VA- Old School vs. New School (FLAC) {tracks+cue} [1999]

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1. Whodini vs. The Freestylers -- ("It's All In Mr.) Magic's Wand
2. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Pimp Juice -- Go Ahead In The Rain
3. Kool Moe Dee vs. Bad Boy Bill -- I Go To Work
4. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Aphrodite -- 1nce Again
5. BDP vs. Bassbin Twins -- A Crate Of BDP
6. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Norman Cook -- I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
7. Whodini vs. DJ Icey -- Five Minutes of Funk
8. The Stone Roses vs. Grooverider -- Fools Gold
9. A Tribe Called Quest vs. Doc Martin -- Footprints
10. R Kelly vs Hollis Monroe -- Sex Me
11. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince vs Hybrid -- Summer
12. The Stone Roses vs Rabbit in The Moon -- Fools Gold
13. Summertime (Hybrid Mix) - Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince Vs. Hybrid
14. Fools Gold (Rabbit In The Moon's Message To The Majors) - The Stone Roses Vs. Rabbit In The Moon

From Amazon: Everyone and his cousin has done, or been the subject of, a remix record at this point, so it takes something special for one to stand out from the crowd. Old School Vs. New School qualifies--emphatically. A celebration of some of the Jive and Silvertone labels' best singles, it pits killer tracks from A Tribe Called Quest, Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Whodini, and the Stone Roses against the talents of Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim), Doc Martin, Rabbit in the Moon, Aphrodite, and other well-known--and talented--remixers. With the exception of Hollis Monroe's take on R. Kelly's "Sex Me"--easily the weakest track on the album, both in its original and remixed form--all of the songs are somehow treated with respect and given a fresh life. Cook's take on A Tribe Called Quest's "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" gives the track a tropical feel, the Bassbin Twins give their take on BDP's catalog in a tribute medley, and the two takes of the Stone Roses' classic "Fools Gold"--from Grooverider and Rabbit in the Moon--bring out two different sides of a deserving song. You'll want to dig out the originals again and listen to them side by side with the remixes. --Randy Silver