DMC (Disco Mix Club) - DJ-only Promo LPs
Disco Mix Club (DMC) is a DJ remix service founded by Tony Prince which began as a radio show (Disco Mix Club Show) in 1981 on Radio Luxembourg in the UK. Prince helped popularise a new style of DJ mixes using the turntable as an instrument. DMC started operating as a remix service in 1983 producing exclusive remixes on cassettes. The vinyl format followed in July 1984 with CDs in 1989.
DMC discs come in different formats depending on whether they are ‘Previews’, ‘Mixes’ or ‘International’. The ‘Previews’ are of least interest as they contained the standard release but were, at the time, normally issued prior to release to the public. Of more interest to the collector are the ‘Mixes 1’ and ‘Mixes 2’ and 'International' as these normally contain exclusive remixes (either of the single track or sequenced with others) only available on that particular DMC disc. Due to copyright restrictions, the DMC items featured here were never made available to the general public being issued only to DJ’s who subscribed to the service.
There are 29 DMC discs that include Madonna tracks as well as four additional 'Best Of' DMC LPs. Some of these discs are rarer than others. Of most interest for collectors are those that contain a standalone remix of Madonna tracks - Megadonna (Feb 1985), Madonna Megamix I (Feb 87), and Madonna Megamix II (Jul 1990). Having said that, the rarest individual disc is the October 1984 issue which contains her debut and has been offered for sale for anything up to £100. There are also three other particularly rare discs: September '85 (Into The Groove), December '86 (Papa Don't Preach), and February '87 (La Isla Bonita) and this is reflected in the valuations below. Valuations for these discs have been based on asking prices and availability from the Discogs site.
For the collector who is more interested in getting hold of the multitrack remixes, there is a series of The ‘Best Of’ LPs, four of which include Madonna and the tracks selected are the aforementioned rare mixes, namely Vol. 2 (Madonna Goes To The Doctor), Vol. 3 (Megadonna), Vol. 4 (Madonna Megamix) and Vol. 9 (Madonna Megamix II).
For ease of reference a table below shows each of the discs on which a Madonna track (or tracks) is included along with the approximate valuation. This is followed by a picture gallery of each of the discs.
DMC discs come in different formats depending on whether they are ‘Previews’, ‘Mixes’ or ‘International’. The ‘Previews’ are of least interest as they contained the standard release but were, at the time, normally issued prior to release to the public. Of more interest to the collector are the ‘Mixes 1’ and ‘Mixes 2’ and 'International' as these normally contain exclusive remixes (either of the single track or sequenced with others) only available on that particular DMC disc. Due to copyright restrictions, the DMC items featured here were never made available to the general public being issued only to DJ’s who subscribed to the service.
There are 29 DMC discs that include Madonna tracks as well as four additional 'Best Of' DMC LPs. Some of these discs are rarer than others. Of most interest for collectors are those that contain a standalone remix of Madonna tracks - Megadonna (Feb 1985), Madonna Megamix I (Feb 87), and Madonna Megamix II (Jul 1990). Having said that, the rarest individual disc is the October 1984 issue which contains her debut and has been offered for sale for anything up to £100. There are also three other particularly rare discs: September '85 (Into The Groove), December '86 (Papa Don't Preach), and February '87 (La Isla Bonita) and this is reflected in the valuations below. Valuations for these discs have been based on asking prices and availability from the Discogs site.
For the collector who is more interested in getting hold of the multitrack remixes, there is a series of The ‘Best Of’ LPs, four of which include Madonna and the tracks selected are the aforementioned rare mixes, namely Vol. 2 (Madonna Goes To The Doctor), Vol. 3 (Megadonna), Vol. 4 (Madonna Megamix) and Vol. 9 (Madonna Megamix II).
For ease of reference a table below shows each of the discs on which a Madonna track (or tracks) is included along with the approximate valuation. This is followed by a picture gallery of each of the discs.
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1984 October
1985 February 1985 May 1985 August 1985 September 1985 September 1986 January 1986 March 1986 June 1986 August 1986 August 1986 November 1986 December 1986 December 1987 January 1987 January 1987 February 1987 October 1987 December 1987 December 1988 January 1988 June 1989 April 1989 July 1989 August 1990 May 1990 July 1990 August 1991 May 1984 1985 1987 1990 |
Mixes
Mixes Mixes Mixes Preview Mixes Previews Mixes International Mixes International Mixes 2 Previews Mixes 2 Mixes 1 Mixes 2 Mixes 2 Mixes 2 Mixes 1 Mixes 2 Mixes 2 Mixes 2 Mixes 1 Mixes 1 Mixes 2 Mixes 1 Mixes 2 Mixes 2 Three Best of Vol. 2 Best of Vol. 3 Best of Vol. 4 Best of Vol. 9 |
Madona Goes To The Doctor
Megadonna Material Girl Into The Groove Gambler Into The Groove Jellybean – Sidewalk Talk Borderline Into The Groove / Everybody Holiday Borderline True Blue Into The Groove Papa Don’t Preach Open Your Heart / Nick Kamen Megamix La Isla Bonita Causing A Commotion La Isla Bonita Who’s That Girl Jellymix – Sidewalk Talk Into The Groove Like A Prayer Holiday Into The Groove Vogue Megamix II Open Your Heart Into The Groove Madonna Goes To The Doctor Megadonna Megamix I Megamix II |
£30-£100
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