Essential Selection
The Essential Selection was a radio show on Friday evenings on BBC Radio 1, hosted by Pete Tong. It started in early 1991 and showcased the latest electronic dance music, with an emphasis on house. The show initially aired from 7.30pm to 10.00pm[1] but was subject to scheduling adjustments over the subsequent fifteen years, varying in duration from 2 hours to 3.5 hours, broadcast within the timeframe from 6.00pm to 10.00pm. Since changing from a three hour show to two hour show on September 29, 2006, the show has been entitled simply, "Pete Tong", and is currently broadcast from 9.00pm to 11.00pm.
In addition, a one hour Sunday edition of the programme was broadcast at 7.00pm from April 1992 to April 1993,[2] also hosted by Tong, and called "The Essential Selection - Part 2".
Versions of the show are exported outside of the UK. In Vancouver, Canada, the show, under its original name, had been aired Saturday evenings from 8:00pm–10:00pm on The Beat 94.5FM, but has been taken off air since the Summer of 2008[3]
[edit] Format
A regular feature of the show is Tong's designation of one track as the Essential New Tune of the week. Often, the track in question may be only available in white label releases at the time. This is a significant accolade within the dance music community,[4][5] and a number of Essential New Tunes have gone on to become classics in terms of club play
[edit] Links to track listings archives
1. Essential mixings (http://www.essentialmix.nu/index.php?modname=tracklistings)
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Frequency Finder" Classic Radio 1 Schedules 1991
- ^ "Frequency Finder" Classic Radio 1 Schedules 1992
- ^ "Essential Selection" The Beat 94.5FM, Vancouver, Canada. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
- ^ Hannan, Rachael. "DJ Interviews: Yousef". Urban Planet. http://www.urbanplanet.co.uk/dj_interviews/yousef.php. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^ "CR2 Records Celebrate 50 Releases - Mark Brown Interview". Dance Front Door. October 12, 2006. http://www.dancefrontdoor.co.uk/v2/news/cr2-records-celebrate-50-releases/1597.html. Retrieved 2006-12-05.[dead link]
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