Various - Enter The Hardbag
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Acid House, House, Hard House, Techno, Euro House, Progressive House
Year:
1995
Tracklist
| Fee Fi Fo Fum (12" Mix) | ||
| Something About U (Can't Be Beat) (Patrick Prins 'The Search For Sex' Mix) | ||
| Move Your Body (Tony De Vit Mix) | ||
| Son Of A Gun (JX & Red Jerry Flog The Horse Remix) | ||
| It's Whats Upfront That Counts (Extended Mix) | ||
| Deeper (I & S Mix) | ||
| Happiness (Is Just Round The Bend) (Daily Signing Mix) | ||
| Joanna (Tony De Vit V2 Remix) | ||
| Sweet Harmony (Way Out West Mix) | ||
| Housework (Original Mix) | ||
| Burning Up (12" Trade Club Mix) | ||
| Magic (Original Mix) | ||
| Hooked (Original Mix) | ||
| Only Me (P + C Mix) | ||
| Diablo (Acapulco Gold Mix) | ||
| Conway (Way Out West Down Deep Mix) | ||
| I'm Rushin' (Self Preservation Society Dub Mix) | ||
| Bullet (Bullion) | ||
| Don't You Want Me (Candy Girls Remix) | ||
| Blue Monday (Hardfloor Mix) | ||
| Club America (Screaming Fans Mix) | ||
| All Night (Expanded Club Mix) | ||
| I Need A Man (Seka Mix) | ||
| Stomp (Bushcutter Mix) | ||
| Let The Rhythm Flow (Club Mix) | ||
| Want Me... Love Me (F.O.S. Love Guitar Mix) |
Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enter The Hardbag (3xLP, Comp) | A&M Records | 540 457-1 | UK | 1995 | |
| Enter The Hardbag (2xCD, Comp) | A&M Records | 540 457-2 | UK | 1995 |
So imagine my excitement upon unearthing a compilation with 'Hardbag' in the title! I was very pleased, until I put it in the CD player. Never mind, at least the money went to charity.
The first problem I have with this compilation is that all the tracks are 12" mixes. Nothing wrong with that, except that once you've skipped the 12" version of 'Fee Fi Fo Fum' and the awful 'update' of "I'm Rushing' by Bump (as usual, the original's better) and fast forward through a few lesser known tracks, you've finished a disc. You see, there are some tracks on here by artists most people have never encountered before, because they're really not very good. Funky See Funky Do's 'Deeper' is one of the most bland tracks I've ever heard, and barely worth calling hardbag.
Nevertheless there are a couple of good moments (Justine's 'Want Me Love Me' being one of those very few, thought that guitar bit is very irritating), although I would've preferred the Tony De Vit mix of 99th Floor Elevators' 'Hooked', not the original. Really if you want hardbag, I'd recommend the second disc of Kiss In Ibiza 95, which is entirely devoted to hardbag anthems and remixes.