VARIOUS / SOUL JAZZ RECORDS PRESENTS – Yo! Boombox: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-83 – 3LP (w/ Bonus 7″) – Deluxe Vinyl Set

3LP -Deluxe triple LP with 3x full inner sleeves of extensive sleeve notes, exclusive photography and original label artwork plus a bonus super-rare 7 single of Magics Rap by Magics Trick

This newSoul Jazz Recordscollection celebrates these first old-school rap records, bringing together rare, classic and obscure tracks released in the early days of rap.
Yo! Boomboxalso features the stunning photography ofSophie Bramly, one of a very select group of photographers (alongside Henry Chalfant, Martha Cooper, and Joe Conzo) who were allowed full access to document the exciting early days of hip-hop in New York.

These first exuberant wave of innocent, upbeat, party-on-the-block rap records were the first to try and create the sounds heard in community centres, block parties and street jams that first took place in the Bronx in the mid-1970s. Where the first DJs Flash,Kool HercandBambaataa were back-spinning, mixing and scratching together now classic breakbeat records likeThe Incredible Bongo BandsApacheorBabe RuthsThe Mexican, these first pre-sampling rap records were all made using live bands, often replaying then current disco tunes. AsChics Good Times was to Rappers Delight, the songs here feature then-current dancefloor hits such as theTom Tom Clubs Genius of Love,Cheryl Lynns To Be Real,MFSBs Love Is the Message while MCs rapped over the top, creating a unique new sound. In fact, the links between disco and rap date back earlier to the party style MCing of figures such as the legendaryDJ Hollywoodor radio DJs likeFrankie Crocker.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. The Carver Area High School Seniors – Get Live ’83 (7.43)
2. Mike T – Do It Any Way You Wanna (6.53)

SideB
1. Chapter III – Real Rocking Groove (Rap & Breaks) (6.34)
2. Sinister Two – Rock It, Don’t Stop It (7.59)

SideC
1. Sangria – To The Beat Y’all (5.18)
2. Funky Four Plus One More – Rappin’ and Rocking The House (6.54)
3. The Just Four – Girls Of The World (Genius Rap & Breaks) (7.07)

SideD
1. Eye Beta Rock – Super Rock Body Shock (8.42)
2. Funky Constellation – Street Talk (Madam Rapper) (9.49)

SideE
1. Kool Kyle The Starchild – Do You Like That Funky Beat (Ahh Beat, Beat) (8.38)
2. The Just Four – Jam To Remember (6.56)

SideF
1. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – Super Rappin’ No. 2 (7.18)
2. Silver Star – Eei Eei O (7.16)

7″ Single (comes with LP format SJRLP530D only):
A. Magic’s Trick – Magic’s Rap (4.19)- Mono Version
AA. Magic’s Trick – Magic’s Rap (4.19) -StereoVersion