Ralph Lawson Presents Back To Basics Rare Classics Vol. 2 12”

Introducing Basic Vision, a new imprint releasing a vinyl series of rare classics from the legendary back to basics club. Selected and compiled by the man who played the first ever record at the club, original resident DJ Ralph Lawson. All the tracks are cut to vinyl from the original master recordings and given enough time on high quality vinyl to ensure clean, loud pressings with original artwork by the godfather of punk design – Jamie Reid. The artwork spans across 4 records, which collected together will make the compete picture.

Basic Vision 002 features more gems for collectors including the legendary Mood II Swing Border Insanity dub of Crustation – Flame. Championed by many DJs including Raresh and Apollonia this stripped down cut was only found on the B side of the original release at a low pressing level. It has never been licensed for vinyl since as the original master has been lost for nearly 20 years. Lawson was determined to get this track onto the compilation as it is a bona fide back to basics bomb so he managed to trace down the master to a dusty DAT tape in a basement in New York and lovingly re-mastered from tape with a cut on one side to ensure a really loud pressing for DJ use. Flip the vinyl over and you will also get a treat in the shape of the eternal 51 Days – Paper Moon, originally recorded in 1994 this is still one of the best-produced house records ever made. It can live in a DJ box forever as the perfect warm up record. If that wasn’t enough the record is completed with Terence FM – Feelin’ Kinda High, another all time classic moment in time from Cajmere’s Chicago based imprint Cajual. Again used at the right time causes devastation on the dancefloor.