Get On Down
Run DMC - Run-D.M.C. (Clear Vinyl)
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Repressed
On
Clear
Transparent
Vinyl.
Future
archaeologists
will
discuss
two
periods
in
1980s:
before
Run-DMC
and
after
Run-DMC.
It’s
no
exaggeration
to
say
that
the
group
changed
the
course
of
music
in
the
‘80s,
bringing
the
old-school
of
rap
into
the
new
with
one
simple
piece
of
flat,
black
plastic.
Coming
up
in
the
rap
world
of
the
early
1980s
under
the
wing
of
Kurtis
Blow
(group
manager
Russell
Simmons
managed
Blow,
and
Run
was,
at
one
time,
a
DJ
known
as
“Son
of
Kurtis
Blow”)
and
Blow’s
bassist
and
burgeoning
super-
producer
Larry
Smith,
the
trio
–
Joseph
“Run”
Simmons,
Darryl
“DMC”
McDaniels
and
Jason
“Jam
Master
Jay”
Mizell
–
learned
from
the
best,
but
created
their
own
path.
1983
was
the
year
that
they
first
broke
out.
With
only
an
Oberheim
DMX
drum
program
and
some
cuts
by
Jay,
“Sucker
M.C.s
(Krush-Groove
1)”
was
a
shot
across
the
bow
to
the
slick,
post-disco
pocket
rap
had
settled
into.
It
was
raw,
pure
swagger
and
it
took
both
New
Yorkers
and
music
aficionados
around
the
world
by
storm.
The
song’s
lyrics
are
a
mandatory
memorization
assignment
to
this
day
by
MCs
learning
their
craft.
“Two
years
ago,
a
friend
of
mine...”
The
group’s
sound,
which
was
laid
out
muscularly
on
Run-DMC,
had
a
harder
approach
than
their
peers,
thanks
to
producer
Larry
Smith’s
use
of
live
musicians
who
laid
down
grooves
but
didn’t
soften
the
edges.
Lyrically
the
group
wasn’t
just
about
brags
either,
with
songs
like
“Hard
Times,”
“It’s
Like
That”
and
“Wake
Up”
(the
first
two
were
singles).
Run’s
and
DMC’s
overlapping
tag-team
approach
to
lyricism
was
powerful
and
immensely
influential.
“Rock
Box,”
another
single
and
arguably
the
centerpiece
of
the
album,
was
a
nod
to
their
hard
edge,
and
a
foreshadowing
of
their
first
worldwide
smash,
1985’s
“King
Of
Rock.”
Jam
Master
Jay’s
DJ
work
was
stellar,
knowing
exactly
when
to
jump
in
and
put
listeners’
ears
in
a
headlock.
The
album
was
the
first
rap
full-length
to
achieve
Gold
status,
and
as
fans
know,
the
group
was
just
getting
started
–
their
next
two
LPs
would
take
them
to
even
higher
status
in
the
music
world,
critically
and
sales-wise.
But
this
is
where
it
all
started,
and
it’s
a
classic
that
still
sounds
fresh
today
as
it
did
more
than
30
years
ago.
Tracks:
A1.
Hard
Times
A2.
Rock
Box
A3.
Jam-Master
Jay
A4.
Hollis
Crew
(Krush-Groove
2)
A5.
Sucker
M.C.'s
(Krush-Groove
1)
B1.
It's
Like
That
B2.
Wake
Up
B3.
30
Days
B4.
Jay's
Game
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