THE 101st MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 101st Mix selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed for the Website "The Rub", its called "Hip Hop History Volume 1-1979, there's some Classic Hip  Hop on here, including some GrandMaster Flash and the Furious Five, Kurtis Blow, Sugarhill Gang, and The Fatback Band!

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THE 95th MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 95th Mix selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by George the DJ, its called "Hip Hop '80's Volume 1, there's some Classic Hip Hop on here, including some Eric B and Rakim, Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5, Whodini and KRS One!

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NEW JOB & GRANDMASTER FLASH &THE FURIOUS 5

Around this period of my Life, I'm finding it hard to remember Certain Dates etc, What I can Remember is, I left The Sandringham Hotel around the Early to Mid Summertime of 1982 and went back to Butchery, for the Easier Hours, No Work on Sundays and all Bank Holidays Off!

I worked for (at that time) a Big Chain of Butchers "The Co-op", it was their Main Shop in Great Yarmouth's Town Centre. There were as I remember 2 other Butcher's Working there, the Shop Manager & his Deputy Manager, I cant remember who the Deputy Manager was, but I can vaguely remember the Manager, not his Name though, he was a Right Smart Arse, as I remember, and I did not get on with him that great!


As I recall he was a Right Big-Head and thought he Knew everything about everything, I think he liked Rock Music and thought Soul/Funk Music was a Load of Sh*t, I remember buying "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious five, around this time, and he thought it was the Biggest load of Rubbish , he had ever heard!


At this time I was still Biking to work, I lived in Gorleston, which was about 4 Miles from work, so I got plenty of Exercise, I used to bring the Bike through the Shop when I arrived to work and put it in the back room, I don't think we had a Back way, to the Shop, as it was Joined to the Main Co-op Shop! so everything including the Meat Deliveries had to come through the Front Door

The actual Butcher's shop is still in the same place as it was nearly 30 Years ago, but the Co-op Shop/Brand has long gone, and the Shop itself  is now Closed!


As for the Music around this Period (as I said previously), Rapping/Hip Hop had just begun, and one of the Biggest Releases then (and Now), was "The Message" by Grandmaster flash & The Furious Five, that was something New around this Period, Music Wise!


As a Group GMF only ever Released 2 Studio Albums, although they had plenty of Compilation Albums, over the years!

GREAT SOUL / FUNK RECORD LABELS # 2

          SUGAR HILL RECORDS


The Original Rap / Hip Hop Record Label, formed in 1979 (and Surprisingly only in Business for about 7 Years) by Husband and Wife, Joe and Sylvia Robinson, Milton Malden  and with the Financial Backing of Morris Levy, who already owned Roulette Records.

Sylvia Robinson who had already had an Hit Single, reaching Number 1 in the US R&B Chart in her own right some 6 Years previous with  "Pillow Talk" under the name of just "Sylvia" incidentally she had hoped that "Al Green" would Record this Track, but he turned it down as he thought it was too Risque and it was against his Religious Beliefs! 

The First Release from Sugar Hill Record's was "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang, in August 1979, they Released several different Versions, the Longest being 15 Minutes in total!


Although not the First Rap Release or Band, "The Sugarhill Gang"

were Credited for being the First Group to Popularise Rap / Hip Hop Music! It was also the First Rap record to get into the US Pop Charts at Number 36.


In early 1980 the Robinson's brought out Morris Levy's Share in Sugar Hill Records.

SHR had some of the Biggest/first Rap stars including:
GrandMaster Flash and the Furious five, Sequence, Kool Moe Dee, Treacherous Three and the West Street Mob!


By 1986 SHR had Signed a Controversial Distribution Deal with MCA Records, which ended up in a Lengthy Court Room battle and eventually the Record Label had to Close Down!


They had by this time Amassed in Total, 26 Gold Records!

Nearly some 10 years later "Rhino Records" had Purchased all the Master Tapes from SHR, and then went about "Re-Releasing most of the Music made by SHR!


In 2002 the Recording Studios used by SHR in Englewood, New Jersey was Destroyed by Fire!


Other Artists to have Recorded for the Label were :
Funky Four Plus One, Viola Wills, Spoonie Gee, Moments, Positive Force, Melle Mel, Candi Staton, Trouble Funk, Phillip Wynne and Sylvia!


Some of the Biggest Tracks were:


Sugarhill Gang:  Rappers Delight, 8th Wonder, The Lover in You and Apache.


GrandMaster Flash: On the Wheels of Steel, The Message, Its Nasty and Scorpio.


GMF and Melle Mell: White Lines

Positive Force: We Got The Funk



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