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Sessions is a series of DJ mix albums, each album normally by a different DJ who also compiles the tracks, released by the London-based electronic dance music label Ministry of Sound. Alongside The Annual, it is one of Ministry of Sound's better-known compilation album series.

History

The Ministry of Sound record label began in 1993, and the first release on it was The Sessions Volume One, a 12-track mix compiled and mixed by Tony Humphries. It was critically acclaimed and more Sessions were released to critical acclaim and even charted higher in the UK Compilation Chart. Sessions 5, by Masters at Work, was the first double album in the series and every volume since has either been a double or triple album. In 1995, 1997, 1999 (and two later editions in 2003, and one in 2011) is the Late Night Sessions series. The first edition from 1995 was mixed by DJ Harvey. In about 2000, the Sessions series was a joint release between Ministry of Sound and Defected Records. This lasted for volumes 10-15. Volume 12 was the last of the original series of Sessions. It had become more of an Defected release than a Ministry of Sound release evidenced by the fact the Ministry of Sound's logo wasn't even present on the twelfth Sessions cover. Volumes 13, 14 and 15 actually didn't feature a number in the title.

After focusing on the spin-off series Chillout Sessions, which ran initially for 8 volumes between 2001 and 2003 (plus a 9th volume in 2006), Ministry of Sound "rebooted" the Sessions series with a brand new album released in 2005. This was the entirely live recording from Tim Sheridan and Smokin' Jo. This rebooted Sessions lasted for fifteen volumes until 2007. The last five albums of the 15 in this reboot had the issue number as a suffix to the title. 2007 also saw the release of Sessions Summer 2007. Another Summer edition was released in 2009. Various other Sessions were released such as Funky House Sessions.

Spin-offs

The Chillout Sessions series is perhaps the best-known "spin-off" to the series, beginning in early 2001 when Ministry of Sound started get digital mixers to mix their albums as opposed to big-name DJs like Tall Paul, Pete Tong or Paul Oakenfold.

Series overview

Note: These refer to the albums released in the UK under the Ministry of Sound label, and not any of the alternate releases from other countries or labels (unless it's Defected Records)

All releases that are a jointed release between MOS and Defected are mentioned in the notes sections.

Main series (UK)

Year	Title	DJ/compiler	UK Comp. Chart position	Notes
1993	The Sessions Volume One	Tony Humphries	16	The first ever DJ mix album. Also the first album released on Ministry of Sound's label.
1994	The Sessions Volume Two	Paul Oakenfold	6	First Released Paul Oakenfold DJ mix.
	The Sessions Volume 3	Clivilles & Cole	8	Also released across Europe
1995	Sessions 4	C.J. Mackintosh	9	Last single-disc album in the series.
	Late Night Sessions	DJ Harvey	–	Not the same album as the Late Night Sessions released in 2003 or 2011
	The Sessions Volume 5	Masters at Work	15	First double album in the series
1996	Sessions Six	Frankie Knuckles	8	Disc 1 is Song Disc, Disc 2 is Track Disc.
1997	Sessions Seven	David Morales	4	Allmusic rating:
	Late Night Sessions II	X-Press 2	–
	Sessions Eight	Todd Terry	11	Allmusic rating:
1998	Sessions Nine	Erick Morillo	17
1999	Late Night Sessions III	Farley & Heller	49
2000	Sessions Ten: Subliminal Sessions	Erick Morillo, Harry "Choo Choo" Romero, José Nunez	18	First album in the series mixed by multiple DJs.
2001	Sessions Eleven: The R-Senal Sessions	Roger Sanchez	–	First release on the Defected label.
	The Chillout Sessions	?	1	First of the Chillout Sessions
	Sessions Twelve: The Magic Sessions	Little Louie Vega, Tony Humphries and Tedd Patterson	36	Only some copies featured the Ministry of Sound logo. Released with Defected Records.
	The Chillout Session 2	?	2
	Ibiza Chillout Session	?	12
	Kings of Tomorrow Sessions	Sandy Rivera	43	Released with Defected Records.
2002	Defected Sessions	Full Intention and Smokin' Jo	–	Released with Defected Records.
	The Chillout Session Ibiza 2002	Alex Macnutt	4	Allmusic rating:
	Soulfuric Sessions	Jazz 'N' groove	–	Final release with Defected Records.
	The Chillout Session 2003 - Winter Collection	Dave 'Deadly Turner'	20
2003	Late Night Sessions	?	9	Not the same album as the Late Night Sessions released in 2003 or 2011. Allmusic rating:
	The Chillout Session Summer Collection 2003	Alex Macnutt (compiler) Steve Canuento, Dipesh Parmer (mix producers)	10
	The Chillout Session Ibiza Sunsets	?	11	Disc one is As the Sun Sets, Disc two is After Sunset. Allmusic rating:
	Late Night Sessions Autumn Collection	?	28
	The Very Best of Chillout Session	?	48	"Best of" for the Chillout Sessions.
2004	Saturday Sessions	John Carter & Mark Hughes	?	Artwork is similar to the Australian Sessions series.
2005	Funky House Sessions	Dipesh Parmar	5
	Sessions	Smokin Jo and Tim Sheridan	–	First release in the June 2005 – present revival
	Sessions	Derrick Carter	–
2006	The Chillout Session	Unknown	15	Not the same album as that of the 2001 release. Liner notes list producer, mixer and compiler ("This album was brought to you by ...") Individual roles not specified.
	Sessions	Steve Angello	–
	Funky House Sessions 06	?	2
	Sessions	DJ Sneak	–
	Sessions	Josh Wink	–
	Sessions	Mark Farina	–
	Sessions	Seamus Haji	–
	Sessions	Axwell	–	Disc one is The Club, disc two is The Villa.
	Sessions	Cajmere vs Green Velvet	–
	Sessions	Andy Cato	–	Final "$" album
2007	Sessions 11	Fedde le Grand	–	The numbering system returned on this album at volume #11 The volumes 1-10 in this system were the Sessions albums.
	Electro House Sessions	Unknown	3	Subtitled The Sound of Electro House.
	Sessions 12	Mark Knight	–
	Funky House Sessions 07	?	2
	Sessions 13	D. Ramirez	–
	Sessions 14	Sebastian Ingrosso	–	Contains a hidden track.
	Sessions Summer 2007	Seamus Haji, Dave Spoon, Chris Coco	?
	Sessions 15	N.Y.N.C. Project	–
	Sessions 16	Harry "Choo Choo" Romero	–	The final album of the 16-part Sessions series of 2005–2007.
2008	Sessions 8.1	Meat Katie
2009	Summer Sessions	?	4	Disc 1 is Summer Dance, Disc 2 is Summer Funk, Disc 3 is Summer Chill.
	The Chilled House Session	?	13
2011	Chilled House Session 2	?	40
	Late Night Sessions	?	?	Not the same album as the 1995 or 2003 albums.
2012	Chilled House Session 3	?	?
	Saturday Sessions	TBC	TBC	Released 14 May 2012.

Australian albums

See also

• Ministry of Sound
• Chillout Sessions
• The Annual
• DJ mix
• Defected Records

References

1. The Complete Book of the British Charts p. 1283. Book released in 2003 and therefore only contains chart positions from that year and before
2. Only certain listings have used this as a source
3. "Tony Humphries - Ministry Of Sound (The Sessions Volume One) (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
4. White, Phil (2009). On the record : the Scratch DJ Academy guide. New York: New York : St. Martin's Griffin. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-312-53124-9. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
5. "Clivilles & Cole* - The Sessions Volume 3 (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
6. "C.J. Mackintosh* - Sessions 4 (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
7. "DJ Harvey - Late Night Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
8. "Masters At Work - Sessions 5 (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
9. "Frankie Knuckles - Sessions Six (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
10. "David Morales - Sessions Seven (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
11. "Ministry of Sound Presents: The Sessions, Vol. 7 - David Morales | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1997-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
12. "X-Press 2 - Late Night Sessions II". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
13. "Todd Terry - Sessions Eight". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
14. John Bush. "Sessions, Vol. 8 - Todd Terry | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
15. "Erick Morillo - Sessions Nine (CD)". Discogs.com. 1998-08-10. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
16. "Farley & Heller* - Late Night Sessions III (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
17. "Erick Morillo, Harry "Choo Choo" Romero & Jose Nunez* - Sessions Ten (Subliminal Sessions) (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
18. "Roger Sanchez - Sessions Eleven (The R-Senal Sessions) (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
19. "Various - The Chillout Session (CD)". Discogs.com. 2001-02-05. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
20. ""Little" Louie Vega*, Tony Humphries And Tedd Patterson - Sessions Twelve (The Magic Sessions) (CD)". Discogs.com. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
21. "Various - The Chillout Session 2". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
22. "Various - Ibiza Chillout Session (CD)". Discogs.com. 2001-08-27. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
23. "Sandy Rivera - Kings Of Tomorrow Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
24. "Various - Defected Sessions (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
25. "Various - The Chillout Session Ibiza 2002 (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
26. Rob Theakston (2002-05-07). "Chillout Sessions: Ibiza 2002 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
27. "Soulfuric Sessions (Mixed By Jazz 'n' Groove)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
28. "Various - The Chillout Session 2003 (Winter Collection) (CD)". Discogs.com. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
29. "Various - Late Night Sessions". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
30. "Late Night Sessions 2003 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
31. "Various - The Chillout Session Summer Collection 2003 (CD)". Discogs.com. 2003-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
32. "Various - The Chillout Session: Ibiza Sunsets (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
33. Andy Kellman (2003-09-30). "The Chillout Session: Ibiza Sunsets - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
34. "Various - Late Night Sessions (Autumn Collection) (CD)". Discogs.com. 2003-09-20. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
35. "Various - The Very Best Of The Chillout Session (CD)". Discogs.com. 2007-01-16. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
36. "Various - Ministry Of Sound - Saturday Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
37. "Various - Funky House Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
38. "Smokin Jo* & Tim Sheridan - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
39. "Derrick Carter - Sessions". Discogs.com. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
40. "Various - The Chillout Session (CD)". Discogs.com. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
41. "Steve Angello - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
42. Various Artists (Artist). "Funky House Sessions 06". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
43. "DJ Sneak - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
44. "Josh Wink - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2011-02-06. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
45. "Mark Farina - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
46. "Seamus Haji - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2006-08-01. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
47. "Axwell - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
48. "Various/ Sessions Green Velvet Vs Cajm". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
49. "Sessions Andy Cato". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
50. "Fedde Le Grand - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
51. "Various - Electro House Sessions". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
52. "Mark Knight - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
53. "Funky House Sessions 07". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
54. "D. Ramirez - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
55. "Sebastian Ingrosso - Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
56. "Seamus Haji / Dave Spoon / Chris Coco - Sessions Summer 2007 (CD)". Discogs.com. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
57. "M.Y.N.C. Project* - Sessions". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
58. "Sessions Mixed By Harry Choo Choo Romero by". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
59. "Meat Katie - Sessions Vol. 8.1 Mixed By Meat Katie (CD)". Discogs.com. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
60. "Various - Summer Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
61. "Various - The Chilled House Session (File, MP3, MP3)". Discogs.com. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
62. "Various - Chilled House Session 2 (CD)". Discogs.com. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
63. "Various - Late Night Sessions (CD)". Discogs.com. 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
64. "Various - Chilled House Session 3 (CD)". Discogs.com. 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
65. "Saturday Sessions". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
66. "Pandora Archive - Preserving and Accessing Networked DOcumentary Resources of Australia". Pandora.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

External links

• "Ministry of Sound". Homepage. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
• "Ministry of Sound". Discogs entry. Retrieved 11 December 2008.

• Ministry of Sound compilation albums
• Electronic compilation albums
• Compilation album series
• 1990s compilation albums
• House music compilation albums
• Big beat compilation albums
• Trance compilation albums
• DJ mix album series