Original Record of the Year: Nush - U Girls (Look So Sexy)
Hardbag was big in 1995. It wasn't as fast as happy hardcore but had a harder edge to it than house which put it up in my estimate.
Its one of those genres where the music itself is much better than the image which I've never been a fan of. However it seemed appropriate to pick a hardbag record and I still maintain my pick is the best hardbag record I've heard.
Is there another genre that spawned a better record?
New Record of the Year: Mark Oh - Tears Don't Lie
In 1995 I was really into my happy hardcore so it really makes sense for me to pick a happy hardcore record so I've gone with "Tears Don't Lie" by Mark Oh.
Very few happy hardcore records made the Top 40 and those that did tended to be from the continent and not really played at raves in the UK. Mark Oh is German and this was his only UK Top 40 hit which interpolates "When A Child Is Born" so I say to people this is my favourite Christmas record.
I guess my reluctancy to pick it at the time is that there were better underground happy hardcore records. That said when it comes to 1995 nostalgia this record very much features in that.
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