ARCHIVE


1991
NINETEENNINETYONE

THE NEWS
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The Ministry of Sound opens the world first proper 'super club' at Elephant and Castle in South London.
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The Prodigy (named by Liam Howlett after the Moog Prodigy synth) release their first single "Charly" on XL Records.
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Carl Cox has his first hit with 'I Want You’ and performs on Top Of The Pops when the record peaks at number 23 in the UK charts.
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The Shamen’s Will Sinnott drowns off the coast off Gomera, Canary Islands, filming the video for “Move any Mountain”.
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Fantazia was founded by James Perkins, Gideon Dawson & Chris Griffin with 10,000 people descending on Westpoint Exhibition Centre for the 1991/92 New Years Eve Celebration.
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DJ and co-founder of Loaded Records Tim Jeffrey is aksed to re-launch "Jocks" magazine and the now legendary DJ Mag is born.
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Altern-8 turn up to Shellys in Stoke with a huge sound system on the back of a truck to play for clubbers as they leave. The manage to get enough footage for the video to their track "Activ8" before the police turn up.
Notable albums:
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The KLF – White Room [Europroduction, KLF Communication]
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The Orb - The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld [island]
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Massive Attack - Blue Lines [Wild Bunch Records]
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Primal Scream – Screamadelica [Creation/ Sire/ Warner Bros. Records, 1991]
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The Ragga Twins – Reggae Owes Me Money [Shut Up And Dance]
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LFO - Frequencies [Warp Records]
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Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill [Ruffhouse Records]

THE MUSIC


THE PICTURES

THE ARCHIVE
808 State DJs - BBC Radio 1, Guest Mix Hosted By Pet Shop Boys, 1991-08-12
808 State
GENRE
Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat, House, Techno
TYPE
YEAR
Radio Show / Studio Mix
1991
TAGS
BBC Radio 1, Pet Shop Boys, Manchester, Hacienda
Ellis Dee - Live at Amnesia House, Shelleys, Stoke, October 1991
Ellis Dee
GENRE
Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat
TYPE
YEAR
Live Recording
1991
TAGS
Shellys, Stoke, Amnesia House
Sasha - Live @ Amnesia House, Eclipse, Coventry, 1991-03-29
Sasha
GENRE
House
TYPE
YEAR
Live Recording
1991
TAGS
Eclipse, Coventry, Amnesia House
Carl Cox at Equinox 1991
Carl Cox
GENRE
Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat
TYPE
YEAR
Live Recording
1991
TAGS
Equinox
Carl Cox at Dance Unity Hull 1991
Carl Cox
GENRE
Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat, Techno
TYPE
YEAR
Live Recording
1991
TAGS
Hull, Unity
Carl Cox 3 deck wizard Eclipse, Coventry 1991
Carl Cox
GENRE
Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat
TYPE
YEAR
Live Recording
1991
TAGS
Eclipse, Coventry
Carl Cox - Fantazia at The Eclipse, Coventry 1991
Carl Cox
GENRE
Rave, Hardcore, Breakbeat
TYPE
YEAR
Live Recording
1991
TAGS
Eclipse, Fantazia
Colin Dale Kiss FM 28th October 1991
Colin Dale
GENRE
House
TYPE
YEAR
Radio Show
1991
TAGS
Kiss FM