{"title":"Running Back Double Copy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunning Back Double Copy is a reissue series and sublabel that specializes in bringing back timeless music from the past. With a focus on *quality* and *authenticity*, Running Back Double Copy ensures that these classic tracks are given new life for contemporary audiences to enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a reissue series, Running Back Double Copy takes pride in carefully selecting and curating the best music from various genres, including disco, house, techno, and more. By delving into the rich history of electronic music, this label brings forgotten gems back into the spotlight while preserving their original essence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an extensive catalog featuring releases from renowned artists such as *Larry Heard*, *Ron Trent*, and *Gerd Janson*, Running Back Double Copy has established itself as a trusted source for high-quality reissues. 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Daniel Bell licensed it to his Elevate\nlabel and commissioned a very young Theo Parrish to remix it, Michel De Hey did the same with his\nEC Records and treatments by Gerd among others.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere you finally get both of those carefully restored, remastered and reissued next to the originals.\nAmply placed on a double 12“, it also features the previously unreleased D1. Stemming from the\nsame time and era as Open Door it rings and feels like a compact lost brother. 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Originally released in 1991 and subsequently featured on Old Codes, New Chaos, which according to Frank Tope at Mixmag, is \"the Best Dance LP ever made”, it marked the beginning of a long and illustrious partnership for Hull natives Steve Cobby and David (Man) McSherry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMermaids still sounds as good and as addictive on any kind of beach or natural environment as it supposedly did on Boris Dlugosch’s Front dance floor or any other basement suffused with strobe lights at the time (or any hedonistic place for that matter). Having been already part of the latter’s and Klaus Stockhausen’s Mastermix Front Compilation, it has now been dusted off and remastered for an individual performance. Added for the first first time though is the original demo version that makes use of a different yet not less enchanting bass line. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included is Fila’s 1994 trippy, dare we say progressive, UK house blueprint Slacker. 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Produced by\nCloudy Eyes and Cole Brooks, we unfortunately have never heard from the duo again. Luckily, Family\nof Few have been a little bit more productive. Also known as Mind Readers, Kevin Elliot and Billy 'Jack“ Williams produced some of the more tender moments on Detroits 430 West label. Intervoles is\namongst the most peculiar and catchy tracks that slow-burning dance floors can hope for.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flip side turns the attention to the conclusions that Europe drew from its US-role-models.\nReleased in 1992 on Rena Records with the involvement of New York’s JoVonn (a distinct genius of\ndeep grooves himself), the keyboard skills of Pierre Audetat and the production work of I. Betti, M.\nClemente and W. Brown, Dummy Head is one of a kind. Swirly echoes, dubby textures and a heavy\nbass line mate on the Edit Mix of I Have Been Wanting You to create one of the very first examples of\nfully formed dub-house.\nSimilar pioneering properties can be ascribed to the work of Rob Mello. We don’t have enough room\nhere to list all his merits, but rest assured that the UK’s house scene wouldn’t be the same without\nhim (Luxury Service Records, Classic et al). Under the Karim guise, Mello delivered a unique stroke\nof genius. Distilling the essence of deep house, while looking far into the future, In My Mind is many\nthings at once: broken beat, electro, house with embracing chords, and – if you will – a warm-up\nbanger. and does, what all the tracks in here do: turning heads then, turning heads now. 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Heavily supported by David Holmes and Andrew\nWeatherall, it was the manager of the latter who licensed it to Eye-Q Records UK\nwith the addition of the Fake Jazz Mix and ordered remixes by freshmen Isoleé and\nLosoul who became pillars of Playhouse. The first known for his idiosyncratic and\nsculptural ways of creating dance music meets the irresistible funk of his peer and\nboth add spice to the already great menu. Here you have the chance to listen and\ndigest Surprise in all its glory and entirety for the first time. Carefully remastered and\nprocessed by Lopazz and packaged by Running Back. 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Clark, the singer Heather Sachs and samples by Mel Tormé to the flamboyant picture and you know why the records sounds like it does: swinging house music through the lenses of a colourful cast or how some German people thought New Jersey‘s Zanzibar would sound. Fly Hi embodies the sophisticated deep and soulful approach, while Gimme satisfies the more hysteric approach. Favoured and championed by DJs like Tony Humphries at the time, officially released by Snap‘s Logic Records and never vacated from Move D‘s record bag, it‘s re-issued in all its glory for the first time on Running Back. Additionally, Move D puts his fingerprint on it with a disco leaning and upbeat remix of 'Gimme'. Extensive liner notes by Hans Nieswandt upon request. 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