VARIOUS – Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters – Arthur Baker (with SIGNED Insert) – 6LP – Black Vinyl Box Set

6LP- 140g Black VinylLift-Off Lid Box Setwith16-page Booklet & Signed insert (35 Tracks).All tracks remastered by Nick Robbins at Sound Mastering.

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. 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 80s focused Dance Masters collection offers a welcome glimpse at Bakers illustrious career and many long out-of-print 12 versions and previously unavailable mixes.

Ive 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. Youve got to keep on pushing and hustling. It can be a drag sometimes but if you really love what youre doing, its 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 80s
focused DANCE MASTERS collection offers a welcome glimpse at Bakers illustrious career and many long out-of-print 12 versions and previously unavailable mixes.

This 35-track, six LP expanded edition includes a wide array of selections from the likes of Robbie Nevils Cest La Vie,Fleetwood Macs Big Love,Neneh Cherrys Buffalo Stance,Jeffrey OsborneSoweto,FreeezI.O.U,Rockers RevengeWalking On Sunshine and of course the juggernaut Planet Rock withAfrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force.

Complete with in-depth liner notes by Bill Coleman, track by track notes written by Arthur Baker himself, previously unseen session photos from Arthurs personal archives and aSIGNED insert.

All tracks remastered by Nick Robbins at Sound Mastering.

Tracklist:

LP1
Side One:
1. Daryl Hall & John Oates Out Of Touch (Club Version)
2. Robbie Nevil Cest La Vie (Extended Remix)
3. Living In A Box – Living In A Box (Dance Mix)

Side Two:
1. Fleetwood Mac Big Love (Extended Remix)
2. Artists United Against Apartheid Sun City (Last Remix)
3. The Cars Hello Again (Remix Version)

LP2
Side Three:
1. Fine Young Cannibals Ever Fallen In Love? (Club Senseless)
2. The Colourfield Running Away (Arthur Baker Remix)
3. Deborah Harry – Sweet And Low (Swing Low Mix)

Side Four
1. Daryl Hall Dreamtime (Extended Remix Version)
2. Carly Simon My New Boyfirend (Remix)
3. Bob Dylan When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky (Full Length Version)

LP3
Side Five:
1. Neneh Cherry Buffalo Stance (1/2 Way 2 House Mix)
2. Wally Jump Jr. & The Criminal Element Turn Me Loose (Arthur Baker)
3. Arthur Baker & The Backbeat Deciples Featuring Al Green The Message Is Love (Cupid Mix)

Side Six:
1. Roberta Flack Uh-uh Ooh-ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) (Arthur Bakers Dance Mix)
2. Will Downing A Love Supreme (Jazz In The House Remix)
3. Al Jarreau I Must Have Been A Fool (Extended Version)

LP4
Side Seven:
1. Jeffrey Osborne – Soweto (Remixed Version)
2. Jermaine Stewart – Jody (Dance Mix)
3. Atlantic Starr One Lover At A Time (Extended Version)

Side Eight:
1. Junie Morrison Tease Me (Long Version)
2. Jennifer Holliday No Frills Love (Extended Dance Version)
3. Cindy Mizelle – This Could Be The Night (12 Vocal/Extended Version)

LP5
Side Nine:
1. Touchdown Ease Your Mind
2. Second Image Star (U.S. Remix)
3. Central Line – Surprise, Surprise (U.S. Remix)

Side Ten:
1. Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5 With The Kryptic Krew Jazzy Sensation (12 Bronx Version)
2. Glory Can You Guess What Groove This Is (Single Version)
3. Ritz – I Wanna Get With You

LP6
Side Eleven:
1. Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force Planet Rock (12 Vocal Version)
2. Tina B Honey To A Bee (Vocal/Extended Version)
3. Arthur Baker Breakers Revenge (12 Extended Vocal Version)

Side Twelve:
1. Rockers Revenge Featuring Donnie Calvin Walking On Sunshine (12 Version)
2. Freeez I.O.U. (Mega-mix)