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| 1. Rhythm On The Loose Break of Dawn | |||
| 2. Sandy B Make The World Go Round | |||
| 3. Robin S Show Me Love Stonebridge Club Mix | |||
| 4. Mother All Funked Up Mother Pride Mix | |||
| 5. Chrissy Ward Right & Exact | |||
| 6. De'Lacy Hideaway Dubfire Needs To Score Remix | |||
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| 1. Jamiroquai Space Cowboy David Morales Classic Club Remix | |||
| 2. The Fog Been A Long Time | |||
| 3. Djaimin Feat. Crystal Re-Clear Give You | |||
| 4. Debbie Malone Rescue Me (Crazy About Your Love) | |||
| 5. Sterling Void Feat. Paris Brightledge It's Alright | |||
| 6. Frankie Knuckles Feat. Jamie Principle Your Love 12" | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. A Tribe Called Quest Can I Kick It? Extended Boilerhouse Mix | |||
| 2. Archie Bell & The Drells Don't Let Love Get You Down | |||
| 3. Barry K Sharpe The Masterplan | |||
| 4. Kariya Let Me Love You For Tonight House Club Version | |||
| 5. King Bee Back By Dope Demand Funky Bass Mix | |||
| 6. Rob Base & DJ Ez Rock It Takes Two | |||
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Album Description
Hed Kandi presents the Back To Love Anniversary Edition - a celebration of the music that gave birth to a whole generation of clubbing, indeed to Hed Kandi itself!
Acid House is twenty years old in 2008! The summers of 1988 and 1989, collectively a period known as The Second Summer Of Love, produced a club scene that spawned dance music culture as it is today. In nine previous editions of true club classics, Hed Kandi has charted the very finest music of the classic dance era; when clubbers could hear superb Chicago house music mixed together with hip hop, rare groove and the odd soul anthem. With most Back To Love albums now unavailable yet still in hot demand (check eBay!), this edition collates the most vital and favourite of all the tracks across two formats; a 3CD TV advertised mix album package and a five disc retrospective of full length versions in all their unmixed glory, packaged together in deluxe boxed set with full liner notes, discography, interviews, illustrations and more.
The first ever Hed Kandi boxed set charts all the tracks and the moments and memories they created in Hed Kandi's history of house!
While the term `legendary' is often thrown around when describing classic compilations, there is no other word to describe the who's who of house music included on this first-ever full Back To Love mix album. Farley JackMaster Funk, Frankie Knuckles and Marshall Jefferson to name a very small selection of the heavyweight producers featured, three names who have had played a huge part in the creation of the music we have came to know and love as `house'. Add a sprinkling of dance diva royalty such as Alison Limerick, Cheryl Lynn and Barbara Tucker, club hits to the tune of Nightcrawlers' `Push The Feeling On', Patti Day `Right Before My Eyes' and the anthemic Passion from Gat Decor to the mix and we start to have the makings of a true piece of old school gold! But we haven't stopped there. House music plays a huge part in this historic journey but the funk-soaked hip-hop beats of King Bee, Young MC and A Tribe Called Quest are every bit responsible for shaping the sound of the second summer of love! Remix duties come courtesy of heavyweight David Morales, house music's most prolific remix producer, aswell as mixes from Todd Terry, MK and our very own Stonebridge.
This edition will be accompanied by Hed Kandi's first ever national concert tour: Back To Love: Live with full show performance, live artistes and musicians and special guest DJs.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a great CD to buy as an introduction to the back to Love series as after listening to this you will want the full 12 inch versions of so many tracks.
The Back to Love series started off as a retrospective of Mark Doyle's (Hed Kandi Founder) clubbing days in London during the "summer of love' (1989) when different musical styles merged from classic Chicago house, hip hop and rare groove. The combination of music influenced a lot of the UK acts at the time.
Songs like Debbie Malone Rescue me were not commercial hits but were featured in illegal raves and warehouse parties all throughout the summer of love in 1989. All the back to love covers have 89 featured somewhere as reference to that year.
There are some monster hits like Gat Décor Passion which is arguably one of the most important progressive house tracks ever.
Break of Dawn Rhythm of the loose is a massive track which samples First Choice Let no man put asunder and is a perfect example of how U.S. disco, garage and house influenced UK artists.
The original series focused on the year of 89 and as the series progressed focused on early 90s and mid 90s house music, the mix features a mix of house tracks from different eras, the tracks that are not from the golden period of house are still amazing!
I really recommend this CD even if you don't recognise all the artists, you will be surprised by the sheer amount of songs you have heard sampled in modern house tracks.
The Back to Love series started off as a retrospective of Mark Doyle's (Hed Kandi Founder) clubbing days in London during the "summer of love' (1989) when different musical styles merged from classic Chicago house, hip hop and rare groove. The combination of music influenced a lot of the UK acts at the time.
Songs like Debbie Malone Rescue me were not commercial hits but were featured in illegal raves and warehouse parties all throughout the summer of love in 1989. All the back to love covers have 89 featured somewhere as reference to that year.
There are some monster hits like Gat Décor Passion which is arguably one of the most important progressive house tracks ever.
Break of Dawn Rhythm of the loose is a massive track which samples First Choice Let no man put asunder and is a perfect example of how U.S. disco, garage and house influenced UK artists.
The original series focused on the year of 89 and as the series progressed focused on early 90s and mid 90s house music, the mix features a mix of house tracks from different eras, the tracks that are not from the golden period of house are still amazing!
I really recommend this CD even if you don't recognise all the artists, you will be surprised by the sheer amount of songs you have heard sampled in modern house tracks.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In past experience, the Back to Love series has been ever so slightly hit and miss. I was unsure that a mixed version of previous classics would be all that palatable. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the level of quality on this album. This album is teeming with monster house and garage classics from Hed Kandi's glittering past.
It's not all hands in the air, have a good time, shiny disco balls magic though. Disappointingly this album is computer mixed which, while making it cheaper to produce, means it seriously lacks decent mixing quality: some tracks literally jar into the next in a somewhat frustrating manner. Also, cd3 starts off a bit too old skool hip hop for my taste, and seems at odds with the rest of the album, and indeed the remainder of cd3.
This isn't the best Back To Love ever, but as an amalgamation of the hits from all the previous album, it is peerless and save for a few drawbacks, a highly recommended buy!
It's not all hands in the air, have a good time, shiny disco balls magic though. Disappointingly this album is computer mixed which, while making it cheaper to produce, means it seriously lacks decent mixing quality: some tracks literally jar into the next in a somewhat frustrating manner. Also, cd3 starts off a bit too old skool hip hop for my taste, and seems at odds with the rest of the album, and indeed the remainder of cd3.
This isn't the best Back To Love ever, but as an amalgamation of the hits from all the previous album, it is peerless and save for a few drawbacks, a highly recommended buy!
Format:Audio CD
"Back To Love: The Mix" by the Hed Kandi edition contains elements of pop, trance, dance, and electronica music. There are a total of forty-five songs assembled on three cds (fifteen for each cd). "Right And Exact" by Chrissy Ward and "Passion" by Gat Décor are among some of the riveting tracks in this compilation. "Back To Love: The Mix" by Hed Kandi is best for those who like their music mixed with messages of romance and passion.
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The Old Times
Took me back - still great tracks! Brilliant buy! its great to have all the old songs all on one CD.
Published on 19 Feb 2009 by J. Hendrie
Back To Love.
Just got it, and boy do HED KANDI deliver!!
A lot of old classic tunes, and a lot from previous back to love.
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A lot of old classic tunes, and a lot from previous back to love.
But this should not discourage you. Read more
Published on 8 April 2008 by K. Wilson
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