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Great Funky House from Paris. Limited to 300 copies. Save your copy!

Small World Disco Edits are back at it again, this time with a release from the head honcho himself, LTJ! Working under his LTJ Edit Rework guise and on point as ever. Three great edits, all testaments to the reason LTJ is such a respected figure in the edit world.

The Majesty's Pleasure label returns after an extended break with their fourth issue of disco-centric edits and it's clear the time out of the spotlight has left this mystery bunch of dusty fingered tweakers fully refreshed. Whilst previous volumes have dipped toes in funk filled and Philly string led waters, Majesty's Pleasure Vol 4 focuses fully on music from the post-disco /proto-house period of the 1980s and sounds very much like a Beautiful Swimmers DJ set condensed into just 12 inches of vinyl. The concerted diggers out there will be consulting their sample notes for the source material on each of these ("Space Palace" has the most obvious hook) whilst those who've simply been enjoying output from the intermittent EROS label will love both sides here.

Having previously had their music released on labels including BearFunk,
Is It Balearic, Electric Minds and Under The Shade, the Mushrooms
Project are already well known in the sleazy disco scene.
Italians Giorgio and Marco have been producing their blend of freaky mid
tempo weirdness since 2008 and have always aimed their music straight at
the late night party.
'Fly Away' is their debut release for Leng and, at 16 minutes, is as long as it
is mesmerising with it's lazy afro quality. Full of analog instruments; guitar,
bass, synths and percussive sounds create a dirty but unique window into
the unusual minds of the Mushrooms and has set the standard for their
future releases.
On the B Side, fresh from their recent 10' release for Leng, the 40 Thieves
return with a mix of 'Fly Away' that once again shows they are ones to
watch. Adding more of those warm sounds they up toughen up the beats
for a hypnotic late night dance foor epic.
Look out for long players from both Mushrooms Project and 40 Thieves later
in 2012...

Love Interest is a new label-shaped endeavour from some of the decision makers at Records sporting a broad international remit, and they launch in style with a triple format release! The honour of the maiden Love Interest release falls upon Nyteowl, an artist based in Minneapolis and perhaps inspired by that city's most famous son Prince Rogers Nelson. This seven inch picture disc edition contains only the original Nyteowl rendition of "Love Of Mine" - there are some tasty remixes on the other DJ friendly formats - and the track is a deliciously sultry slice of electronic soul with a notably 80s flavour. Check those big drums!

This record is the result of a 1964 jam session organised by Astor Silva and Wilson Das Neves and was originally released in 1975 on the Brazilian label Discos CBS.

Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco release an un-mixed compilation of their most popular disco reworks from the last few years put together with a number of super tasty never released before cuts exclusive to this format !!

Usual high standards are maintained as the pair lovingly tweak and rework some killer tunes into big-hitting dance floor bombs.
Many of these versions have featured in their DJ sets and mixes and are now exclusively available in this limited CD release.

IS IT BALEARIC continue to provide a steady supply of killer 12's !



Next release from Is It Balearic.. comes courtesy of Basel's nu disco wizards Pharoa Black Magic.

The track Amulet features the vocal talents of Peter Coyle of The Lotus Eaters. This is a mid tempo mellow electronic/Balearic pop groove.
Beautifully produced to create a sublime understated sunshine anthem.

Top drawer remixers are present and correct as always:
Begin takes the original and creates a deep balearic groove with marimbas and soft synth melodies.
Reverso 68 add trademark arpeggios and dance it up a touch whilst original balearic pioneer Steve Proctor rearranges the track into a big chugging acid disco groove.

Following on from the massively popular 'Philadelphia International: The Re-Edits' package, here is the 2nd release in our special 'Philly 40' campaign which is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Philadelphia International Records. Welcome to the hugely anticipated 'Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes'.

Tom Moulton's involvement with Philadelphia International spans the entire 40 years of their existence with many of his early mixes unaccredited in the era before the 12' Disco Disc. In 1977 PIR released the ground-breaking historic original double LP 'Philadelphia Classics' which featured 8 ofTom Moulton's greatest PIR mixes. The album has subsequently been reissued several times and is rightly hailed as a 'must have' classic for ANY serious music lovers' collection.

We're happy to report, after a short hiatus Ray Mang and his incomparable Mangled label are back !

His recent Disco Deviance release was more than enough to remind everyone what they'd been missing, but here we have a fresh new Mangled release - filled to brim with Ray's unique take on lost classics

Mangled has been a benchmark for quality edits since the late 90's, and with renewed interest in dance music's heritage, Ray has found himself back at the forefront of a scene he was instrumental in forming.
Having been behind a plethora of releases on cult Nu-Disco labels like Noid, Fiasco, U Star, Nuphonic, Eskimo etc etc over the years he has cemented his reputation as an amazing producer in his own right as well a studio engineer extraordinaire for the likes of the Idjut Boys, Glimmers & many more.

Brand new 12 from Traveller Records, hot on the heels of the boogie masterclass that was Alphabet City, comes Rayko to school you in nu-italo recreation. This is chuggy Moroderish dancefloor stuff of the highest order - watch the crowd dissapear into the tunnel from the beginning titles of 70s/80s Dr.Who - and fall out the other side into the Tomorrows World studio!

Room 315 step up to the fledgling Kinfolk imprint for three tasty psyche-edit numbers; opener "The Eon Men" sets the standard with its robust bass pulse driving a slow beat forward on a flurry of digitised synth solo and live guitar action, whilst "Night On The Shore" begins as a sinister number with lurching bass, but soon opens itself up with its solitary guitar line and floating synth pads which recall the end credits to an 80s thriller, all driven along with minimal 808 percussion. On the flip, edit masters Soft Rocks provide their own version of "The Eon Men", taking the grizzled quality of the original and creating their own minimal wave inspired reworking, with a brittle bassline joined by shady echoes of dub music in its cavernous backdrop and savage low end.

After the success of Rayko's Juno chart topping 'People' EP (Retro006), Retrospective label heads Ruben & Ra step back into the breach for the label's 7th release.

Aficionado is a Manchester institution, a Sunday night session devoted to the musical miracles which many overlook.
Moonboots and Jason Boardman have, over many long years at the helm, championed an endless list of lost classics and new delights. It's the very definition of Balearic, without genre or agenda...

So it's high time they had a platform to showcase some of their buried treasure with the rest of us. The debut release defines what they're about perfectly.
The super talented Shawn Lee (and his Ping Pong Orchestra ) has released some truly amazing music since the mid-nineties, one of his songs was even covered by the stout chinned talent show crooner / pop sensation Will Young.
But it's Shawn's recent work on Ubiquity which has really shone. 'San Diego' first appeared on the Miles Of Styles album and became an end of night staple at Aficionado.
So, who better to take the gentle melodic bossa of the original to the beach bar than Balearic stalwart & 'nado regular guest DJ, Phil Mison
Phil expertly re-arranges the song, bringing the percussive elements & acoustic guitar to the fore and adding a splash of sonic confectionery.

It's basically sunshine on vinyl. Roll on summer

The Situation crew have paid their dues with some of the better disco edits to surface in recent times - a particularly slick and slippery revision of a Quantic standard for Disco Deviance still gets rotation from those in the know. It's nice to see the slightly elusive Five Valley crew return to the art of the twelve inch with something a bit more substantial in form of a new label Situationism and some original material for the debut release. "Barcelona" is presented in three different danceable situations (geddit) with the disco version a particular highlight. The excellent Psychemagik are also called on to remix the track in their own inimitable somewhere between house and disco style.

NEW from Joey Negro's Z Records, hand numbered 12's 1 - 430.
This 3 track EP from SPIRIT CATCHER aka THOMAS SOHET & JEAN VANESSE brings out some serious 80s boogie-esque funk! "STREET SKILLS" takes on the A-side while the bumpin "RENDEZ-VOUS" and "ABSOLUTE DROP" hold down the flip.

GAMM is mucho mucho proud to invite Suonho to the GAMM family.
He's already a well established name on the edit scene, especially after his huge Donny Hathaway edit last year. On GAMM he's now droppin' two heavyweight reworks on one of our all-time social ghetto soul tunes "The World Is A Ghetto". Suonho made classy edits of both the original War version but also George Benson's epic jazz-funk version.

To be honest, we can't choose a winner as we love both version equally but we guarantee you'll use both versions.

Lets take em' to the ghetto!

Historical 70's Disco music tunes. 10 original extended versions including Bob-A-Rela, Tee Cee's, Vincent Montana, Calender, .... and many more !!!

Ivory Boy and Pash are back once again as The Peanuts, huge funky release on No More Hits. The label has had a short hiatus but now is back with a bang!
The guys have been working on this release for some time now, a lot of effort has been put in and it really shows!
A1: So Happy
Original mark one Rhodes keys, clavinet and micro korg by Alex Trebo
B1: Fuir Au Delais
Flute by brother martin
Original mark one Rhodes keys, clavinet and micro korg by Alex Trebo Backing vocals by Diana

Disco Discharge is back! The highly acclaimed series returns for its fourth set of releases throughout March, April and May to once again
lift the spirits and provide a perfect Disco soundtrack to spring 2012! As usual the winning combination of ace compiler Mr Pinks is
accompanied by expert Disco commentator Alan Jones. A deadly combination with a proven track record

(Original 12' Mix) 6.57


(Original Album Version) 15.00
[aD] CD 1-4 | Love Twins - Miami Heatwave (Original 12' Mix)







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(Original Album Version) 14.24

SIDE A
A1: Bring Back
Soulful track with Nicholas written all over it. Cool female vocal and a nice shuffle on the percussion. Synth and bass are trademark Nicholas/NMH style. Back to his best!!

A2: Reachin
Again, another instantly recognisable Nicholas production, the dude has style! Nice percussion and a hypnotic vocal. Great synth lines and pumping, old school house style flavour to the bass/keys.

Side B
B1: All I Got
Really simple but a effective track. Again, a real old school house vibe on this one brought to life by the synth and with a short vocal sample topping things off. Very well executed production.

B2: If You Want
More of a funk vibe going on here. Definite dancefloor hit, that's much deeper than the rest of the record, and it hits the spot! Bass is brilliant, vocal superb - just makes you want to groove!! Hit!

DJ Promo only !! Tango house re-edit of Chic's funky 1979 track from their classic Risqué album

Welcome to the world's third most famous Olsen after Fred and the twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley. It's called Olsen, of course, because the man behind it, Terje, bears that name. Although many people in the industry know all about Terje's exploits - a mysterious encounter with Neverland, DJing hither and thither and becoming a top remixer de nos jours - but little is known of his amazing pedigree.

Smalltown Supersound is proud to present the first single taken from Idjut Boys' debut album, Cellar Door, that will be released in 24th July on Smalltown Supersound.



The 12" is a one sided single and is limited to 500 copies worldwide.

Another critical release, following the deadly DJs Pareja single of last month. Perfectly timed and cued after the recent Raudive long-player on Stefan Goldmann's Macro label. Raudive is Oliver Ho's darker, more 'new-wave' operative, and these latest productions have caught the attention of the folks at History Clock - and it's a perfect alliance. The 'Levels EP' is a debased mix of sleazy, after-hours acid-dancehall with the icy cool of minimal, machine-music dynamics. Essential, in a word.

Three funk and disco classics touched by the hand of Todd on the first DM of 2012!

Volume six of the limited edition strictly vinyl only GUYNAMUKAT Afro Disco Boogie Edit series has arrived with four deliciously trimmed and tucked edits to delight your record bag and excite your dancefloor.Side one kicks off with a very obscure but none the less irresistable slab of female vocal boogie from the golden year of 82.... ''Shake It Baby'' has a throbbing wobbly disco bass with a memorable chorus.
A2. Low Slung Disco does exactly what it says on the tin.....Gently easing in with some slap bass boogie before those glorious Vince Montana-esque strings drama kick in to hipnotic effect. On to the flip we head to the Carribean Islands for some reggaefied feel good sun kissed tropical disco with some obligitory steel drums for a dramatic finish.The 12 ends with a holy grail Nigerian afro boogie obscurity which an original copy sold for an unbelievable $2,000 in 2006 !! GUYNAMUKAT make one single track from the two different versions on the album tightening up the groove accordingly and making good use of those synths and the funkier elements of the track. Early DJ support comes from Pat Les Stache,Faze Action,Suonho,Volcov,LTJ Experience etc

Black belt disco choppers Marvin & Guy board the runaway Let's Get Lost train with two housed up disco edits under their hats. Two very well known tracks get a very unexpected dose of medicine and the prognosis is very good indeed.

Brilliant EP featuring four killer Italo classics from cult new wave label Italian Records. All from 1983, these tracks highlight the label's successful move into the burgeoning Italo-disco sound with three of the cuts mixed by legendary producer Tony Carrasco (part of seminal Italo outfit Klein & MBO) who tweaked the bands' post-punk electronic songs into epic disco/proto-house tinged soundscapes.

IS IT BALEARIC continue a very fine run of form, with another essential 12 from newcomer Aihki, featuring a great rework from Canada's hottest Disco export Eddie C !

Reissue of the original Samba records 12 ' release of two superb and hugely in-demand funky Afro disco monsters 'Sexy Dancer' and 'Step On' by Nigerian funkster Harry Mosco. Originally released in very limited numbers back in 1980 on the tiny Samba record label, both tracks are amazing with super funky B-lines creating a wicked afro party vibe. The original changes hands for big bucks and has become even more in-demand recently after both tracks stood out on the much heralded Kon & Amir compilation. Top quality disco!

Magic Wand is a secretive side label project from IS IT BALEARIC
This is their fourth release in the celebrated series, and comes jam-packed with four fantastic Balearic wonders, respectfully extended and amended
Magic
As always, only one limited pressing will be available

new repressed !!

A SELECTION OF REMIXES AND EDITS FROM THE LIKES OF RAY MANG / GREG WILSON / FAZE ACTION / BRENNAN GREEN & YAM WHO

Discofox Party: Der Discofox ist heute einer der populärsten Paartänze und kommt niemals aus der Mode. Bei Titeln wie Ein Stern, Aber Bitte Mit Sahne, Über Den Wolken, Flashdance, Love Is Everywhere, Ein Bisschen Spaß Muss Sein und vielen mehr kann das Tanzbein einfach nicht still stehen! Diese Hits dürfen auf keiner Tanz-Party fehlen.

OM OFFSHOOT SMOKE N MIRRORS WITH A KILLER RELEASE FROM HOT TODDY (CRAZY P) MIXES FROM THE HUE & RON BASEJAM

NEW OFFSHOOT FROM GIANT CUTS FOR THE MORE SLO MO / HOUSE STUFF. 1ST UP IS UP & COMING PRODUCER 78 EDITS AKA JAMIE BUCHANAN FROM EDINBURGH A REAL TALENT IN THE MAKING HE HAS A TRACK UP COMING ON THE NEXT HOUSE IS THE CURE EP. DJ SUPPORT: SLEAZYBEATS / RAYKO / DEADLY SINS / MAZI & MORE..