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Playgroup - Epic Sound Battles Chapter One

Are we all sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin. Imagine members of The Pop Group, Rip Rig and Panic, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, London Underground, Crucial and New Age Steppers all collaborating on a highly charged album of heavily dubbed reggae beats, hard funk, and dark jazz. Sounds intriguing doesn't it? Most will likely have overlooked this 1982 gem as a planned On-U Sound release was aborted, and the end product licensed to Cherry Red Records instead . Adrian Sherwood produces of course. Another long lost classic from the On-U Sound team which sits comfortably alongside better known classics of the same era like Sextet and Seven Songs. Chapter two is ripped and will follow soon. You can read more about it here. Play Loud. 

Originally planned to be an On-U Sound release (ON-U LP11) but shelved. Ripped here from a 1982 vinyl album released on Cherry Red Records (BRED 28).

A1 Bomb Scare
A2 Epic Sound Battle
A3 Crunch
A4 The Slither
A5 Burn Up
B1 Deep & Mintyful
B2 Silent Mover
B3 Epic One Drop
B4 Shock Absorber
B5 No Speed Limit
B6 Hoggs Might Fly