Donovan 'Bad Boy' Smith - Essential Old Skool Hardcore FLAC

Donovan 'Bad Boy' Smith Breakbeat Hardcore Jungle 1998

Tracklist Hide Credits

1-01	–Dance Conspiracy	Dub War Mixed By, Producer – StretchWritten-By – DJ Pulse, Stretch, Sponge	6:31
1-02	–Zero B	Spinning Wheel (Rumple Mix) Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Zero B	4:33
1-03	–Nebula II	Peace Maker Producer – Joe Shutter, Richard McCormackWritten-By – Shutter, McCormack	3:59
1-04	–Rhythm For Reasons	Music In Search Of The Light Co-producer – EQFeaturing – DJ NexusWritten-By, Producer, Mixed By – DJ SS	5:41
1-05	–DJ Clarkee	Have A Good Time Producer, Mixed By – ClarkeeWritten-By – Clark	2:49
1-06	–Rhythm For Reasons	The Grand National (Remix) Written-By, Producer, Mixed By – DJ SS	4:03
1-07	–Hackney Hardcore	Dancehall Dangerous (Terrorise Mix) Producer, Mixed By – Mark RyderWritten-By – Ryder*	3:09
1-08	–Jumping Jack Frost	Untitled - Side AA Co-producer, Mixed By – DJ SSWritten-By, Producer – Jumping Jack Frost	4:56
1-09	–Nino	World Champion (I Feel So Real) Written-By, Producer, Mixed By – The Chocolate Prince	4:19
1-10	–Acen	Trip II The Moon (Part 1) Producer – AcenWritten-By – Razvi, Dice, Barry, Bricusse	6:16
1-11	–Life On Mars	Vol. 1 (Untitled - Side A1) Written-By, Producer – Life On Mars	6:21
1-12	–Top Buzz	Living In Darkness ('93 Remix) Producer, Mixed By – Jason KayWritten-By – Kay	5:12
2-01	–Donovan Smith*	Obsession Producer, Mixed By – Donovan SmithWritten-By – Smith	4:42
2-02	–Wax Doctor	Unfriendly Producer, Mixed By – Paul Saunders, Ron WellsWritten-By – Saunders, Wells	5:00
2-03	–Authorised Riddim	Split Personality Written-By, Producer, Mixed By – Danny C, Digital	6:24
2-04	–DJ Doc Scott*	NHS (Grooverider's Inter Natty Remix) Remix – GrooveriderWritten-By, Producer, Mixed By – Doc Scott	3:51
2-05	–4 Hero	Cookin' Up Ya Brain Written-By, Producer – 4 Hero	4:23
2-06	–Egyptian Empire	The Horn Track (Foghorn Mix) Remix – Micky Finn	3:05
2-07	–Johnny Jungle	Johnny (Slipmaster J Remix) Remix – Slipmaster JWritten-By, Producer – Johnny Jungle	5:06
2-08	–Yolk	Music 4 Da People (Poached Remix)	5:08
2-09	–Sound Corp	Dream Finder Producer, Mixed By – Kevin Brooks , Sean DunnWritten-By – Brooks, Dunn*	6:01
2-10	–Kev Bird & The Wax Doctor	Obscene Producer, Mixed By – Paul SaundersWritten-By – Saunders*	4:21
2-11	–The Darkman	Deep Love Co-producer – EQWritten-By, Producer, Mixed By – DJ SS	3:02
2-12	–EQ	Total Xstacy Producer, Mixed By – M. YorathWritten-By – Yorath	4:21

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Music Collection International Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Music Collection International Ltd.
Pressed By – Disctronics S

Credits

DJ Mix, Compiled By – Donovan 'Bad Boy' Smith*

Notes

Errors on printed inlay tracklist:

Track 1-02 is listed as "Lock Up (Original Remix)"
Track 1-03 is listed as "Explore H Core"
Track 1.05 is listed as "I Get Hyped"
Track 1-06 is listed as "Rhythm 4 Reasons"
Track 1-07 is listed as "Dangerous"
Track 1-08 is listed as "Pornography (94 Remix)"
Track 1-10 is listed as "Trip To The Moon"
Track 1-11 is listed as "Life On Mars"
Track 2-02 is listed as "New Direction".
Track 2-04 is listed as "Surgery (Grooverider Mix)".
Track 2-06 is listed as "Horns 4 '94" by "Back 2 Basics"
Track 2-07 is listed as "Johnny Jungle (Remix)".
Track 2-08 is listed as "Sunny Side Up" (the EP title)
Track 2-10 is listed as "Unfriendly".
Track 2-11 is listed as "String Of Darkness" by "DJ SS"
Track 2-12 is listed as "Graphic EP".

Above is the corrected tracklisting.

Comes in a cardboard slipcase.

The barcode is the same as that of Country Collection Volume 1.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 014797 190047 >
Mastering SID Code (CD1 & CD2): IFPI L501
Mould SID Code (CD1 & CD2): IFPI 8716
Matrix / Runout (CD1): DISCTRONICS S DCID 004 ONE 03
Matrix / Runout (CD2): DISCTRONICS S DCID 004 TWO 01

Fordrekelv

Seems to be virtually impossible to order this from the big retailers .... as it has the exact same barcode as 'The Country Collection vol. 1". I was trying to get it cheap admittedly. They don't check the titles as it goes out and just go by the barcode. Now I have six copies of The Country Collection vol. 1. It does have some good tracks on it though - including Johnny Paycheck's 'Georgia In A Jug' as covered by Shockabilly, so it's not all bad.

Falya

One of the best old skool albums there is. Donovan Smith steers away from the anthem bashing and delves into the real old skool. 10/10

Soustil

Pre-dating the predictable oldskool/rave cash-in compilations by a good few years (you know the ones, 'Bombscare', 'I Wanna Give You Devotion', 'Set You Free'), 'Essential Old Skool Hardcore' is one of the very few albums which actually deliver on the promise of the title. Mixed by veteren DJ, Donovan Bad Boy Smith, who gives each track a good run without ever outstaying it's welcome and picks a true underground selection of oldskool classics. Mostly staying with the more darker and experimental styles, with a smattering of hands-in-the-air anthems thrown in to lighten the tone ('World Champion' 'Jumpin Jack Frost (Untitled AA-Side)' and 'Dancehall Dangerous'). Props go out to the DJ for including classics from Nebula II, Doc Scott, Authorised Riddim, Egyptian Empire, Acen and Dance Conspiracy at a time where such compilations were in very short supply. Pity that it's so rare to come across similar collections on CD nowadays.