What's your favorite compilation series?

[Ken1015]

I just picked up "Jazz In The House 11" and it's one of the best compilations I've heard. Every song is hot. Overall I think that the "Jazz In The House" series may be the best compilation series I've heard since the "Mastercuts" series. Are there any other series that put out consistently good compilation albums?

[danny webb]

the Eskimo Comps are very good (get the unmixed LP's), there is one on Strut which is great, and most stuff on BBE tends to be very good, there are so many though...

[Cheddar]

Disco Spectrum
The Loft
Jumpin' Bumpin'

[JMJ]

The KISS Mastermix LP's. Greatest comps of all time......JMJ :D

[GROOVE VICTIM]

I'm also a big fan of the Jazz in the House compilations on Slip n Slide.

Abstract Jazz Lounge compilations on Nite Grooves
Nuphonic compilations
The Loft and Garage Classics

Peace

[ngeso]

Mastercuts (Beechwood Music), hands down.

whether it be funk, jazz funk, new jack swing, rare groove, disco or any other genre they covered so far, for more than a decade Mastercuts have compiled definitive music. the state-of-the-art selections, the critical appraisal, the on-point brevity, the quality of mastering and production, the product design - everything fits. Mastercuts defined how and why music compilations could and should be so important today. It's encyclopaedic listening - basically you don't need any other sources to understand the foundations of 20th century rhythm & blues. wanna make me happy, just get me a Mastercuts on anything.

what? you think i work for Beechwood??? gedda****ouddaheeeere! :D

ng.

[Koffy Brown]

Jazz In the House

Klubbjazz

Naked Music comps...

[ngeso]

another goodie:

the Choice series on Azuli. after sterling efforts by Frankie Knuckles, Francois K. and Danny Tenaglia, a Tony Humphries Choice comp is scheduled for release in april. can't wait...

peace. ngeso.

[Andrew Osborne]

The three Disco Spectrum LPs are all must-haves.

[Drrtynewyork]

DMC COMPS.. frankie knuckles/ Louie etc

[Jamie 3:26]

Choice,BBE series,The Loft,Disco Spectrum,Mastercuts and Jumpin'.I also dug these bootleg cd's that came out a few years ago here called Upjump.They had some rare shit on em...

[Clay BoogieDown Bonifield]

The "Mad Styles and Crazy Visions" comp. graemlins/acclaim.gif

[djklas]

The Strut "Disco Not Disco" comps are very good...as well as David's Loft comps on the late Nuphonic label.

[djklas]

A good (actually great IMO) house comp is one on Sm:)e records. I forget the name but it has some classic early 90's house tunes like "Koro Koro"(No Smoke) "Dream Drums"(lectro luv) "I Can't Stop"(Plez)...and other good ones that I can't remember at the moment.

[djklas]

the first Unabomber's "Electric Chair" comp was pretty good too

[djmarbll]

The Strictly Breaks, Ultimate Breaks and Beats, and the Diggin compilations are great for producers. Overall, Mastercuts has the best compilation sereies I've seen.

[surreal]

I have a favorite Hed Kandi compilation, but I can't remember the title...I'll have to look it up again. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/coolgleamA.gif

[Martin Red]

for value in the 80's,
Electro 1 - 10ish
House sound of Chicago 1 - 3
Jacktrax
Brought a lot of music to a lot of people

[Dj Alex]

Martin I'm with you on the Electro streetsounds comps I used 2,3,and 4 for my early explorations into breakin . They were killers and very progressive especially 4 with Beethoven's fifth symp and Juan Atkins - Techno City . No 4 housed one of my all time breakin tracks Key Matic's - Breakin In Space . pure brick size walkman pleasure at 11 years old .
The Fela box sets are great as well and I really like the Strata East Jazz comps from the mid 90's some great tracks on those .
And yes David's Loft series was very nice ,I really enjoyed the magazine it came with very informative and well written by Tim Lawrence - can't wait for his book .

Peace Alex :D

[GROOVE VICTIM]

Originally posted by djklas:
A good (actually great IMO) house comp is one on Sm:)e records. I forget the name but it has some classic early 90's house tunes like "Koro Koro"(No Smoke) "Dream Drums"(lectro luv) "I Can't Stop"(Plez)...and other good ones that I can't remember at the moment.I think I have this compilation. KC Flight's "Voices Inside my Head" was also included on this.

[Ken1015]

Originally posted by GROOVE VICTIM:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by djklas:
A good (actually great IMO) house comp is one on Sm:)e records. I forget the name but it has some classic early 90's house tunes like "Koro Koro"(No Smoke) "Dream Drums"(lectro luv) "I Can't Stop"(Plez)...and other good ones that I can't remember at the moment.I think I have this compilation. KC Flight's "Voices Inside my Head" was also included on this.</font>[/QUOTE]What's the name?