{"product_id":"percussion-explosion-vinyl-lp-cd","title":"Percussion Explosion! – Vinyl LP\/CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Dance To The Drummer's Beat \/ 2. Time After Time \/ 3. A Refreshing Love \/ 4. Who's The Funky D.J.? \/ 5. Share Your Love \/ 6. Do The Handbone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource of an \u003cstrong\u003eall-time 'Breaks and Beats' classic\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mr Bongo reissue Herman Kelly’s timeless 1978 album Percussion Explosion!. Immortalised in \u003cstrong\u003ehip-hop folklore\u003c\/strong\u003e, when the anthemic 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat’ was featured on the influential \u003cstrong\u003eUltimate Breaks \u0026amp; Beats compilation \u003c\/strong\u003eseries in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePercussion Explosion! was the brainchild of drummer, percussionist, producer and arranger, Herman Kelly and his\u003cstrong\u003e percussive disco-funk group from Miami, 'Life'\u003c\/strong\u003e, that featured Aaron McCarthy, Oliver Well, John DeMonica, Michal Cordoza and Travis Biggs. The album houses a collection of disco, funk and Latin-inspired cuts that were destined for greatness. Nestled within the grooves is the B-Boy and B-Girl’s anthem, 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat’, which contains a now \u003cstrong\u003elegendary break\u003c\/strong\u003e. A cursory glance at Whosampled will show that it has been sampled in \u003cstrong\u003eover 125+ songs\u003c\/strong\u003e. These include \u003cstrong\u003eDouble Dee \u0026amp; Steinski \u003c\/strong\u003eon their groundbreaking 1985 production 'Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop Mix)', as well as by \u003cstrong\u003eDJ Shadow, N.W.A, Masters At Work, Run D.M.C\u003c\/strong\u003e. and a whole host of heavyweights across hip-hop, dance and pop music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the album was released in 1978 it came out on two different labels, \u003cstrong\u003eAlston Records and Electric Cat\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each label pressed different versions of 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat’, with the former featuring a 4:12 version and the latter a longer 5:09 version that has a different structure, crowd noise at the start and overdubbed percussion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this Mr Bongo reissue, we have chosen the classic 4:12 version from the Alston Records release, which would later find its way on to the illustrious \u003cstrong\u003eUltimate Breaks \u0026amp; Beats compilation\u003c\/strong\u003e. To make matters even more confusing the Alston version art on the back cover also states the track length as 5:09, whilst the centre label lists it correctly as 4:12. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAside from the much celebrated 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat’, the album includes a range of other\u003cstrong\u003e fantastic overlooked cuts\u003c\/strong\u003e. From the \u003cstrong\u003epercussive soul stepper\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Share Your Love', to the beautiful Latin-flavoured 'A Refreshing Love' or the party\u003cstrong\u003e disco-funk groover\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Who's The Funky D.J.?'. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful and inspirational record features an \u003cstrong\u003eimportant piece of hip-hop heritage\u003c\/strong\u003e and deserves a place in every collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoused in a tip-on sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BrATDZKbbvE?si=tRdxRId098M_sA5j\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-PfhmJ0_5PU?si=wGTstYs21o0xcB-j\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ryIGCKl2iPw?si=octHcCR3WgKXB7WU\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herman Kelly \u0026 Life","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58738332860800,"sku":"MRBLP311","price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58738332893568,"sku":"MRBCD311","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/1384\/1792\/files\/MRBLP311HermanKelly_Shopify_Square.jpg?v=1787213267","url":"https:\/\/vinylvers.com\/products\/percussion-explosion-vinyl-lp-cd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}