head by fred wesley |
| 5 | jingo by candigo |
| 6 | lets dance to the drummers beat by herman kelly |
| 7 | good groove by derek b |
| 8 | strong island by jvc force |
| 9 | jack the ripper by ll cool j |
| 10 | keep rising by doug fresh |
| 11 | rising to the top by kenny burke |
| 12 | faith by wee papa girl rappers |
| 13 | i know you got soul by eric b and rakim |
| 14 | rock it takes two by rob base dj ez |
| 15 | think by lynn collins |
| 16 | hot pants im coming by bobby byrd |
| 17 | sock it to em soul brother by bill moss |
| 18 | black water gold by african music machine |
| 19 | sister janie by funk inc |
| 20 | cheeba cheeba by mighty tom cats |
| 21 | doing it in the park by the blackbyrds |
| 22 | express yourself by charles wright |
| 23 | do the funky penguin by rufus thomas |
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