Hard, My Calling Card #3
We’re back with some more teary eyed nostalgia, this time Sylvia Robinson’s business card. Needless to say she’s no longer maintaining in the Garden State, she’s maintaining her garden because it’s in a state, living large off all those royalties she probably didn’t pay to Master Gee and them lot. Strange that for such a legendary artist stable their catalogue is devoid of any particularly interesting rarities. Mind you, that’s probably because every record was a hit out the back bone and they didn’t have time to think about what thirty something spods would care to revere 20 years later. The most interesting record we found was a test pressing of 8th Wonder which included an instrumental. We thought of some though, so Sylvia, if you’re reading, how about repressing that Brazillian version of ‘Rappers Delight’ on a green vinyl. What the hell does she care, it’s probably the most famous rap record ever and most of us are still busy still hunting down whatever over priced crap DJ Ivory put on his CD’s.
The Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder
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5 Responses to "Hard, My Calling Card #3"
Let’s talk about how Sugar Hill Groove is actually the best Sugarhill Gang tune.
I agree, did you hear Ju Ju from Beatnuts rap over that? it was dope
Funky 4 + 1 ‘That’s The Joint’ has to be one of my fave sugrahill 12″‘s. But you lot prob have it on some other label on gold vinyl with the accapella and a guest verse from Melle Mel or something.
ps. that’s not supposed to be a snooty comment, just an observation of your knowledge of vinyl and your unashamed showing off of rare records (and why not, it’s all educational, even if us mere mortals will never own them!).
‘That’s The Joint’ is my fave Sugarhill tuneage also.
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