As we get ready to say goodbye to another Monday, it’s time for this week’s edition of Here’s Three They Made Earlier. As the banner says, we have old tunes and older tunes, all chosen by the team – from big to obscure, everything has a place here.

Today, we’re starting off with a record that has a clever way of telling the audience what it is – namely, by having a voice around two minutes in introducing the track. “Chord Memory” was a 1996 release by versatile German producer Ian Pooley – French duo Daft Punk showed real talent when reworking this one…

Next up, it’s a selection from around the turn of the millennium. Back then, a lot of records could work in both house and techno sets – and a lot of DJs were more than happy to play both. Here’s one such example – “Body Punch Funk” by Dave Angel…

And finally, here’s what happens when someone takes an already decent track and makes it better – some of those issuing subpar remixes of classics should pay attention to this one. “House Of God” came out in 1990 by DHS and was remixed rather well by German producer Azzido Da Bass in 2001. He didn’t try to reinvent the wheel, yet didn’t rigidly stick to the original either…

More highlights from days gone by next Monday…