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Posted: 05/04/2004 20:24 Post subject: House History
Since Sade's Pearls was re-released on the "House Mixes Vol.2", there has been false speculations that MAW is behind that remix. Now, for those of you who were not in the house scene when it was released in 1994 and do think that they are some MAW mixes of that tune flotting around, well before you start looking for them, read this;
Phillip Damien was hired in 1994 by Epic Records to do an official remix of Sade's Pearls. I was one of the lucky one who got my hand on the first pressing, on clear red vinyl (the second pressing and final one was done on regular black vinyl). With it, was included an article of a review by Billboard's Larry Flick regarding the Phillip Damien's remix of Pearls that was published just before the pressing.
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Dance Trax by Larry Flick
WHO’S MUSIC IS IT ANYWAY? It’s a sad commentary on the club community when some of its citizens resort to bootlegging a record that an artist opts not to release.
Phillip Damien’s genius remix of “Pearls” from Sade’s recent Epic set, “Love Deluxe” caused quite a stir at this year’s Winter Music Conference, sparking heavy DJ interest. Unfortunately, Sade viewed the mix as an unnecessary distortion of the song, and passed on its release. But that has not stopped someone from pressing the mixes on unmarked vinyl and shipping copies to a number of dance specialty shops around the U.S. Jocks are buying ‘em in droves. In fact, New York’s WQHT radio has even begun to play this version of the track. At this point, Epic has not taken any action and has not offered any comment on the situation. What a bummer it must be for Sade to learn that she has no ultimate control over the music she has so painstakingly crafted. And isn’t this yet another blow to our community’s bid for credibility in the industry? No matter how good a remix is, or how cool you might look to your audience for playing it, there is no honor in stealing an artist’s music-or participating in the act thereof. A little respect is in order, don’tcha think?
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