EXTREMELY RARE STILL SEALED GIFT SET imported from France Xmas 2002. Although I’ve obviously never opened it, It features the 2 long deleted volumes in their own jewel cases.
Recently Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner, passed away at the age of 91. As tributes to the publishing icon rolled in, topics ranged from jokes about it being impossible for him to be in a better place, to earnest recognition of his commitment to civil rights and sexual liberation. But few of the tributes mentioned his not insignificant contribution to dance music.
This is an amazing collection of awesome french House, I have the entire collection of Dimitri and every one is an absolute gem. I love this guys ability to find some rare old disco tunes and breathe new life into them. If you haven’t heard Dimitri, do yourself a favour and listen to a few selections. The best way to some it up is very sexy late night french house that has it’s own special flavour you won’t find anywhere else in the world.
From Dimitri himself, the story behind the playboy CD’s he made (which have since sold millions of copies):
"In March 1998 we had an event with my friends, the Respect Is Burning crew of Parisian promoters, at club Groove Jet in Miami, for the Winter Music Conference. It turned out the club had a co-branding deal with Playboy magazine, and was worried we would not be happy about it, us the underground French bunch. On the contrary, we considered the brand to be quite cool ! A lot of French graphic designers were ripping vintage copies of the magazine for record, flyer art, and outside of the nudie element, Playboy had been pushing edgy, ground breaking art, and editorial content, from the 60 throughout the 80s. They had hired young, clued up reps, and were at the time looking to get a new, younger, readership.
The French Touch was then at its peak, and over a casual conversation, they offered Respect Is Burning and myself, to come throw a party at the Playboy Mansion. We didn’t know much more that the actual name of the place, but were of course very intrigued and willing to make it happen. The one condition for us to actually get to do this, was that the reps needed a reason, concept, for the event, so the they could pitch it to Hugh Hefner. They told us that despite its global reach, Playboy was a family run type of business, and Hef as they lovingly called him, was overseeing every single, no matter how small, decision. “Do you have a new album coming out soon” they asked ? “that would be a great opportunity to do a launch party at the Mansion” Neither myself not Respect had a release in the works, but we looked at each other, and replied: “how about we just make a new record, taylor made for you” ?
We asked if they could open us the Playboy archive, so we could dig graphic elements for the artwork, they said yes.
We said that we would probably not have huge amounts of money to give them, our music was not the most popular at that time, they said money would not be an issue. All they required, was that Hef needed to approve: the concept, the artwork, and - what made me instantly like him - the musical content.Fast forward a few months, and trips to the New York Playboy Industries archive, the selection, mix and artwork of A Night At The Playboy Mansion is done. The glory days of the Playboy Mansion parties were in the mid seventies, and I figured the music would be mostly Disco, of the happy and hedonistic kind.
I had asked my friends - typeset makers - House Industries to join in, and they crafted a specific font they named Chalet for the job. Together with Vincent Bergerat, Respect Is Burning's in-house graphic designer, they created the beautiful artwork, focusing on the 1971 Playboy cover shot, featuring Darine Stern, that has gone iconic from then on. At that point, everything had to be run through Hugh Hefner for approval. After a few days of anxious waiting the answer came back: “Hef likes the whole package, he loves the music too!”
Phew!
Thank you Hugh Hefner, that wouldn't have been possible without you!
France 2002
Electronic
House, Deep House, Disco, Acid Jazz
CD1 Respect Is Burning Presents: A Laidback Selection 70:53
1. –Lil' Louis & The World Nyce & Slo (Tony Humphries Wildlife Mix) 8:21
2. –Imagination So Good, So Right (Dim's Re-edit) 5:52
3. –Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Twilight (Remix) 5:22
4. –Les Nubians Makeda (DJ Spinna And Ticklah Mix) 2:14
5. –Beautiful People (2) I Got The Rhythm (Hip Hop Mix) 4:34
6. –Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band Nikita 3:28
7. –Tata Vega Get It Up For Love (Dim's Re-edit) 6:32
8. –Deep Sensation Can't Give You Up 4:13
9. –Jephté Guillaume Ibo Lele (Ginen Tét Réd Mix) 6:32
10. –Gwen Guthrie Peanut Butter (Larry Levan Remix) 4:08
11. –Grace Jones Feel Up (Danny Tenaglia Remix) 6:56
12. –Rinder & Lewis Lust 6:09
13. –Blaze Seasons Of Love (Blaze Club Mix) 6:27
CD2 Respect Is Burning Presents: An Uplifting Selection 69:37
1. –T.S. Monk Candidate For Love 3:47
2. –Emma Nilsdotter Fran Mig Till Dig (Marcus Enochson Remix) 5:23
3. –Next Evidence The Body Theme 6:38
4. –Paul Murphy & Marc Woolford Project Jazz Room 4:30
5. –Llorca feat Nicole Graham Indigo Blues (Original LP Mix) 5:10
6. –Best Friend Around So Good To Know 6:00
7. –De La Soul feat Chaka Khan (It Ain't) All Good!? (Can 7 Supermarket Mix - No Rap) 4:49
8. –Linda Clifford Changin' (Blaze Shelter Mix) 7:15
9. –Jon Cutler It's Yours (Tiefschwarz Remix) 5:58
10. –Boris Dlugosch with Róisín Murphy Never Enough (Sir Piers & Ed Funk Club Remix) 6:54
11. –Ten City That’s The Way Love Is (Steve Silk Hurley Deep House Mix)
12. –Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes Don't Leave Me This Way (Dim's Re-edit)
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