Vol. 1-Classic 80's Groove [Import]

Va-Classic 80's Groove | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 17, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Mastercuts
• ASIN: B000006CLO
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #398,988 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Do It to the Music [Original 12" Mix]

2. So Fine [Original 12" Mix]

3. After the Dance Is Through [Original 12" Mix]

4. I'll Be a Freak for You [Original 12" Mix]

5. Main Thing [Original 12" Mix]

6. You Used to Hold Me So Tight [Original 12" Mix]

7. Fool's Paradise [Original 12" Mix]

8. Who Do You Love [Original 12" Mix]

9. Hangin' on a String [Original 12" Mix]

10. Change of Heart [Original 12" Mix]

11. Settle Down [Original 12" Mix]

12. Encore [Original 12" Mix]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Eighties Groove, two standout tracks, August 12, 2002

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Jan Geerinck "jahsonic" (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vol. 1-Classic 80's Groove (Audio CD)

Let me start with the tracklisting:

1. Do it to the music - Raw Silk
2. So fine - Johnson, Howard
3. After the dance is through - Krystol
4. I'll be a freak for you - Royalle Delite
5. Main thing - Shot
6. You used to hold me so tight - Houston, Thelma
7. Fool's paradise - Morgan, Meli'sa
8. Who do you love - Wright, Bernard
9. Hanging on a string - Loose Ends
10. Change of heart - Change
11. Settle down - Thomas, Lillo
12. Encore - Lynn, Cheryl

Not the best in an otherwise hi-quality Mastercuts series. But, Raw Silk's 'Do It to The Music' and Main Thing by Shot are worth the price of the CD alone, unless you find the vinyl versions.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flashback, November 4, 2004

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Reginald L. Davenport (Springville, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vol. 1-Classic 80's Groove (Audio CD)

From the first track to the last this CD is a great flashback for the Old School heads. Granted, when most people think Old School they think only of the 70s. However, the music on this CD should get the traditional Old School heads to move!

"Do It To The Music" is a smoothie! I heard a sample of it in a house track that was played on Chicago college radio station WKKC (89.3 FM). Here is the irony: the mix show that it was played on aired in 1988 - six years after the record was released! Then there is "So Fine", which was reputedly played by legendary DJ Frankie Knuckles at his club The Warehouse. Another favorite of mine, for sure! What can I say about "After The Dance Is Through"? Smooth, smooth, smooth, smooth! "(I'll Be A) Freak For You" sounds like it could pass for a breakdance record, which is not a bad thing either. "Main Thing" is that one track that might take you out of the traditional Old School mindset, but it can easily be heard in any Old School House club, perhaps even one where Frankie Knuckles is playing. The song is very nice! Then we have another favorite - "You Used To Hold Me So Tight". I NEVER sing along with my records, but this one is that rare exception! "Fool's Paradise" is one that blends perfectly behind "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan. Beautiful song. "Who Do You Love" and "Hangin' On A String" - aaah, a breath of fresh air! These are afterhours/stepper's cuts. "Change Of Heart" is the other song here that could get me to sing along. "Settle Down" is the sleeper cut for me. I must admit that I didn't pay attention to it the first time I got this album, but now I love it! Fianlly there's "Encore". Excellent closer.

So there you have it, an excellent CD that takes you back to the days of "fresh" grooves. Most peple would shun the 80s because it was a time of bad fashion ("Beat It" jackets) and very bad hair (Jheri Curls). But, one cannot underestimate the strength of the music of the time. Many of the tracks on this CD have been sampled, sometimes more than once. That was also the time when House Music would take shape (but that's another story, all by itself).

This CD deserves an "encore".