The Unused Ticket

Guilty: The Tap Recordings

Invisible Wind

The term ‘holy grail’ is frequently used in record digging circles when it comes to those elusive slabs of vinyl that have attained legendary status. And at the top of the stack when it comes to these holiest hunks of funk is Manzel’s "Midnight Theme" (recorded in 1975 and originally released by Fraternity Records in 1979), one of the most collectible funk and breakbeat 45s ever. Though "Midnight Theme’s" infectiously laid back synth lines percolate within a seamlessly smooth groove, the song’s claim to fame is its booming opening drum break—eight bars of crispy snares and hi-hats that have become the stuff of hip hop lore.

Invisible Wind

Jackie Stoudemire

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