Disco Dave and the Force of the Five MCs - Crash Crew - High Powered Rap 12 inch with White Labels

DESCRIPTION:
NO RESERVE! This is a beyond rare Disco Dave and the Force of the Five MCs "High Powered Rap" WHITE LABEL first press 12 inch single from 1980 that precedes the printed dark labels. After this release these guys released a bunch of records on Sugar Hill Records as the Crash Crew (DJ Darryl C, Reggie Reg, Barry B-Stro, G-Man, La Shubee & EK Mike C). This is one sided, with white labels. Stamped on Side A is "Mike & Dave Productions." There's a luggage tag stuck to the label with some names and a Brooklyn address. See the pics below. These are the type of labels graffiti kids would use (and still do) when tagging. According to a few original Crash Crew guys, this is the version they sold at house parties, shows, and out of cars in 1980. From an interview with La Shu bee & EK Mike C:

Davey D: That’s what I was gonna ask them at the record company. Go ahead. Gimme your thoughts on that. I wanted to ask you about that first record company that came out.
EK Mike C: The first record company? Mike and Dave? Yeah, basically, um, when we first decided to record our first record, we basically done the distribution. We sold records out of the back trunk.
Davey D: What year are we talking about?
Mike C: We talking late ‘79.
Yoda: Or early ‘80.
Davey D: So you guys were...if there were ten hip hop records that first came out, you guys would be one of those ten, right? What was the name of the first record that came out and the record label that it was on?
EK Mike C: Okay, it was “High Powered Rap”. It was on Freedom which led on Flash an them carrying the same label.
Davey D: And the original song was “Get Up and Dance”?
Mike C: “Get Up and Dance”, right, by Maleco. And, um, we actually got the records pressed up. We was up on pretty much of a small budget. You know, but we made it happen, you know. We had labels that was blank so we had a little stamp and put our own little name and address number for contacts. So, basically, it was a one-sided record.
Davey D: And these were on Mike and Dave Records. These were the promoters that held you guys together.
EK Mike C: Right.

See the full interview here for more info. This is the homemade press before the version with black labels considered to be first press. Side B of this is blank, with a diamond pattern in the vinyl like only the original presses of this 12 inch have. The condition is fair, with some scratches and scuffs on the vinyl, but it still sounds pretty good. I have not tried to clean the vinyl, I'll leave that to the winning bidder. Check out an actual sound sample I made here. I bought this and a bunch more 12 inches from someone with a collection of old NYC hip hop vinyl, some with price tags from old NYC shops like The Wiz & Record Factory. Almost all had the name Walter written on the records (although this one doesn't). If anyone has any more info on this feel free to drop me an email. Very hard to find and super-rare piece of NYC hip hop history so don't let this one get away!

SHIPPING & PAYMENT:
E-mail me with any questions. Bid with confidence - check out my 100% positive feedback! Winning bidder pays actual shipping charges (I don't charge ridiculous "handling" fees). For U.S. bidders, use your zip code to calculate your shipping. Payment due within 7 days of end of auction. I accept money orders, checks and paypal. Win more than one of my auctions and I'll combine postage. CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE COOL STUFF! And keep checking back--I'll be listing more items. Thanks for looking...

THE FINE PRINT:
I always swore I would never put something like this in my auctions, but since roughly 25% of the people who win my auctions ignore my/Ebay's e-mails & never pay, I feel the need to vent. PLEASE DON'T BID ON MY ITEMS IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTION OF PAYING! It's pretty simple, really! No "my roommate/girlfriend/boyfriend bid on it, and I really don't want it," or "I don't think I want it anymore," or any other excuse. If you win the auction, you pay. End of story. I WILL report you to Ebay and leave you negative feedback. I will also smear a coconut creme pie in your face, and dump ice cubes down your underwear. You have been forewarned.