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Island (label)
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Art Of Noise —
Close To The Edit/
Island, 1984. Very Good ... Out Of Stock
Brilliant work! Would music ever be this great again? We're hard pressed to think so. Trevor Horn, fresh from his vamped-up work with Yes, hits the beat box with the Dudley, Horn, and Jeczalik team, and comes up with these crossover instrumental tunes that took a hip hop groove to the next level ... (Funky 45's, Hip Hop) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Art Of Noise —
Moments In Love (7:00, 4:40)/
Island/ZTT, 1984. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
It's hard to imagine a more exciting single from the early 80s – as both sides of this one completely changed our way of listening to music, and set the tone for a generation of sounds to come. "Moments In Love" is that breathy slow stepper, presented here in long and short ... (Soul, Hip Hop) read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a ZTT sleeve.)
Buju Banton —
Til Shiloh ... LP Loose Cannon/Island, 1995. Very Good ... Out Of Stock
DJ Krush, Rob Swift, Prince Paul & others —
Altered Beats – Assasin Knowledges Of The Remanipulated ... CD 
Axiom/Island, 1996. Used ... Out Of Stock
Mostly instrumental tracks from hip hop djs and producers including Rob Swift, Prince Paul, DXT, Invisible Scratch Pickles, Q-Bert, DJ Krush, New Kingdom, all overseen by Bill Laswell. Much better than your average Axiom stuff. Cover art by Rammellzee. 14 tracks in all, including "Reanimati ... read more CD
Freestyle Fellowship —
Hot Potato (album, blow-up club version, blow-up club edit, blow-up club inst)/4th & Broadway/Island, 1993. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Material —
Hallucination Engine ... CD Island, 1994. Used ... Out Of Stock
Nas & Damian Jr Gong Marley —
Distant Relatives ... LP Island/Def Jam/VP, 2010. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
A full length collabo from Nas & Damien "Jr Gong" Marley – who've worked together in the past on a track two – and overall it's a win that goes well beyond simple hip hop/dancehall fusion! The duo samples Mulatu, collaborate with K'Naan , Dennis Brown, Stephen Marley and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Positive K —
Skills Dat Pay Da Bills ... LP Island, 1992. Very Good ... $19.99
The only LP from this First Priority family member who released a couple of nice tracks as singles on the label, especially his duets with MC Lyte. This major label album somehow managed to get lost, though it's one of our favorites from the early 90s, with stripped down funky beats and a tight ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the stickered sleeve. Vinyl has a mark that clicks a bit through the last three tracks on Side A, in great shape otherwise.)
Island (UK), 2011. Sealed Gatefold ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 2022 RSD issue on green vinyl, still sealed with hype sticker.)
Tone-Loc —
Loc'ed After Dark ... CD Delicious Vinyl, 1989. Used ... Out Of Stock
The crossover rap classic from Tone-Loc! The biggest couple of hits are still ubiquitous decades later – and Loc himself, with that raspy voice and smooth charisma, still stands as one of more unique voices of late 80s hip hop. Loc-ed After Dark is also an early proving ground for the soon- ... read more CD
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