Original Breaks & Samples Vinyl 75 Items

There are few musicians whose music has indisputably advanced humanity. Reggae figurehead Bob Marley--a songwriter, poet, activist, and visionary--is one of them. The idea that a single-disc collection could represent the depth, breadth, and power of Marley's achievement is far-fetched, but LEGEND makes an excellent attempt. Every single one of its tracks is outstanding, and the artist's different faces--revolutionary ("Get Up Stand Up"), romantic ("Is This Love"), devout Rastafarian ("Buffalo Soldier"), and prophet ("One Love/People Get Ready") are equally represented.In addition to his moving message of love and unity, Marley is a master songwriter, as the timelessness of songs like "Stir It Up," "I Shot the Sheriff," and the gorgeous, poignant "Redemption Song" proves. Of course, a true sampling of Marley's output would require some early ska material, the Wailer's debut (CATCH A FIRE), the definitive NATTY DREAD, and his later-period opus EXODUS, but LEGEND provides a highly satisfying, if brief, overview of Marley's genius. A record well suited to any location, season, or time of day, it has proven universal in its appeal. The music herein is as essential as air.

sampled by Presage and Da Lench Mob

"All in Love is Fair" sampled by Jedi Mind Tricks for "War Ensemble"

- "Too High" sampled by Alkaholiks for "All Night"

- "Living for the City" sampled by Public Enemy for "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos",
Sylvester for "Living for the City" and
Wu-Tang Clan for "The City"

12 tracks incl. 'are you man enough' performed by The Four Tops ... classic blaxploitation soundtrack!!

- "Shaft in Africa" sampled by Beatnuts for "It's Da Nuts",
Cookie Crew for "Born this Way",
Diamond D for "Best Kept Secret",
Dismasters for "Black and Proud",
Hakeem for "Hip Hop Reborn",
Naughty by Nature for "The Hood Comes First",
Ras Kass for "Rasassination",
Tony Scott for "Get Into It" and
Tuff Crew for "Soul Food"

Fusion Folk Jazz classic from Scandinavia, sampled by Madlib for Quasimoto's "Closer" with MF Doom. Tip!

produced by David Axelrod !

- "Message from the Meters" sampled by Eric B & Rakim for "Keep 'em Eager to Listen"

- "Goodbye, So Long" sampled by Brand Nubian for "Hold On",
Lench Mob for "All on My Nut Sac" and
YG for "Ghetto Celeb"

- "Thoughts of Old Flames" sampled by Big Daddy Kane for "Give it to Me",
Questionmark Asylum for "Hey Look Away Now",
Rakim for "Remember That" and
Under Ground Kings for "It's Supposed to Bubble"

sampled by Cali Agents

/ instrumental ... sampled by Common, De La Soul ...

Japanese pressing with OBI.

- "Eulogy and Light" sampled by Above the Law for "Black Triangle"

- "Free Your Mind" sampled by JCD and the Dawg lb for "Bon Appetit",
Kris Kross for "Freak da Funk" and
X-Clan for "Earth Bound" & "Shaft's Big Score"

- "Loose Booty" sampled by EPMD for "Who's Booty?"

- "Joyful Process" sampled by CPO for "Gangsta Melody",
Eazy-E for "Eazy-Duz-It" and
Smokin Suckas with Logic for "Uncle Tom Artist"

- "I Call My Baby Pussycat" sampled by De La Soul for "Area"

sampled by Inspectah Deck ... produced by Norman Whitfield

Original US Pitman pressing.

sampled by DITC, Cypress Hill, De La Soul ...

sampled by Beatnuts, Public Enemy, 2 Life Crew ...

US original.

Record has some hairlines and a few superficial scratches.
Small writing on back cover.

Vinyl with a couple of stains.

Original US pressing. Sticker residue on cover.

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert. Vinyl is close to NM. Tiny wear.

Japanese pressing without OBI!
- "Love Music" sampled by Coo Coo Cal for "How Does It Feel"

- "You Can't Hide Love" sampled by Audio Two for "I Don't Care" and
Just Ice for "The Desolate One"

Original japanese pressing. OBI is missing.

- "Love Music" sampled by Coo Coo Cal for "How Does It Feel"

- "You Can't Hide Love" sampled by Audio Two for "I Don't Care" and
Just Ice for "The Desolate One"

Cover with faint ring wear.

Cover has a stuffed corner. US pressing.

- "Have Your Ass Home by 11:00" sampled by Def Jef for "Give it Here",
Nice & Smooth for "Ooh Child",
ODB for "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and
Tupac for "Late Night"

- "Flying Saucers" sampled by Jeru for "Thoughts of a Frustrated Nigga"

- "Niggers vs. the Police" sampled by NWA for "Appetite for Destruction"

- "The Back Down" sampled by Eazy-E for "Eazy-Duz-It",
King T for "Act a Fool",
Thug Life for "Don't Get it Twisted" and
Tupac for "Heartz of Men"

incl. the classic break 'kool is back' as sampled by everybody and even more !

Japanese pressing with Obi.

The legendary Hip Hop / Dusty Fingers heavy tune "COL FIATO IN GOLA" by maestro Filippo Trecca, originally released in 1978 for the Giallo TV mini series "Diario Di Giudice" and directed by Dante Troisi. Sampled by tons of artists, this track represents a true holy grail for Italian TV-soundtracks music lovers and DJs with a totally mental downtempo Hip Hop beat played in a heavy Funk key with just everything you could dream about: sleazy and punishing drum patterns / huge and ceaseless string cuts / heavy Giallo orchestration / meandering flutes / groovy and totally killer mood. Essential stuff!

Vinyl has scuffs and light scratches. Cover with seam splits and wear.

Vinyl close to NM

Promo copy with white labels, promo sticker on the front and golden stamp on the back.Vinyl slightly warped but still enjoyable.

Original US pressing. Close to VG+

72-PRC Richmond pressing.

sampled by Blackalicious & Jurassic 5

sampled by Wu-Tang Clan

Cover with saw cut. Vinyl close to VG+

Original US pressing!

Sticker on the cover front, othewise solid VG+ copy!

saw cut

Sleeve has heavy wear and small seam-splits.

used by Krs One for 'sound of the police'

Slight wear. Original US pressing.

Slight wear. Original US PR pressing.

Original US pressing.

US original. Cover is waterdamaged. Vinyl is dense with light surface scratches and scuffs--will likely cause pop, clicks, and/or background noise.

"Hurtin' House" sampled by Private Investigators for "Mom Dukes".

Vinyl with a couple of scratches. Open locket

Vinyl close to VG+. Small writing inside cover

Vinyl with many scuffs and hairlines. Cover with ring wear

Japanese pressing without OBI, but with insert. Copy close to VG+

Record 2 is NM. Price tag.

Writings on the label!

Original US Superior Pressing.

Colored Vinyl, one of the tuffest drum breaks ever originates from this LP!

incl. the famous break 't plays it cool' ... sampled by everybody and their moms

... 180g remastered reissue

- "All in Love is Fair" sampled by Jedi Mind Tricks for "War Ensemble"

- "Too High" sampled by Alkaholiks for "All Night"

- "Living for the City" sampled by Public Enemy for "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos",
Sylvester for "Living for the City" and
Wu-Tang Clan for "The City"

180 gram vinyl incl. 15 bonus tracks!

sampled by Redman, Warren G, ...

Original Japanese pressing withouot OBI!

- "P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)" sampled by Kanye West for "Good Life",
Memphis Bleek for "I Wanna Love You" and
Monica for "All Eyez On Me"

- "Billy Jean" (Drums) sampled by Aaliyah for "Got to Give it Up",
Blackstreet for "Billie Jean",
Ice Cube for "You Know How We Do It",
ODB for "Got Your Money" and
Refugee Camp Allstars for "Avenues"

- "I Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" sampled by MC Lyte for "Poor Georgie"

- "The Lady in My Life" sampled by Gangsta Pat for "I Wanna Smoke",
LL Cool J for "Hey Lover" and
Three 6 Mafia for "Porno Movie"

- "Human Nature" sampled by Nas for "It Ain't Hard to Tell"m
SWV for "Right Here" and
Tupac for "Thug Nature"

- "Thriller" sampled by Biz Markie for "Muddfoot",
Def Squad for "No Guest List",
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for "Rhythm Trax - House Party Style",
Large Professor for "Mad Scientist",
NWA for "100 Miles and Runnin'" and
Public Enemy for "911 is a Joke"

Japanese pressing, comes with Obi and inserts. Cover has light foxing.

Promo copy with b/w labels! Copy is close to VG+!

... incl. the all-time classic "pass the peas"

sampled by Camp Lo and for Snoop & Dr.Dre's 'Deep cover'