RUN DMC King Of Rock (Original Master Recording
2023 limited edition Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 9-track LP,
mastered by Krieg Wunderlich on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog
System, specially plated and pressed at 33RPM on 180-gram
SuperVinyl from a formula developed and
manufactured by NEOTECH. The New York trio's hard-hitting
sophomore album begins with a statement of purpose -"Rock
the House"- that serves as a stereophonic primer for the title
track, a hybrid warning-anthem-theme song that swarms with
justified boasts, heavy metal riffs, booming beats, cowbell
accents, and dance-worthy grooves. The back-to-back tunes
set the tone for a 1985 record that largely established the
blueprint for the hip-hop that would follow for the next two
decades. Picture sleeve with original album art, individually
gold-foil numbered and still sealed inside its perforated loose
bag. Recommended).
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Run DMC King Of Rock - Original Master Recording 180 Gram SuperVinyl - Sealed US vinyl LP album (LP record)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
Run-D.M.C.'s King of Rock Established Hip-Hop's Modern Blueprint and Mainstream Currency
In Audiophile Quality for the First Time: Sourced from the Original Master Tapes, Mobile Fidelity's 180g SuperVinyl 33RPM LP Plays with Visceral Immediacy and Includes New Liner Notes
1/2" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, and featuring insightful new liner notes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g SuperVinyl 33RPM LP is the definitive-sounding version of this monumental recording. This reissue represents the first time this platinum album has been presented in audiophile quality. Benefitting from the ultra-low noise floor, superb groove definition, and dead-quiet surfaces of SuperVinyl, King of Rock now plays with a clarity, immediacy, punchiness, and directness on a visceral level that matches the artistry, urgency, and intellect of the trio's material.
Given generous breathing room due the stripped-down settings and judicious placement of instruments, the spare rhythmic core of every track bristles with an energy and intensity equaled only by DMC and Run's commanding tag-team flow. This LP invites you to turn up the volume and experience the dynamic, raw, and invigorating sound that took hip-hop's streetwise aesthetic to the charts without making any compromises. The everlasting genius of Larry Smith's production comes into view as if the music is being broadcast on a giant system in a small club — only more focused, lively, and unlimited. On King of Rock, every detail matters.
Expressed in thick, fluid cadences by plaster-cracking voices that echo amid the sparse arrangements, lyrics balance straight commentary with clever wit. The bravado on cuts like the defiant title track, celebratory "Jam-Master Jammin'," and provocative "Can You Rock It Like This" isn't just spectacle or exaggeration; Run-D.M.C.'s words resonate with undeniable truths. "It's not Michael Jackson/And this is not Thriller," the group broadcasts early on in the record. Truer words — and music recorded with such honesty, pride, rawness, and integrity — have seldom been committed to tape.
Those aspects extend to the admonishing "You Talk Too Much" and social commentaries "You're Blind" and "It's Not Funny," rooted in the soon-to-be-universal hip-hop precept of keeping it real. However difficult it might have been to recognize during a time in which rap was marginalized or dismissed, the aggressive dispatches on King of Rock unfold as bulletins from prophets who knew the future. Further evidence comes in the form of "Roots, Rap, Reggae," a Yellowman collaboration that smartly ties rap to dancehall.
Of course, everything orbits around the declarative title track. The Top 15 Hot Black Singles (now Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) hit helped lead Run-D.M.C. to become the only hip-hop artist to perform at Live Aid — and a song whose humorous albeit frank video illustrated the group's conviction in a manner everyone could understand. As Run-D.M.C. proclaims on the eighth verse: "The rhymes we say shall set a trend/Because a devastating rap is what we send."
King of Rock more than delivered (and still delivers) on that prediction-slash-brag. Run-D.M.C.'s 2009 enshrinement in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — a museum it foresaw with uncanny vision nearly three decades earlier — serves as permanent evidence. All hail the king.
MoFi SuperVinyl
Developed by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. MoFi SuperVinyl provides the closest approximation of what the label's engineers hear in the mastering lab.
Side One
1. Rock the House
2. King of Rock
3. You Talk Too Much
4. Jam-Master Jammin'
5. Roots, Rap, Reggae
Side Two
1. Can You Rock It Like This
2. You're Blind
3. It's Not Funny
4. Daryll and Joe (Krush-Groove 3)
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Monday 20th January
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| Year of Release: |
2023 |
| Artist: |
Run DMC (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
King Of Rock (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 89.99, US$ 109.79
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab |
| Catalogue No: |
MFSV1-535 |
| Country of Origin: |
USA
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
24 November 2023
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
RMCLPKI853198 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
196588114212 |
| Genres: |
Rap & Hip Hop
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| Related Artists: |
Darryl McDaniels (DMC) |
| Complete Stock List: |
Run DMC |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
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Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number RMCLPKI853198 |
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2023 limited edition Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 9-track LP,
mastered by Krieg Wunderlich on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog
System, specially plated and pressed at 33RPM on 180-gram
<B>SuperVinyl</B> from a formula developed and
manufactured by NEOTECH. The New York trio's hard-hitting
sophomore album begins with a statement of purpose -"Rock
the House"- that serves as a stereophonic primer for the title
track, a hybrid warning-anthem-theme song that swarms with
justified boasts, heavy metal riffs, booming beats, cowbell
accents, and dance-worthy grooves. The back-to-back tunes
set the tone for a 1985 record that largely established the
blueprint for the hip-hop that would follow for the next two
decades. Picture sleeve with original album art, individually
gold-foil numbered and still sealed inside its perforated loose
bag. Recommended) )
