Various- V4 Visions: Of Love & Androids / Various (Rotary Heart Red)
In the midst of the UK house rave-olution of the early-'90s, London's V4 Visions imprint documented the confluence of street soul, deep house, swingbeat, and jungle sounds emanating from the clubs and pirate radio signals. Over the course of half a decade, V4's unparalleled 12" output referenced every significant Black British music scene; from lovers rock to jazz-funk, sound system reggae to hip hop, new jack swing to garage, from artists Ashaye, Julie Stapleton, Maureen Mason, Rohan Delano, The Wades, and Endangered Species. This 18-track double LP is the first critical overview of the label, with extensive notes by Simon Reynolds, era-defining photographs, and fresh remasters, all housed in a glorious foil-stamped gatefold tip-on sleeve. Is this a dream?
Track List
- LP1: I'm Believing (In Love Again)
- What's This World Coming to
- Just Dreaming
- Dreaming (Original Mix)
- All the Way (Guitar Mix)
- If This Is a Dream
- Get Off That (Poison)
- Come Go with Me
- Where's Your Love Gone? (Remix)
- The Way I Love You
- LP2: Dreaming (Jungle Mix)
- Just a Memory (Vocal Mix)
- Endangered Species
- Fantasy (Insight Mix)
- Nowhere to Run (Instrumental South Side Mix)
- Paradise (Para Dub)
- Joy in the Jungle
- Inflight
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In the midst of the UK house rave-olution of the early-'90s, London's V4 Visions imprint documented the confluence of street soul, deep house, swingbeat, and jungle sounds emanating from the clubs and pirate radio signals. Over the course of half a decade, V4's unparalleled 12" output referenced every significant Black British music scene; from lovers rock to jazz-funk, sound system reggae to hip hop, new jack swing to garage, from artists Ashaye, Julie Stapleton, Maureen Mason, Rohan Delano, The Wades, and Endangered Species. This 18-track double LP is the first critical overview of the label, with extensive notes by Simon Reynolds, era-defining photographs, and fresh remasters, all housed in a glorious foil-stamped gatefold tip-on sleeve. Is this a dream?
Track List
- LP1: I'm Believing (In Love Again)
- What's This World Coming to
- Just Dreaming
- Dreaming (Original Mix)
- All the Way (Guitar Mix)
- If This Is a Dream
- Get Off That (Poison)
- Come Go with Me
- Where's Your Love Gone? (Remix)
- The Way I Love You
- LP2: Dreaming (Jungle Mix)
- Just a Memory (Vocal Mix)
- Endangered Species
- Fantasy (Insight Mix)
- Nowhere to Run (Instrumental South Side Mix)
- Paradise (Para Dub)
- Joy in the Jungle
- Inflight
Shop online 24/7 at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.