Various Artists - The Tommy Boy Story, Vol 1 (2CD Set)

Product Description

Indie powerhouse Tommy Boy records was born in Tom Silverman's NYC apartment in 1981 when the entrepreneurial trade mag publisher began releasing the best of the demos crossing his path. He struck gold with the label's revolutionary debut, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock." One of the only 12" singles ever to sell 600,000+ copies, it laid the foundation for the genre-defining house that Tommy built. Tommy Boy and its stable of stars led the way as the first wave of hip-hop's artistic translation of urban street culture bcame a mass-appeal phenomenon. With repeated high-charting crossover success, Tommy Boy earned almost 80 gold and platinum citations, and the label's groundbreaking grooves are essential pillars of hip-hop, as evidenced in this new collection of many of their greatest early tracks.



Disc: 1

1. Planet Rock (12' Vocal Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force

2. Play At Your Own Risk (12' Vocal Version) - Planet Patrol

3. Looking For The Perfect Beat (12' Vocal Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force

4. Cheap Thrills (12' Vocal Version) - Planet Patrol

5. Why You Treat Me So Bad (LP Version) - Club Nouveau

6. Play That Beat Mr. D.J. (12' Full Length Version) - G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid

7. I Didn't Know I Love You (Till I Saw You Rock & Roll) (12' Vocal Version) - Planet Patrol

8. Renegades Of Funk (12' Vocal Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force

9. Pack Jam (12' Remix) - Jonzun Crew

10. Tommy Boy Megamix (12' Brooklyn Mix) - Various Artists

11. Pacific 0101 (Remix Edit Version) - 808 State



Disc: 2

1. Jazzy Sensation (12' Bronx Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5

2. Salsa Smurph (12' Vocal Version) - Special Request

3. Let Me Love You (12' Vocal Version) - The Force M.D.'s

4. Rock The House (You'll Never Be) (12' Vocal Version) - Pressure Drop

5. Lisa's Coming - The Latin Rascals

6. Running (12' Vocal Remix Version) - Information Society

7. People Hold On (12' New Jersey Jazz Mix) - Coldcut

8. How Do I Love Thee (Extended Club Mix) - Queen Latifah

9. Louder Than Love - TKA

10. What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (12' Club Mix) - Information Society

11. Come Baby Come (Extended Version) - K7



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