Sources is a brand new series which will examine the output of a number of extremely influential independent U.S. labels throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In an age where corporate anonymity reigns supreme and music is being treated like aural wallpaper, the Sources series will go back to a time when record labels really meant something via their A&R policies, their ground-breaking releases, their everyday modus-operandi and their general philosophies. What made these operations unique? How did they manage to compete with the major companies? How did they protect their artist rosters? What sort of people ran these operations and how did they manage to survive in the cut-throat music business? Bill Brewster, co-founder of the influential DJ History website and forum and author of the acclaimed “Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life” will be compiling and writing the sleeve notes for the series. The first six releases will concentrate on 6 New York independent labels which have each been massively influential in the evolvement of Dance Music over the last 30+ years – Easy Street, Fresh, Sleeping Bag, Sam, Streetwise and P&P. Each 3 x CD package will be full of lovingly re-mastered original 12” mixes as selected by Bill. These will include many tracks which have never made it to CD before and you can be sure that a variety of ‘secret weapons’ will emerge from each of these packages! All notes and scans will be included in a 16 page colour booklet which fits beautifully within the 3CD superior digipack. The usual Harmless PR and Radio operation will support all Sources releases. The second Sources package comes from one of the most consistently interesting underground independent labels in both Dance Music and Hip-Hop/Rap history – Fresh Records from New York. The label was founded in 1985 as a sister label to Sleeping Bag but with more emphasis on the rapidly emerging Hip-Hop and Rap audiences as well as some cutting edge Dance grooves. They set the template with four blistering releases from electro-dancefloor duo Hanson & Davis, old-skool rapper T.L.A. Rock, the ultra-menacing gangsta rapper Just Ice and the Mantronix produced 12:41. The label continued to release some huge cutting-edge dancefloor smashes with The Todd Terry Project which exploded internationally with “Bango”, “Back To The Beat”, “Weekend” and “Just Wanna Dance” before the label went on to find mainstream U.S. chart successes with Hip-Hop acts EPMD, Nice & Smooth and Stezo. Fresh Records ruled the roost between 1985 and 1982 when parent label Sleeping Bag eventually floundered. Once again this is an essential package for anyone who wants to re-experience the culture of the New York Dance and Hip-Hop scenes from the mid 1980s to the early 90s. Fresh Records were truly ahead of the pack and produced records which were exactly as described on the label! CD1 1. Never Gonna Let You Go Chandra Simmons Original Club 12” Mix 07:56 2. Bango (To The Batmobile) The Todd Terry Project Original Todd Terry Club Bang 12” Mix 05:27 3. Hungry For Your Love Hanson & Davis Original Hanson & Davis Dub 12” Mix 04:29 4. Last Chance Cyré Original Jose ‘Animal’ Diaz Last Dub 12” Mix 06:51 5. Weekend The Todd Terry Project Original Todd Terry Club 12” Remix 05:48 6. I’ll Take You On Hanson & Davis Original Larry Levan Dub 12” Mix 05:54 7. Just Wanna Dance The Todd Terry Project Original Todd Terry Club 12” Mix 05:48 8. Across 110th Street El Barrio Original Eddie ‘Love’ Arroyo Barrio 12” Mix 05:51 9. Come Together Hanson & Davis Original Timmy Regisford Dub 12” Mix 06:20 10. Back To The Beat The Todd Terry Project Original Todd Terry Club 12” Mix 05:50 11. Tonight Hanson & Davis Original Hanson & Davis/Timmy Regisford Dub 12” Mix 06:35 12. We Can Dance Chandra Simmons Original Manhattan Club 12” Mix 07:07 13. Can’t Stop Hanson & Davis Original Vocal Dub 12” Mix 06:25 CD2 1. Put That Record Back On Just Ice Original Mantronik 12” Mix 05:39 2. Latoya Just Ice Original Biggy Rat & Itchy Brother 12” Mix 04:28 3. Cold Getting Dumb Just Ice Original Mantronik 12” Mix 04:32 4. Back To The Old School Just Ice Original Album Mix 04:50 5. Turbo Charged Just Ice Original Album Mix 05:10 6. Love Story Just Ice Original Album Mix 04:52 7. Moshitup Just Ice Original Album Mix 05:02 8. Back To Burn T La Rock Original Mantronik 12” Mix 06:00 9. This Beat Kicks T La Rock Original Club 12” Mix 05:02 10. He’s Incredible T La Rock Original Club 12” Mix 06:04 11. Breaking Bells T La Rock Original Mantronik 12” Mix 05:22 12. T La Rock Rockin The Party T La Rock Original Club 12” Mix 05:05 13. It’s Time To Chill T La Rock Original Album Mix 03:30 14. I’m Getting Mine T La Rock Original Album Mix 03:51 15. It’s Yours (Remix) T La Rock Original Todd Terry 12” Radio Remix 04:19 16. Lyrical King T La Rock Original Album Mix 04:32 CD3 1. It’s My Thing EPMD Original Charlie Marotta Club 12” Mix 05:50 2. To The Max Stezo Original Radio 12” Mix 03:48 3. Made By The Man The Todd Terry Project Original Album Mix 03:34 4 .You’re A Customer EPMD Original Album Mix 05:23 5. Bring The Horns Stezo Original Album Mix 04:10 6. Funky For You Nice & Smooth Original 12” Mix 04:00 7. Strictly Business EPMD Original EPMD Club 12” Mix 06:30 8. It’s My Turn Stezo Original Radio 12” Mix 03:42 9. More & More Hits Nice & Smooth Original 12” Mix 04:03 10. You Gots To Chill EPMD Original Album Mix 04:20 11. Just Rhymin’ MC EZ & Troup Original 12” Mix 03:46 12. Succe$$ I$ The Word 12:41 Original Mantronik 12” Mix 05:16 13. Dope Not Hype Nice & Smooth Original Album Mix 03:57 14. So Wat Cha Sayin’ EPMD Original EPMD Club 12” Mix 04:50 15. Get Retarded MC EZ & Troup Original 12” Mix 03:51 16. It Wasn’t Me It Was The Fame EPMD Original Album Mix 06:00 17. Freak The Funk Stezo Original Album Mix 03:27