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Stock List - Breaks & Beats LPs
Breaks & Beats LPs
Ahh breaks ... The backbone of nearly all Hip Hop songs in one form or another, and nowadays even pop music! Initially breaks were a drum or percussion break usually found on the intro or middle section of a record, and pioneering DJ's like Grandmaster Flash would use two copies to extend this for the benefit of "break" dancers. Early breaks were found on disco, funk and soul records, but further digging by Dj's and producers revealed beats and breaks on everything from Mickey Mouse to Paul Simon, jazz, reggae, rock, latin and even country and western had the funk! (yes we're talking Kenny Rogers and Billy Swan amongst others ...) The term has broadened slightly now, it could be a chunky eight bar intro, or someone else's sample (you'll often hear people say "have you heard the break to ...."), but it's still basically the same thing, fast or slow, jazz or rock, soul or easy listening, everyone has their own definition of what a tough break is.
Naturally some are harder to find and more expensive than others, for example the Playschool breaks are never going to be as desirable as something like Skullsnaps or Stark Reality (which i've never ever ever ever found!), it just depends on how much loot you want to part with for that four bars or more of perfect sample tool or DJ delight! Happy hunting ...
Mr Thing - 2000 DMC Mix Champion
Featured Breaks & Beats LPs
 | Al Elias & Andy Badale & Barbara Mason Gordon's War US BUDDAH LP Promo - £30 WOC - front / cut out Inc. HOT WHEELS(THE CHASE) - Baad funk with classic break! + a whole lot more. ROBERTA'S THEME / HARLEM DREAMS / Etc..    | |
 | Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown US UNI LP Gatefold - £23 record Nr. Mint / tiny sleeve tear top right Inc. MARTIN'S FUNERAL as used by A.T.T.Q. on 'WE CAN GET DOWN' | |
 | Blowfly Blow Fly Disco US WEIRD WORLD LP - £23 VG++ In which the filthiest man in music adulterates his own versions of disco hits like SUCK IT TIL YOUR SATIFIED - fun & funky with breaks | |
 | Blowfly Blow Fly Disco US WEIRD WORLD LP - £20 VG+ WOL cut corner top right In which the filthiest man in music adulterates his own versions of disco hits like SUCK IT TIL YOUR SATIFIED - fun & funky with breaks | |
 | Blowfly Blow Fly Disco US WEIRD WORLD LP - £30 Mint in shrink! In which the filthiest man in music adulterates his own versions of disco hits like SUCK IT TIL YOUR SATIFIED - fun & funky with breaks | |
 | Dyke & The Blazers Funky Broadway US ORIGINAL SOUND LP - £30 VG+ / cut corner Late 60's funk Inc. FUNKY BROADWAY & BROADWAY COMBINATION as sampled by B.D.K.on CHOCOLATE CITY | |
 | Dyke & The Blazers We Got More Soul - Dyke's Greatest Hits US ORIGINAL SOUND LP Gatefold - £30 Strong EX vinyl / light sleeve wear heavy sixties R&B/funk sound Includes the heavily sampled break classic LET A WOMAN BE A WOMAN & FUNKY BROADWAY | |
 | Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Collage US FRIENDS & Co LP - £15 VG+ / small writing & some spotting on back cover Great selection of mid seventies mid tempo funky soul/disco tunes Inc. DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO / DO IT NICE AND EASY | |
 | Herman Kelly & Life Percussion Explosion US ALSTON LP - £30 Sealed with saw cut - seal partly open Classic breaks LP Inc. DANCE TO THE DRUMMERS BEAT & WHO'S THE FUNKY DJ | |
 | Isaac Hayes Truck Turner US ENTERPRISE 2xLP Gatefold - £15 vg - lots of scuffs but mostly pretty light / sleeve a bit compressed Double LP - Includes the killer 9 minute 'chase style' PURSUIT OF THE PIMPMOBILE which is a Funky Dance classic & the classic break BREAKTHROUGH which sometimes used to get played on 45RPM | |
 | Jimmy Ponder While My Guitar Gently Weeps US CADET LP Promo - £25 Corner cut top right Title track is funky jazz as sampled on DE LA SOUL- 'I Am I Be' + FUNKY SITUATION & 25 OR 6 OR 4 | |
 | Lee Holdridge Forever Young Forever Free US MCA LP - £10 Nice drum and bass break intro on the funky tune HARLEM DAY | |
 | Les Crane Desiderata US WARNER BROTHERS LP - £10 Inc. poster Dope beat on COURAGE plus some surreal spoken word throughout - with poster! | |
 | Les Crane Desiderata US WARNER BROTHERS LP - £7 VG++ / cut corner top right Dope beat on COURAGE plus some surreal spoken word throughout | |
 | Mahavishnu Orchestra / John McLaughlin Inner Worlds US COLUMBIA LP - £8 Nr. Mint / light sleeve wear Inc. the classic break PLANETARY CITIZEN + a bunch more Futuristic Space-Rock-Funk Fusion | |
 | Mike Vernon Moment Of Madness US SIRE LP - £10 EX writing on cover Inc. some downtempo beats & breaks on THIRD HAND / STONEY GROUND / TALKING BOUT ME and later on in the clip is the more crossover AOR style tunes DAY IN DAY OUT / NO IDEA & MOMENT OF MADNESS | |
 | Monk Higgins Dance To The Disco Sax US BUDDAH LP - £20 Inc. ONE MAN BAND which has been much used by MASTER ACE/BIZ/B.D.K./GANGSTARR/Etc.. | |
 | Muscle Shoal Horns Born To Get Down US BANG LP - £12 Strict VG / sticker on cover - plays fine on Title track is killer disco break as used on DJ MILO's 'RETURN OF THE ORIGINAL ART FORM! | |
 | Muscle Shoal Horns Born To Get Down US BANG LP - £10 VG / fair bit of cover wear & creasing Title track is killer disco break as used on DJ MILO's 'RETURN OF THE ORIGINAL ART FORM! | |
 | Muscle Shoal Horns Born To Get Down US BANG LP - £18 vinyl Nr. Mint - light sleeve wear Title track is killer disco break as used on DJ MILO's 'RETURN OF THE ORIGINAL ART FORM! | |
 | Paul Humphrey Me And My Drums US STANSON (Drum Kit sleeve) LP - £18 Sealed Title track is an uptempo drum solo dancefloor shaker as sampled by RAE & CHRISTIAN | |
 | Pretty Purdie Soul Drums UK DIRECTION LP - £30 G+ / light cover wear Title track is a monster break classic with some of the toughest drums ever recorded and that's just for starters - we also have FUNKY DONKEY / CARAVAN / MODERN JIVE - high quality UK pressing Visually G+ but plays much better - check the clip | |
 | Roy Ayers Ubiquity Mystic Voyage US POLYDOR LP - £15 Strict visual VG but plays VG+ / light sleeve wear Classic LP Inc. BROTHER GREEN / MYSTIC VOYAGE / LIFE IS JUST A MOMENT - All of which have been used in hip hop! EVOLUTION too | |
 | Rufus Thomas Did You Heard Me? US STAX LP - £40 Sealed - no cut out Nuff well used breaks here DO THE PENGUIN/BREAKDOWN/WORLD IS ROUND | |
 | Samba Soul Samba Soul US RCA LP - £15 Nr. Mint - looks unplayed Inc. the classic disco breaks MAMBO No.5/MAS QUE NADA used on KMD'S HARD WIT NO HOE | |
 | Shirley Scott Lean On Me US CADET LP - £15 VG+ 5" seam split - top / light ring wear / small hole drilled in cover Large shuffling beat intro on LEAN ON ME | |
 | The New Birth Comin' From All Ends US RCA LP - £7 Old school break on PATIENTLY! | |
 | The Soul Searchers We The People US SUSSEX LP - £28 Nr. Mint! Classic debut lp from CHUCK BROWN & his Soul Searchers Includes WE THE PEOPLE / THINK / SOUL TO THE PEOPLE / ETC... | |
 | Toulouse Toulouse US IMAGE LP - £15 NM in shrink! Inc. Old school GRANDMASTER FLASH break FUNKYSATION + classic soul tune WHAT WOULD MY MAMA SAY | |
 | Toulouse Toulouse US IMAGE LP - £10 VG++ with corner cut out Inc. Old school GRANDMASTER FLASH break FUNKYSATION + classic soul tune WHAT WOULD MY MAMA SAY | |
 | Toulouse Toulouse CANADA IMAGE MAGIQUE LP - £13 Nr. Mint Old school GRANDMASTER FLASH break FUNKYSATION + classic soul tune WHAT WOULD MY MAMA SAY | |
 | Vernon Burch Get Up US CASABLANCA LP Promo - £14 vinyl Nr. Mint / small sticker on sleeve & writing on back Classic break as used on BAMBAATAA'S DEATH MIX & on DEE-LITE'S 'GROOVE IS IN THE HEART' - signed by Vernon on the front cover | |
Afrique - Soul MakossaUS MAINSTREAM LP - £15 VG+ Cut corner top right
Instrumental lp from some of the funkiest jazz players around in the early seventies PAUL HUMPHREY/CHARLES KYNARD/DAVID T. WALKER/KING ERRISON/Etc..Inc the fat funky wah wah break HOUSE OF THE RISING FUNK + KISSING MY LOVE/HOT MUD/Etc..
Bermuda Strollers - Bermuda Strollers 73CANADA EDMAR LP - £8 Strict VG
Uptempo break on WINGS OF A DOVE
Billy Cobham - SpectrumUS ATLANTIC LP Gatefold - £6 Strict VG worn cover / spine corners worn
Classic funky fusion LP Inc. RED BARON as sampled by MASSIVE ATTACK / ULTRAMAGNETICS / Etc.. & so much more Rockerfeller Address 2nd pressing
Billy Cobham - SpectrumUS ATLANTIC LP Gatefold - £10 VG+ light ring wear as this lp always has
Classic funky fusion LP Inc. RED BARON as sampled by MASSIVE ATTACK / ULTRAMAGNETICS / Etc.. & so much more Rockerfeller Address 2nd pressing
Bob James - ThreeUS CTI LP Promo - £8 VG+
Inc. the classic much sampled WESTCHESTER LADY. Promo copy / Gatefold sleeve
Brick - Good HighUS BANG LP - £6 VG+ tiny writing on back cover
Inc. classic disco break DAZZ as used by CASH MONEY/ICE CUBE/Etc..
Cannonball Adderley - Soul ZodiacUS CAPITOL 2xLP - £28 EX WOC - back / light ring wear
Great jazz with narrations of the stars from the smooth voice of RICK HOLMES - ARIES/AQUARIUS/SCORPIO have all been sampled in hip hop
Cannonball Adderley - Soul ZodiacUS CAPITOL 2xLP - £30 EX light slv wear
Great jazz with narrations of the stars from the smooth voice of RICK HOLMES - ARIES/AQUARIUS/SCORPIO have all been sampled in hip hop - this lp is really hard to find in nice condition and this copy is a strong EX
Captain Sky - Concerned Party No. 1US AVI LP Gatefold - £7 Nr. Mint - looks unplayed
BUBBLEGUM (I CHEWZ YOU) / CONCERNED PARTY NO. 1
Captain Sky - Concerned Party No. 1US AVI LP Gatefold - £8 Sealed - no cut out
BUBBLEGUM (I CHEWZ YOU) / CONCERNED PARTY NO. 1
Charles Wright - Doing What Comes NaturallyUS ABC 2xLP Gatefold - £25 Sealed
Classic 1973 Funk & Soul set with lots of good tunes Inc. A MOTHER'S LOVE as sampled by KRS One
Charles Wright / The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Ban - TogetherUS WARNER BROTHERS LP - £15 VG++ small cut corner top left
Classic Funk sound on 65 BARS AND A TASTE OF SOUL / DO YOUR THING / GIGGIN' DOWN 103rd - all sampled in Hip Hop
Charly Antolini - In The GrooveGERMANY MPS 2xLP Gatefold - £15 Nr. Mint vinyl - some sticker removal marks inside gatefold sleeve
This drummer is not afraid to take the limelight - loads of solos & breaks all over this one - lots of tight funky tunes too. Remastered Double lp from 1980 with 2 tunes per side
Commodores - Machine GunUK MOTOWN LP - £5 VG+ STOC
inc. ASSEMBLY LINE - classic break which we used to know as 'the Video Man break'
David McCallum - Music - It's Happening NowUS CAPITOL LP - £15 VG plays fine on House Of Mirrors
DAVID AXELROD production!Inc. HOUSE OF MIRRORS as sampled by DJ SHADOW
Delilah - Dancing In The FireUS ABC LP - £5 Nr. Mint - looks unplayed / small sticker on cover
4 cut LP with monster disco break on ARE YOU READY
Duke Williams - Monkey In A Silk Suit Is Still A MonkeyUS CAPRICORN LP Promo - £10 G+ Small writing on cover / cut corner & some cover wear
Super funky old school disco break CHINESE CHICKEN!
El Chicano - Viva TiradoUS KAPP LP - £15 VG++ WOC - back neat / very light ring wear
Tough latin as sampled by KID FROST on LA RAZA!
Etta Jones - Etta Jones '75US WESTBOUND / 20TH CENTURY LP Promo - £10 Nr. Mint / light sleeve ring wear
Tough beat intro on FARE TO HEAVEN + decent covers of GRANDMA'S HANDS / I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY / GO AWAY LITTLE BOY
Fatback - Hot BoxUS SPRING LP Promo - £8
Inc. GOTTA GET SOME(MONEY) / BACKSTROKIN' / LOVESPELL / Etc..
Fresh - Fresh Out Of BorstalUS RCA LP - £12 Sealed
Contains comical spoken word about life in borstal plus dark funky beats on BORSTAL!
Galactic Force Band - Spaced Out DiscoUS SPRINGBOARD LP - £10 vg a little background noise/some cover wear - half usual price
Inc. the cosmic space funk of SPACE DUST!
Isaac Hayes - ShaftUK STAX 12 inch - £10
4 track various artist EP with SHAFT!
James Brown - Pure Dynamite!US KING (CROWNLESS) LP Gatefold - £30
Strong VG++ vinyl with some dirt on sleeve and split seam
James Brown - Get Up Offa That ThingUS POLYDOR LP - £15 WOL / Small STOC
As sampled by P.E. / B.D.P. / SCHOOLY D Etc..
Jimmy Smith - Got My Mojo WorkinUS VERVE (Deep Groove) LP Gatefold - £15 clean EX vinyl
Funky 1965 lp Inc. HERE I AM / Etc.. Original deep groove Mono in superb condition
Jimmy Smith - Got My Mojo WorkinUS VERVE LP Gatefold - £12 VG light sleeve wear
Funky 1965 lp Inc. HERE I AM / Etc..
Jimmy Smith - I'm Gon' Git Myself TogetherUS MGM LP Gatefold - £12 VG light sleeve wear
Anotha funky lp this time from 1971 Inc. I KNOW WHAT I WANT / DIRTY ROOSTA BOOGA / SPILL THE WINE / NEED MO' / SUGAR SUGAR Promo copy
Johnny Pate - Shaft In AfricaUS ABC LP - £22 VG++ Small cut out
Includes the killer funky breakbeat Instrumentals YOU CAN'T EVEN WALK IN THE PARK / SHAFT IN AFRICA VG++ has a small scratch on unimportant track
Kc & Sunshine Band - Kc & The Sunshine BandUS TK LP - £5 Vinyl EX / Unplayed / small name written on cover
nearly every track on this LP has been sampled in hip hop but most well known is I GET LIFTED!
Kim Weston - Kim Kim KimUS VOLT (Yellow Label) LP - £12 VG+ Saw cut / light cover wear
Quality southern soul set with SOUL ON FIRE & BROTHERS & SISTERS being the more funky tunes & JAY-Z sample on the slow jam WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY
Kim Weston - Kim Kim KimUS VOLT (Blue Label) LP - £12 VG+ In shrink
Quality southern soul set with SOUL ON FIRE & BROTHERS & SISTERS being the more funky tunes & JAY-Z sample on the slow jam WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY
Kool & The Gang - Good TimesUS DE-LITE LP - £20 Strong EX copy
Another classic funk excursion from the gang with big breaks on GOOD TIMES / RATED X / NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST / FATHER FATHER
Kool & The Gang - Live At The Sex MachineUS DE-LITE LP Gatefold - £15 Nice clean copy - looks unplayed
Inc. heavy live versions of WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT & FUNKY MAN both have been heavily sampled in hip hop
Kool & The Gang - Good TimesUS DE-LITE LP - £22 Nr Mint in shrink
Another classic funk excursion from the gang with big breaks on GOOD TIMES / RATED X / NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST / FATHER FATHER
Kool & The Gang - Music Is The MessageUS DE-LITE LP Test Pressing - £12 vg++ bargian price
Inc. LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE/SOUL VIBRATIONS/ELECTRIC FROG/FUNKY GRANNY all much sampled....Original test Pressing in plain cover
Kool & The Gang - Good TimesUS DE-LITE LP - £15 cover split seam - vinyl clean
Another classic funk excursion from the gang with big breaks on GOOD TIMES / RATED X / NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST / FATHER FATHER
Kool & The Gang - Kool JazzUS DE-LITE LP - £20
Kool and his Gang get on a jazzy tip but the funk still shines through on cuts like NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST & DUJII which has been had by GANG STARR/PETE ROCK/CHI-ALI
Kool & The Gang - Good TimesUS DE-LITE LP Promo - £20 Nr Mint promo with cut out hole
Another classic funk excursion from the gang with big breaks on GOOD TIMES / RATED X / NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST / FATHER FATHER
Kool & The Gang - Love & UnderstandingUS DE-LITE LP Gatefold - £12 EX
Inc. the seasonal tune SUMMER MADNESS!
Kool & The Gang - Good TimesUS DE-LITE LP - £28 Sealed with cut out
Another classic funk excursion from the gang with big breaks on GOOD TIMES / RATED X / NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST / FATHER FATHER
Les Dudek - Ghost Town ParadeUS COLUMBIA LP - £5
Old school GRANDMASTER FLASH break CENTRAL PARK!
Les McCann - CommentUS ATLANTIC LP - £7 STOC - back
Les gets on the mic best cuts are WHAT I CALL SOUL & COMMENT & BABY BABY has been sampled on Musab - "Love Beat"
Les McCann - CommentUS ATLANTIC LP - £7 Light ring wear
Les gets on the mic best cuts are WHAT I CALL SOUL & COMMENT & BABY BABY has been sampled on Musab - "Love Beat"
Les McCann - River High River LowUS ATLANTIC LP - £8 VG++ in shrink
Vocal lp Inc. LOVED YOU FULL IN EVERY WAY as sampled by K-Otix
Margie Joseph - Makes A New ImpressionUS VOLT LP - £18 Nr. Mint in shrink!
Great southern soul lp Inc. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE as used by FAT JOE
Margie Joseph - Makes A New ImpressionUS VOLT LP - £16 EX Small hole drilled in cover / small seem split - top
Great southern soul lp Inc. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE as used by FAT JOE
Melvin Van Peebles - Brer SoulUS A&M LP Gatefold - £22 promo in Gatefold sleeve
Mr. Van Peebles' off kilter vocal and abstract arrangements seem to be MADLIB's favourite sample source. Inc. THE DOZENS / CATCH THAT ON THE CORNER / Etc..
Milt Jackson - OlingaUS CTI LP Gatefold - £12 EX with large name written on sleeve
Title tune as famously sampled by A TRIBE CALLED QUEST on AWARD TOUR + the funky cuts I'M NOT SO SURE & THE METAL MELTER - Promo copy!
Mouth & MacNeal - How Do You Do?US PHILLIPS LP - £7 Sealed no cut out
Beat on A.B.C. as used on BLACK SHEEP-LA MENAGE & IT HAPPENED LONG AGO has also been sampled
Patsy Gallant - Will You Give Me Your LoveCANADA ATTIC LP - £5 Nr. Mint - looks unplayed in shrink / no cuts
Inc. the funky tune with beat intro BACK TO THE CITY
Phil Medley - Happy WalkUS PYRAMID LP Promo - £6 Nr. Mint / Cut corner / ring wear / writing on cover
Inc. uptempo disco break SNAP IT!
Plunky and Oneness Of Juju - Make A ChangeUS BLACK FIRE LP Promo - £18 Strict VG / sleeve has some discolouration
Inc. the original version EVERYWAY BUT LOOSE
Secret Oyster - Vidunderlige KaellingHOLLAND CBS LP - £20 NM
Funky fusion with some rock tinges and big beats on BELLEVUE
Shorty Long - Here Comes The JudgeUS SOUL LP - £12 Nice EX copy!
Classic Motown funky soul FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION & HERE COMES THE JUDGE have been sampled in Hip Hop
Shu-Bi-Dua - 6SCANDINAVIA?? POLYDOR LP - £8
Large beat with stabs of piano on A. TOMSEN
Sly Stone - San Francisco 1964 - 67US SCULPTURE LP - £3 VG++ / light ring / sleeve wear
Inc. huge break on ROCK DIRGE
Sly Stone - San Francisco 1964 - 67US SCULPTURE LP - £5 Nr. Mint
Inc. huge break on ROCK DIRGE
The Electric Prunes - Mass In F MinorUK MIDI LP Reissue - £8 VG++ sticker on cover - top right cut corner
DAVID AXELROD Produced psyche rock moodyness! 1974 UK reissue of classic 1968 lp
The Fatback Band - Hot BoxUS SPRING LP Test Pressing - £10
Inc. GOTTA GET SOME(MONEY)/BACKSTROKIN'/LOVESPELL/Etc..Test Press - no cover
The Isley Brothers - Isleys' Greatest HitsUS T NECK LP - £8 vg++
This was released in 73 so Inc. loads of great tunes from there 60's early 70's period IT'S YOUR THING/GET INTO SOMETHING/WORK TO DO/SPILL THAT WINE/BROTHER BROTHER Etc...
The J.B.'s - Hustle With SpeedUS PEOPLE LP - £22 VG++ light surface marks
Classic slightly more disco-funk JB's LP from 75 Inc. TRANSMOGRAPFICATION / TAURUS ARIES & LEO as well as J.B.'S MONORAIL - as used by EPMD on 'LET THE FUNK FLOW'
The Jaggerz - We Went To Different Schools TogetherUS KAMA SUTRA/BUDDAH LP - £7 Nr. Mint in shrink / small hole cut out
Breaks on THE RAPPER & MEMOIRS OF THE TRAVELER
The Meters - Cissy StruttUS ISLAND LP - £20 Mint in shrink
Seems to be a 1974 release featuring cuts from their previous lp's. Tons o' breaks here LOOK-KA PY PY / CISSY STRUT / HERE COMES THE METERMAN / EASE BACK / SOPHISTICATED CISSY / Etc..
The Persuaders - The PersuadersUS ATCO LP - £15
Nice soul LP from 1973 with TRYING GIRLS OUT as sampled by Jay Z
The Younghearts - Do You Have The TimeUS 20 th CENTURY LP - £10 VG cover wear
Title track was used on ACE & ACTION TOGETHER - LP Inc. extra skatt version too. Also was Re-edited by DANNY KRIVITT
Various Artists - Super Disco Breaks Vol.4US PAUL WINLEY (Blue Sleeve LP - £12 VG++ / light sleeve wear
Inc. CERRONE / CAPTAIN SKY / CREATIVE SOURCE / Etc..
Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful StruttUS BRUNSWICK LP - £12 Real nice nr. Mint copy!
Classic jazz much used in hip hop - NICE & SMOOTH 'STEP BY STEP' / PETE ROCK 'ONE IN A MILLION' & 'PLEASE SUNRISE' as used by FAT JOE
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