Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Mixed by Fred Deakin at club Blue in Edinbourgh 1986. Blue was a jazz / rare groove club, and this mix features all sorts of genres. It showcased the beginning of the eclecticism which he would later be known for.
More info about the club can be found on his official website: freddeak.in/my-story

Side A
00:00:00 - The Bodines - Heard It All
00:03:02 - Shirley Gunter & The Queens - Oop Shoop
00:05:18 - The J.B.'s - All Aboard the Soul Funky Train
00:09:38 - Yello - The Roxy Cut
00:14:11 - The Chairmen of the Board - Finders Keepers
00:17:48 - B.T. Express - Peace Pipe
00:23:56 - The Velvet Underground - Rock and Roll
00:29:16 - The Dynamic Superiors - Release Me
00:32:43 - The Gap Band - Outstanding
00:38:58 - Virginia Astley - Waiting to Fall
00:42:26 - Arthur Conley - Love Comes and Goes
00:44:40 - The Charlie Underwood Glide Band - Let's Go Get Stoned
Side B
00:46:55 - Chairmen of the Board - Loverboy
00:50:23 - Keith LeBlanc - I'll Come Up with Something
00:54:46 - Monk Higgins - Watermelon Man
00:57:18 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Getaway
01:01:07 - Swing Out Sister - Breakout
01:04:55 - The Ventures - Perfidia
01:07:00 - The J.B.'s - Givin' Up Food for Funk
01:10:10 - A Certain Ratio - Si Firmi o Grido
01:16:44 - Los Bravos - Black Is Black
01:19:45 - Bill Withers - Use Me
01:23:27 - Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie - Candlestick Park
01:28:34 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Bourgie', Bourgie'