Main Source – Breaking Atoms

Repress coming soon on the Mr Bongo label :-) !

BEST HIPHOP LP EVER!? TOP TEN FOR SURE! MAIN SOURCE LEGENDARY LP !

A great example of a bunch of people who seem more interested in pressing details than the actual music. Have you people tried stamp collecting?

Is that P Monch I hear in one of the chorus's ? He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music)

To those who have tried to explain the features of the original pressing of this classic you gave missed 2 obvious details. The barcode on the back of the original press is positioned on the top right of the back cover of the cover with the long sides of the rectangular bar code box running down the cover and not across (as pictured on Discogs). None of the reissues are like this whether they feature a bar code or not.
As for the vinyl the main source logo is outlined on the record label with the relevant run out groove info. The 95 repress is almost identical except for no barcode on back cover or outlined main source logo on record labels as it is just a simple black print (as pictured on Discogs). The 95 repress is rare though but I am not sure whether it is an official repress as some claim it to be.
However which ever version you see buy it if you don't own a copy as a hip hop fan as its an absolute classic in every sense. I never become tired of listening to this as its aged gracefully!!!

Nowadays several bootlegs exist and there's one official single vinyl repress from 1998 that almost looks the 1st pressing.

If you want to be sure if your copy is the original 1st issue check the following characteristics:
1. 1st pressings will always have the "DMS cg ☮" signature etched in the runout grooves as well as the "HuB" etching.
2. The label of the single vinyl reprint has the same wild pitch logo on white background, but there's a slight difference: 1st pessings have the Main Source logo straight above the center hole, not sideways.
3. I have heard that '98 reissues have a different label adress. Make sure copy will have this Wild Pitch adress on label & sleeve: 231 West 29 Street, NY, NY 1001.
4. A further hint is the front sleeve. Some reprints (not all!) have a blown up photo on the same sized cover. So if the ear of Large Professor is cut off you owe a repress.

There are 1001 reasons why everyone should own at least one HipHop LP - this is one of them. Breaking Atoms remains largely undiscovered by many due to the LP being released on the now defunct Wild Pitch label resulting in it being out of print for a long time. The album was pioneering primarily for its excellent production, which made sublime use of the SP1200 - a dedicated sampling drum machines but also from the tight rap skills shown by the Large Professor. In addition, the LP also helped to establish the careers of both Akinyele and Nas. I won't offer a breakdown of the LP track-by-track suffice to say that they're all quality and contain no fillers. Do yourself a favour and check it out.