There were a few records that really defined that 88 to 90 period and they were really hard to get hold of and I remember just craving those records so much that when I finally got hold of them, I wore them out.”Īs one of house music’s most infectious crossover hits Big Fun was a hit for young dancers and older ravers alike. Voodoo Ray wasn’t just big in the Madchester scene either - across the UK the track’s thumping bassline and transfixing melody got clubbers moving, marking possibly the first acid house mega-hit.Ī Guy Called Gerald's classic was ubiquitous in the late-80s, inspiring everyone from Leftfield and Orbital to Happy Mondays and Sasha, who told Clash magazine: "It was the record at the Haçienda, it was one of those defining records. It was so huge that the song, which sampled Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and was recorded over the course of just two days, only took a single day to sell out its initial run of 500 copies. The Moss Side DJ's hit was ever-present at the now-iconic Haçienda club and gave the city a classic. With the Second Summer of Love in full swing, a record came along in 1988 that soundtracked the era-defining times A Guy Called Gerald's Voodoo Ray.
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