| Street Sounds Crucial Electro | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | 1984 |
| Genre | Electro music, old school hip hop |
| Length | 42:20 |
| Label | StreetSounds |
Street Sounds Crucial Electro is the first compilation album in a series and was released in 1984 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains ten electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley. [1]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Smurf" | Tyrone Brunson | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Light Years Away" | Warp 9 | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Nunk (New Wave Funk)" | Warp 9 | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)" | Man Parrish | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Rockit" | Herbie Hancock | 4:47 |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Electric Kingdom" | Twilight 22 | 6:00 |
| 2. | "Clear" | Cybotron | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" | Hashim | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Return Of Captain Rock" | Captain Rock | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Wildstyle" | Time Zone | 4:21 |
Herbie Laidley, better known as Mastermind Herbie, is a DJ and record producer who has worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including The Rapologists and Mastermind. He was also a founder of Mastermind Roadshow - a sound system also featuring Kiss FM DJ's Dave VJ and Max LX and others which formed in Harlesden. He is most famous for mixing the Street Sounds collections of early electro, as well as for a variety of remixes over the years.
StreetSounds is a British compilation record label, that specialised in urban and electronic club/dance music during the mid-1980s. StreetSounds was an offshoot of producer and promoter Morgan Khan's StreetWave label. The first StreetSounds release was the first edition of the label's core compilation series, StreetSounds 1 in late 1982. This regular compilation series proclaimed itself 'one hour packs of the latest dance tracks'. They were composed of full-length versions of (mainly) black club and urban dance music. Some tracks were licensed from the US.
Street Sounds Electro 1 is the first compilation album in a series released 1983 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Electro 2 is the second compilation album in a series released 1983 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains seven electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Electro 3 is the third compilation album in a series and was released 1984 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains seven electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Electro 4 is the fourth compilation album in a series released in 1984 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains seven electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by DJ's Maurice and Noel Watson/Bunny Rock.
Street Sounds Electro 5 is the fifth compilation album in a series and was released 1984 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains nine electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Bunny Rock Inc. featuring DJ Maurice and DJ Noel Watson.
Street Sounds Electro 6 is the sixth compilation album in a series and was released 1984 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains nine electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by DJ Maurice Watson assisted by DJ Noel Watson.
Street Sounds Electro 7 is the seventh compilation album in a series and was released 1985 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains seven electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Electro 8 is the eighth compilation album in a series and was released 1985 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Electro 9 is the ninth compilation album in a series and was released 1985 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Electro 10 is the tenth compilation album in a series and was released 1985 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old-school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 11 is the eleventh compilation album in a series and was released 1986 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains ten electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by The Frog and Mad Dog Harris.
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 12 is the twelfth compilation album in a series and was released 1986 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 13 is the thirteenth compilation album in a series and was released 1986 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains twenty-one electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 14 is the fourteenth compilation album in a series and was released 1986 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 15 is the fifteenth compilation album in a series and was released 1986 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley. The LP came with a bonus 7" single record with "The Man Marley Marl" by Marley Marl on the A-side, and "Stronger Than Strong (Remix)" by Faze One on the B-side. Track four on side one was released the following year as "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions.
Street Sounds Crucial Electro 2 is the second compilation album in a series and was released 1984 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains eight electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by D.J. Maurice Watson assisted by D.J. Noel Watson/Bunny Rock Inc.
Street Sounds Crucial Electro 3 is the third compilation album in a series and was released 1987 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains twenty electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 16 is the sixteenth compilation album in a series and was released 1987 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains nine electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by Herbie Laidley.
2. This record was featured playing in the cult classic comedy/horror movie 'Shaun Of The Dead' with the song "Don't Stop Be Bop" playing.
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