Farley Mixes, 1984-1986

Farley

Any study of influential Chicago DJs would be incomplete without Farley Keith (later Farley “Jackmaster” Funk). Farley started DJing at the Playground in 1981, where he would stay through several name changes until 1987; however it was his work with the Hot Mix 5 on WBMX that reached the largest audience.

Farley was one of five original members in 1981, and his mixes exposed the entire city to what was happening in Chicago’s black clubs. In 1984, Farley left for WGCI (after Scott “Smokin” Silz’s departure). In 1986, he was joined by the rest of the group. Then Farley returned to WBMX in 1987, only to see the station sold.

I’ve compiled track lists for the earliest Farley mixes I could find online. All are hosted by Deephousepage.com. It’s interesting to see the balance between older disco and soul and contemporary European imports. In 1984 and 1985, local productions began to trickle in, but it wasn’t until 1986 that there would be enough to fill most of a mix. Also of note are dark synthpop tracks, notably in mix 1277. By contrast, see the mainstream Billboard dance hits of 1985.

Some of the IDs below were first compiled by Mister_DJ at Old Skool Anthemz. Please let me know if you can identify any of the missing tracks.

2. farley2.mp3

WBMX, 1985 [~1986]

Farley Funkin Keith: Funkin with the Drums
  1. The Rude Boy Farley Keith: Give Your House To Me/Peech Boys: Don’t Make Me Wait (Acappella)
  2. Serious Intention: You Don’t Know
  3. The It: Donnie
  4. Farley Funkin Keith: Jackin the Bass [Funkin with the Drums]
  5. Mr. Fingers: Mystery of Love
  6. Ron Hardy: Sensation
  7. Mach: On & On
  8. Alessandro Novaga: Faces Drums 3
  9. Chip E.: It’s House
  10. Farley Jackmaster Funk: Jack’n The House
  11. Grant: Dance
  12. Farley Funkin Keith: Snare Crazy
  13. Stop: Wake Up
  14. The Michael Zagar Band: Let’s All Chant
  15. Alexander Robotnick: Problèmes D’Amour
  16. Raz: Baila

43. farley7.mp3

WBMX, 1984 or 1985

  1. Lee Ritenour: Countdown (Captain Fingers)
  2. Brenda Taylor: You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
  3. Machine: Is It Love
  4. Inner Life: I’m Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)
  5. Herbie Hancock: Magic Number
  6. Kasso: One More Round
  7. Poopee and the N.Y. Squirrels: Bust That Nut (intro)
  8. Sharon Brown: I Specialize in Love
  9. Serge Ponsar: Out in the Night
  10. Patrice Rushen: Number One (Instrumental)
  11. Madonna: Holiday
  12. Herbie Hancock: Autodrive
  13. Man Parrish: Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop)
  14. Two Sisters: High Noon
  15. Two Sisters: B-Boys Beware
  16. Freeez: I. Dub. U.
  17. Freeez: I.O.U.

160. farley100.mp3

WBMX, 1980s [~1985]

  1. Farley Jackmaster Funk: Farley Farley (Status IV: You Ain’t Really Down acappella, Colonel Abrams: Trapped acappella, First Choice: Let No Man Put Asunder acappella)
  2. J.M. Silk: Music Is The Key
  3. Thelma Houston: You Used To Hold Me So Tight
  4. Master Jay & Micheal Dee: T.S.O.B
  5. Serious Intention: You Don’t Know/Farley Jackmaster Funk: Farley Farley

326. farleywgci.mp3 (Farley on WGCI '80's), 439. farley252.rm

WGCI, 86-87?

Yellow House: Jack My Body
  1. Mr. Fingers: Can You Feel It?/The Source feat. Candi Staton: You Got the Love (House Apella)
  2. Mr. Fingers: Beyond the Clouds/Martin Luther King speech
  3. T.C. Curtis: You Should Have Known Better
  4. ? [12:23]
  5. Yellow House: Jack My Body
  6. Frankie Knuckles: It’s A Cold World
  7. Bohannon: Let’s Start II Dance Again
  8. Taana Gardner: Work That Body
  9. Nightlife Unlimited: Peaches & Prunes (sounds like Ron Hardy edit)
  10. Kikrokos: Life Is A Jungle (edit)
  11. The Housemaster Boyz & The Rude Boy of House: House Nation
  12. John Rocca: I Want It to Be Real

665. Farley-WBMXearly80s.mp3, 1. farley.ra, 289. farley790.rm

WBMX, early 80s [~1984]

  1. Billy Frazier & Friends: Billy Who?
  2. Skatt Bros: Walk The Night
  3. Loleatta Holloway: Love Sensation (Instrumental/Acappella/Walter Gibbons mix)
  4. Diana Ross: Love Hangover (break)
  5. First Choice: Let No Man Put Asunder (Instrumental/Acappella)
  6. Phreek: Weekend
  7. Tony Cook & The Party People: On The Floor (Rock-It)
  8. Sylvester: I Need You

756. farleydave03.mp3

WBMX, Chicago, 1984-85?

  1. unreleased Farley beats
  2. Midway: Set It Out
  3. Colonel Abrams: Music Is The Answer
  4. Z-Factor: I’m The DJ
  5. Knight Action: Single Girl
  6. Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls (intro)
  7. Plastic Mode: Baja Imperial
  8. Klein & MBO: Dirty Talk
  9. Alessandro Novaga: Eletronic Drums [sic] Fusi Four
  10. L’Amour: Let’s Make Love Tonight
  11. Starflight: Dance to the Beat
  12. Alisha: All Night Passion
  13. Kasso: Walkman

899. farleyjackmasterfunkwgci.mp3

WGCI Mastermixes, 1987? [~1986]

  1. Teddy Pendergrass: Only You
  2. Robert Owens: Bring Down the Walls/Ellis-D: My Loleatta
  3. On The House with Marshall Jefferson: Ride The Rhythm/train effect/Virgo: Go Wild Rhythm Trax B3
  4. Frankie Knuckles: It’s A Cold World
  5. Dan Hartman: Vertigo/Relight My Fire
  6. Wally Jump Jr. & The Criminal Element: Turn Me Loose
  7. Nitro Deluxe: Let’s Get Brutal
  8. Stephanie Mills: Put Your Body in It
  9. Paul Lewis: Girl You Need A Change Of Mind
  10. Jamie Principle: Waiting On My Angel
  11. Two Tons of Fun: I Got the Feeling
  12. The Michael Zager Band: Let’s All Chant
  13. Modern Romance: Salsa Rappsody
  14. Mr. Fingers: Can You Feel It?
  15. ad break

914. farleyWGCI1980s.mp3

WBMX, 1980s [tracks 1-13 ~1986; tracks 14-25 Ralphi Rosario, WGCI ~1987]

Alessandro Novaga: Faces Drums 3
  1. The Crusaders: Street Life
  2. Shot: Main Thing
  3. Pam Todd & The Love Exchange: Let’s Get Together
  4. First Choice: Love Thang
  5. Five Special: Why Leave Us Alone
  6. The J.B’s: Doing It to Death/Lyn Collins: Think (About It) intro
  7. Virgo: Go Wild Rhythm Trax B2
  8. Tracy Weber: Sure Shot
  9. Alessandro Novaga: Faces Drums 3/Martin Luther King sample
  10. Eddie Kendricks: Goin’ Up in Smoke
  11. Farley Funkin Keith: Jackin the Bass [Funkin with the Drums]
  12. David Joseph: You Can’t Hide (Your Love From Me)
  13. Jago: I’m Going To Go
  14. The Rude Boy Farley Keith: Give Your Self To Me
  15. Princess: In The Heat of a Passionate Moment
  16. Master C & J: Face It
  17. Raze: Let The Music Move You
  18. Raze: Jack The Groove
  19. The House Rockers feat. Frankie “Hollywood” Rodriguez & Jimmy L.A. Perna: Everybody Do It
  20. The Housemaster Boyz: House Nation
  21. Marshall Jefferson: Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)
  22. Frankie Knuckles: You Can’t Hide From Yourself
  23. First Choice: Let No Man Put Asunder
  24. Fresh: Dum Dum Part Two
  25. On The House: Ride the Rhythm

968. farleywgcimastermix86-87.mp3

WGCI Mastermix, 1986-87?

  1. Project 122: Kiss Me Baby
  2. Farley “Jackmaster” Funk & Jessie Saunders: Love Can’t Turn Around
  3. Farley Jackmaster Funk/Ricky Dillard: It’s All Over (unreleased)
  4. Bam Bam: You’ve Been Messin Around
  5. Farley Funkin Keith: Jackin the Bass [Funkin with the Drums]
  6. Sparque: Let’s Go Dancin’
  7. Liz Torres feat. Kenny “Jammin” Jason: What You Make Me Feel/What You Make Me Feel (Jack Track)
  8. Darryl Pandy: Climax
  9. Duane and Co.: Piano Traxx
  10. The Force: It’s O.K., It’s O.K. (Tracks)
  11. Tyree: I Fear the Night
  12. The Housemaster Boyz: Trax U Lost
  13. Kat Mandu: I Wanna Dance
  14. Anthony and The Camp: What I Like

1023. FarleyFunkinKeithWBMX1985Disco.mp3

Friday Night Jams, WBMX, 1985, courtesy of Mario Luna

Jack Master Funk: Aw Shucks (Let’s Go Let’s Go)
  1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasure Dome (Alternative to Reality) intro
  2. Coati Mundi: Que Pasa/Me No Pop I
  3. Bumblebee Unlimited: I Got a Big Bee (break)
  4. Skipworth & Turner: Thinking About Your Love
  5. Rose Royce: Do Your Dance
  6. Savage Progress: Heart Begin to Beat
  7. World Premiere: Share the Night
  8. Touche: Just Like a Doorknob
  9. The Montana Sextet: Heavy Vibes
  10. Earl Young’s Trammps: What Happened to the Music (Dub Mix)
  11. Visual: The Music Got Me
  12. Colonel Abrams: Music Is The Answer
  13. Jack Master Funk: Aw Shucks (Let’s Go Let’s Go)
  14. Jamie Principle: Waiting On My Angel
  15. Jesse Saunders: Waiting On My Angel [tape pause]
  16. Plastic Mode: Baja Imperial
  17. Master Jay and Michael Dee: T.S.O.B
  18. Colonel Abrams: Trapped (Acappella)
  19. Virgo: Go Wild Rhythm Trax B2
  20. Freeez: Acappella U.
  21. Klein & MBO: Dirty Talk/beats

1131. FarleyJackmasterFunk1985wbmx.mp3

WBMX, 1985, compliments of Mario Luna, Chicago

  1. Yello: Vicious Games
  2. Yello: You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess
  3. Yello: Bostich
  4. Jesse’s Gang with Farley “Funkin” Keith: Real Love (Is It Real?) (Dub/Vocal)
  5. Fresh: Dum Dum
  6. Alexander Robotnick: Problèmes D’Amour
  7. Candido: Thousand Finger Man
  8. Stars on 45 Theme
  9. Trilogy: Not Love
  10. Stopp: I’m Hungry
  11. Hugh Masekela: Don’t Go Lose It Baby
  12. Farley Funkin Keith: Jackin the Bass [Funkin with the Drums]/Sharon Redd: You’re a Winner
  13. Prince and The Revolution: When Doves Cry
  14. Newcleus: Computer Age (Push the Button)

1277. FarleyFunkinKeithandJulianPerezWBMX1985.mp3

Farley Funkin Keith and Julian Perez, WBMX, Chicago, compliments of Mario Luna, 1985

Wet: That’s The Game
  1. Quando Quango: Love Tempo
  2. George Kranz: Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa)
  3. Laid Back: White Horse
  4. Karen Young: Hot Shot
  5. ’Lectric Workers: Robot Is Systematic (break)
  6. The Coachouse Rhythm Section: Time Warp
  7. Powerline: Double Journey
  8. Sylvester: I Need You (edit)
  9. Persia: Inch by Inch
  10. Harvey Mason: Groovin’ You (break edit)
  11. Nightlife Unlimited: Peaches & Prunes
  12. Bo Kool: (Money) No Love
  13. Taana Gardner: Work That Body
  14. Konk: Your Life
  15. Night Moves: Transdance
  16. Wet: That’s The Game
  17. X-Posed (Exposé): Point of No Return
  18. Mascara: Baja
  19. Africa: A.I.E. (A Mwana)
  20. Lime: I Don’t Wanna Lose You
  21. John Rocca: Once Upon a Dub
  22. Debbie Deb: Lookout Weekend

1339. Farley_JackMaster_Funk_031685_DHP.mp3

Saturday Night Live Ain’t Chicago Dance Party - WBMX, 3/16/85

  1. Jamie Principle: Your Love
  2. Black Gold: C’mon Stop
  3. Billy Frazier & Friends: Billy Who? (break)
  4. Geraldine Hunt: Can’t Fake The Feeling (edit)
  5. The Salsoul Orchestra: Ooh, I Love It (Love Break)
  6. Extra: Haven’t Been Funked Enough
  7. Northend feat. Michelle Wallace: Happy Days
  8. Alessandro Novaga: Faces Drums 1
  9. Bumblebee Unlimited: Lady Bug
  10. beats [30:01]
  11. Klein & M.B.O.: The MBO Theme
  12. Isaac Hayes: I Can’t Turn Around (edit)
  13. Jesse Saunders: Funk-U-Up (Bonus Beats)
  14. J.M. Silk: Music Is The Key
  15. The Michael Zager Band: Let’s All Chant
  16. Taana Gardner: Work That Body
  17. Bohannon: Let’s Start The Dance (edit)

1354. Farley_Jackmaster_Funk_WGCI_121986_deephousepage.mp3

Power 107.5 - WGCI Mastermix, 12/19/86

Jesse Saunders: On and On
  1. Frankie Knuckles: It’s A Cold World
  2. Virgo: Go Wild Rhythm Trax A1
  3. Jesse Saunders: On and On (5A)
  4. Fingers Inc.: You’re Mine
  5. Mr. Fingers: Can You Feel It?
  6. J.M. Silk: I Can’t Turn Around (House In E-flat minor)
  7. Jesse Saunders: On and On (4A & B)
  8. Farley Jackmaster Funk/Ricky Dillard: It’s All Over (unreleased)
  9. Master C & J: Face It/Carl Bean: I Was Born This Way
  10. On The House: Ride The Rhythm/Martin Luther King speech
  11. The House Rockers feat. Frankie “Hollywood” Rodriguez and Jimmy L.A. Perna: Everybody Do It!
  12. Yellow House: Jack My Body
  13. Klein & M.B.O.: The MBO Theme

1361. FarleyKeithWBMX112484deephousepage.mp3

Saturday Night Live Chicago Dance Party - WBMX, 11/24/84

  1. Serious Intention: You Don’t Know (Limited Edition Special Remix)
  2. ? (Instr.) [6:17]
  3. Tempest Trio: Do You Like The Way It Feels
  4. Touche: Just Like A Doorknob
  5. beats [15:25]
  6. Loleatta Holloway: Love Sensation (edit)
  7. Jago: I’m Going To Go
  8. Evelyn Thomas: High Energy
  9. Gaucho: Dance Forever
  10. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes (Carnage)
  11. Kikrokos: Life Is A Jungle (edit)
  12. Kleeer: Keeep Your Body Workin’

1465. FarleyJMF_RalphieRosario1986WBMX.mp3

WBMX, 1986, compliments of Mario Luna [tracks 1-20 Farley Jackmaster Funk WGCI, 1986; tracks 14-20 Ralphie Rosario WGCI, 1986; tracks 21-33 Farley Keith WBMX, ~1984?]

The Rude Boy Farley Keith: Give Your Self To Me
  1. Mr. Fingers: Mystery of Love
  2. Farley Jackmaster Funk: Farley Farley
  3. Mr. Lee & Kompany: Shoot Your Best Shot
  4. Chip E: Like This
  5. T.H.: Don’t Forget (To Buy This Record) [announcement, tape pause]
  6. Mach: On & On [tape pause]
  7. The It: Donnie
  8. Raw Silk: Do It To The Music
  9. Mr. Fingers: Mystery of Love
  10. Virgo: Go Wild Rhythm Trax A1
  11. The Rude Boy Farley Keith: Give Your Self To Me
  12. Farley Jackmaster Funk: Jack’n The Trax
  13. T.H.: Don’t Forget (To Buy This Record)
  14. The Homeboyz feat. Renny: It’s Your Night
  15. Mr. Lee & Kompany: Shoot Your Best Shot
  16. Van McCoy: Soul Cha Cha
  17. Mark Imperial: J’Adore Danser
  18. ? [31:04]
  19. Made in Italy: Made in Italy
  20. ? [35:02]
  21. Den Harrow: Future Brain (instrumental) [announcement, tape pause]
  22. Trilogy: Not Love
  23. Loose Joints: Is It All Over My Face [start of West End Records medley?]
  24. Sparque: Let’s Go Dancin’
  25. Master Boogies Song and Dance: When The Shit Hits The Fan
  26. Taana Gardner: Work That Body
  27. Loose Joints: Is It All Over My Face
  28. Gibson Brothers: Cuba
  29. Suzy Q: With Your Love
  30. Starflight: Dance To The Beat
  31. Magnum Force: Get in the Mix
  32. My Mine: Zorro
  33. Roni Griffith: Dancing Machine
  34. Martin Circus: Disco Circus

1487. FarleyKeithWBMX102784deephousepage.mp3

WBMX, 10/27/84

  1. Peech Boys: Don’t Make Me Wait (acappella)
  2. MFSB: Love Is the Message
  3. Paul Simpson Connection: Use Me Lose Me (Reprise Me)
  4. Circuit: Release the Tension
  5. Tempest Trio: Do You Like The Way It Feels
  6. Culture Club: White Boy
  7. Earl Young’s Trammps: What Happened to the Music (Dub Mix)
  8. First Choice: Doctor Love (Special Remix)
  9. Master Jay & Micheal Dee: T.S.O.B
  10. Karen Silver: Nobody Else
  11. George Duke: I Want You For Myself
  12. Fantasy: You’re Too Late
  13. Nick Straker Band: Straight Ahead

1487. FarleyKeithWBMXApril1984deephousepage.mp3

WBMX, Apr 1984

Kasso: Walkma
  1. Skatt Bros: Walk The Night
  2. Patricia Harris: Heaven Is... (In the Back Seat of My Cadillac)
  3. Kasso: Walkman
  4. Plastic Mode: Baja Imperial
  5. MFSB: Love Is the Message
  6. Sparque: Take Some Time
  7. Denroy Morgan: I’ll Do Anything For You
  8. Paul Lewis: Girl You Need A Change Of Mind
  9. Loleatta Holloway: Love Sensation (Shep Pettibone Mix/acappella)
  10. The Salsoul Orchestra: Ooh, I Love It (Love Break Groove)
  11. Bruce Johnston: Pipeline
  12. Project: Love Rescue

1487. FarleyJackmasterFunkWBMX102586deephousepage.mp3

WBMX WGCI, 10/25/86

  1. The Housemaster Boyz & The Rude Boy of House: House Nation
  2. Project 122: Kiss Me Baby
  3. Raz: Amour Puerto Riqueno (Puerto Rican Lover)
  4. Santos: Work The Box
  5. Fingers Inc: A Path/Sinnamon: I Need You Now acappella/Serious Intention: You Don’t Know (Accapella)/
  6. Billy Frazier & Friends: Billy Who?/Virgo: Go Wild Rhythm Trax A1
  7. Adonis: W.R.D.T. House (Instrumental)
  8. Frankie Knuckles: You Can’t Hide From Yourself
  9. Klein & M.B.O.: The MBO Theme/train effect
  10. Ronnie Dyson: All Over Your Face
  11. Ecstasy, Passion & Pain: Touch and Go/train effect
  12. J.M. Silk: Music Is The Key/The Source feat. Candi Staton: You Got the Love (House Apella)
  13. Tempest Trio: Do You Like The Way It Feels

1509. FarleyKeithWBMX083185.mp3

WBMX, 1985-1986

  1. ?
  2. J.M. Silk: Music Is The Key
  3. Farley Funkin Keith: Jackin the Bass [Funkin with the Drums]/Wham!: Everything She Wants
  4. Jack Master Funk: Aw Shucks (Let’s Go Let’s Go)
  5. John Rocca: Once Upon a Dub
  6. Nick Straker Band: A Little Bit of Jazz
  7. Koto: Visitors
  8. Alexander Robotnick: Problèmes D’Amour
  9. Rick James: Glow
  10. Jack Master Funk: Jack The Bass
  11. Raz: Baila
  12. Laid Back: White Horse
  13. Evelyn Thomas: High Energy

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13 Comments

one of the un-id'd tracks in mix 1277:

20# ? [37:15] [announcement, tape pause]

sounds like Future Brain by Den Harrow.

Great work, thanks!

I think you mean mix 1465, and it sounds like you're right. I updated the list. Thanks!

43. farley7

track 7 is Bust that Nut- Poopee and the N.Y. Squirrels

Mix 899

6. Wally Jump Jr. & The Criminal Element – Turn Me Loose
8. Put your Body to it- Stephanie Mills

mix 968

tracks 9 -11 are just two tracks

9. Piano Traxx - Duane and Co
10. It's O.K., It's O.K. – The Force

track 15 is the beginning of I wanna dance-Kat Mandu

Thanks J.R. Great work!

Mix 1487.

? [25:52] = Adonis "W.R.D.T.H." (instrumental). It's the second track on the B-side of the Trax single.

Mix 1487.

? [42:50] = Project "Love Rescue" (1981)

Mix 1487.

? [41:57] = Nick Straker Band "Straight Ahead" (1982)

Thanks 'Magic' Juan!

Gridface,

I made some corrections on mix 1465. Mr Lee is played briefly after The Homeboyz and right before Van McCoy. This shifts the tracklist numbers a bit, but I fixed them as shown below. Also, I was able to identify five more tracks in this mix. Still searching for the missing two. Let me know if you have any questions.

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1465.

15. Mr. Lee & Kompany "Shoot Your Best Shot"
16. Van McCoy "Soul Cha Cha"
17. ? [29:55] = Mark Imperial "J'Adore Danser"
18. ? [31:04]
19. ? [32:39] = Made In Italy "Made In Italy" (Time Records, 1985)
20. ? [35:02]
21. Den Harrow "Future Brain" instrumental
22. Trilogy: Not Love
23. Loose Joints: Is It All Over My Face [start of West End Records medley?]
24. Sparque: Let's Go Dancin'
25. Master Boogies Song and Dance: When The Shit Hits The Fan
26. Taana Gardner: Work That Body
27. Loose Joints: Is It All Over My Face
28. Gibson Brothers: Cuba
29. ? [54:27] Suzy Q "With Your Love"
30. Starflight: Dance To The Beat
31. ? [1:01:40] = Magnum Force "Get Up And Get In The Mix" (1985)
32. My Mine: Zorro
33. Roni Griffith: Dancing Machine
34. Martin Circus: Disco Circus
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Here are a few more ...

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1277.

Note that two different songs are played after #17 Exposé:

5. beats [19:47] = 'Lectric Workers "Robot Is Systematic" (break) (1982)

18. ? [59:54] = Mascara "Baja" (1984)
19. Africa "A.I.E. (A Mwana)" (1984)
20. Lime: I Don’t Wanna Lose You
21. John Rocca: Once Upon a Dub
22. Debbie Deb: Lookout Weekend

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1339.

? [17:56] - Ex Tras "Haven't Been Funked Enough" (1983)

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1354.

? [38:35] = The House Rockers "Everybody Do It!" (1986)

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1361.

? [35:40] = Gaucho "Dance Forever" (1983)

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And finally ...

899.

? [28:08] = Stephanie Mills "Put Your Body In It" (1979)

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914.

? [1:10:29] = Fresh "Dum Dum (Part Two)" 1986

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Will ask a few acquaintances and see if they can help finish the missing ID's.

Thanks for posting all the mixes in one convenient spot!