Run DMC - King of Rock (Numbered Limited Edition 180G LP SuperVinyl)

Mobile Fidelity

£104.38

Format: LP, Numbered Limited Edition 180g LP SuperVinyl 33RPM
Catalogue No.: LMF535SV
Barcode: 821797153515
Release Date: Nov 2023
Genre: Hip Hop

1985 ALBUM ESTABLISHED HIP-HOP'S MODERN BLUEPRINT AND MAINSTREAM CURRENCY
Mastering Source to Be Determined Closer to Production Date

Run-D.M.C. leaves no doubt about its intent on King of Rock. The New York trio's hard-hitting sophomore album begins with a statement of purpose ("Rock the House") that serves as a stereophonic primer for the title track, a hybrid warning-anthem-theme song that swarms with justified boasts, heavy metal riffs, booming beats, cowbell accents, and dance-worthy grooves. The back-to-back tunes set the tone for a 1985 record that largely established the blueprint for the hip-hop that would follow for the next two decades – and which helped make rap a mainstream currency via the previously off-limits channels of radio, TV, and the national stage. "It's not Michael Jackson/And this is not Thriller," the group broadcasts early on in the record. Truer words – and music recorded with such honesty, pride, rawness, and integrity – have seldom been committed to tape.

Track List
Rock the House
King of Rock
You Talk Too Much
Jam-Master Jammin'
Roots, Rap, Reggae
Can You Rock It Like This
You're Blind
It's Not Funny
Daryll and Joe (Krush-Groove 3)