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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan | |||
| 2. I.O.U - Freeez | |||
| 3. 19 - Paul Hardcastle | |||
| 4. Rockit - Herbie Hancock | |||
| 5. Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang | |||
| 6. Paid In Full - Eric B & Rakim | |||
| 7. Planet Rock - Afrika Bamaataa & The Soulsonic Force | |||
| 8. The 900 Number - The 45 King | |||
| 9. Bassline - Mantronix | |||
| 10. Clear - Cybotron | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Street dance - Break Machine | |||
| 2. Breakin... there's no stoppin us - Ollie & Jerry | |||
| 3. (Hey you) The rocksteady crew (12" extended version) - Rocksteady Crew | |||
| 4. The message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five | |||
| 5. Say no go - De La Soul | |||
| 6. Bang zoom (Lets go go) - The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee | |||
| 7. Let the music play - Shannon | |||
| 8. Don't believe the hype - Public Enemy | |||
| 9. Peter piper - Run DMC | |||
| 10. Hip hop be bop (Don't stop) - Man Parrish | |||
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Product Description
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Okay, so the title Electro Breakdance may be a bit misleading but "Predominantly classic hip-hop from back in the day" doesn't quite have the same ring to it. Spread across two discs, the diverse range includes a few pieces of electro pop like the stuttering "19" from 80s synth god come BBC soundtrack maker Paul Hardcastle and the oft imitated (Chak, Chak) Chaka Khan with "I Feel For You". Present and correct are the classics which started this particular revival fad like "The Message" and "White Lines" plus other genre defining moments like "Planet Rock" and "The 900 Number".
Moving through the ages, there's plenty from the next school of Hip-hop (pre-west coast) pioneers like Eric B & Rakim ("Paid in Full"), Run DMC ("Peter Piper") and Public Enemy ("Don't Believe the Hype") along with the happier, more party inspired cuts like the infamous drum/scream loop of "It Takes Two" and the daisy blossoming "Say No Go" from political hippies, De La Soul. A great collection of thirty classic songs from a golden decade which will get your body popping, your heels thumping and make you want to throw two fingers in the air and shout "Peace" while wearing a lovely nylon tracksuit. --David Trueman
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Cook Derek
Format:Audio CD
Those of us at high school in the early to mid-eighties were divided into electro and hardrock fans. If you belonged to the former group you will enjoy having this cd.
While it is not what it claims to be (old school...about 10% maybe) it does have many redeeming features: the full length version of "White Lines", a version of "Bang Zoom" that contains all the elements of the radio edit and the 7-inch, "Rockit", to name but a few.
One nice surprise is "The Jam On Revenge (Wikki Wikki song)" which I could never find anywhere before, although the penultimate minute of it has been harshly edited out. And another odd blooper is surely what's listed as the "19" 12-inch, which is identical to my old 7-inch copy.
But I'm nit-picking. This is a rich mish-mash of anything electro-ish and memory provoking from twenty-odd years ago, and that's just what I was looking for.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Wow, what a wicked double CD, after years of waiting for someone to put together a collection of electro on CD now we've got one. If you haven't managed to find 'Rockit' then this is for you.
There are some real classics here like Cybotron's 'Clear' and Tyrone Brunson's ' The Smurf' along with the more commercial stuff like The Rock Steady Crew and Breakmachine (1st time on CD??)
Grab this disc and you'll soon be attempting that back spin on your kitchen's Lino flooring!!!
There are some real classics here like Cybotron's 'Clear' and Tyrone Brunson's ' The Smurf' along with the more commercial stuff like The Rock Steady Crew and Breakmachine (1st time on CD??)
Grab this disc and you'll soon be attempting that back spin on your kitchen's Lino flooring!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I love this album - I would whole heartedly recommend it to anyone who is into their old skool breaks.
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very first hip hop tunes. where it all started
i was say 13 when these breakin tunes were huge. getting the lino out. bring back alot of memories. good cd
Published 7 months ago by tango
4.0 out of 5 stars
I need a bigger bed
I bought this CD when it was on special offer. It was a bit of a gamble as I had no idea what most of the tracks on it would be like. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Neilo
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More than happy
I ordered 2 of this product. One came within a couple of working days and the other got lost in the post. Read more
Published on 10 May 2011 by jonester31
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back in the old skool
great cd this most of the classics are here grand master flash eric b and rakim de la soul did you know paul weller loves this stuff back in the day of the style council so get... Read more
Published on 17 May 2010 by D. Timms
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential Trip Down Memory Lane
Oh my goodnes!!!
I saw the track listings and saw one song that made me get the CD: Hey DJ. I had wanted to get that song since 1984. Read more
I saw the track listings and saw one song that made me get the CD: Hey DJ. I had wanted to get that song since 1984. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2007 by Reginald Davenport
2.0 out of 5 stars
Pants-droppin', definately not body-poppin'
I agree with a lot of the reviews here that this album does NOT live up to it's title. As an old skool electro-boppin', head-spinnin' (got the bald patch to go) freak I can safely... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2002 by barry.jury@ntlworld.com
4.0 out of 5 stars
MEMORIES CAME FLOODING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What can I say, memories came flooding back of me at the hip hop club Sidewalk on a Saturday up Newcastle, throwing myselfe all over the floor to try and burn anyone that walked... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good CD
This CD has got some cool old skool tracks on although quite a few I wouldn't really breakdance to, they sound more like Lionel Richie to me or some old motown like Freeez I.O.U. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2002
3.0 out of 5 stars
Com ci - Com sa
As an original body popper and breakdancer from back in the 80's, I feel that this CD is a bit of a let down. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2002 by jediknights@yahoo.com
5.0 out of 5 stars
Memories are made of this....
I haven't heard some of these tracks for about 18 years... aside from Chaka Khan of whom I became a devout fan around the 1984 mark and followed her career ever since (saw her live... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2002
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