Canzone della settimana Settimana 18 2026 - DJ Rikstar Special: First 4 Vinyls

Angel City, Benny Benassi, Kanye West & Cassidy

I remember being 12 years old and all I wanted was some DJ decks for my 13th birthday. I'm not sure where I first saw it, but there was a beginner DJ package called DJ in a Box 2, which included the kit below.

Now these were belt drive, so they always needed a little nudge when hitting play, haha. Just out of curiosity, who else had these back in the day?

Once I got this DJ in a Box beginner package, I headed straight into the middle of Manchester to HMV to get my first ever 12-inch vinyl. I ended up buying four records, which are the songs below.

I learned with the first two dance songs, practising beatmatching and all that before I started playing the R&B songs below. For a few weeks I was locked in, just mixing the same songs over and over.

After that I went back to HMV and copped some more records, then a shop in Northenden opened so close to home. DJs in Manchester know exactly what I'm talking about.

The reason I'm doing this is to drop a bit of history and bring the nostalgia back for the DJs who see this. I know many DJs will always remember the first tracks they purchased and practised with.

That's enough talk. Here they are below. Once I felt I had the dance songs down, I moved onto R&B within those first couple of weeks before I got more records. Also, Angel City was a hit heavily sampled from 1995 Robert Miles Children. You can't tell me nothing.

Do You Know - Angel City

Il primo della pila. Questo è uno dei quattro che ho acquistato da HMV a Piccadilly, Manchester, Regno Unito.

Satisfaction - Benny Benassi

Questo è l'altro disco dance che ho preso. Penso che siano usciti tutti tra il 2003 e il 2008, quindi li conoscevo bene ma li ho usati solo per fare pratica.

Through The Wire - Kanye West

Il terzo dei miei quattro vinili. Ho deciso di prenderne due R&B/hip-hop, e questo è stato il mio prossimo. È anche un classico.

Hotel (Official Video) ft. R. Kelly - Cassidy

Poi l'ultimo dei quattro è stato Cassidy's Hotel. Era in forte rotazione su MTV Base e di tanto in tanto su Channel U.

Quindi sì, è così che è iniziato tutto. Poi ho compiuto 15 anni e ho un po' lasciato il DJing, ma di recente l'ho ripreso in mano.