16th December 1989, with Terry Farley

For the final Club Chart of 1989, we are joined by Terry Farley: DJ, remixer and producer, whose career was in the ascendant just as James Hamilton was on the verge of ceding full control at Record Mirror. Hip house was waning, Italian house was the new big thing, piano riffs were everywhere, and while some acid house pioneers were slowing their BPMs right down, others were emerging from the warehouse rave scene with a wholly different agenda.

To accompany this episode, you can listen to this entire Top 20 in full, or alternatively as a shorter medley of snippets.

Further listening:

* other tracks mentioned in this episode (YouTube)

* random monthly megamixes, 1975-1989

Further reading:

* James Hamilton's Dance Pages 1983-1989 (800 page hardback book)

* James Hamilton's Disco Pages 1975-1982 (550 page hardback book)

Record Mirror Disco Charts mugs and T-shirts are available from our merchandise store.

Mike Atkinson also hosts the podcast Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

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