RetroJoe's Mixes

RetroJoe

Member Since: 9/14/2004

Total Mixes: 296

Total Feedback: 183

Well, it has been about 8 years since I started posting at AotM and I've surpassed the 600th mix mark.

My Mixes at MixCloud http://mixcloud.com/RetroJoe

Greatest Recordings for 1947-1987 (121 Tunes Each) http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/bg_hits/bg_hits_80.html

UK Top 40 Hit Database http://www.everyhit.com/

Top 40 Hits 1930-1998 http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/top40/index.html

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Return to 1991(Featuring Marc C … CD \| Pop 6/1/2008 Last time I did a mix of 1991 tunes it was based on the top 40 UK charts. This time it is based on the Billboard top 100 charts.Towards the end of the mix the focus is on Marc Cohn who won a Best New A …	Night & Day, but Mostly Night ( … CD \| Theme 5/25/2008 This mix began a few years ago but was never finished. After stumbling over it looking over old directories, I dusted it off and added more cuts to come up with the following. One song that wasn't used …	A John Waters/Baltimore Tribute CD \| Theme 5/17/2008 Figure I don't need an excuse to make a dedication to John Waters, since his musical selections are almost always an inspiration. He of course fairs from Baltimore and so I'm including 6 songs from gro …
Classically Inspired CD \| Theme 5/12/2008 Here are the classical origins of this mix by track number: 1) Disco version of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. 2) Based on a theme from Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. 3) Based on Maurice Ravel's Pavane p …	The War Years (1942-1945) CD \| Pop 4/26/2008 After making my 1928 mix, I thought of making one more for my Father's birthday (he turns 80 next month). Since not only music but WWII had a profound influence on his growing years, I thought I'd comb …	Sounds of Motown in 1964 CD \| Blues - Classic Blues 4/21/2008 31. Kim Weston - Go Ahead And Laugh (first version).These are my remaining selections from Motown after I removed twelve songs that I had used on prior mixes: "Run, Run, Run" (#93, #22) and "Come See A …
Taking a Trip Back to 1928 CD \| Pop 4/19/2008 My parents were both born in 1928 (they turn 80 this year). The making of this mix turned out much nicer than the year of my birth mix for 1955 (1928 must have been a better year; having the first McDo …	MotownThe Early Years CD \| Blues - Classic Blues 4/11/2008 Thanks to Hip-o Select for making these songs available on their 'The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1' box set, which included 155 tracks from the issue years of 1959-61. Most of the songs never charte …	The Spring of '65 Featuring Her … CD \| Pop 4/5/2008 31. Petula Clark - Downtown Although The Beatles were big at this time, Herman's Hermits were perhaps a tad bigger for the Spring of '65 (or at least on par). The later group had it's best period at th …

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Return to 1991(Featuring Marc C … CD \| Pop 6/1/2008 Last time I did a mix of 1991 tunes it was based on the top 40 UK charts. This time it is based on the Billboard top 100 charts.Towards the end of the mix the focus is on Marc Cohn who won a Best New A …	Night & Day, but Mostly Night ( … CD \| Theme 5/25/2008 This mix began a few years ago but was never finished. After stumbling over it looking over old directories, I dusted it off and added more cuts to come up with the following. One song that wasn't used …	A John Waters/Baltimore Tribute CD \| Theme 5/17/2008 Figure I don't need an excuse to make a dedication to John Waters, since his musical selections are almost always an inspiration. He of course fairs from Baltimore and so I'm including 6 songs from gro …
Classically Inspired CD \| Theme 5/12/2008 Here are the classical origins of this mix by track number: 1) Disco version of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. 2) Based on a theme from Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. 3) Based on Maurice Ravel's Pavane p …	The War Years (1942-1945) CD \| Pop 4/26/2008 After making my 1928 mix, I thought of making one more for my Father's birthday (he turns 80 next month). Since not only music but WWII had a profound influence on his growing years, I thought I'd comb …	Sounds of Motown in 1964 CD \| Blues - Classic Blues 4/21/2008 31. Kim Weston - Go Ahead And Laugh (first version).These are my remaining selections from Motown after I removed twelve songs that I had used on prior mixes: "Run, Run, Run" (#93, #22) and "Come See A …
Taking a Trip Back to 1928 CD \| Pop 4/19/2008 My parents were both born in 1928 (they turn 80 this year). The making of this mix turned out much nicer than the year of my birth mix for 1955 (1928 must have been a better year; having the first McDo …	MotownThe Early Years CD \| Blues - Classic Blues 4/11/2008 Thanks to Hip-o Select for making these songs available on their 'The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1' box set, which included 155 tracks from the issue years of 1959-61. Most of the songs never charte …	The Spring of '65 Featuring Her … CD \| Pop 4/5/2008 31. Petula Clark - Downtown Although The Beatles were big at this time, Herman's Hermits were perhaps a tad bigger for the Spring of '65 (or at least on par). The later group had it's best period at th …