Various - North - The Sound Of The Dance Underground (2x12") (Very Good (VG))

Media Condition: Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)

Great Shape-I have listed this as VG however the best tracks are more VG+ to NM-Record 1 Side B does have some scratches so this is the worse side the rest is all VG+ to NM-Side 1 and 2 Gatefold sleeve seams have become unglued-I have plenty more A Guy Called Gerald-VOODOO RAY-ANNETTE-T COY-Deconstruction-ACID House-Hip House-New Beat-Garage UK and USA-Disco House-Cut Up-Bootleg-Mash Up Releases in my store
 

Notes:

An article printed on the inner sleeve (all text in caps):

It was summer 1986 and clubs in London are rocking to the sounds of east coast hip hop and Washington Go Go. Meanwhile, dancefloors ´North of Watford´ (especially in Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester) are crammed with people jacking to a new sound from Chicago called "house", and for two years a north/south divide of a different kind was established.

Summer 1988 reads very differently with whole nation rapidly becoming one jacking zone. Clubs are now overflowing with people trance dancing to a form of music that they once ignored. Dj's who once dismissed house music as hi-energy are now exclusively playing house and a whole new culture is born.

But what of the north? The jacking continues more fervently than ever, the smileys and ecstasy are evident but its not just acid that's being played but all forms of house. And at the centre of it all is Manchester's Haçienda. For almost three years Friday's Nude night has been packed, and this album is a direct result of this Friday madness.

Nude night dj Mike Pickering is one of three musicians who make T-Coy who have produced some of the tracks on this album as well as contributing two (including their classic and demand debut "Carino"). The tracks on this album are honest. The people who made these records are not bandwagon jumping. Sheer enthusiasm for house and weekly visits to the clubs of the north have inspired them to make these records.

From the awesome and hypnotic ´Voodoo Ray´ by "A Guy Called Gerald" to the manic glory of Frequency 9's ´Get On One´, many styles of house are covered here. Witness the sheer delight of ´Dream 17´ by Annette and the tongue in cheek ´Mega Trip´ by "Masters Of Acid". Every track is as diverse as the people who made them. These people have helped establish the northern clubs as the home of house. The northern house continues to grow and be influenced by a number of diverse styles. Like hip hop, the genre is here to stay and will develop. Trends come and go and soon fashion will be dictating a new soundtrack for some clubgoers, but in the north the house scene now resembles the northern soul scene in terms of it's dedication and fanaticism. Almost three years ago the north adopted house and "north" sees it coming of age. As long as house music packs the dancefloors with sweaty bodies then the story of "north" will continue....this one will run and run....

Graeme Park (Nottingham)

A1. Annette - Dream 17
A2. T-Coy - I Ain't Nightclubbing
B1. DCB - House Fantaz-ee
B2. E.D.- 209 - Acid To Ecstasy
C1. A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
C2. Masters Of Acid - Megagrip
D1. T-Coy - Carino
D2. Frequency 9 - Get On One

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 0 035627 193910
Label Code LC8280
Matrix / Runout PL 71939 A5
Matrix / Runout PL.71939.B5
Matrix / Runout PL 71939-C4
Matrix / Runout PL 71939-D4

PL 71939, PL 71939(2), PL71939

45007

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