Essential Series Vol 1 from CD Pool UK Review for the Mobile DJ

0:00 There will be information in the description

Right there, I'd like to introduce you to part one of four videos I'm doing on the Essential Series Binders from cdpool.com. There will be information in the description. In this video we're looking at the first binder which is from CD 1-20. Now each of the compilations comes in as I said its own Binder and also there's a lot of information to make it very easy to search for tracks and also genres as well. So before we have a look at what tracks you can expect to get from CD1 through to 20, the front of the binder we have first of all sorted by type and BPM. So for example we have oldies, we have Motown, we have the 70s, we have disco, we have rock, 80s dance and so on. And then next to that you've got the BPM, the title, the artist, the CD that the track is on, and also the track number, so quite easy to find. Then of course you can maybe sort if you want to, if I just move on a little bit too, sort by title.

So, for example, if you're looking for the title of a track, you can sort and look for the title, of course in alphabetical order, then it's followed by the artist, then the CD and the track. Alternatively, if you want to, we can go a little bit further and we can sort by the artist. So we have, we can either sort by the type of music. We can either sort then by the title of the track or by the artist. So three ways of finding songs, but what are on the Essential Series? Now let's imagine you are a new up-and-coming mobile DJ and you want to get a good eclectic, say, back catalogue of tracks. Pretty much ranging from, you know, almost like the 50s and 60s up to the beginning of the 2000s and beyond. So, CD1, you know, we've got Martha Reeves' Jimmy Mac, we have the Isley Brothers, we've got the Beach Boys, we've got the Contours, we've got Little Richard, we've got the Everly Brothers, we've got Phil Collins, CD2. We have...

2:31 The Blues Brothers, Aretha Franklin

The Blues Brothers, Aretha Franklin. We've got Move, we've got Middle of the Road, we've got The Monkees, Daydream Believer, The Trogs, Wild Thing. That's just on CD1 and 2. Let's have a look maybe at CD number 7 and 8. And also, of course, all of the tracks and the artists are on the CDs as well as on the back. Of the opposite side of the CDs, you will have the information for, of course, the next ones. Being in a binder, as you sort of flip them over, of course, you've got the corresponding information relevant to the CDs on the opposite side. So let's have a look at CDs 7 and 8. Wham! Freedom, Give It Up Casey and the Sunshine Band, House of Fun Madness. I'm so excited, The Pointer Sisters, Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley, a very, very cheesy old school like late 80s disco track. The Twist, The Fat Boys, that was around about the same time. Too Shy, Kajagoogoo, you know, one of those old school kind of early 80s disco tracks. Walk This Way, Aerosmith and Run DMC on CD number 8. Let's just go through and have a look at maybe...

4:41 A whole bunch of tracks that you know you're going to play

13 and 14. So there they are. On the opposite side we have the inlay cards with the information. Barbie Girl Aqua, oh my god. Kung Fu Fighting, Bus Stop, Hot Hot Hot Arrow, Release Me, Inglebert Hummelting, Reap Petite Jackie Wilson, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Tight Fit, Vindaloo Fat Les. Right, so... By the sounds of those tunes, they are not targeted for the club DJ. There are CDs at CDpool that are more targeted for the club DJ, but if you are a mobile DJ and as I said, you're looking to enhance your collection. Alternatively, if you've just started out as a professional mobile DJ and you need to get... A whole bunch of tracks that you know you're going to play. Now here is the deal, this is quite important. There are a lot of compilations out there where you've got maybe one CD with...

20 tracks and you're probably going to use one or two of them. You're not going to use them all but the beauty about the Essential Series is these have been picked by professional DJs who either are or were mobile DJs and they have picked the tracks because they're used at mobile gigs. They haven't thought let's get five tracks that we know you're going to use on one CD and just fill the rest with fodder. Because A, it's not going to work and B, you're going to maybe get binder one and think I'm not going to bother with the rest of them. I mean, for example, let's have a look at 15 and 16. Okay, we've got Gimme Some, Jonathan King, Young at Heart, The Bluebells, I Don't Wanna Dance, Eddie Grant, I Got You Babe, UB40, Jammin' Bob Marley, Red Red Wine, UB40, Betty Davis Eyes, Everything I Do, I Do It For You, Bryan Adams, I Wanna Know What Love Is, Foreigner, If You Leave Me Now, Chicago, Lady in Red, Krista Burr.

All of these tracks are the sort of tunes that you could get away with playing at a wedding, of course, right time, right place. And people are going to reminisce. They're going to go, wow, I haven't heard that track in a long time. Instead of playing just the normal run-of-the-mill wedding clap trap, really. There is no clap trap on here. It's all good quality stuff. Alright, so this here... This is video number one and we're looking at the Essential Series from CDPool. There will be information in the description of this video. Now, video number two and three and four are going to be slightly different because I'm going to be maybe playing the tracks. Let's have a listen to them. Let's see if we can do some kind of transition, some kind of mix using the tracks, okay? So once again, the Essential Series, CDPool, and I'll finish off with practice and enjoy. Thank you very much. Nice one.

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