WJLB Tracks [12"]

In 1989 Derrick May was at a creative peak, issuing landmark records on Transmat as Rhythim Is Rhythim and DJing at Detroit's The Music Institute, while also hosting a weekly show on radio station WJLB. For one broadcast he built a continuous 15-minute megamix of his own tracks and versions, including unreleased takes on "Nude Photo 88" and "Strings Of Life." The station's master tapes are lost, but a listener's home cassette, preserved by Richie Hawtin, survived.

Restored and mastered with May's approval, the mix is cut as one continuous side, visually divided into eight sections, with a custom engraving on the reverse. A limited one-sided 12".

• 01. WJLB Tracks Preview 1
• 02. WJLB Tracks Preview 2
• 03. WJLB Tracks Preview 3
• 04. WJLB Tracks Preview 4
• 05. WJLB Tracks Preview 5
• 06. WJLB Tracks Preview 6
• 07. WJLB Tracks Preview 7
• 08. WJLB Tracks Preview 8