As a young lad fresh out of school with no idea of how the big wide world spins I was fortunate for my first job to be in a record shop in Sunderland called Volume records. It was the mid 80’s so it was mainly the electronic 80’s sound that was around with the main RnB singers like Luther and Alexander O’Neal leading the way for soul. I however opted for the electronic 80’s sound but fell in love with Soul & RnB in the 90’s but not before the early days of RAVE. Living in the coal mining area of the north east there was only one popular sound in the 90’s and that was Hardcore…I could not stand the stuff and still can’t to this day. So I was alone with my music and over time had a massive collection of soulful and mellow 90’s tracks (The Beloved, Mantronix etc) so decided to invest in a couple of belt drive turntables. It took me years to get used to them and then the Pioneer CDJ 500’s landed…I was reborn I loved them, my music collecting and fascination went into overdrive
Tracklist
01. Groove Junkies & Reelsoul feat Tertulien Thomas – Risin(To The Top) (Groove N- Soul Sunday Service Vocal Mix) MoreHouse
02. Joey Negro – Must Be The Music (Original Disco Mix) Z Records
03. Matt Early & Lee Jeffries feat Will Bee – Love Is Growing Deeper (DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins Remix) Lockdown Records
04. Funkatomic feat Derrick McKenzie & Tracy Hamlin – Ride on the Moon (Funkatomic Mix) WU records
05. Gabor Deutsch feat N’dea Davenport – Love With Desire (Ricky Inch Nusoul Remix) Dublife
06. Cafe 432 feat Ms Swaby – Alright (Extended Club Mix) Soundstate Records
07. T-Groove feat Ania Garvey – Lets Feel Good (John Morales M+M Main Mix) LAD Publishing & Records
08. Sunlightsquare feat Tasita D’Mour – Heaven Only Knows (Hippie T & Sunlightsquare Original Mix) Sunlightsquare Records
09. Cosmo Star – Sunset Luvin (Doruk Ozlen Remix) Sofitone
10. Alex & Chris feat Shatti – With You (Original Mix) Take It or Leave It
11. Lori Glori & Melchior Sultana – Believe (Original Mix) Profound Sound
12. Brandon Markell Holmes – Museum of R&B (Toucan Sounds Edit) Toucan Sounds
13. Mus Threee & The Funklovers feat Carla Prather – Real Good Feeling (Elba Sunset House Mix) Rhemi Music
14. Kai & Kyle feat Nadir Simon – Love No Limit (Kerri Chandler Media Vocal Mix) Toolroom
15. Cafe 432 feat Ms Swaby – Spirit Free (Cafe 432 Bump Mix) Soundstate Records
16. Distant People feat Stephanie Cooke – Send Me (Reelsoul Full Length Mix) Indeed Records
17. The Sunburst Band – In The Thick Of It (Joey Negro’s Endless Summer Mix) Z Records
18. Lips feat Bongi Mvuyana – Time Is Now (Groove Assassin Remix) Nite Grooves
19. Black Coffee – Superman (Eric Faria & United Soul Brothers Rework) CDR Promo
20. Spencer Grey feat Heather Johnson – Pillow Talk (Ananda Project Mix) Loveslap Recordings 2002 **Back Of the Box track**
