Digable Planets Blowout Comb 1994 2 X Vinyl Lp Hip Hop Rare
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Description
I'm selling a bunch of original 1990's Hip Hop / Rap Albums
This is the 1994 Release of Blowout Comb by the Digable Planets.
Sleeve: It's in VG used condition. There'a a slight tear in the seam (see pic) Vinyl: Good (a bit of crackle in a few plays but no jumps or sticks)
Will post to international buyers with a reasonably established account
Payment to be made within 7 days.
General
Article name: Blowout CombGenre: Hip Hop / Rap Product type: LP Label: Pendulum Number of tracks: 13 Duration: 61:39
Tracklist CD - 1
1. Digable Planets - May 4th Movement 4:56 2. Digable Planets - Black Ego 7:02 3. Digable Planets - Dog It 4:21 4. Digable Planets - Jettin' 4:39 5. Digable Planets - Borough Check 6:56 6. Digable Planets - Highing Fly 1:23 7. Digable Planets - Dial 7 (Axion of Creamy Spies) 5:47 8. Digable Planets - Art of Easing 5:06 9. Digable Planets - K.B.'s Alley 2:06 10. Digable Planets - Graffiti 4:03 11. Digable Planets - Blowing Down 3:51 12. Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Blackitolism) 4:27 13. Digable Planets - For Corners 7:02Description
Description
Media darlings after the commercial success of their debut, Digable Planets attempted to prove their artistic merit with this second album, and succeeded wildly. A worthy, underrated successor, Blowout Comb was just as catchy and memorable as their first, and also offered the perfect response to critics and hip-hop fans who complained they weren't "real" enough. Except for a dark, indecipherable single named "Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies)," Blowout Comb excelled at pushing great grooves over sunny-day party jams, even when the crew was providing deft social commentary -- as on "Black Ego" and "Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies)." The trio used their greater clout to invite instrumentalists instead of relying completely on samples, and the music took on more aspects of the live jam than before. Though Blowout Comb still borrowed a host of riffs from great jazz anthems (from Bob James to Bobbi Humphrey), Digable Planets used them well, as beds for their back-and-forth freestyling and solos from guests. The Digables remade Roy Ayers' "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby" into "Borough Check," and invited Guru from Gang Starr to salute Brooklyn's block-parties and barbershops. (The focus on the neighborhood even carried over to the liner notes, laid out like a community newspaper.) The closer, a brassy, seven-minute "For Corners," also captured that fleeting feeling of neighborhood peace. Though Blowout Comb lacked the commercial punch of Reachin', Digable Planets made great strides in the two areas they'd previously been criticized: beats and rhymes. The beats were incredible, some of the best ever heard on a rap record, a hip-hop version of the classic, off-kilter, New Orleans second-line funk. The productions, all crafted by the group themselves, were laid-back and clearly superior to much hip-hop of the time. The raps, though certainly not hardcore, were just as intelligent as on the debut, and flowed much better. While Reachin' came to sound like a moment in time for the jazz-rap crowd, Blowout Comb has remained a timeless classic. ~ John Bush
John Bush
Contributors
- Arranger: Digable Planets
- Assistant Engineer: Dexter Simmons
- Vocals: Malik
- Liner Notes: Brother Junior Plus
- Producer: Digable Planets
- Mixing: Dave Darlington
- Vocals (Background): Malik
- Bass: Dwayne Burno
- Vocals: Davey Chalice
- Vocals (Background): Mood Dude
- Guitar (Acoustic): Dave Darlington
- Vocals (Background): Eye Cee
- Vocals: Lee Love
- Bass: Davey Chalice
- Vocals: Brooklyn
- Vocals: Dave the Prince
- Vibraphone: Bill Lounge
- Vocals (Background): Crescents
- Executive Producer: Dennis Wheeler
- Vocals: Seven Karat
- Vocals: Dust Daughters
- Vocals (Background): Lee Love
- Fretless Bass: Dave Darlington
- Vocals: Sara Webb
- Vocals: Guru
- Vocals: Yvette Sugar
- Engineer: Dave Darlington
- Guitar: Dave Darlington
- Vocals (Background): Dave the Prince
- Vocals (Background): Brooklyn
- Trombone: Tim "T-Bone" Williams
- Vocals: Jeru the Damaja
- Design: Carla Leighton
- Vocals: Eye Cee
- Vocals: J. Truth
- Vocals: Mood Dude
- Vocals (Background): Trim Ken Slim
- Vocals: Crescents
- Photography: Daniela Federici
- Scratching: Sulaiman
- Vocals: Decky
- Mastering: Tom Coyne
- Assistant Engineer: Jack Hersca
- Sax (Alto): David Lee Jones
- Vocals (Background): Afu the True
- Vocals (Background): Yvette Sugar
- Vocals: Afu the True
- Vocals: Chegua
- Vocals: Trim Ken Slim
- Vocals: Beneficent
- Bass: Alan Goldsher
- Sax (Tenor): Donald Harrison
- Vocals (Background): Lavish
- Keyboards: Dave Darlington
- Flute: Donald Harrison
- Guitar: Huey Cox
- Cello: Beth Russo
- Guitar (Acoustic): Huey Cox
- Vocals (Background): Beneficent
- Vocals (Background): Sulaiman
- Art Direction: Henry Marquez
- Bass: Carl Carter
- Vocals (Background): Stilletto
- Vocals (Background): Myrtle Ave Nigs
- Vibraphone: Shi Reltub
- Vocals: P.O.W.E.R.
- Producer: Dave Darlington
- Vocals: Myrtle Ave Nigs
- Vocals (Background): J. Truth
- Record Label: Pendulum
- Trumpet: Gerald Brazel
- Rap: Chegua
- Vocals: Stilletto
- Vocals (Background): Seven Karat
- Vocals: Lavish
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