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It's Grim Up North (Original Club Mix)
Featuring – Pete Wylie |
8:38 |
Limited to 350 copies.
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It's Grim Up North (12") | KLF Communications | JAMS 028R | UK | 1991 | ||
| It's Grim Up North (7", Single, Promo) | KLF Communications | JAMS 028 | UK | 1991 | ||
| It's Grim Up North (7") | Coma Records (4) | COMA 7026 | Denmark | 1991 | ||
| It's Grim Up North (CD, Maxi) | Toshiba EMI Ltd | TOCP-7406 | Japan | 1992 | ||
| It's Grim Up North (12", Promo) | KLF Communications | JAMS 028 R | UK | 1991 |
compeltely different to all other tracks out there at the time , this is a virtual journey along the M62 motorway in northern england - a bit like the KLF's concept lp chillout wa a virtual road trip accross america . i never knew the vocal was pete wylie tho , he sounds more manchester accented on this record than liverpool where he is from ? strange .
it is a holy grail of uk warehouse acid house encapsulating the illegal rave feel of those northen parties in abandoned warehouses and fields around the M62 locality . with its pounding reverbed warehouse kick , and sirens type noises which vaguely resemble old blackburn mills 'clocking off' sirens and a vocal which is different to the scottish accented commercial remixes , this stands the test of time . its going to cost a lot of money to acquire and original probs about £250 , but surely worth it . sasha had the vision and balls to play this when half the north was listening to ital style piano happy house and regularly used to drop this at his gigs at the time ie shellys in stoke and totally destroy the venue .
amazing !