Run Dmc - King Of Rock - Import 180g Super vinyl / Numbered Edition LP Record Limited Edition

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King of Rock", the second album by Run-D.M.C. released in 1985, also known as "the first rap album released on CD", has been reissued as MoFi SuperVinyl using the original master tape recordings! The New York trio's powerful sophomore album opens with the declarative "Rock the House," which is followed by the title track. It is a cautionary anthemic theme song that blends righteous confidence, heavy metal riffs, thunderous beats, cowbell accents, and a groove worthy of dancing to. These sequential songs set the tone for the 1985 record, largely establishing the blueprint for hip-hop over the next two decades, and helped make rap music mainstream currency through channels previously off-limits to radio, television, and the national stage Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, and featuring insightful new liner notes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered edition 180g SuperVinyl 33RPM LP is the definitive version of this great recording The first edition of the 180g SuperVinyl LP is the definitive version of this great recording. This reissue means that this platinum album is presented for the first time in audiophile quality, and with SuperVinyl's ultra-low noise floor, excellent groove definition, and benefit from a quiet surface, "King of Rock" now benefits from the artistry, urgency, and intelligence of the trio's material played with a clarity, immediacy, punch, and directness to match. Generously afforded by the stripped-down settings and careful placement of instruments, the simple rhythmic core of each track sparkles with an energy and intensity that can only be matched by the flow of DMC and Run's commanding tag team. The LP invites you to turn up the volume and experience the dynamic, raw sound that brings the streetwise aesthetic of hip-hop to the charts without compromise.The eternal genius of Larry Smith's production is that the music appears as if it were being broadcast in a small club on a huge system, only more focused, more vibrant, and less restricted. In "King of Rock," every detail matters. Presented in the thick, flowing tone of the original, with a spare, rhythmic core created by the stripped-down settings and careful placement of instruments, each track shines with an energy and intensity that can only be matched by the flow of the tag team under DMC and Run's direction. The LP invites you to turn up the volume and experience the dynamic, raw resonance of hip-hop's streetwise aesthetic brought to the charts without compromise.The eternal genius of Larry Smith's production is that the music is broadcast over a huge system in a small club The eternal genius of Larry Smith's production appears as if the music were being broadcast over a huge system in a small club, only more focused, more alive, and unrestricted. In King of Rock, every detail matters. Presented in the original text, the lyrics are balanced with sincere wit in a thick, flowing tone by a crackling voice that echoes in the sparse orchestration. The heroic attitude in songs such as the title track, the blessed "Jam-Master Jammin'," and the provocative "Can You Rock It Like This" is not mere spectacle or hyperbole; Run-D.M.C.'s words resonate undeniably. The group broadcasts early on in the record, "This is not Michael Jackson/ This is not a thriller." Rarely has so much truth been recorded on tape - music recorded with such sincerity, pride, rawness, and integrity. These aspects extend to the absolutism that is rooted in the universal hip-hop principle of being real, such as "You're Blind" and "It's Not Funny," which warn, "You Talk Too Much.While it may have been difficult to recognize at a time when rap was neglected or ignored, the aggressive transmission of "King of Rock" unfolds as a report from a prophet who knew the future. This is demonstrated in the collaboration with Yellowman on "Roots, Rap, Reggae," which cleverly links rap to dancehall. Of course, everything revolves around the assertive title track, a Top 15 Hot Black Singles (current Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) hit that has led Run-D.M.C. to become the only hip-hop artist on Live Aid, and the humorous, yet candid video for "Roots, Rap, Reggae. As Run-D.M.C. declares in the eighth verse, "The rhymes we say set the trend / 'Cause devastating rap is what we send. In its predictions and confidence, "King of Rock" has fully realized (and still does).Run-D.M.C.'s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 - a museum that was foreseen in a magical vision almost 30 years ago, and which has been in evidence forever.

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