Editing Paul Oakenfold (section)

===Perfecto Records and fame: 1985–1991===
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In 1987, Oakenfold travelled to the island of [[Ibiza]] for a week to celebrate his birthday. Trevor Fung, Nicky Holloway, Ian Saint Paul, [[Danny Rampling]] and Johnny Walker accompanied him. Oakenfold convinced the owner of a venue in England to host an "Ibiza Reunion" party after-hours. He had previously made an attempt, but it failed as the crowd was not prepared for the [[acid house]] style until 1987 when the party was successful. After that, the night became a classic and became one of the UK's major acid house nights, known as ''Spectrum'' at [[Heaven (nightclub)|Heaven]] in [[Charing Cross]]. The party was best known for the "Theatre of Madness", as more than 1,500 people were present on Monday nights, until it went down; with the financial issues it changed its name to the "Land of Oz". Artists like [[Alex Paterson]] DJ'd in the VIP [[chillout]] area known as the "White Room", which gave Oakenfold more free time, and then he began producing music under the alias "[[Electra (band)|Electra]]" in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25038/electra/|title=ELECTRA &#124; full Official Chart History |website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> Members included Nick Divaris, [[John Rocca|John "Johnny" Rocca]] and Micky.  As they continued releasing only four singles as the [[Balearic beat]] band [[Electra (band)|Electra]], in Full Frequency Range Recordings ([[FFRR Records]]) founded and run by [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]]'s [[Pete Tong]], the duo created a new alias under the name Perfecto. Also in 1988 he decided to create a place where new artists could develop their careers. At that moment, [[Perfecto Records]] was born.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.perfectorecords.com/ |title=About Perfecto |access-date=2008-06-10 |publisher=Perfecto Records}}</ref>

He collaborated with his friend [[Steve Osborne]]<ref name="pobio" /> on various projects. In 1990, he worked with [[Terry Farley]], [[Andrew Weatherall]] and Osborne on two remixes for [[Happy Mondays]]. The remixes of "Rave On" and "Hallelujah" were released on the ''Madchester Rave On'' EP, as well as "Step On", a cover version adapted from [[John Kongos]]' 1971 hit "He's Gonna Step on You". The song reached the top 5 position in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26199/happy-mondays/|title=Happy Mondays &#124; full Official Chart History |website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> He was invited as a guest DJ to Spike Island, a gig with [[the Stone Roses]]. Pleased with the last single, the Happy Mondays gave Oakenfold and Osborne the opportunity to produce their third studio album, ''[[Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/161904 |title=Happy Mondays – Pills 'N Thrills And Bellyaches |access-date=2008-06-10 |publisher=Discogs}}</ref> The album entered the UK charts at number one with pre-sales of 150,000. The album was named ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s 1990 Album of the Year, and both Oakenfold and Osborne won the 1991 [[Brit Award]] for Best Producer.<ref name="thrillscom">{{cite web |url=http://www.pills-n-thrills.com/happy-mondays-biography.html |title=Happy Mondays – Pills 'N Thrills And Bellyaches |access-date=2008-06-10 |publisher=Discogs}}</ref>

{{cquote|This is a tremendous record and a gauntlet chucked at all the other would-be legends in town... Wild, brash, corrosive funk rock, grimly northern and yet pan-cultural in a Tesco shoplifter kind of way.|||says ''[[NME]]'' in a 9 out of 10 review.<ref name="thrillscom" />}}

In 1991, they remixed [[Massive Attack]]'s "Safe from Harm" as well as many others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Perfecto |title=Perfecto |access-date=2008-06-10 |website=Discogs.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28023/massive-attack/|title=Massive Attack &#124; full Official Chart History|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref>