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compilation albums. Nearly all of them are mixed by DJ EZ. In January 2000,

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's DJ EZ to mix ''Pure Garage'', a new garage compilation CD. ''Pure Garage'' went on to receive platinum record sales and peaked at number 2 on the UK national compilation chart.DJ EZ One Music Management
, One Music Management, retrieved 2014-12-15 The ''Pure Garage'' series is the most acknowledged and best-selling UK garage compilation series to date. The series has sold over 2 million records.DJ EZ LinkedIn
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, retrieved 2014-12-15 ''Pure Garage Rewind Back to the Old Skool'' was released on 3 December 2007; after just two weeks on sale it had already earned itself

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status with over 100,000 copies sold.Pure Garage Anthems Triple-CD Giveaway
, Pappzd Magazine, retrieved 2014-12-15 ''The Very Best of Pure Garage'', released on 1 December 2008, is the first ''Pure Garage'' CD that was not mixed by DJ EZ, rather it was mixed by Matt "Jam" Lamont. In March 2011, a new compilation was released, named ''Pure Garage Anthems'', mixed by Jason Kaye of

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''Pure Garage'' albums

* ''Pure Garage'' (2CD) - Released: 31 January 2000 * ''Pure Garage II'' (2CD) - Released: 3 July 2000 * ''Pure Garage III'' (2CD) - Released: 13 November 2000 * ''Pure Garage IV'' (2CD) - Released: 5 March 2001 * ''Pure Garage V'' (2CD) - Released: 29 October 2001 Warning strong language in track 8 in CD1 and track 1 in CD2 * ''Pure Garage Presents Bass Breaks & Beats'' (2CD) - Released: 3 December 2001 * ''Pure Garage Platinum: The Very Best of...'' (3CD) - Released: 9 December 2002 * ''Bass Breaks & Beats 2003'' (2CD) - Released: 30 December 2002 * ''Pure Garage Classics'' (3CD) - Released: 24 November 2003 Parental Advisory * ''Pure Garage Presents Four to the Floor'' (2CD) - Released: 29 December 2003 * ''Pure Garage Presents the Main Room Sessions'' (3CD) - Released: 16 May 2005 * ''Pure Garage Rewind Back to the Old Skool'' (4CD) - Released: 3 December 2007 * ''Pure Garage Presents Pure Bassline'' (3CD) - Released: 30 June 2008 * ''The Very Best of Pure Garage'' (4CD) - Released: 1 December 2008 (mixed by Matt "Jam" Lamont) * ''Pure Garage Presents 100 Garage Classics'' (5CD) - Released: 28 December 2009 * ''Pure Garage Anthems'' (5CD) - Released: 28 March 2011 (mixed by Jason Kaye) * ''Pure Garage Reload'' (3CD) - Released: 27 April 2015 * ''Pure Garage Wallop 2016'' (3CD) - Released 19 May 2017 (mixed by FooR) Some titles were also released on

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References

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External links

DJ EZ's official website

Matt "Jam" Lamont's official website
UK garage UK garage albums Compilation album series Compilation albums by British artists DJ mix album series