I have always had a passion for music whilst growing up and have a very eclectic taste covering many genres over the decades.
This eventually led me to the fast beats and melodic rhythms that advanced from Jungle scene. Good Looking Organisation was one of the pioneers back in the day releasing music on their Good Looking Records label from a wide range of new and upcoming artists. I had been bought a pair of decks and mixer in my early teens and then purchased Gemini PT2410 Special Edition Turntables & Numark DXM06 Mixer later on in life so I started collecting the releases
From early 2007, the Good Looking Organisation fansite was made available online as part of a personal project to develop my skills with data-driven, dynamic websites and search engine optimisation. Initially used as a tool to catalogue my growing collection of vinyl records from the various GLO sub labels, I saw the opportunity to promote and provide content on the website to help promote the organisation.
The site was well optimised, with my attention to detail on content available, it was quickly indexed by search engines, receiving good positions for keywords and gaining regular visitors. Within a short space of time, the GLO fansite started appearing between and even above official GLO sites in search engine results and this got me noticed.
This led to me being approached by GLO, who saw the potential I had, as they were keen to capitalise on the promotion of the organisation via the loyal fanbase that had amassed over the years. Once discussions had taken place, NDAs signed and contacts made, I provided reports and advice on their current online presence and how this could be improved.
Unfortunately, this was during the later years of GLO so did not turn out to be the opportunity I had hoped. The site went offline during 2016 when I changed hosting companies and I never got round to getting it all active again.
The GBUK.net domain name has been under my ownership for many years and with it being a short domain name, I thought I would put it back to good use to again promote GLO and the labels catalogue as well as build up a network of sites which help promote each other.
fansite history
The WayBack Machine is an excellent tool for looking at websites and their history. Click on their logo below to take a detailed look at the Good Looking Organisation fansite over the years.
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Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or something to contribute/share with the GLO fansite.
Get in TouchF.A.Q
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why did you build the Good Looking Organisation fansite?
I have always had a very eclectic taste in music and when I came across early Drum and Bass, Jungle, "Atmospheric/Intelligent" d&b (or whatever you want to call it), I instantly fell in love and wanted more.
The fast beats, heavy basslines and melodic rhythms got me excited. With a growing passion for DJing, this obviously led me onto collecting records, specifically from the Good Looking Organisation and its sub labels.
Originally, the site was created in 2007, just to catalogue my own collection and to let people know which catalogue numbers in the catalogue I did/did not own. The previous site ran till around 2016. Check out the About GLO Fansite for more information and history of the old site.
Now, although already immortalised in the minds of many, I wanted to re-build the site to keep the history alive. Having a backup copy of the data/files for my old site, this was easy to update to a new mobile/search optimised website up to todays' standards.
Both sites were also created to be a part of a network of websites, showcasing my abilities as an all-round web designer/developer and to help with optimisation, linking of websites in the network.
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Do/Did you work for the Good Looking Organisation?
Due to my abilities with web development and search engine optimisation, the Good Looking Organisation fansite started appearing high in the search results for certain keywords, often above or between official GLO websites.
The led to contact from the infamous Tony Fordham and I started working with them advising them on their current seo standing and how things could be improved. Tony could see my passion for the organisation, and he wanted to bring the army of GLO fans together, setting-up websites and giving fans access to content, re-releases etc.
Unfortunately, this was during the 'end days' of the Good Looking Organisation. Whilst NDAs were signed, access to contacts/systems and talks of a meeting/tour of one of their warehouses, stacked to the brim of rare GLO goodies and filling gaps in my catalogue free of charge for my work, it never amounted to much.
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Do you still have your Good Looking record collection?
Unfortunately not, I sold my decks, Gemini PT2410 Special Edition translucent blue (they looked lovely and were a great set of decks). Years later, with my collection not being used and taking up space, I decided put my collection for sale on some Facebook Marketplace sites.
Whilst I really didn’t want to sell them, I still have a passion for music and djing so the plan is to go digital with a Pioneer or Denon system. I converted the records I had into a digital format and stored them for later use.
I still have all the Progression Sessions, Logical Progressions etc on CD but have now sold my whole GLO collection :(.
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Would you like the Good Looking Organisation to become active again?
Of course I would, but does anyone really think that will ever happen?
With the rumours of how things were and the parting ways of, what I considered to be, the duo and driving force behind promoting Good Looking across the world.
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Where else can I get my fix for Atmospheric Drum and Bass?
Thankfully, there is a wealth of other record labels, artists, producers and content available for you.
Check out the links section for some ideas and if you have any of your own that you think would fit well, then please do let me know via the contact form just below this section.