Compiled by legendary producer Arthur Baker, ‘Breakers Revenge’ is a near-de&nitive collection of original Funk, Soul, Latin, Disco and Electro classic tracks from 1970-1984.
These tracks, a combination of classics and obscurities, have all since become legendary to Breakdancers everywhere. First played at South Bronx block parties, community halls and park jams in the 1970s and 80s, spun endlessly by the &rst three major hip-hop DJs – Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa – and found in the record crates of any DJ of note ever since.
Seminal funk and soul tracks such as Dennis Co7ey’s ‘Scorpio’, The Jimmy Castor Bunch’s ‘It’s Just Begun’, James Brown’s ‘Get on the Good Foot’, The Mohawks’ ‘Champ’ sit side-by-side here with the ground-breaking, classic electro of Afrika Bambaataa’s ‘Planet Rock’, and Arthur Baker’s own de&nitive ‘Breaker’s Revenge.’
Breakdancing has come a long way from its New York roots to its respected position as an art form today where, for the &rst time ever, it is to be featured in the Olympics held in Paris this August 2024.
The ‘breakbeat’ remains at the very heart of hip-hop, the mercurial funk, soul and disco tracks, always 100% guaranteed to get B-Boys, B- Girls and Breakdancers moving at any block party, with the percussive breakdown of each track the pinnacle soundtrack to any dance/battle between Breakdancers of any note.
Similarly these tracks have been sampled many 1000s of times over by every hip-hop artist and producer of note. KRS-ONE, Marley Marl, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Eric B, The Fugees, Outkast, Mos
Def, Main Source, Jungle Brothers, LL Cool J, De La Soul and, well, everyone!
Compiler Arthur Baker played a pivotal role in hip-hop history when in 1982 he produced Afrika Bambaataa’s seminal ‘Planet Rock’ (as featured here), introducing electronic instruments into hip-hop for the &rst time ever and in the process created electro. After ‘Planet Rock’, Arthur Baker went on to remix or produce every major artist of note – from New Order to the Rolling Stones, Al Green to the Pet Shop Boys.
This Soul Jazz Records vinyl release is presented as a deluxe gatefold double vinyl with two bespoke inner sleeves and download code, and comes complete with an introduction by Arthur Baker, extensive sleevenotes, including a track-by-track breakdown by hip-hop historian JayQuan, and striking images from photographer Sophie Bramly.

Label
Soul Jazz Records
Genre
Hip Hop / RNB LP
Dennis Co7ey and The Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio
The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun
B.T. Express - Energy Level
James Brown - Get On The Good Foot
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock
Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
Esther Williams - Last Night Changed It All
The Mohawks - The Champ
Herman Kelly & Life - Dance To The Drummers Beat
Spanky Wilson - Sunshine of Your Love
James Brown - Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
Candido - Soulwanco
Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge
Manu Dibango - The Panther
Abaco Dream - Life and Death in G & A
The Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine
Mongo Santamaria - Cloud Nine
Edwin Starr - I Just Wanna Do My Thing
Badder Than Evil - Hot Wheels

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