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About Champion:
If ever there was a blueprint for how to survive and succeed as an independent label in the UK, then surely Champion Records must be it. Started in 1980, Champion picked up on underground club tunes both in the US and UK, with over 50 top twenty records worldwide and is now celebrating its 25th Anniversary.
Founder Mel M's first employee as A&R manager was Paul Oakenfold and together they used the simple formula of discovering the best club tracks and turning then into chart hits. Who can forget the great hits of the 80's like Sybil's 'Don't Make Me Over', DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince 'Girls Ain't nothin' but Trouble' and Raze 'Break 4 Love'? This formula has been continued with others such as Dominic Butler (Stanton Warriors) and Diesel (X-Press 2), and Champion has enjoyed huge success with many other smashes like Robin S 'Show Me Love', Kristine W 'Feel What You Want' and the classic Deep Dish mix of Sandy B 'Make The World Go Round'. The label also released much of Todd Terry's seminal work, under the guises of Royal House, Swan Lake and Black Riot. Over the years, Champion have released tracks and mixes by the biggest names in dance music, including Fatboy Slim, Junior Vasquez, David Morales, Paul van Dyk and Tiefschwarz.
In 1993 Cheeky Records was conceived. The Cheeky name was quickly established by Mel & Rollo Armstrong and Mel pioneered the formation of Faithless and the making of their best selling album, "Reverence".This paved the way for credible albums by other Cheeky artists including Rob Dougan, Skinny and Dido's album "No Angel" which became the world's biggest selling album of 2001. Cheeky soon became one of the most successful independent labels of the last decade. The label was eventually sold to BMG when it reached epic proportions, allowing Mel to focus back on Champion.
Future stars for Champion include the fantastic Future Funk Squad from affiliated label Default records, headed by blistering breaks DJ / Producer Glen Nicholls. When not DJ'ing around the world or appearing with his band in the awesome Future Funk Squad live shows, he is constantly working in his studio, either on new material or remixing for the likes of Mylo, Sander Kleinberg and the legendary Prodigy. Expect to see the Future Funk Squad playing live at all the major festivals this year, supporting the release of the amazing debut album 'Audio damage'.
Champion Classics
Our rich heritage is very important to us here at Champion, so in order to celebrate the fantastic achievement of reaching 25 years of Champion Records we are launching Champion Classics, a series of 12's re-releasing some of our biggest tracks to date. This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands on some of the defining moments in clubland, true anthems that have stood the test of time, helped define house music and rocked the floor every time.
So far we have released the following:
Raze 'Break 4 Love'
CHAMPC1201
a) Original Mix
aa) Funk Rockers Remix
O.T. Quartet 'Hold That Sucker Down'
CHAMPC1202
a1) Builds Like A Skyscraper Mix
a2) Dual Remix
aa1) Lifelike & Kris Menace Remix
aa2) Brutal Remix
Staxx 'Joy'
CHAMPC1203
a1) Lovejoy Vocal 12" Mix
a2) Original 12" Mix
aa1) Bimbo Jones Remix
aa2) Stonebridge Club Mix
Robin S 'Show Me Love'
CHAMPC1204
a1) Stonebridge Club Mix
a2) Todd Edwards Mix
aa1) Diesel (XP-2) Remix
aa2) Kerri Chandler Remix
Sandy B 'Make The World Go Round'
CHAMPC1205
a1) Deep Dish 12" Vocal
aa1) Robbie Rivera Remix
Kristine W 'Feel What You Want'
CHAMPC1206
a1) Our Tribe Mix
a2) Deep Swing Vocal Mix
aa1) Cuba Libra Mix
aa2) DJ Tekin Mix
Sphinx feat Sabrina Johnston 'What Hope Have I'
CHAMPC1207
a1) Groovecutter Mix
aa1) The Big Mix
aa2) 7th Heaven Mirrorball Mix
As you can see we've made some fantastic remixes of these Classic tracks available to you, plus today's top names in to give us their interpretation. All have fared very well in the likes of the very influential Cool Cuts chart, and a certain Mr Pete Tong has played every track released so far on Radio 1.
Please be quick, as all 12's are limited editions - once they're gone, they're gone!!!! Start Code To Apply Top Banner !!!!
