Union City Recordings was an

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set up by Circa Records in 1992, from their operations in

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. The label was managed by Rob Manley and specialised in

deep house Deep house is a subgenre of house music that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with the lush chords of 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. Its origins are attributed to the early recordings of Larry Heard ( ...

music, which was popular in clubs at the time. The label's catalogue ran to 29 releases across the various formats of the time (12" vinyl singles, CD singles and one compilation album, ''Colours''). The label is best remembered for releases by

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and Sasha's first single, "Appolonia" (under the name "B.M. EX"). Other artists to record for the label included M.A.N.I.C., 4 Love ("Hold Your Head Up High"),

Mark Kinchen Marc Kinchen (born August 3, 1972), known by his initials MK, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He hit number-one on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993 and 1994 with the songs " Always" and "Love Change ...

, Sure is Pure and TC 1992 ("Funky Guitar"). The first releases had sleeves designed by Union Design of Shoreditch, but were later replaced by non-branded white label bags, which were intended to increase popularity with DJs and specialist record stores such as Black Market.

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