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Format Details: Jewel Case
Release Date: 13 November 2026
Label: Bgp / Ace Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 029667216920
Description
A WELCOME RETURN TO THE ACE CATALOGUE THIS NOVEMBER * Traces the DNA of hip-hop sampling back to DJ Kool Herc's discovery of the 'break' at Bronx block parties * Explains how the arrival of the Akai sampler in the mid-80s let a new generation of DJs build entire tracks from breaks, reviving the culture * BGP's first dedicated breaks compilation, compiled by Dean Rudland (also behind Blue Note's Blue Breaks series) * Rounds up breaks sampled by artists from Gang Starr and Mary J Blige to De La Soul and Will Smith * Includes Camille Yarbrough's Take Yo' Praise, the source of Fatboy Slim's Praise You
Tracklisting
The Champs
Richard Thompson
Little Richard
The Seeds
James Carr
Leon Thomas
Alex Chilton
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
