Paul Hardcastle is perhaps one of music’s best composers. Born in London in 1957, Hardcastle began his career mixing sounds in 1982. He was a specialist in getting the most out of synthesizers, and he was also very talented on other instruments such as pianos, guitars and drums.

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Collection of Paul Hardcastle10 December 1957, London, England. This producer, mixer, composer andkeyboard wizard was one of the UK dance music scene’s first crossoversuccesses. He first worked in a hi-fi shop and developed an interest inelectronics in his teens.

Hardcastle made his recording debut in 1981 on‘Don’t Depend On Me’, a single by UK soul act Direct Drive. Hesubsequently formed First Light with vocalist Derek Green, with whom hehad worked on the Direct Drive sessions.

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First Light’s output included adeplorable cover version of America’s ‘A Horse With No Name’.Hardcastle then formed his own Total Contral Records label and enjoyedtwo number 1 dance hits in 1984 with ‘You’re The One ForMe’/‘Daybreak’/‘A.M.’ and ‘Rainforest’. The latter was released on theBluebird label in the UK, and became a big club hit in America on theProfile Records label.Hardcastle’s big breakthrough came with the following year’s ‘19’, arecord about the Vietnam conflict utilising samples of spoken newsreports. The single went to number 1 in 13 countries, including hisnative England, and received the Ivor Novello award for The BestsellingSingle Of 1985. The follow-up, ‘Just For The Money’, was based on theGreat Train Robbery and boasted the voices of Bob Hoskins and SirLaurence Olivier. Further singles were progressively less successfulbefore he scored with ‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag’ under thepseudonym Silent Underdog.

He also wrote the Top Of The Pops theme, ‘TheWizard’, in 1986, before switching to production for young funk bandLW5, providing remixes for anyone from Third World to Ian Dury. Anotherproduction credit was the last ever Phil Lynott single, coincidentallycalled ‘Nineteen’. Other engagements came with Carol Kenyon (previouslyvocalist on Heaven 17’s ‘Temptation’) most notably on the 1986 Top 10hit ‘Don’t Waste My Time’.Hardcastle subsequently ‘retired’ to his Essex home studio, where hecontinues to release records under pseudonyms such as the Deff Boyz,Beeps International, Kiss The Sky (with vocalist Jaki Graham), and thebestselling Jazzmasters (with vocalist Helen Rogers). The lattershowcases his preference for smooth jazz grooves, and is particularlypopular in the USA and Japan. He is also founder of the labels FastForward and Hardcastle Records, and has written the theme music to twoBBC nature series, Supersense and its sequel, Lifesense, and contributedto the soundtrack of Spiceworld - The Movie and the S Club 7 televisionseries.Album: Daybreak (1984)01. I Don't Care03. Don't Be Mistaken04.

Explain The Reasons05. Wish You Were Here06. Time Machine07. She's A Mystery08. Stop The Clock09.

A.M.Album: Zero One (1985)01. Forest Fire02.

Sound Chaser05. Ready Ready Go07.

Hip-Hop Beat (street mix)Album: Rain Forest (1985)01. Rain Forest (Remix)02. Forest Fire05.

Loitering With Intent06. Sound Chaser08. Rain Forest (Original Mix)Album: Paul Hardcastle (1985)01. In The Begining02. Don't Waste My Time05. Central Park06. Just For Money07.

RainforestAlbum: No Winners (1988)01. No Winners02. Walk In The Night03. On The Run04. The Wizard (Jazz Mix)05.

The Last Jam06. Lost Summer07. Voices Of The WorldAlbum: The Definitive (1994)01. You're The One For Me-A.M.-Daybreak02. Sound Chaser05. Eat Your Heart Out07.

Don't Waste My Time09. Foolin' Yourself10. The Wizard11. Walk In The Night12. Rainforest '93Album: First Light (1997)01. Inner Changes02.

Tribal Call04. The Source05. Celestial Rhythm (vocal)06. First Light (part 1)07. Forest Dawn08. Forever Dreaming09.

Kingdom of Dreams10. Nomad's Flight11. First Light (part 2)12. Celestial Rhythm (Instrumental)Album: Cover To Cover (1997)CD 101. Syndicate Theme04.

Jokers Wild06. Urbam Vibez07. Paradise Cove08. Could It Be Forever09.

Soul Swing10. Crystal Seas11. Kikin Vibes12. Shelbi.CD 201. War In The Night02.

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Always There03. Do It Again04. Are You Ready05.

Love's Theme06. Wishing On A Star07. Green Onions09. It Seems To Hang On10. Chi-Lites Love Combo11. Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasAlbum: Very Best of 1983-2003 (2003)Cd 101.

The Wizard03. Don't Waste My Time04. You're The One For Me - AM - Daybreak05.

Living For You08. Do It Again10. Walk In The Night11. 19 (The Full Story)12. The Voyager13.

19 (Slow Version)Cd 201. Bird Island02.

You May Be Gone03. Peace On Earth04. Feel The Breeze05.

Runnin' Back06. Walkin' To Freedom07. Got To Be Love08. Lost In Space09. Ventura Highway10.

Jokers Wild11. Celestial Rhythm15. Runnin' Back (Urban Dwellers Remix)Album: The Collection (2009)01. The Circle02. Dancing Lights03. Northern Lights04.

You May Be Gone05. Acoustic Dreams07. Ventura Highway08. Valley Of The Harps10.

Moments In Time11. Moon Trekin12. Return Of The Rainman13. Loves Theme14. Journey To A Different State Of Mind 'Sampler'Album: Desire (2011)01. Forever Dreamin04. Lost Summer07.

Same Place Same Time08. Lost In Space09. Smooth Jazz Is Bumpin10.

Cloud Watching11. Ready Or Not12. Don't You Know Ibiza Chill MixAlbum: Perceptions Of Pacha VIII (2012)CD 101. Heat Seeker03. Neon Adventures05.

Stuck In A Dream06. A Thousans Riffs07. Into The Blue08. Yield To The Night09. Just SayCD 201. A Thousand Riffs03. Yield To The Night04.

Heat Seeker09. Neon Adventures10. Stuck In A Dream11. Into The BlueAlbum: 19 Below Zero (2012)CD 101. Return Of The Rainman02. 1000 Miles From Nowhere03. East to West - Ibiza Remix04.

Summer Love - Chill Mix05. Solar Sky - Ibiza Remix06. Emerald Stardust07.

Rainforest & What's Going On - Chill Mix08. Don't You Know10.

Look To The Future11. 19 - Rob Da Bank Remix12.

Return Of The Rainman RepriseCd 201. Into The Blue - Remix02.

Absolute Zero03. Neon Adventure - Chill Remix04. Ventura Highway05. Zen Warrior06. Rainforest & What's Going On - Beach Chiller Mix07. King Tut - Remaster Mix08.

60? in rupees. Cloud Watching09. Journey To Tranquillity10. One Chance11. Rainforest Original - Remaster Remix12.

19 Below Zero - The Lost Tape MixAlbum: Electrofied 80'S Essential ( 2013)Cd 101. The Wizard (Theme From Top Of The Pops)04. Foolin' Yourself06. Don't Waste My Time07. Forest Fire08. You're The One For MeDaybreakA.M09. Just Passin' Thru11.

Loitering With Intent12. Fly By Night13.

Back In Time14. Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag (1985 Electrofunk Mix)15. Just For MoneyCD 201. Eat Your Heart Out02. Are You Ready03.

King Tut (Remix)04. Sound Chaser05. Over And Over07.

Always There09. Walk In The Night10. Time Machine11. Sound Of Summer12. Moving Sound13. The Voyager (Theme From Holiday)14. The Wizard (2012 Version)15.

19 (2011 Version)Album: Movin & Groovin (2014)01. Groove to the Music02. Do It Again03. Funk It Out04.

Boogie Down05. Unlimited Love06. The Hardcastle Hustle07. On The Run (Revisited)08.

Hot Of The Press09. Whats Goin On (Steppers Mix)11.

Summer Love ( Gary Noakes Club Edit)12. King Tut (Remaster)Album: 19 (The 30th Anniversary Mixes (2015)01. 19 (Destruction Mix)02. 19 (Ptsd Remix)03. 19 (History Keeps Repeating Itself)04.

19 (Cryogenic Freeze Remix)05. 19 (Inner Changes Remix)06. 19 (Electronica Remix)07. 19 (12' Version)08. 19 (The Vision)09. 19 (Welcome To Hell)10. 19 (Nua Remix)11.

19 (The Rage Remix)12. 19 (The Final Story Requiem)13. 19 (Jim Pavloff Edit)14. 19 (Demo)Enjoy!!!!