Jean Jacques Smoothis - "2People" (feat Tara Busch - 2011 rework - DCUP remix)
Bob Sinclar - "I Feel For You" (I Feel 4 Disco mix)
Fish Go Deep & Tracey K - "The Cure & The Cause" (DJ Meme Philly Suite mix)
Marc Evans - "The Way U Love Me" (Dim TSOP version)
Fire Island - "There But For The Grace Of God" (feat Love Nelson - original Live 'N' Funky mix)
Frankie Knuckles Presents Director's Cut - "I'll Take You There" (feat Jamie Principle - Dimitri From Paris re-edit)
DJ Chus Presents The Groove Foundation - "That Feeling" (original stereo mix)
Soulsearcher - "Can't Get Enough" (Jazz N Groove Nu Disco vocal)
Capriccio - "Everybody Get Up" (Jazz N Groove Nu Disco vocal)
Joey Negro presents Kola Kube - "Why" (Joey Negro Block Party mix)
Djaimin - "Give You" (feat Crystal Re-Clear - Jamie Lewis House cut)
Chez Damier - "Can You Feel It" (MK dub)
Louie Vega & Jay Sinister Sealee Starring Julie McKnight - "Diamond Life" (Masters At Work mix)
Peven Everett - "Sexy Make Up" (Tarantulaz remix)
Jon Cutler - "It's Yours" (feat E-Man - Jay J remix)
Astrotrax - "It's Over" (master vocal mix)
Il Padrinos - "That's How Good Your Love Is" (feat Jocelyn Brown - club mix)
Shawn Christopher - "Don't Lose The Magic" (David Morales classic mix)
Johnny Corporate - "Sunday Shoutin'" (One Rascal re-edit)
Sandy Rivera - "Come Into My Room" (feat LT Brown - Take It Back mix)
Sandy Rivera & Rae - "Hide U" (Sandy Rivera club mix)
MK - "Burning" (James Talk & Ridney remix)
ATFC - "Walk Away" (feat Lisa Shaw - ATFC Lektrosoul vocal)
Olav Basoski - "New Day" (Redroche remix)
Human Life - "In It Together" (ATFC Oral Elixir)
Dennis Ferrer - "Hey Hey" (Tom De Neef remix)
The UK Shapeshifters - "Chime"
Chocolate Puma - "I Wanna Be U" (rework)
Todd Terry & The Gypsymen - "Babarabatiri" (Copyright remix)
The Good Men - "Give It Up" (2011 edit)
Review: The secret to any DJ-friendly "Classics" compilation is to strike the right balance between tried-and-tested favourites and forgotten gems. Happily, Bargrooves Classics does just that. Sure, there are quite a few recent funky and soulful house favourites - Joey Negro rightfully appears via his Kola Kube alias , there's a DCUP refix of that classic Jean Jacques Smoothie track and plenty of mixes from Bargrooves regulars ATFC, Sandy Rivera and Copyright. There's also a smattering of hits from the last few years with Jon Cutler's "It's Yours" naturally appearing and album compiler Andy Daniell also includes a slew of sumptuous Dimitri From Paris re rubs, but Daniell has found room for some particularly deep selections - most notably a great old MK rework of Chez Damier.
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