Various Artists - Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters - Arthur Baker [4CD]

Edsel Curated Compilation

£41.38

Format: 4 x CD
Catalogue No.: EDSL0143
Barcode: 740155734336
Release Date: 07 Jun 2023
Genre: Disco/Nu-Disco

• This latest instalment of ARTHUR BAKER Presents DANCE MASTERS finds the production/ song-writing/ remixing maestro taking the spotlight for a long overdue snapshot of his own classic 12” mixes during a crucial evolution of dance music, club and pop
culture.
• “I’ve always felt like I was on a mission to make music from the time I heard Motown, Philly and Sly and the Family Stone. My mission started as a hobby and still feels like one now. You’ve got to keep on pushing and hustling. It can be a drag sometimes but if you really love what you’re doing, it’s worth the work. I still really love what I do.”
• Arthur Baker helped codify the remixer as artist. His genre-fluid approach to projects has resulted in a joyous myriad of classics that spans many decades. This ’80’s focused DANCE MASTERS collection offers a welcome glimpse at Baker’s illustrious career and many long out-of-print 12” versions and previously unavailable mixes.
• This 43-track, four CD edition includes a wide array of selections from the likes of Robbie Nevil’s “C’est La Vie,” Fleetwood Mac’s “Big Love,” Neneh Cherry’s “Buffalo Stance”, Jeffrey Osborne “Soweto”, Freeez “I.O.U”, Rockers Revenge “Walking On Sunshine” and of course the juggernaut “Planet Rock” with Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force.
• Complete with in-depth liner notes by Bill Coleman, track by track notes written by Arthur Baker himself and previously unseen session photos from Arthur’s personal archives.
• All tracks remastered by Nick Robbins at Sound Mastering.

CD ONE
1. Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (Extended Remix)
2. New Order - Confusion (12” Version)
3. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have (Fun Extended Version)
4. Daryl Hall - Dreamtime (Extended Remix Version)
5. Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia (Club Vocal Mix)
6. Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen In Love? (Club Senseless)
7. General Public - Never You Done That Special Dance Mix
8. The Colourfield - Running Away (Long Version)
9. The Cars - Hello Again (Remix)
10. Carly Simon - My New Boyfirend (Remix)
11. Bob Dylan - When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky (Full Length Version)
CD TWO
1. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch (Club Version)
2. Jennifer Holliday - No Frills Love (Extended Dance Remix)
3. Robbie Nevil - C’est La Vie (Extended Version)
4. Living In A Box - Living In A Box (Dance Mix)
5. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (1/2 Way 2 House Mix)
6. Will Downing - A Love Supreme (Jazz In The House Remix)
7. Jeffrey Osborne - Soweto (Remixed Version)
8. Jermaine Stewart - Jody (Dance Version)
9. Roberta Flack - Uh-uh Ooh-ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) (Arthur Baker’s Dance Mix)
10. Al Jarreau - I Must Have Been A Fool (Remix)
11. Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Disciples Featuring Al Green - The Message Is Love (Cupid Mix)

CD THREE
1. Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City (Last Remix)
2. Freeez - I.O.U. (Mega-mix)
3. Talking Heads - Blind (Extended Mix)
4. Wally Jump Jr. & The Criminal Element - Turn Me Loose (12” Version)
5. Tina B - Honey To A Bee (Vocal/Extended Version)
6. Arthur Baker - Breaker’s Revenge (Extended Vocal Version)
7. Cindy Mizelle - This Could Be The Night (Vocal/Extended Version)
8. Atlantic Starr - One Lover At A Time (Extended Version)
9. Boxcar - Freemason (You Broke The Promise) (Shakedown Mix)
10. Gypsy Kings - Bamboleo Latin (Extended Version)
CD FOUR
1. Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (12” Vocal Version)
2. Rockers Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine (12” Version)
3. Touchdown - Ease Your Mind (U.S. Remix)
4. Second Image - Star (U.S. Remix)
5. Junie Morrison - Tease Me (Long Version)
6. Central Line - Surprise, Surprise (12” Version)
7. Glory - Can You Guess What Groove This Is (Short Version)
8. Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5 With The Kryptic Krew - Jazzy Sensation (12” Bronx Version)
9. Ritz - I Wanna Get With You (12” Version)
10. Larry Wedgeworth And Clique - No More Games (Short Version)
11. Northend - Can’t Put No Price On Love (Long Version)