Rich B History: Live at Fruit Machine at Heaven (London) 7 May 1997

03/12/14 • 91 min

Bellissima. 132.5bpm. Live set recorded on 7 May 1997 at The Fruit Machine at Heaven, where I was main dance floor resident from 1994 to 2000. Warm-up set for a crowd of around 1000, lots of rare remixes, mixed live on vinyl (warts and all). www.richb.co.uk The Fruit Machine was an outrageous night, open every Wednesday and packed with a totally mixed bag of true clubbers. It was London's biggest and most successful mid-week party for the whole of it's run. Included are: Huff & Puff - Help Me Make It Reservoir Jocks - Let's Go 2 Work Stateside - Gonna Make It Olive - You're Not Alone (Matthew Roberts Cloud 10 Remix) Kristine W - Feel What You Want (Development Corporation Mix) Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness (Dex & Jonesey's Higher Stated Mix) Chiara - Nowhere to Run (Klubbheads Mix) DJ Quicksliver - Bellissima N.R.G. - He Never Lost His Hardcore (Sharp Boys Remix) Rich B - Carrie On House (Matt Kootchi Remix) Please fill in the gaps in the track listing by posting comments here - top prize to whoever can identify the track at 79-84 minutes. See the flyers at: www.flickr.com/richblondon 2014 Podcasts are available at: www.richb.podomatic.com Like me at www.facebook.com/richblondon www.richb.co.uk ENRICHED ONE - THE ALBUM - MIXED BY RICH B. Out now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/enriched-one-album-mixed-by/id741258903 2014 Podcasts are available at: www.richb.podomatic.com

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Rich B History: Mixtape January 1996. EXPLICIT FROM START

WARNING: VERY EXPICIT FROM THE VERY START (hehe). 134.5bpm. Live set mixed from vinyl with no computer post-editing. www.richb.co.uk Recorded in the days of The Fruit Machine (Wednesdays at Heaven) and Sunday afternoons at The Market Tavern, in Vauxhall, South London. I was lucky enough to be resident DJ at both in the mid-90's. The Sunday session was part of "The Vauxhall Shuffle" - the Sunday ritual of The Royal Vauxhall Tavern at lunchtime for the show by drag legend Adrella, followed by The Market Tavern (at the time the only venue in the country to legally serve booze out of regular pub hours - because it was supposed to be for the New Covent Garden Market workers haha. The venue was notorious for the food it had to serve to validate the license). On close at 7pm everyone would pile back into the RVT for the evening session and show by another drag legend Regina Fong. R.I.P. both Adrella and Regina. The first track - Pussy "Suck My Pussy" became my trademark tune, especially on the main dancefloor at The Fruit Machine at Heaven where I would start my set with it most weeks. So brazen. The second track is a remix of Donna Giles "And I'm Telling You" that I did with Matt Kootchi, and was never released. Here for the very first time. Also included are: E-Motion - The Naughty North & The Sexy South Natural Born Grooves - Fore Runner Happy Clappers - I Believe Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride Sweet Pussy Pauline (Candy Girls) - Work This Pussy Kadoc - Night Train Moving Melodioes - Indica Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? and some Tony de Vit, of course. If you can name any of the other tracks, please let me know, it's all a bit of a blur frankly... www.richb.co.uk See the flyers at: www.flickr.com/richblondon 2014/15 Podcasts are available at: www.richb.podomatic.com ENRICHED ONE - THE ALBUM - MIXED BY RICH B. Out now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/enriched-one-album-mixed-by/id741258903

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Rich B History: Live at Sherbet (London) 28 April 1996 EXPLICIT

Rock into Madness. 136bpm. A live set mixed off vinyl on 28 April 1996. Originally recorded on cassette, now tweaked with less muffle. Warning: sexually charged! www.richb.co.uk Sherbet was the brainchild of legendary DJ Pete Wardman (of Kiss FM and Trade fame), and was one of the very first Sunday afternoon clubs. During 1995 and 1996 it was open every Sunday from 11am to 8pm at The Soundshaft behind Heaven in London, and became legendary for it's uplifting music and up-for-it crowd of regulars. I was the closing DJ for the whole of it's run, alongside Rachel Auburn, The Sharp Boys and of course Pete Wardman. It was one of the friendliest and most relaxed clubs of all, a safe and fun haven for anyone wanting to finish off a long weekend of clubbing. It really didn't matter how messy anyone was. And it was just great to DJ at - I could play whatever I wanted and was always at my party best after a weekend of gigging. It was like coming home. See the pictures here courtesy of Lost Gay London: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.262133293914905.62444.204941249634110&type=1 Tracklisting is all a bit of a blur, please help fill in the gaps, but the ones I can find are: Klubbheads - Klubbhopping Anticappella - 2/231 Level - Good Morning 6 by Six - Into Your Heart (Tall Paul Remix) Space - Neighbourhood The Difference - Funny Walker Natural Born Grooves - Forerunner S'Express - Theme from S'Express (Tony De Vit Remix) Babytalk JX - There's Nothing I Won't Do Pussy - Suck My Pussy Campana Libido - The Second Coming Mr Jack - Only House Musik East Anglia - Unmanageable (Sharp Raided Dub) www.richb.co.uk 2014 podcasts are at www.richb.podomatic.com