12-inch singles from grad school

At the beginning of the summer I wrote about 7-inch records from my childhood. In college I began acquiring 12-inch singles to support a dj hobby, and my collection grew throughout grad school. I was obsessed with finding the most unusual versions of songs from my favorite artists, and I subscribed to several promotional services like Razormaid, Art of Mix and the innovative DMC.

To give you an idea of the type of music I programmed back in the day I climbed into the studio and put together a mix for you. It features the artists I always I had in high rotation (Depeche Mode, New Order, Erasure, OMD, Pet Shop Boys) as well as a few house classics (Ralph Rosario, Mike “Hitman” Wilson). And, it highlights some of DMC’s early genius with their rework of the Jackson 5, the Bee-Gees and Yazoo.

one cool mix #1
eurythmics - love is a stranger (coldcut mix)
jackson 5 - shake your body (dmc remix)
deee-lite - groove is in the heart (remix)
bee gees - tragedy (dmc remix)
yazoo - situation (dmc remix)
dead or alive - baby don't say goodbye (sir arthur remix)
omd - call my name (rollcall mix)
erasure - stop (art of mix remix)
new order - bizarre love triangle (discotech remix)
anything box - living in oblivion (light of day remix)
kon kan - liberty (hot track remix)
ralph rosario - you used to hold me
mike “hitman” wilson - another sleepless night (bassman mix)
depeche mode - behind the wheel (eighteen mix)
pet shop boys - where the streets have no name (hot tracks remix)
(67minutes, 18 seconds; 93MB)

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Since the tracks are mixed it is presented as a large, continuous mp3 file. Let me know how you like it. For my next project I can dig deeper into the vinyl collection or shift forward in time.