Ultimate Breaks and Beats Collections

[Teasing the Korean]

Curious if anyone has any of these LP collections. Curiously, they list song titles and composers, but not artists.

I am told that this series is stylistically compiled, but on the volumes I've seen there is no clear indication.

Can anyone describe what the various volumes sound like?

[captainwrong]

Basically these are the cornerstone of Golden Age hip hop. There's tons of good tunes on these.

[Noj]

I've got quite a few of them. Captain Wrong is, well...right.

[captainwrong]

There's another series I like called Dusty Fingers which focuses on Pete Rock samples. Also highly recommended.

[Teasing the Korean]

So are they arranged stylistically? Is there like a Latin funk volume or a Brazilian volume?

[Chuck Nessa]

I suggest getting a solo record by Baby Dodds. There are a couple of 'em.

[JSngry]

An excellent suggestion!

[Noj]

There's another series I like called Dusty Fingers which focuses on Pete Rock samples. Also highly recommended.

I have most of those as well. The label, Strictly Beats, has done comps focusing on De La Soul, The Beat Nuts, and A Tribe Called Quest. I'm not sure whether or not these comps are legitimate or if they are bootlegs. Definitely a good way to cheat and hear original tracks before tracking down all those albums one at a time.

I'd love to pick up some Baby Dodds, I've enjoyed the track Jim included on his BFT for some time.

Edited May 15, 2008 by Noj

[captainwrong]

Booty boot, to be sure. UB&B isn't arranged in any particular way. And the Baby Dodds LP on the Smithsonian's label is pretty groovy too.

[Teasing the Korean]

So can any of you tell me if the volumes are arranged stylistically?

[Noj]

No, TTK. Each disc is extremely various.

[Teasing the Korean]

No, TTK. Each disc is extremely various.

Thanks. Are there any volumes that avoid the 80s stuff and focus on 60s or 70s?

[Noj]

There doesn't seem to be much focus to them at all, save providing sampled tracks, rare or common.

For example, Discs 1&2 contain the following tracks:

Paul Butterfield Blues Band "Mary Mary"

Wilbur Bad Bascombe "Black Grass"

The Winstons "Amen Brother"

Seventh Wonder "Daisy Lady"

D.C. LaRue "Indescreet"

Carla & Rufus Thomas "Do The Funky Penguin"

Archie Bell & The Drells "Get Me Back On Time, Engine #9"

Juice "Catch A Groove"

The Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Women"

Funkadelic "You'll Like It Too"

Roy Ayers "The Boogie Back"

Bertini Taccani "Chella'lla"

All over the place, 60s, 70s, 80s...