{"product_id":"deee-lite","title":"DEEE - LITE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2LP - Limited Mobile Fidelity Numbered Edition \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e180g 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl \u003cspan\u003ehoused in a Stoughton Gatefold jacket. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStrictly limited to 2,000 numbered copies (2026 Reissue)\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe-lovely, delightful, and truly delicious: \u003cstrong\u003eDeee-Lite\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eWorld Clique\u003c\/em\u003e makes deliriously fun dance magic with house, funk, and soul music, includes “groove is in the heart” and contributions from \u003cstrong\u003eBootsy Collins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMaceo Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eFred Wesley\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHear the 1990 club favourite in audiophile sound for the first time: strictly limited to 2,000 numbered copies, \u003cstrong\u003eMobile Fidelity’s\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e180g 45rpm 2lp\u003c\/strong\u003e set abounds with tones, colours, definition, and spatial details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1\/2” \/ 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDig! A rare club album that crossed over into the mainstream and became an international success, \u003cem\u003eWorld Clique\u003c\/em\u003e seemingly came from out of the blue from a band whose whimsical, quasi-psychedelic name — Deee-Lite — hints at the sheer fun, quirky personality, and humorous flair within its diverse borders. Renowned for the smash “\u003cem\u003eGroove Is in the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e,” ranked #233 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and No. 2 on Billboard’s 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time, the 1990 record is a good-time dive into funk, house, disco, and pop waters that never fails to put a smile on listeners’ faces or a spring in their step. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSourced from the original master tapes, pressed at \u003cstrong\u003eFidelity Record Pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e, strictly limited to 2,000 numbered copies, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents \u003cem\u003eWorld Clique\u003c\/em\u003e in audiophile quality for the first time. One of the most important aspects of the effort — rhythmic grooves, natch — tremendously benefits from the fact the 48-minute album gets spread across four vinyl sides. The upgrade allows for a boost in groove velocity and near eradication of inner-groove distortion all the while enhancing high- and low-frequency reproduction. Unless you’ve got out-of-print 12-inch singles from this Billboard Top 20 set, you’ve never even come close to hearing how good it sounds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstructed via a hybrid of instrumentation, singing, and samples, \u003cem\u003eWorld Clique\u003c\/em\u003e unfurls with a rainbow of colours, tones, details, and effects. This collectible reissue zeros in on the separation and spatial location crucial to the tracks, with clever touches such as supplementary echoes to panned vocals and hand claps in defined positions amid broad, deep soundstages. The clarity of everything from \u003cstrong\u003eLady Miss Kier\u003c\/strong\u003e’s breathy vocals and the group’s effortless hooks to the statement-making horns from \u003cstrong\u003eJames Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e band legends \u003cstrong\u003eMaceo Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFred Wesley\u003c\/strong\u003e brings Deee-Lite’s joyous delirium to life in multi-dimensional fashion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCool, real, fresh: The terms the trio tosses about on the album-opening “\u003cem\u003eDeee-Lite Theme\u003c\/em\u003e” still apply, even with the evolution of beat technology. Beholden to no trend, look or algorithm, Deee-Lite approaches \u003cem\u003eWorld Clique\u003c\/em\u003e as if anything is possible. That feeling extends to how the group weaves a broad palette of samples into its arrangements. Rather than using pieces of songs by the likes of Betty Wright, Quincy Jones, and the Monkees as foundations  and then layering original segments on top — Deee-Lite eschews then-popular excessive convention and judiciously incorporates samples as smart accents, transitions, and punctuation marks. The group’s savvy knack for sunny hooks, piano riffs, and unpredictability does the rest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Won’t you listen to what the DJ is spinnin’,” Kier instructs on the nuanced “\u003cem\u003eE.S.P.\u003c\/em\u003e,” the advice indicative of the carefree spirit and feet-moving vibes that make \u003cem\u003eWorld Clique\u003c\/em\u003e an instant party starter and mood elevator. Indeed, the very titles of most of the songs make Deee-Lite’s positive intentions transparent. The collective follows through with music steeped in retro R\u0026amp;B, daisy-age hip-hop, lite psychedelia, and bubbly pop that wiggles, flows, and turns your space into an imaginary dance floor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore proof World Clique is much more than a one-hit wonder? Kier’s spry and airy vocals, which inject songs such as the simmering “\u003cem\u003eGood Beat\u003c\/em\u003e,” hop-scotching title track, and percolating “\u003cem\u003eWhat Is Love?\u003c\/em\u003e” with intrigue, soulfulness, and spice. They helped turn “\u003cem\u003ePower of Love\u003c\/em\u003e” into Deee-Lite’s second No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart. And they seamlessly blend with Collins’ guitar riffs and Parker and Wesley’s horns on the multifaceted “\u003cem\u003eTry Me On…I’m Very You\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, what else needs to be said about that tandem’s work on “\u003cem\u003eGroove Is in the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e,” which hit the Top 5 on three Billboard charts and the Top 30 on yet another? \u003cstrong\u003eBootsy\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCollins\u003c\/strong\u003e’ cooler-than-thou spoken intro and chorus interjections. That slide whistle. The start of an \u003cstrong\u003eEva Gabor\u003c\/strong\u003e comment on “\u003cem\u003eGreen Acres\u003c\/em\u003e” transformed into its own speech motif. That cowbell. Those fluid bass lines. That get-down sass and kitsch. That spot-on rap interlude from \u003cstrong\u003eQ-Tip\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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