Chris Rea 'Joesphine'

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This may be a figment of my imagination but I'm sure someone once told me that the balearic genius that is 'La Version Francais' was actually created by Chris Rea himself and Paul Oakenfold :confused:

Unfortunately this was told to me after I'd had a chance to check with Mr Rea himself, but i just wondered if anyone else had ever heard this? It does seem suspect to me in that someone like Oakenfold who was never shy about telling everyone about his achievments - inventing house , trance, balearic, christianity etc.......never mentioned it in his interviews, but then again......:fekked:

Anyone know for sure.......and it's not on the record so don't bother checking!
 
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I've never heard of Oakenfold being involved on this track.... and Ive seen it discussed a lot - it would however be possible as he worked for record labels in this mid 80s period and did a quite a few edits/mixes - some of which I am sure were uncredited as this was before he had a name as a DJ - and also because "DJ" remixes were not done by UK DJ's but generally New York based ones

I know that the first person to really get behind this version of Josephine was Danny Rampling and you would have thought that PO would have liked to get a bit of credit if he had been involved as it became a big anthem
 
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nathan said:
year was this originally released? think the first credited oakenfold production is jungle fever in 1987
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I think that the Chris Rea French Version was around in 88

Ive seen Oakenfolds name on records before, Ive definatly got a UK release Peech Boys 12" that has an edit by him on - i seem to remember he was involved in a mix on one of the early Jazzy Jefff and Fresh Prince singles
 
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doubt that

lastnightadj said:
I think that the Chris Rea French Version was around in 88

Ive seen Oakenfolds name on records before, Ive definatly got a UK release Peech Boys 12" that has an edit by him on - i seem to remember he was involved in a mix on one of the early Jazzy Jefff and Fresh Prince singles
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oakey was in france in 87.

http://www.discogs.com/release/482110
 
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nathan said:
lol you should have then stuck on genaside II - 'educate the narra minds they see what they want to see'

blinkered idiots
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LOL :thumbsup:

It was only one person apparently... just made me laugh when I head that 'Chris Rea isn't oldskool....' :D

Here's the tracklisting.... mixing is foooking dire at times has to be said lol :$

Shooms PR 3/1/05 Chilled seshwaaan

Mental Generation - Cafe del Mar
Voice of Africa - Hoomba Hoomba / MLK - I have a dream pella
Moodswings - State of Independance
Chris Rea - Josephine (la francais mix)
Beats International - Invasion of the estate agents
Carly Simon - Why
Timmy Thomas - Why can't we live together
Jean Carn - Was that all it was
Primal Scream - Come Together (Weatherall mix)
Primal Scream - I'm loosing more than I'll ever have (Farley & Heller mix)
Innocence - Natural Thing (Elevation mix)
Soul II Soul - Back to life
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in full (Coldcut mix)
Sinitta - Love & affection (DNA mix) (yes.... honestly Sinitta lol)
Donna Summer - State of Independance (DMC remix)
All Saints - Pure Shores (instr) / Chuck Roberts - In the beginning (pella)
Stevie Winwood - Higher Love (12 remix)
Electra / Soul II Soul - Autumn love / keep on moving boot
Christians - Harvest for the world
Frankie vs ABC - Tears for a better world
Guy called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Reese - Rock to the beat (Hitman mix)
Guru Josh - Freaky Dreamer
 
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Konspiracy said:
Do they come on here? Name and Shame! Ive not had a Cig for 2 weeks and Im right ready for an argument:D ;)
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LOL :D I still don't know who said it - it came to my ears via me gf at the time....

Not arsed anyways lol I'm too busy smiling at the top drawer mix of Eurthymics - Sweet Dreams (original mix) over the top of Beat Club - Dreams were made to be broken I managed to pull out of the bag on an old PR set I'm listenin to :D
 
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that....

Shooms said:
LOL :thumbsup:

It was only one person apparently... just made me laugh when I head that 'Chris Rea isn't oldskool....' :D

Here's the tracklisting.... mixing is foooking dire at times has to be said lol :$

Shooms PR 3/1/05 Chilled seshwaaan

Mental Generation - Cafe del Mar
Voice of Africa - Hoomba Hoomba / MLK - I have a dream pella
Moodswings - State of Independance
Chris Rea - Josephine (la francais mix)
Beats International - Invasion of the estate agents
Carly Simon - Why
Timmy Thomas - Why can't we live together
Jean Carn - Was that all it was
Primal Scream - Come Together (Weatherall mix)
Primal Scream - I'm loosing more than I'll ever have (Farley & Heller mix)
Innocence - Natural Thing (Elevation mix)
Soul II Soul - Back to life
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in full (Coldcut mix)
Sinitta - Love & affection (DNA mix) (yes.... honestly Sinitta lol)
Donna Summer - State of Independance (DMC remix)
All Saints - Pure Shores (instr) / Chuck Roberts - In the beginning (pella)
Stevie Winwood - Higher Love (12 remix)
Electra / Soul II Soul - Autumn love / keep on moving boot
Christians - Harvest for the world
Frankie vs ABC - Tears for a better world
Guy called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Reese - Rock to the beat (Hitman mix)
Guru Josh - Freaky Dreamer
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tracklisting has just given me a semi !!!!

I own the uk12" of jospehine the one with road to hell on the flip. Thought it was orig until recently. That was a 89 release
 
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pauly p said:
Is there an instrumental of this tune?

The versions I have start nice then the fecker sings and kills it :|
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Sacre Blue!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously though i do have a slate with an instrumental I cut from the remix parts we had.....but it's not for general consumption, and anyway it's not a patch on the vocal mix.phones:
 


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