Playgroup
Playgroup was a studio party/rumpus-room collective orchestrated by Trevor Jackson, a graphic designer (with sleeves of releases by Eric B. & Rakim, Stereo MC's, and the Jungle Brothers to his credit), producer, and remixer who had previously operated as Underdog and Skull. A melting pot of disco, funk, hip-hop, dub, new wave, and house, 2001's Playgroup, released on the Source label, featured appearances from Roddy Frame, Edwyn Collins, Shinehead, Kathleen Hanna, and Rowetta. Astralwerks picked the record up for release in the U.S. in March of 2002. By the end of that year, Jackson released a pair of mix albums: his contribution to the DJ-Kicks series and a very limited disc called Party-Mix. In 2005, Peacefrog gathered two discs of Jackson's remixes for the likes of Soft Cell, Yello, and the Rapture, and issued it as Reproduction. A couple years later, Jackson briefly reactivated the Playgroup name to contribute a disc to Rapster's Kings of Electro double-disc mix set. In 2016, Jackson opened the vaults and issued a nine-part series of Previously Unreleased EPs, one per week from July to September, on the Yes Wave label. Most of the tracks were compiled onto a double-CD later that year, also titled Previously Unreleased. Jackson also ran the Output label, home to releases by Fridge, Four Tet, LCD Soundsystem, Black Strobe, Mu, and Colder.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Epic Sound Battles Chapter 1
Electronic - Released by Cherry Red Records on Jan 1, 1982
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Playgroup
House - Released by Playgroup Recordings on Nov 20, 2001
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Behind the Wheel
House - Released by Playgroup Recordings on Oct 29, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Playgroup (Remixes)
House - Released by Playgroup Recordings on Sep 21, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Make It Happen
House - Released by Playgroup Recordings on Oct 29, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Number One
House - Released by Playgroup Recordings on Nov 12, 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mains Voltage Bath Toys
Alternative & Indie - Released by Playgroup on Aug 8, 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Previously Unreleased Vol. 2
House - Released by Yes Wave on Mar 2, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Previously Unreleased
Techno - Released by Yes Wave on Dec 2, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bring It On
House - Released by Playgroup Recordings on Oct 15, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hooked on U / Mad Love
House - Released by Playgroup Recordings on Oct 15, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Front 2 Back
House - Released by Playgroup Recordings on Jan 22, 2006
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Front 2 Back - Remixes
Dance - Released by Defected Records on Jan 22, 2006
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