THE BEST OF 83 MIX "Greg Wilson played a huge part in bringing about the 80's northern house explosion, so show some flippin' respec'". JOCKEY SLUT (2003)
Although it may sound pretty rough around the edges by today¹s standards, Greg Wilson¹s Best Of 83¹ mix was viewed as groundbreaking back in the day (as was the previous year¹s Best Of 82¹), and revered as inspirational by a new generation of DJ¹s who¹d take up where he left off. These end of year mixes would become something of a tradition on Piccadilly Radio (later Key 103), which broadcast throughout the North-West of England, with the series continuing on into the next decade, courtesy of Chad Jackson (84/85) and Stu Allan (86-92). The mixes focused on the biggest tracks played on the black music scene during the previous year, cramming in as many floorfillers, initially from Wigan Pier and Legend in Manchester, as possible (even if it only be a brief snippet). The Best Of 83¹ featured the following tracks: MARY JANE GIRLS all night long / THE GAP BAND outstanding / MTUME juicy fruit / S.O.S BAND just be good to me / B BOYS two, three, break / THE PACKMAN I¹m the packman / NEWCLEUS jam on revenge (the wikki wikki song) / INGRAM dj¹s delight / ? / CASHMERE do it anyway you wanna / THE SYSTEM you are in my system / FATBACK is this the future? / THE RAKE street justice / INDEEP last night a dj saved my life / AURRA baby love / RP BAND you are in my system / TIME ZONE the wildstyle / HERBIE HANCOCK rockit / B BOYS cuttin¹ herbie / THE WEBBOES under the wear / ADVANCE take me to the top / BOOKER NEWBURY III love town / BRASS CONSTRUCTION walking the line / PURE ENERGY spaced out / MAN PARRISH hip hop be bop (don¹t stop) / TWO SISTERS b boys beware / GRANDMASTER & MELLE MEL white lines (don¹t don¹t do it) / G.L.O.B.E & WHIZ KID play that beat mr dj / TONEY LEE reach up / SANDY KERR thug rock / I LEVEL give me / SALSOUL ORCHESTRA ooh I love it / DAVID JOSEPH you can¹t hide your love / UNIQUE what I got is what you need / TWO SISTERS high noon / C.O.D in the bottle / SHANNON let the music play / WEEKS & CO if you¹re looking for fun / TONEY LEE love so deep / JAZZY DEE get on up / VISUAL the music got me / SHARON REDD love how you feel / KASHIF I just gotta have you / FREEEZE I-dub-u / SOUL SONIC FORCE looking for the perfect beat / TOM BROWN rockin¹ radio / CAPTAIN ROCK the return of captain rock / MIDNIGHT STAR freak-a-zoid / CANDIDO jingo breakdown / CAPTAIN RAPP bad times (I can¹t stand it) / SHIRLEY LITES heat you up / D TRAIN music / CHOCOLATE MILK who¹s getting it now / HOT STREAK body work / CLASS ACTION weekend / RUN-DMC it¹s like that / HASHIM al-naafiysh / THE JONZUN CREW we are the jonzun crew FURTHER INFO: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
