Smart E's

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Smart E's, formed 1991 in Essex, comprised of Luna-C (Chris Howell), Mr Tom (Tom Orton) and Nick Arnold. The first tune Smart E's released was on Boogie Times Records, an offshoot of the parent label Suburban Base Records, and was called Bogus Journey. It was a simple hardcore track which featured samples from the film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. It only sold a few hundred copies, which wasn't unusual for a first release on a small hardcore imprint. They then produced a track sampling the theme from Sesame Street. At the time, many hardcore tracks sampled what could be considered silly things, and as Chris recalls, "the hardcore scene had a sense of humour". By this time the Boogie Times Records label was no longer used, so this track would appear on Suburban Base. A number of promos were pressed and, quite unexpectedly for the Essex trio, interest in the record skyrocketed. Steve Jackson hosted a house music show on London radio station Kiss FM, and began playing the record every day. Suburban Base and Smart E's saw an opportunity and realised that the record had the potential to be a big seller. They drafted Steve Jackson to do a remix for the main release of the record. The record was being played at all the raves and on all the pirate radio stations (which were the main channel for hardcore music being played on the air - the commercial stations, other than a select few like Kiss FM, chose to ignore underground dance music entirely). The number of copies of the r

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Sesame's Treet

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Suburban Base Records (The History of Hardcore, Jungle, Drum & Bass: 1991-1997)

Loo's Control

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Pure Rave - The Very Best Of Old Skool

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The Mash Up Mix Old Skool

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Sesame's Treet: The Album

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Sesame's Treet (12")

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Loo's Control (12")

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Anthems of Old Skool

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UK Harrrrdcore/HardcoreBreaks Compilation by night_

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Sesame's Treat (Remix) (Promo) (12")

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Sesame's Treat (7")

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