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Run-D..M.C, King of Rock, 1985 on Profile Records

Run-D..M.C, King of Rock, 1985 on Profile Records Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, and Jason Mizell, straight out of Hollis Queens to the King of Rock @kingdmc @rundmc @jammasterjay…

Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia.

Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia. Mine’s a 2016 reissue (30th anniversary) 180g on Def Jam / UMG Reissue sounds great – No…

The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA.

The Roots, Phrenology, 2002 on MCA. This is the 2020 Vinyl Me, Please remastered, reissued club edition from February 2020. Beautiful package, sounds great – pressed at GZ…

Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia

Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia. One of my desert island disks / top 10 albums ever. I just wish there was…

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Message, 1982 on Sugar Hill Records.

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Message, 1982 on Sugar Hill Records. My intro to socially conscious hip-hop, circa 1982. “It’s like a jungle sometimes it makes…

Run DMC, Tougher than Leather, 1988 on London Records.

Run DMC,  Tougher than Leather, 1988 on London Records. Via Unknown Pleasures in Edinburgh Scotland (aka @vinylnet.co.uk )