Various Artists

4CD: Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada (TBD)
4CD with signed print: Amazon U.K.

Dance Masters: Arthur Baker (The Classic Dance Remixes) brings Baker's work behind the mixing boards to life with a 43-track offering of classic 12" mixes. From club hits like Afrika Bambaataa and The SoulSonic Force's "Planet Rock" to mixes of pop classics by Daryl Hall & John Oates, Cyndi Lauper, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Fleetwood Mac, and more, this new volume of Dance Masters offering will more than live up to its name. It'll be available on four CDs or eight LPs, newly remastered by Nick Robbins at Sound Mastering and featuring in-depth liner notes by Bill Coleman plus track-by-track commentary by Baker himself (along with rare photos from his archives). A 2LP highlights package will also be available.  Of particular worth to collectors is a promotional mix of Pet Shop Boys' "Suburbia" making its CD debut, plus rare-to-CD mixes of songs by Al Jarreau, Robbie Nevil, Neneh Cherry, Carly Simon and Atlantic Starr. Even a mix of Artists United Against Apartheid's charity single "Sun City" and a track from Baker's collaboration with Bob Dylan (1985's Empire Burlesque) are included here.