Showing posts with label Foul Play. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foul Play. Show all posts

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...