2 Live Crew's infamous -- record store clerks were actually arrested for selling the album -- and double platinum -- a great example of how being banned can increase sales -- As Nasty As They Wanna Be may be more talked...

Soul Jazz Records’ new Boombox 2 is a new selection of early rap music from the period 1979-83, with barely a household name in sight. Featured here are some the earliest hip-hop records that came out of New York City...

Stone cold classic! A1 White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) 7:38A2 White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Bonus) 2:16B Melle Mel's Groove 5:56

Classic Hip Hop! A The Message (Vocal) 7:11B The Message (Instrumental) 7:11

Double LP version. Joey Negro presents a snapshot of the edgier, robotic sounds of the emerging early '80s electro scene. From stone-cold classics such as Hashim's "Al Naafiysh (The Soul)", Tyrone Brunson's...

unofficial reissue in a generic jacket with the Francois K remix on the flip!!ATour De France (French Version)6:45BTour De France...

Classic! A Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) 6:20Remix - Magnificent Kordak, TheB1 Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (Original Version) 4:11B2 Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (Dub Version) 3:11

The cut that kickstarted turntablism. Every DJ worth his salt today was blown away by DXT back in 1983 at the Grammy's. A Rockit (Long / Album Version) 5:22B Rockit (Short Version) 3:37

Compilation of Spyder's tracks from the 1981-1988 era. A1 Big Apple Rappin' 10:07A2 Smerphies Dance 7:49A3 Sixteen Featuring - Traedonya 5:19B1 Spinnin' Webs & Rappin' Rhymes 6:05B2 My Whole Life (Flashed Before My...

Electro Classic! Love Theme 4:16Got Me Goin' (Crazy) 6:48"Me" 3:3290's Ladies 3:42Let's Get It On 3:48Get Into It 2:43"$" 5:06Tear The Roof Off 4:40Dance Music 5:12Jam...

Electro Classic! Get Into It (12" Mix) 4:21Dance Music (Club Mix) 6:02

DANNY KRIVIT turns in a stellar pair of spartan electro edits of the KRAFTWERK classic.

2016 reissue - vocal & instrumental only - Peoples Potential Unlimited's most anticipated release to date. Originally recorded in Detroit, 1982 by the late Danan Potts a.k.a. Superlife. At that time Danan was hanging...

2016 remastered reissue Classic Techno tracks from the Detroit legend JUAN ATKINS. The tracks on the A Side are "NIGHT DRIVE" and "TIME SPACE", followed by the classic that everyone wants and loves,...

4LP box set housed in an all-black case with gold foil print, includes 20-page book with photos, liner notes by Jeff Weiss, and detailed track history by Egyptian Lover. Los Angeles native Egyptian Lover (Greg Broussard) is...

Triangle, white vinyl. Custom sleeve – thick black board, gold foil printing, magnets – 8 panels folding into a pyramid. Egyptian Lover is a legendary west coast hip-hop pioneer from the days before Gangsta Rap...

Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee formed the group Mantronix In the early 80s. Their Sleeping Bag Records debut - Mantronix: The Album shot to commercial success with its wildly futuristic sound that is summed up perfectly with...

2015 reissue, originally released in 1985 - vocal b/w dub 12" vinyl sealed with hype sticker, PRODUCED BY AMOS LARKINS II aka LEON GREEN Jennette - A FREESTYLE SOUL VOCALISTS WHO WAS ONLY 14 years old when she sang on...

Sources is a brand new series which will examine the output of a number of extremely influential independent U.S. labels throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In an age where corporate anonymity reigns supreme and music is...