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Liner Notes:
"This Was A Mix I Did While Cutting Class Back In 1995 And Will Be The First Release From My Studio’s Archive Series. This Mix Was Originally Released On Cassette As “Rare Equations” Through A Mix Tape Company Called Hip Hop Vibes Along With “Sick Experiment,” “Theories Not Yet Proven” And “The Diabolical” Which Came Before It. However This Mix Was My Favourite Because It Showcased Mixing All Kinds Of Music, Not Just The Latest Rap Singles Coming Out At The Time. So Sit Back And Check Out How Mix Tapes Were Done The Hard Way... On My Half Inch 8 Track Recorder (R.I.P.) And Listen To Some Cool Drops, Some Phone Taps, And Good Blends.
“It’s The Livin’ Roughness.”
Special Thanks to The Beat Market For The Title. "

Cuttin' Class / Rare Equations - Side 2

Cuttin' Class / Rare Equations - Side One

Gerry Hectic's review  of the double CD on Harmless at http://www.flyglobalmusic.com/fly/archives/europe_reviews/va_the_breaks_original_bboy_st.html  that's well over 2 hour long is reduced to a special Hectic hour mixtape of some of his favourite bits.

The Breaks - Original B Boy Street Funk & Block Party Classics 15th Anniversary Crystal Edition (2CD) (Harmless) Cat. No. HURTCD101 Release date: 28th March 2011
Full Tracklisting:
CD 1
1. The Mohawks - The Champ (2.38)
2. The Skullsnaps - It's A New Day (3.03)
3. Five Stairsteps - Don't Change Your Love (2.48)
4. Sir Joe Quarterman and Free Soul - I'm Gonna Get You (2.52)
5. The Meters - Same Old Thing (2.45)
6. Manzel - Space Funk (3.39)
7. Liquid Liquid - Cavern (5.20)
8. Taana Gardner - Heartbeat (Party Version) (9.48)
9. Vaughan Mason - Jammin' Big Guitar (6.08)
10. Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (9.46)
11. Brick - Dazz (5.36)
12. Gaz - Sing Sing (7.15)
13. MFSB - Get Down With The Philly Sound (4.29)
14. Cymande - Bra (5.03)
15. Al Green - Love And Happiness (5.02)
Total 76.40
CD2
1. Al Green - I'm So Glad You're Mine(2.52)
2. Jean Plum - Here I Go Again (2.27)
3. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good (5.16)
4. Aaron Neville - Hercules (4.11)
5. Average White Band - Person To Person (3.36)
6. The O'Jays - Cry Together (5.26)
7. The Stylistics - Hurry Up This Way Again (5.53)
8.Syl Johnson - I Hate I Walked Away (3.26)
9. Lowell Fullsom - Tramp (3.05)
10. Honey Cone - Stick Up (3.01)
11. Willie Henderson - Soulful Football (3.47)
12. Cymande - The Message (4.19)
13. Funkadelic - Good Ole Music  (8.04)
14. The Last Poets - Run Nigger (1.10)
15. Funk Incorporated - Kool Is Back (8.15)
16. Willie Mitchell - Groovin' (3.00)
Total 68.17



V/A - The Breaks - Original B Boy Street Funk & Block Party Classics (60min mixtape by Gerry Hectic)

We asked Stereo:Type about the process of making this mix, and here is what he had to say:

"When you're commissioned to make a mix for DJ Shadow, you know you have to pull something special out of the bag. Making sure it was a musical experience was as much a key part of this as making it a hype mix to listen to, considering you are working with material by a guy whose process involves finding sounds which work together as though they were made for one another. When i was approached to do this, I was asked to make the mix using material either sampled by, or remixed for or by Shadow. So Instead of making it a straight up one track into another kind of mix, I tried to approach it like a live performance, deconstructing tracks into their component parts then re-assembling and combining them with my own take on it. I certainly hope people have as much of a blast listening to it as i did making it."

Enjoy!

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