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Paul Oakenfold A Rare Treat — Essential Mix

19 October 1997 · House

Paul Oakenfold A Rare Treat recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 19 October 1997 — their only appearance in the Waveform archive. It lands in the late-nineties peak of superclub culture, and the set sits in House territory.

The mix runs through 26 documented tracks, opening with Natural Born Chillers — “Rock The Funky Beat (Paul Oakenfold Edit)” and closing on The Beatles — “Flying”. Along the way it draws on labels like East West, C.S.F.M. and Deconstruction.

Tracklist

  1. Natural Born Chillers — Rock The Funky Beat (Paul Oakenfold Edit) [East West]
  2. Talisman And Hudson — Warmth Reheated [C.S.F.M.]
  3. Way Out West — Blue [Deconstruction]
  4. Zoë — Scarlet Red And Blue [Polydor]
  5. 16B — Water Ride [Eye Q]
  6. Lamb — Cotton Wool [Mercury]
  7. Ennio Morricone — Once Upon A Time In America
  8. Bob Marley — Waiting In Vain [Island]
  9. Corrina Joseph — Lonely [Atlantic]
  10. 187 Lockdown — Gunman (Natural Born Chillers Remix) [East West]
  11. Virus — Earth [Perfecto Fluoro]
  12. Onmi Trio — Trippin (Carlito Mix) [Moving Shadow]
  13. Samuel Barber/Vancouver Symphony Orchestra — Adagio For Strings [Atlantic]
  14. Depeche Mode — It's No Good (BT Mix) [Mute]
  15. Mansun — Wide Open Space (Remix) [Mercury]
  16. Led Zeppelin — Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (Remix) [East West]
  17. Vangelis — Rachel's Song [East West]
  18. Dimitri From Paris — Souvenir De Paris [East West]
  19. Talisman And Hudson — Leaving Planet Earth [C.S.F.M.]
  20. Man With No Name — Treacle [Perfecto Fluoro]
  21. Vangelis — Main Titles [East West]
  22. Amoeba Assassin — Roller Coaster [Perfecto]
  23. BT — Remember (LP Mix) [Perfecto]
  24. Vangelis — Tears In Rain [East West]
  25. Alaska — Alaska (Paradox Mix) [Inter City - 002]
  26. The Beatles — Flying [Parlophone]

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