MIX TAPES Over 250 of THE best mixes ever made. State of the art mixing. World famous DJ's: 1977-1997. Mixtapes on cassette or CD! CLICK HERE for ordering details. Scroll down to get TO the catalog itself.

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You've seen other lists, and we insist you'll find none better than what's offered here. These are the "best-of-the-best" from 25 years of collecting by a VERY picky mix fan (me!). For every mix approved for this catalog, we've turned down dozens that just didn't CUT IT. We go for the MIX, not the sucker "K-TEL type greatest hits with yakking over the whole thing" travesties that watered down the scene by the mid-90's. WE know you'll be thrilled with what you decide on, and we look forward to repeat business from real hiphop/dance fanatics who know that a mix is two turntables and a mixer and the magic that ensues. EVERY mix here is distinctive and beyond your wildest expectations, so take note and ORDER!

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Main Categories:

The Mix Index: contains the stellar world-class creators, movers, and prime dj's of the hip-hop and dance scene. These are the cats who pioneered this from NYC, Philly, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, England or wherever they call home. Plus our 'in house' lesser knowns whose mixing acumen resulting in a creation beautiful enough to make the "A List". As we always say, don't go the name, go for the MIX. And if it's listed HERE, it's as great as any other selection in this section. Order with confidence and try someone out who you don't know.

The Archives List: "Archives" are not mixes. These are archival histories, formatted as label or group or genre histories. Done in a scholarly manner: chronologically with very descriptive j-cards. You say you want those classic, out-of-print, rare 12" club mixes? COMPLETE, rather than only "some of it" in a mix? Jonesing for that 'DJ-only mix service' remix or megamix that you remember hearing only ONCE on the radio or at a club? Your search is over. We like to call it the Smithsonian Library of the Dance Era! ANY style: funk, disco, hiphop, house, bass, freestyle, you name it, we most likely HAVE it!

As the various rooms are being configured for this "online" presentation,
you can see what's active/open (cuz it's a blue 'working' link, natch) and the rest is what's planned/coming .
Scroll down and check it out.

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The Mix Index:

Pick a room or CLICK HERE to take a catalog tour from Mix A.01 - ON!

(A) NY Electro
(Early 80's Electro & Hiphop & Latin Rascals & Red Alert & Chuck Chillout)

(B) NY B-Boy
(Marley Marl & Pete Rock & more!)

(C) NY HipHop
(& a touch of Bass & the DJ Corey)

(D) NY House & Garage
(Tony Humphries & the DJ Craig Twitty & more!)

(E) Chicago House
(The Hot Mix 5 & more!)

(F) Detroit Techno
(& Quickmixing & The Wizard & John Acquaviva & more!)

(G) Los Angeles "Gangsta" Mixes
(KDAY, Dr. Dre, Aladdin, Joe Cooley and more!)

(H) Bass & Freestyle
(& Latin HipHop & Miami)

(I) Techno & Progressive House
(with "That Kid Chris": DJ XOTEC!)

(J) Electronica & Trance
(& Jungle & Acid Jazz & Flavors de Jour)

(K) Reggae
(& Dancehall & Classic Reggae styles)

(L) Apollo Force DJ's
(The best local crews of the 80's. Hiphop from the ghettos, not corporate boardrooms. Some of THE best shit we offer is HERE!)

(M) Live Mixing
(Cash Money! DJ Cheese! And more!)

(N) Annual Megamixes
(The best of each year, 1980-1992, in their own yearly roundup.)

(O) Genre Mixes
(Each tape focuses on a *style* of dance music, with special categories you would never expect to find...mixed!)

(P) The MixPlates Archive
(Our humble attempt to chronicle and capture-to-CD the mysterious objects known as "80's bootleg mixplates"!)

(Z) MORE early 80's NYC radio mixes!
(MORE Latin Rascals, plus: Shep Pettibone, Jose "Animal" Diaz, Aldo Marin, Dynamic Duo and others from the early 80's classic "edit-mix" era of NYC radio!)

The following sections (below) are coming soon!

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The Archives Index:

Artist Histories:

Soul/Funk

Hip Hop

House

Wave

Genre Histories:

Go-go

Bass

House

Techno

Reggae

Label Histories:

Hip Hop

NRG/Disco

Garage

House

Freestyle

Dance

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