Kurtis BlowKurtis Blow

Label:

Mercury – 6337 137

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , 18 - Presswell Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

A1 Rappin' Blow (Part 2)
BassRichard Pascual*
DrumsJimmy Bralower
Guitar [Single Note]Dean Swenson
Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Arranged ByDenzil Miller
Music ByLawrence Smith*
Voice [Intro]Adam White (4)
Words ByRobert Ford*
Written-ByRobert Ford*
4:41
A2 The Breaks
BassTommy Wouk
Drums, Tom TomJimmy Bralower
Electric Piano [Rhodes]J. B. Moore*
GuitarJohn Tropea
Music By, Arranged ByLawrence Smith*
Piano, ClavinetDenzil Miller
TimbalesJamie Delgado*
Words ByRussell Simmons
Written-ByRussell Simmons
7:41
A3 Way Out West
BassCraig Short
Drums, Other [Manhattan White Pages]Jimmy Bralower
KeyboardsOnaje Allan Gumbs
Lead GuitarEddie Martinez
Rhythm GuitarJohn Tropea
SynthesizerRobert Kondor*
TimbalesJamie Delgado*
Words By, Music By, Arranged By, Written-ByJ. B. Moore*
7:40
B1 Throughout Your Years
BassCraig Short
CongasJamie Delgado*
DrumsJimmy Bralower
GuitarJohn Tropea
KeyboardsOnaje Allan Gumbs
Music By, Guitar [Single Note], Arranged ByJ. B. Moore*
SynthesizerRobert Kondor*
Words By, Written-ByWilliam Waring
5:17
B2 Hard Times
Arranged ByJ. B. Moore*
Arranged By [Rhythm Break], DrumsJimmy Bralower
Backing VocalsWilliam Waring
BassCraig Short
Congas, TimbalesJamie Delgado*
GuitarJohn Tropea
Music ByLawrence Smith*
Voice [Intro]David Reeves (2)
Words ByWilliam Waring
Written-ByWilliam Waring
4:36
B3 All I Want In This World (Is To Find That Girl)
BassCraig Short
DrumsJimmy Bralower
Electric GuitarJohn Tropea
Keyboards, Arranged By [Synthesizer Arrangement]Onaje Allan Gumbs
Programmed By [Synthesizer Program]Robert Kondor*
Words By, Music By, Arranged By, Written-ByJ. B. Moore*
4:59
B4 Takin' Care Of Business
Backing VocalsWayne Keith Garfield*
BassCraig Short
DrumsJimmy Bralower
Lead GuitarEddie Martinez
Organ [Hammond B3]Onaje Allan Gumbs
Rhythm GuitarJohn Tropea
SynthesizerRobert Kondor*
Written-ByRandy Bachman
5:29

Companies, etc.

  • Produced ForPrep/Street Productions
  • Recorded AtGreene St. Recording
  • Mixed AtGreene St. Recording
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk
  • Copyright ©Phonogram, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Neutral Gray Music
  • Copyright ©Pure Love Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Funkgroove Music
  • Copyright ©Original JB Music
  • Published ByNeutral Gray Music
  • Published ByPure Love Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Published ByFunkgroove Music
  • Published ByOriginal JB Music
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phonogram, Inc.
  • Manufactured ByPhonogram, Inc.
  • Marketed ByPhonogram, Inc.
  • Record CompanyPolyGram
  • Distributed ByPolyGram Distribution, Inc.
  • Lacquer Cut AtMasterdisk
  • Pressed ByPresswell

Credits

  • EngineerRoddy Hui*
  • Engineer [Assistant]Paul Stevens (2)
  • Lacquer Cut ByHW*
  • Liner NotesKurtis Blow
  • ManagementRussell Simmons
  • Management [Manager]Michael Rubinstein
  • Mastered ByHowie Weinberg
  • ProducerRobert Ford, Jr.*

Notes

℗ 1980 Phonogram, Inc. except
[A1] *℗ 1979 Phonogram, Inc.

There is also a Keel pressing variation with a different plant code printed on the labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SRM-1-3854-AS
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SRM-1-3854-BS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): HW MASTERDISK SRM-1-3854-AB̶-PW [inverted (PR)P]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): SRM-1-3854-BS-Pw3 MASTERDISK HW [inverted (PR)P]
  • Pressing Plant ID (In runouts): PR
  • Pressing Plant ID (On labels): 18
  • Rights Society (A1 to B3): ASCAP
  • Rights Society (B4): PRO

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    vitalfilms
    great album, ive been wanting this record for a long time. and finally picked up one from a seller on here. which was a local for me. 👍 👌

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