VA - Razormaid Class X Three (1989)

Razormaid was started in 1984 by Joseph Watt and Art Maharg in San Francisco, California as a music service for working club DJs. Their objective was to offer something other than just the regular versions that everyone had in their record bins. They created their own special versions of songs by editing and sometimes remixing the hottest club tunes being played (or about to be played) around the world. Their re-edited tracks set them apart from every other DJ service at the time and the music that they chose was some of the most cutting edge stuff available.

Clever and witty design were always part of Razormaid's ability to stay one step ahead of the competition. Die cut jackets, full color printed sleeves and colored vinyl became the norm for every release. Each jacket, sleeve and vinyl pressing were designed with matching colors and each sleeve (once inserted into the die cut jacket) spelled out a letter of the word RAZORMAID in their cataloging scheme.

Razormaid hit the peak of their popularity in the late 80's and early 90's. Joseph and Art made names for themselves with the major record labels and had some of their work released to the general public. Such groups as Data, Depeche Mode and Erasure (to name just a few) were some of the artists to showcase Razormaid mixes along with the standard mixes.

Tracks:

1 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – War 6:04
2 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 5:43
3 Leisure Process – Love Cascade 6:12
4 Gary Numan – Cars 6:22
5 Divine – You Think You're A Man 6:44
6 The Mood – Don't Stop 7:03
7 Depeche Mode – Get The Balance Right 6:20
8 OMD – Messages 6:26
9 Roxy Music – Angel Eyes 8:22
10 The Cure – The Walk 4:45
11 Nick Straker – Leaving On The Midnight Train 6:17
12 Miro Miroe – The Nights Of Arabia 6:53