Dr. Packer – Different Strokes (12″)

£15.50 IN STOCK

Label: Glitterbox
Format: 12″
Cat: GLITS006
Released: 12 Jul 17
Repressed: 03 Apr 20
Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

Only 1 left in stock

Description

Ahead of a full-length album coming on Glitterbox Recordings, the king of disco re-edits Dr Packer presents four of his versions of soulful dancefloor favourites old and new, giving a flavour of what’s to come from the LP.

‘Different Strokes’ kicks off with a re-rub of the MK-produced LaTrece ‘I Want To Thank You’, itself a house cover of Alicia Myer’s soul classic from 1981. Dr Packer pulls back on the tempo, making way for keyboards that echo the vocal melody and enhanced percussion. Next, he remixes ‘Still In Love’ by Shuya Okino, a contemporary nu-disco classic with gorgeous string instrumentation and a tight guitar riff.

In true Dr Packer style, his version has plenty of extra funk, fleshing out the bassline to suit a dynamic disco set. A remix of ATFC’s ‘Bad Habit’ is next, again given the effortlessly laidback, groove-laden Dr Packer treatment. Finally it’s Soul Rebel’s ‘I’ll Be Good’, a vocal house classic from the mid-noughties, reinterpreted masterfully for today’s Glitterbox dancefloor.

The first pressing of this has sold for up to £65 on Discogs!

Tracklist:
A1 – LaTrece – I Want To Thank You (Dr Packer Edit)
A2 – Shuya Okino Feat. Navasha Daya – Still In Love (Dr Packer Remix)
B1 – ATFC Feat. Lisa Millett – Bad Habit (Dr Packer Remix)
B2 – Soul Rebels Feat. Lisa Millett – I’ll Be Good (Dr Packer Remix)

Additional information

Weight 0.25 kg