Tommy McCook (Vinyl LP) Hip Hop

Tommy McCook (Vinyl LP) Hip Hop'Tommy McCook' or, as it was known on its initial release in 1969, 'The Skatalite', is a collection of some of the greatest ska tunes ever put to tape. Recorded By Arthur "Duke" Reid at his legendary Treasure Isle Studios named after the family run liquor store that the studio was above on Bond St. in Kingston, Jamaica these classic recordings feature Roland Alphonso, Don Drummond, Rico Rodriguez, and all the original Skatalites. Also including some

a pace that juxtaposes the pastoral with sporadic bursts of frenzy and much rhythmic variety

In the mid seventies

treating bossa nova as a new means of personal expression

with a life-affirming

Includes 4 art prints and CD album

Nipsey Hustle

sparkling production and orchestrations that occasionally border on easy listening

and Freddie Douglas

Ra owned an early custom Minimoog (a portable Moog synthesizer)

Straight out the dungeons of CBGB's

gated groove and evocative synths Kavinsky duets with CSS front woman Lovefoxx in what must be the faded glamour disco track of the year

'Slick Walkin'' closes out the EP - a lesson in how to make samples dance any which way you want them to