Afrika Bambaataa - Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985

Label:
Catalog#:
TBCD 1521
Format:
CD
Country:
US
Released:
2001
Genre:
Electronic, Hip Hop
Style:
Breaks, Electro, Hip Hop

Tracklist

1 Afrika Bambaataa Zulu Nation Cosmic Force  -  Zulu Nation Throwdown 7:05
2 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force & Zulu Nation  -  Zulu Nation Throwdown 6:10
3 Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5  -  Jazzy Sensation (Bronx Version) 9:43
    Mixed By - Shep Pettibone
  Producer - Arthur Baker
4 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force  -  Planet Rock 6:25
    Producer - Arthur Baker
5 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force  -  Looking For The Perfect Beat 7:00
    Producer - Arthur Baker , John Robie
6 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force  -  Renegades Of Funk 6:44
    Producer - Arthur Baker , John Robie
7 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force  -  Frantic Situtation (Vocal) 4:59
    Featuring - Shango
  Producer - Arthur Baker
8 Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown  -  Unity Part 1 (The Third Coming) 3:25
    Co-producer - Tom Silverman
9 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force  -  Who Do You Think You're Funking With? (Hip Hop Mix) 6:18
    Co-producer - Doug Wimbish , Keith LeBlanc , Skip McDonald
  Featuring - Melle Mel
10 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force  -  What Time Is It? (Live) 8:53
    Co-producer - Doug Wimbish , Keith LeBlanc , Skip McDonald
  Featuring - Melle Mel
11 Afrika Bambaataa & Family  -  Funk You! 5:42
    Co-producer - Doug Wimbish , Keith LeBlanc , Skip McDonald
12 Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force  -  Planet Rock (Swordfish Radio Edit) 3:26
    Remix - Andy Gray , Paul Oakenfold
13  -  Untitled 0:43

Notes

Re-issue of the 11-track album TBCD1457 adding - contrary to the compilation's title - the remix of Planet Rock written for the movie 'Swordfish' in 2001.
The inlay lists twelve tracks but the CD has an extra 13th track - 43 secs of "we are the world of rap" chant.
Track 2 artist given exactly as "Bambaataa Zulu Nation Soul Sonic Force".
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Review by sorenfissure Oct 25, 2009
This collection is like one big late 70s early 80s New York house party, Roxy session, Mudd Club or Ritz gig with Jazzy J on the decks & Afrika "Master of Records" Bambaataa bobbing around next to him, It is a better indication of what was going on in that scene than listening to any Sugarhill Gang album or Kurtis Blow for that matter.
They took the stage like Parliament for the next generation incorporating funk, go-go, party hip hop routines & electro and completely funked it up and sent it towards the stars.
The fact is the Zulu Nation (which began around 73) & Bam are all still going strong, much respect due.
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