August 22, 2018

DJ Eclipse "Wild Pitch Blends" (Mixtape, 1994)


Originally released as a very limited promotional cassette back in 1994, DJ Eclipse - who was National Director of Retail Promotion at Wild Pitch at the time - blended some of the best records from the Wild Pitch Records catalog. The 19-track mix includes joints from Latee, Gang Starr, O.C., Foul Play, Total Pack, 3rd Eye, The Coup, Nick Swing & Bamboo, Chill Rob G, Jamose, TND, N. Tyce, Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth, and Large Professor. Now-classics aside, it's the vaulted material from Total Pack and Foul Play that have always made this such an attractive release. With re-issue culture in full-swing, I'm sure these records have since been unearthed, but back then, DJ Eclipse was (and still is) holding onto some exclusive gems! I wish Eclipse would have released more material through his imprint, "Eclipse Records," but that's a story for another day. Update: the audio link was removed, so unfortunately we'll have to listen to the mix tape through crappy YouTube until I can (remember to) update the link to a better streaming platform. In the meantime, listen to it below...