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Morgan Khan was a titanic figure in the UK music industry. From the ‘70s through to the early ‘90s he was at the center of almost every big dance trend. His list of achievements is long but some of the highlights might include breaking hip hop, electro and house in the UK, helping to invent the dance music compilation and releasing the first commercially available DJ mix albums in Britain. He has his critics. And there’s no denying the ego, once described as “bordering on the manic,” which is perhaps part of the reason his influence is often criminally overlooked. But let’s get to the heart of the matter, few people have done more to promote and sell black music in the UK. To quote Greg Wilson: “If you know nothing about [Morgan Khan’s] Street Sounds label, your knowledge of how dance culture developed in this country is terminally flawed – it’s as simple as that.”