3 Steps Ahead - Hardcore Legends (Yellow Vinyl LP | NL Limited Edition | 2025)

3 Steps Ahead – Hardcore Legends is a compilation of tracks by the Rotterdam gabber producer Peter-Paul Pigmans (1961–2003), who released music as 3 Steps Ahead from 1994. He became known for tracks such as "Drop It", "Hakkûh" and "Gangster" (all 1996) and "Paint It Black" (1998); his productions are regarded as technically refined, combining hard kicks with atmospheric elements. The compilation was first released in 2023 on Be Yourself Music. This copy is the limited, numbered 2025 Music On Vinyl reissue on 180g yellow vinyl.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Music On Vinyl / Be Yourself Music MOVLP3907
• Format: Vinyl LP, Compilation
• Pressing: NL limited edition, numbered, 180g, yellow vinyl
• Country: Netherlands
• Year of this pressing: 2025 (first release of the compilation: 2023)
• Genre: Electronic, Techno, Gabber, Hardcore
• Category: New vinyl, Limited edition & coloured vinyl

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Drop It
2. Gangster (Feel So Good)
3. In The Name Of Love
4. Hakkûh (Original Mix)

Side B

1. In The Name Of Love (Negative A Refix)
2. Hakkûh (Loud Play Mix)
3. Money In My Pocket
4. Paint It Black (DJ Mix)

Personnel

3 Steps Ahead (Peter-Paul Pigmans). Remix B1: Negative A.

FAQ

Who is behind 3 Steps Ahead?
The name belonged to the Rotterdam producer Peter-Paul Pigmans, one of the defining Dutch gabber producers of the 1990s. He died in 2003 at the age of 42.

Is this the original pressing?
No. The compilation was first released in 2023 on Be Yourself Music. This copy is the numbered 2025 Music On Vinyl edition on yellow vinyl, limited to 1500 copies.

Is the record new?
Yes. The record is new and factory sealed, so it has not been opened or played.

Do you have more 3 Steps Ahead records?
We have no other 3 Steps Ahead titles in stock at the moment. Similar music is in our Electronic collection.