David Holmes [1997]

Relive one of the all-time classic Essential Mixes from 1997, David Holmes' wild ride through northern soul, funk, jazz and psych rock.

Featured Artists	David Holmes
Programme	Radio 1's Classic Essential Mix
Broadcast	27 Dec 2020
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Episode Tracklist

#		Artists/Remixers	Labels
1	Ode To Billie Joe	Nancy Wilson	Blue Note	01 Nov 1996
2	For What It's Worth	Lou Rawls	Blue Note	01 Nov 1996
3	California Soul	Marlena Shaw	Chess	01 Jan 2005
4	Bold Blue Sister	Ike, Tina Turner	Blue Thumb
5	Honky Tonk	Bill Doggett	King Records	01 Jan 1969
6	Shhhh (For A Little While)	James Brown
7	Hole In The Wall	The Other Brothers	Modern
8	Boogaloo	James Brown
9	Kissy Strut	Trinidad Steel Drummers	White Label
10	En Melody	Serge Gainsbourg	Yellowstone Records	01 Jan 1997
11	Ape Shuffle	Lalo Schifrin	Universal Music
12	Frozen Steak Popcorn	Vigon	Barclay	01 Jan 2012
13	Stuff & Things	Sounds Of The City Experience	Tiger Lily
14	Up Against The Wall	Quincy Jones	Diggin Breaks Records	01 Jan 1998
15	Blackout	Wess, the Airedales	BMI
16	Purple Haze	Johnny Jones, The King Casuals	BMI
17	Sex Machine	A. Rodin Orchestra
18	Dustcracks, Bugs & Roached	Purpose
19	Smash	Damn Sam The Miracle Man	Tay-Ster
20	Rootdown	Jimmy Smith	Verve Records
21	Coming & Going	The Ray Brown Orchestra	Symbolic
22	East	Billy Paul	Moton Records Inc.	01 Jan 1999
23	Light My Fire	Unknown Artist	Boulevard	01 Jan 1971
24	Woman Of The Ghetto	Marlena Shaw	Blue Note	01 Jan 1998
25	Got The Feelin?	The Dave Pike Set	Disques Wagram
26	Smokey Joes La La	Googie Rene Combo	Class
27	Soul Drummers	Ray Barretto	Blue Elephant	01 Jan 1973
28	Right On	Ray Barretto	Nascente	01 Jan 2000
29	Latin Strut	Joe Bataan	Mericana Records	01 Jan 1974
30	Seeds Of Life	Harlem River Drive	Harmless	17 Oct 2000
31	Black Rite	Mandingo, His Orchestra	Columbia
32	Give It Up Or Turn It Loose	Dick Hyman	Command	01 Jan 1969
33	Streets Of Calcutta	Ananda Shankar	Outcaste Records	01 Jan 1997
34	Lite My Fire	John Schroder	White Label
35	Crosstown Traffic	Jimi Hendrix	Yellow Dog Records	01 Jan 1994

Created at: 24 Feb 2026

Updated at: 23 Mar 2026