I remember the first time I went into the old BPM Records in San Francisco (their Polk St. place, with Digit, EFX and RaSoul's studio upstairs) and it seemed like half the store was the Strictly bins. That was 1993 I think.
Strictly was really much wider in scope than most labels and put out a great many classics and unknown but great cuts, and maybe seven times as much club fodder and stuff verging on total trash. There's no way to know (other than the obvious classics) without listening. fh ----------------- >Well, it really depends on what kind of sounds you dig from that period. >Still, I can point out a few. > >My picks (and sometimes why): > >Deep, instrumental: > SR 12 007 Logic The Warning / The Final Frontier > SR 12 017 Logic The Difference / I Got Somethin' > SR 12 020 Underground Solution Luv Dancin' >**Early Roger S! He used to be great... > SR 12 022 DV8 Freedom > SR 12 023 E-Culture Tribal Confusion >**Josh Wink and King Britt, an unlikely combination! > SR 12 025 Untouchables, The EP > SR 12 034 After Hours Waterfalls / Feel It > SR 12 039 DV8 The Egotrip EP > SR 12 042 Crucibles, The The Letter / I Need You So Bad Baby >** B-side is a killer cut. A-side is a strange vocal, a bit 80's-ish. > SR 12 047 Total Capacity Ambience / Celebrate > SR 12 057 Urban Rhythm Luv Will Make It Right / Feel It Baby All Night > SR 12 072 Hardrive Sindae > SR 12 103 Code 718 Equinox >**Danny Tenaglia's masterpiece (E2-E4 influenced piece) > SR 12 106 DJ Pierre Muzik / Muzik Is Life > SR 12 110 DV8 C'Mon / Give It All To You > SR 12 117 K.E.L.S.E.Y. This Way / Boy >**Mark Kinchen rarity > SR 12 119 Endangered Species Endangered Music (Volume 2) >**Jazzy jersey-type house > SR 12 122 Level 3 (3) A Day In The Jungle / Around The Way > SR 12 135 K.C.Y.C. 4 D.D. (For Devotion) / Stompin Grounds >**Early Kerri Chandler. Essential. > SR 12 143 Paradise By Insight Paradise By Insight > SR 12 147 Uzuri Key Waves / Wanna Go >**Tony Carrasco's return as a deep house mogul. Very deep and hypnotic. > SR 12 152 Reel 2 Real Go On Move (The Remixes) >**Much deeper (and better IMHO) than the originals. MAW mix. > SR 12 178 Mood Life Needs (Not Wants) (12") > SR 12 201 Caucasian Boy Northern Lights / Honeydip > SR 12 204 Untouchables, The Go Bah! / "Little" Louie Anthem Part II >**A-side is sorta tribal. B-side is an early MAW disco-loops. Henry >Street-style. > SR 12 253 Sole Fusion Bass Tone > SR 12 262 Loop 7 The Theme > SR 12 311 Time Undefined Cascade > SR 12 321 Wink Higher State Of Consciousness > SR 12 328 Sole Fusion The Chosen Path > SR 12 333 Lou² Freaky > SR 12 380 Lil Mo' Yin Yang Reach > >Harder, techo-ish: > SR 12 033 Black Orchid (3) Techno Dreams / Baby Baby >**Todd Terry's harder side. > SR 12 035 Youngbloods Got Me Burnin' Up / Gimme Some More > SR 12 040 Total Ka-Os My Love / Get On Up >**Kenny Dope on a hard edge. > SR 12 048 Static (3) Dream It > SR 12 051 Photon Inc. Generate Power >**DJ Pierre, wild pitch. Essential. > SR 12 055 Audio Clash Don't Take It Away / Electro Rhythm > SR 12 069 CLS Can You Feel It >**Todd Terry remix is a Rave anthem. Original is actually a hip-house track! > SR 12 073 Phuture Rise From Your Grave >**Goosebumps! > SR 12 093 Joint Venture Master Blaster (Turn It Up) / Somewhere In >Space > SR 12 368 DJ Pierre Mind Bomb > >Vocal anthems (you probably know most of these): > SR 12 088 Aly-Us Follow Me > SR 12 098 Djaimin Give You > SR 12 100 Sole Fusion We Can Make It > SR 12 118 Capone (2) People > SR 12 174 K.C.Y.C. Under Control >** Amazing Kerri track. > SR 12 168 Unity (10) Work It Out > SR 12 179 South Street Player (Who?) Keeps Changing Your Mind > SR 12 231 River Ocean Love & Happiness (Yemaya Y Ochun) > SR 12 232 Logic Blues For You >**Another goosebumps-track. > SR 12 336 Brotherhood Of Soul I'll Be Right There > SR 12 399 Hardrive Deep Inside >**If you can still stand hearing it, as it's waaaay overplayed. > SR 12 403 Black Magic: A Lil' Louis Painting Freedom (Make It Funky) > SR 12 569 Hardrive 2000 Never Forget (When You Touch Me) > SR 12 585 Barbara Tucker Stop Playing With My Mind > >Tribal: > SR 12 130 R.A.W. Keep Movin / Unbe >**B-Side is ace! Early Eric Morillo. Good tool. > SR 12 138 Club Ultimate Carnival '93 >**I sold this, and I sort of regret it. > SR 12 241 Circle Children Zulu >**Van Helden's early hits. > SR 12 254 Hardhead New York Express > >I almost stopped buying vinyl after the 300s, so I know less of the later >period, but their output was so huge at that point, they put out big-room >stuff, which I wasn't really into (anymore), and I mostly bought IDM and >Techno at that point. However, there are names you should look out for: > >Time Underfined (Dan Curtin) >Wamdue Project (you can pretty much buy those on sight, stay away from >remixes, unless you like big room stuff) >Ultra Nate's stuff is good, but wayyyy overplayed. Especially if you're gay >and you go out frequently. >Lenny Fontana and George Morel both have lots of good releases, but they're >low-key, and lots have similar names, and I can't remember which are more... >er... memorable. :o) >Oh, and the Burrells have a couple of Strictly titles which are good. > >There are loads more, I'm sure. But these are the ones I know first hand. > >Hope this helps - a bit. :) >Nervous and Nu Groove are next, i bet? > >Francis. > >-----Original Message----- >From: António Alves Felizardo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 11:50 AM >To: 313@hyperreal.org >Subject: (313) old Strictly Rhythm 12s > > >Hello list, > >Apologies if this has already been covered before. What are, in >everyone's opinion, the best Strictly Rhythm releases, 313 related or >not? I came across a huge Strictly Rhythm for sale list in some >random shop, but I don't know many of them and there are probably >some gems in that pack. Any help? > >Thanks in advance >Antonio > >
