Various - Wild Style (Mr Bongo) special edition 2x12" + flexi disc

Various - Wild Style (Mr Bongo) special edition

Fresh reissue of the legendary 1983 soundtrack with lots of bonus goodies!

2x12" vinyl (transparent blue + orange) in gatefold cover
Plus Flexi Disc ‘Fantastic Freaks Live At The Dixie’, A2 poster, 5 film set photos, Wild Style sticker sheet.

Side A
A1. Grand Wizard Theodore and D.J. Kevie Kev Rockwell - Military Cut(Scratch Mix)
A2. The Chief Rocker Busy Bee vs Lil Rodney Cee & D.J. Grand WizardTheodore - M.C. Battle
A3. The Cold Crush Bros. vs The Fantastic Freaks - Basketball Throwdown
A4. Kevie Kev (Waterbed Kev), Master Rob, Prince Whipper Whip, M.C.,Rubie Dee, Dota Rock, D.J. Grand Wizard Theodore, D.J. Kevie KevRockwell - Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie
A4. D.J. Grand Wizard Theodore - Subway Theme
A5. Grand Master Caz, JDL, Easy AD, KG , and D.J. Charlie Chase, D.J. ToneyTone - Cold Crush Bros. At The Dixie

Side B
B1. Rodney Cee, K. K. Rockwell, D.J. Stevie Steve - Double Trouble At TheAmphitheater
B2. Grandmaster Caz - South Bronx Subway Rap
B3. Busy Bee - Street Rap (Subway Mix)
B4. Busy Bee - Busy Bee At The Amphitheater
B5. Fantastic Freaks - Fantastic Freaks At The Amphitheater
B6. D.J. Grand Wizard Theodore - Gangbusters
B7. Rammellzee and Shock Dell With The Grand Mixer DST - Rammellzee &Shockdell At The Amphitheater
B8. Fab 5 Freddy - Down By Law

Side C
C1. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - B Boy Beat (Instrumental)
C2. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Yawning Beat (Instrumental)
C3. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Crime Cut (Instrumental)
C4. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Gangbusters (Instrumental)
C5. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Cuckoo Clocking (Instrumental)
C6. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Meetings (Instrumental)
C7. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Military Cut (Instrumental)
C8. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Razor Cut (Instrumental)
C9. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Subway Theme (Instrumental)
C10. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Busy Bees (Instrumental)
C11. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Down By Law (Instrumental)
C12. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Baby Beat (Instrumental)
C13. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Jungle Beat (Instrumental)

Side D
D1. Kev Luckhurst - Wildstyle Scratch Tool
D2. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Baby Beat (Kenny Dope Edit)
D3. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Braithwaite) - Jungle Beat (Kenny Dope Edit)

FLEXI DISC:
Fantastic Freaks - Fantastic Freaks Live At The Dixie

Release info (Mr Bongo Records):

Blurring the lines between fi ction and documentary, the seminal fi lmWild Style, directed by Charlie Ahearn and developed alongside FredBraithwaite aka Fab Five Freddy, off ered an iconic snapshot of theemerging New York hip hop scene in the early ‘80s. Considered one ofthe fi rst hip hop fi lms, it documents the styles, culture, attitudes, andmost importantly, the music of this evolving era. The accompanyingsoundtrack remains one of the most infl uential in hip hop history,featuring a who’s who of artists who stood out during the movement’snascent block party days.

“Making hip hop’s fi rst and most beloved feature fi lm, Wild Style, withCharlie Ahearn and creating the original music is one of my proudestaccomplishments.” - Fab 5 Freddy

In celebration of Arrow Films restoring the original Wild Style fi lm in 4K,Mr Bongo is proud to present this special-edition reissue package. Therelease comes as a double LP pressed on transparent blue and orangevinyl, off ering a freshly curated tracklist that brings together the fi nestsongs from previous editions, the full sought-after instrumental album,and Kenny Dope’s top edits. Also included are an A2 colour poster, fi vefi lm set photos, a fl exi disc containing Fantastic Freaks Live at the Dixie,and a Wild Style sticker sheet.

Originally released on Animal Records, founded by Chris Stein of Blondiefame, the soundtrack focuses on the hip hop scene as it evolved fromthe streets to the recording studio. Co-produced by Stein andBraithwaite, it features the Double Trouble pairing of Rodney Cee andKK Rockwell, The Chief Rocker himself Busy Bee, and the mighty line-ups of both The Cold Crush Brothers and The Fantastic Freaks, to namebut a few. The music off ers a transportive glimpse into the streets of theSouth Bronx, capturing the free-form, roaming nature of the fi lm - it’srough around the edges, but utterly absorbing.

Behind those foundational voices of hip hop’s fi rst wave was a selectionof backing beats that have underpinned and infl uenced the genre eversince. Easily mistaken for lifted breakbeats from old records, the songson the Wild Style soundtrack are all unique creations. Overseen byBraithwaite and Stein, with Stein also on guitar and eff ects, they wereintended as a homage to those early breakbeats. Drummer Lenny“Ferrari” Ferraro, who played for Aretha Franklin before emerging on thepunk scene, and bassist David Harper laid down many of the iconicgrooves, two somewhat forgotten participants in shaping a legendarysound.

Over time, the Wild Style soundtrack, with its Charlie Chase and GrandWizard Theodore scratches, recurring sounds and motifs, and indeliblelyrics, has become a hip hop touchstone: endlessly sampled andreferenced, the bedrock of so much music to follow. It perfectlyencapsulated the essence of the fi lm, the scene, and hip hop’semergence from the Bronx to the attention of the wider world. It was,and remains, the blueprint.