I have been trying to get out of the habit of posting mixes that aren’t exclusively for the site however this came into my life (courtsey of Saul W) and it’s too good not to share. Everything about this mix is perfect and it sounds unbelieveably authentic. Particularly into the ‘BMX!’ voice over throughout. This mix has serious energy, so many belters. Watch out for the fluctuating sound quality. Image Credit: Paul Outerbridge
‘So this is a mix that aired in the mid 1980’s on Chicago’s WBMX the show was the “Saturday Night Live Ain’t No Jive Dance Party” the Hot Mix 5 were the main DJ’s but every week they put on a “guest DJ” this night Myself and Robert Rojo were guest’s of Ralphi Rosario.
This first hour of the mix is from Robert and the last hour is my mix. It’s such a great treat to have uncovered this long lost reel to reel tape in my partner Miguel Garcia’s basement and be able to hear all the different types of dance music we were playing on the radio back then, I mean no one else was giving airtime to dance records, not to mention import dance records from Europe. a lot of the tracks you’ll hear were “only” played during the mix shows or in the nightclubs of the time. Enjoy!’
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