the love unlimited sound system

Courtesy of the lovely people at djhistory they have recently released a whole album of never-heard original disco, lovingly retouched by some of the world’s finest remixers.

In 1979 the cream of French and British session musicians gathered to record some of the most scorching disco music ever committed to vinyl. As a series of ‘Disco & Co’ albums on the Tele Music library label, this ended up as radio talk-show sound-beds and backing music for car chases on French cop shows.

Today an original copy of the Arpadys LP goes for £300, if you can find one. As a service to disco, DJhistory has unearthed the original tapes and recruited an all-star cast of splicing fingers – the Unabombers, Ray Mang, the Idjut Boys, Leo Zero, Mudd, Al Kent, Faze Action, Mudd and Toby Tobias – to polish them up for today’s dancefloors. The results speak for themselves.

All of the re-workings are top-notch with the love unlimited fave’s being Al Kents re-work of ‘Cold Coke’ followed closely by Leo Elstob’ string laden ‘Babys Band’

Go check ‘em out and buy ‘em direct at the store section of the djhistory website

 

 Disco Free (Faze Action Edit) [5:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s been a bit quiet on the love unlimited of late, so it’s great to kick things off again with an exclusive mix from DJ Historian Bill Brewster.

Bill runs the DJHistory website with partner-in-crime Frank Broughton. They also run regular parties under the Low Life banner and the new Secret Weapons (monthly at the Big Chill Bar, every second Thursday). DJHistory will shortly be opening a digital download store selling rare old music and collectors tracks.

The first major project is to be Le Disco: TeleMusic & Arpadys Remixed, including edits and mixes from Prins Thomas, Todd Terje, Idjut Boys, Faze Action, LeoZero, Al Kent, Mark E, Unabombers, Mudd, Pete Herbert, Bonar Bradberry, Woolfy & Shady, Foolish Felix and Phoreski.

If you want to know any of the tracks featured on this cracking mix then head over to the DJH website and start a thread in the forums and Bill just might be kind enough to share, just as long as it’s not one of his secret weapons.

*Edit after many requests for ID’s particularly on the opening tune please see below for the track list to Bill Brewster’s Limited Love Mix:

1. Johnny Nash – Why Did You Do It
2. Ekseption – The Locust (Allenby Chilton Edit)
3. Gerrie Van Noord – White Room (Allenby Chilton Edit)
4. Love Unlimited Orchestra – Hi Steppin’ Hip Dressin’ Fella
5. Leon Haywood – You Bring Out The Freak In Me
6. 3rd World Band – Disco Hop
7. Tele Music – Baby’s Band (LeoZero Edit)
8. Cornucopia – Finger Lickin’ Good (Allenby Chilton Edit)
9. Platinum Hook – Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
10. Admiral Jeffries – Imagine Magic
11. Fabulous Rhinestones - Free

 

 Bill Brewsters Limited Love Mix for the love unlimited [60:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s been a bit quiet on the love unlimited of late, so it’s great to kick things off again with an exclusive mix from DJ Historian Bill Brewster.

Bill runs the DJHistory website with partner-in-crime Frank Broughton. They also run regular parties under the Low Life banner and the new Secret Weapons (monthly at the Big Chill Bar, every second Thursday). DJHistory will shortly be opening a digital download store selling rare old music and collectors tracks.

The first major project is to be Le Disco: TeleMusic & Arpadys Remixed, including edits and mixes from Prins Thomas, Todd Terje, Idjut Boys, Faze Action, LeoZero, Al Kent, Mark E, Unabombers, Mudd, Pete Herbert, Bonar Bradberry, Woolfy & Shady, Foolish Felix and Phoreski.

If you want to know any of the tracks featured on this cracking mix then head over to the DJH website and start a thread in the forums and Bill just might be kind enough to share, just as long as it’s not one of his secret weapons.

*Edit after many requests for ID’s particularly on the opening tune please see below for the track list to Bill Brewster’s Limited Love Mix:

1. Johnny Nash – Why Did You Do It
2. Ekseption – The Locust (Allenby Chilton Edit)
3. Gerrie Van Noord – White Room (Allenby Chilton Edit)
4. Love Unlimited Orchestra – Hi Steppin’ Hip Dressin’ Fella
5. Leon Haywood – You Bring Out The Freak In Me
6. 3rd World Band – Disco Hop
7. Tele Music – Baby’s Band (LeoZero Edit)
8. Cornucopia – Finger Lickin’ Good (Allenby Chilton Edit)
9. Platinum Hook – Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
10. Admiral Jeffries – Imagine Magic
11. Fabulous Rhinestones - Free

 

 Bill Brewster's Limited Love Mix [60:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download