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Lets say we have a time machine which takes us back to the end of 1995. To a time when trance has only been around for 5-6 years.
Were any records already regarded as "classics" of the genre at this stage? Or did that term first appear early in the 21st century?
I first became aware of it around 2001 - 2002. Quite a few compilations started to be released at this time with the term classics in the title. Generally, they were full of tracks from 96-2000.
Going back to 1995, were the tracks below already revered by the scene faithful? If not, what were the shining beacons for that generation of early 90s ravers?
Age of Love (Jam and Spoon mix)
Stella
Cafe del Mar
Amphetamine
Acid Phase
Point Zero
Orange Theme
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This is the earliest item in Discogs' tomes that marketed itself as 'Trance Classics':
Hard Trance Classics From Deepest Germany
Those really aren't classics.
Seriously though, there were already plenty of tracks considered classics by '95, but the reason many of them weren't on future 'classics' compilations boils down to licensing issues.
This '99 issue of Muzik Magazine did a big feature on the history of trance (kinda'), which namedrops a bunch of early trance labels (MFS, Eye-Q, Music Research) that had petered by the time such compilations became far bigger business:
The A - Z Of Trance (skip to page 65)
So it's not that the early classics weren't known, they just weren't available for licensing. |
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