Silver Bullet - Bring Down The Walls... LP

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May 22, 2005 Sold Date

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Vinyl Volante 1974
Hip Hop Classics series! Fresssshhh. . .

Silver Bullet - "Bring Down The Walls No Limit Squad Returns" LP

Apocalyptic release from Silver Bullet...You have 7 days to comply!

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Rewind to 1991. Hip hop is well on the way to being accepted as part of the mainstream, credible acts such as De La Soul having broken into the charts, Public Enemy have released their masterpiece ‘Fear Of A Black Planet’, and magazines such as Hip Hop Connection are on the rise, championing UK artists like Hijack, Blade and the Ruthless Rap Assassins. Both the American and home-grown scenes are vibrant, energised and dedicated to the cause of advancing the sound. The time is right for the bomb to drop. After two 1989 singles on the little known Tam Tam label (‘Bring Forth the Guillotine’ and ‘20 Seconds To Comply’, receiving both underground respect and chart success) ‘Silver Bullet’ split with his label, signed to Parlophone and redefined his objectives: this time the sound was for the underground. There would be no sell-out, no record company marketing ploys, and no cheesy Norman Cook remixes. The third single, ‘Undercover Anarchist’ went Top 40 in ’91 and the long awaited LP was unleashed onto an ill-prepared British public.

The title of the album, 'Bring Down The Walls…No Limit Squad Returns', says it all. This is hip hop without boundaries, without limits. Two angry young men with a mission, a message that has to be heard by the world. Opener '20 Seconds To Comply' was re-recorded for the new label, and this version is harder and angrier than the single. Silver's lyrics tell of a society on the brink of collapse, Thatcher's legacy: nuclear fallout, the criminal underground and inner cities destroyed by narcotic indulgence. The backing is impeccable…the beats roll, snares rattle, the samples ("So you think you outsmart a bullet?") fit perfectly. Every track on the album shares this vibe: apocalyptic, determined, dark and ethereal but also brutal. Although they all share the same feel, there is variation in the styling. 'Guns Of Mind Alone' is moody in comparison, (relatively) downtempo and bearing a great funk bassline. 'Legions Of The Damned' is the most contemplative track of the ten, alternating between sinister, twisting verses complete with an atypical 2-bar break loop, twinkling horror film sample (the title of which shall go unmentioned…for fear of putting people off! That said, it does fit perfectly), and the ethereal flute sample of the chorus.

One of the few truly great British Hip Hop albums, don't miss the chance to grab this!

Record details:

Year - 1991
Label - Parlophone
Catalogue Number - PCS 7350

Tracks: 20 Seconds to Comply / Raw Deal / Attitude Academy / Undercover Anarchist / Ruff Carnage / Bring Forth the Guillotine / Guns of Mind Alone / Legions of the Damned / He Spins Around / Bring Down the Walls... No Limit Squad Returns #

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This item is in excellent condition. Contains original inner with lyrics.

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