Various - Enter The Hardbag
Label:
Catalog#:
540 457-1
Format:
3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:
UK
Released:
1995
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Acid House,
House,
Hard House,
Techno,
Euro House,
Progressive House
Tracklist
| A1 | Candy Girls - | Fee Fi Fo Fum (12" Mix) | ||
|
Engineer -
Kevin Harris
Producer, Written-By, Mixed By - Paul Masterson , Rachel Auburn Vocals [Featuring] - Sweet Pussy Pauline | ||||
| A2 | Mr. Roy - | Something About U (Can't Be Beat) (Patrick Prins 'The Search For Sex' Mix) | ||
| Remix - Patrick Prins | ||||
| A3 | Xpansions 95* - | Move Your Body (Tony De Vit Mix) | ||
|
Engineer -
M. Cardarelli
Producer, Written-By - Richie Malone Remix - Tony De Vit & Simon Parkes Written By - M. Spreckly | ||||
| A4 | JX - | Son Of A Gun (JX & Red Jerry Flog The Horse Remix) | ||
|
Engineer -
Bernie Hurst
Producer, Written-By - Jake Williams Remix - JX Remix, Producer [Additional] - Red Jerry | ||||
| A5 | Yosh Presents Lovedeejay Akemi - | It's Whats Upfront That Counts (Extended Mix) | ||
| B1 | Funky See Funky Do - | Deeper (I & S Mix) | ||
|
Producer, Written-By -
Jules Vern
,
Seb Fontaine
Remix - Itchy & Scratchy | ||||
| B2 | Brooklyn's Poor And Needy - | Happiness (Is Just Round The Bend) (Daily Signing Mix) | ||
|
Engineer -
Jon "The Bone" Ciccone
,
Robbie Boardman
Percussion - Romario (2) Performer [Aided And Abetted By] - Muddy Goalmouth Performer [Old School Vibes] - Andrew Erskine | ||||
| B3 | Mrs. Wood - | Joanna (Tony De Vit V2 Remix) | ||
|
Producer, Written-By -
Kevin White
,
Mrs. Wood
Remix - Tony De Vit & Simon Parkes | ||||
| B4 | Liquid - | Sweet Harmony (Way Out West Mix) | ||
| Remix, Producer [Additional] - Way Out West | ||||
| C1 | Rizzo - | Housework (Original Mix) | ||
| Producer, Written-By - Ben Tisdall | ||||
| C2 | Tony De Vit - | Burning Up (12" Trade Club Mix) | ||
| Producer, Written-By - Tony De Vit & Simon Parkes | ||||
| C3 | Blu Peter - | Magic (Original Mix) | ||
| C4 | 99th Floor Elevators - | Hooked (Original Mix) | ||
| Producer, Written-By - Adrian Fusiarski , Clive Latham | ||||
| C5 | Hyperlogic - | Only Me (P + C Mix) | ||
| Remix - P + C | ||||
| D1 | Grid, The - | Diablo (Acapulco Gold Mix) | ||
|
Engineer [Recording] -
Philip Bagenal
Engineer [Remix] - Ren Swan Percussion - Steve Sidelnyk Programmed By, Keyboards, Written-By - Richard Norris Remix, Producer - Grid, The Synthesizer, Written-By - Dave Ball Trumpet - Guy Barker Vocals - Vanessa Quiñones | ||||
| D2 | Reel 2 Real - | Conway (Way Out West Down Deep Mix) | ||
|
Remix, Producer [Additional] -
Way Out West
Vocals [Featuring] - Mad Stuntman, The | ||||
| D3 | Bump - | I'm Rushin' (Self Preservation Society Dub Mix) | ||
| Remix - Self Preservation Society | ||||
| D4 | Fluke - | Bullet (Bullion) | ||
| Recorded By, Written-By - Fluke | ||||
| E1 | Felix - | Don't You Want Me (Candy Girls Remix) | ||
|
Producer, Written-By -
Felix
Remix, Producer [Additional] - Candy Girls | ||||
| E2 | New Order - | Blue Monday (Hardfloor Mix) | ||
| Remix, Producer [Additional] - Hardfloor | ||||
| E3 | Club America - | Club America (Screaming Fans Mix) | ||
| Engineer - Robbie Boardman | ||||
| E4 | Tocayo - | All Night (Expanded Club Mix) | ||
| Producer, Written-By - Brian Hope | ||||
| F1 | Li Kwan - | I Need A Man (Seka Mix) | ||
|
Engineer -
John O'Donnel*
Mixed By - Hed Boys Remix - Seka Written-By, Producer, Mixed By - Paul Austin | ||||
| F2 | Ramp - | Stomp (Bushcutter Mix) | ||
| Remix - Bushcutter | ||||
| F3 | Diva Rhythms - | Let The Rhythm Flow (Club Mix) | ||
| Producer, Written-By - Dancing Divaz | ||||
| F4 | Justine - | Want Me... Love Me (F.O.S. Love Guitar Mix) | ||
|
Remix -
F.O.S.*
Written-By - Justine Mattera* | ||||
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.