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1	A series of DJ mixes started in 1996 by Andy Horsfield and James Todd. Initially released on Boxed Records, it eventually superseded its parent to become its own record company.
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3	The series was responsible for bringing the role of the DJ to prominence. From Website/ThatOtherWiki: "Billboard has recognized Global Underground as the first DJ mix compilation to place high-quality photographs of [=DJs=] on the album covers. This, it further asserted, played a part in turning [=DJs=] into superstar figures within the culture of electronic dance music." Prior to this, most electronic music artists (such as Music/AphexTwin) were somewhat reclusive.
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5	A few other aspects feature prominently on the releases. First, the releases are numbered. Initially not considered important, as GU 002 was skipped (some accounts say the item supposed to be GU 002 was a t-shirt, others say it was the cassette version of GU 001). When Thrive Records was contracted to handle the US releases of some early installments, they changed the numbering scheme. Since GU 012, the numbers have been consistent between UK and US versions.
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7	Another prominent part of the branding is the location. Each release is a retrospective on a performance by a globe-trotting DJ ([[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness though the first few were recorded live]], this was quickly scrapped), and the exotic location features heavily in the liner notes, frequently including a description of the local nightlife by Dom Phillips, editor of Mixmag. To date, Global Underground [=DJs=] have released mixes on every continent except Antarctica. [[note]]Asia was first (Tel Aviv, Israel), followed by Europe (Prague, Czech Republic), Australia (Sydney, New South Wales), North America (UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity), South America (Sao Paulo, Brazil), and finally Africa (Cape Town, South Africa).[[/note]] The formula of highlighting a location with each mix has been copied by other [=DJs=], including {{Music/Tiesto}}'s ''In Search of Sunrise'' series (starting with volume 3 and continuing through Richard Durand's tenure from vol. 8 on) and Music/MarkusSchulz's yearly (2005-2013) mix series.
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9	All the mixes in the series have been 2 [=CDs=] in length. In the initial live mixes, this merely meant a slight break in the set. On later mixes, this allowed [=DJs=] to craft [[DistinctDoubleAlbum two separate mixes, often of vastly differing character]]. For the most part, mixes are house and trance, though there are a few deviations into breakbeat, ambient, and DrumNBass (both of Paul Oakenfold's mixes have dipped into DrumNBass). The format of two CD-length mixes has been adopted by numerous [=DJs=] since.
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11	!Releases
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13	[[folder: City Mixes]]
14	The original. A series of 2-disc mixes featuring a globetrotting DJ crafting a mix in an exotic clubbing location.
15	* [=GU001=]: Tony De Vit in Tel Aviv, Israel
16	* [=GU003=]: Nick Warren in Prague, Czech Republic
17	* [=GU004=]: Paul Oakenfold in Oslo, Norway
18	* [=GU005=]: Tony De Vit in [[UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}} Tokyo, Japan]]
19	* [=GU006=]: John Digweed in [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} Sydney, Australia]]
20	* [=GU007=]: Paul Oakenfold in [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity New York City, New York, United States]]
21	* [=GU008=]: Nick Warren in [[UsefulNotes/SaoPaulo Sao Paulo, Brazil]]
22	* [=GU009=]: Sasha in [[UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco San Francisco, California, United States]]
23	* [=GU010=]: Danny Tenaglia in Athens, Greece
24	* [=GU011=]: Nick Warren in Budapest, Hungary
25	* [=GU012=]: Dave Seaman in Buenos Aires, Argentina
26	* [=GU013=]: Sasha in Ibiza, Spain
27	* [=GU014=]: John Digweed in UsefulNotes/HongKong
28	* [=GU015=]: Darren Emerson in Montevideo, Uruguay
29	* [=GU016=]: Dave Seaman in Cape Town, South Africa
30	* [=GU017=]: Danny Tenaglia in [[UsefulNotes/{{London}} London, United Kingdom]]
31	* [=GU018=]: Nick Warren in [[FreestateAmsterdam Amsterdam, the Netherlands]]
32	* [=GU019=]: John Digweed in [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Los Angeles, California, United States]]
33	* [=GU020=]: Darren Emerson in UsefulNotes/{{Singapore}}
34	* [=GU021=]: Deep Dish in [[UsefulNotes/{{Moscow}} Moscow, Russia]]
35	* [=GU022=]: Dave Seaman in Melbourne, Australia
36	* [=GU023=]: James Lavelle in Barcelona, Spain
37	* [=GU024=]: Nick Warren in Reykjavik, Iceland
38	* [=GU025=]: Deep Dish in [[UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}} Toronto, Ontario, Canada]]
39	* [=GU026=]: James Lavelle in Bucharest, Romania
40	* [=GU027=]: Danny Howells in [[UsefulNotes/{{Miami}} Miami, Florida, United States]]
41	* [=GU028=]: Nick Warren in [[UsefulNotes/{{Shanghai}} Shanghai, People's Republic of China]]
42	* [=GU029=]: Sharam in [[UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} Dubai, United Arab Emirates]]
43	* [=GU030=]: Nick Warren in [[UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} Paris, France]]
44	* [=GU031=]: Dubfire in Taipei, Republic of China
45	* [=GU032=]: Adam Freeland in Mexico City, Mexico
46	* [=GU033=]: Layo & Bushwacka! in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
47	* [=GU034=]: Felix da Housecat in Milan, Italy
48	* [=GU035=]: Nick Warren in Lima, Peru
49	* [=GU036=]: Darren Emerson in Bogota, Colombia
50	* [=GU037=]: James Lavelle in [[UsefulNotes/{{Bangkok}} Bangkok, Thailand]]
51	* [=GU038=]: Carl Cox in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
52	* [=GU039=]: Dave Seaman in Palanga, Lithuania
53	* [=GU040=]: Solomun in Hamburg, Germany
54	* [=GU041=]: James Lavelle in Naples, Italy
55	* [=GU042=]: Patrice Bäumel in Berlin, Germany
56	* [=GU043=]: Joris Voorn in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
57	* [=GU044=]: Amelie Lens in Antwerp, Belgium
58	* [=GU045=]: Danny Tenaglia in Brooklyn, New York, USA
59	[[/folder]]
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61	[[folder:Samplers]]
62	A series of 1-disc mixes highlighting a selection of tracks from the most recent GU mixes.
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64	* [=GUSAM001=]: ''Departures''
65	* [=GUSAM002=]: ''Arrivals''
66	* [=GUSAM003=]: ''Destinations''
67	* [=GUSAM004=]: ''Locations''
68	* [=GUSAMUS001=]: ''Passport''
69	* [=GUSAM005=]: ''Exposures''
70	* [=GUSAM006=]: ''Synchronised''
71	* [=GUSAM007=]: ''Synchronised 2''
72	[[/folder]]
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74	[[folder:Nubreed]]
75	A series of 2-disc mixes highlighting up-and-coming [=DJs=].
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77	* [=NU001=]: Anthony Pappa
78	* [=NU002=]: Danny Howells
79	* [=NU003=]: Steve Lawler
80	* [=NU004=]: Sander Kleinenberg
81	* [=NU005=]: Lee Burridge
82	* [=NU006=]: Satoshi Tomiie
83	* [=NU007=]: Jim Rivers
84	* [=NU008=]: Sultan
85	* [=NU009=]: Habischman
86	* [=NU010=]: Oliver Schories
87	* [=NU011=]: Theo Kottis
88	* [=NU012=]: Denney
89	[[/folder]]
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