Ninja Crew - We Destroy / Baby T. Rock

Another one I had on an old Mike Allen tape that I loved when I first heard it but it was the b-side he played and never the a-side, to my knowledge. I often wondered if he listened through the records before broadcasting his show or if he just played the b-sides by accident. Still, nice accident if that was the deal. I only got my copy about three years ago and it sounds decent considering the 4sight pressings were pretty average. I like 'We Destroy' but it's the b-side that kills it for me.

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King Tee - Paybacks A Mutha

This is another Mike Allen sure shot I bought in '87 after hearing it on his show but by then hip hop was on the rise and it was now National Fresh so no need to make trips down to that London any more. I bought this one a few weeks ago as I traded my first copy as was the norm back then. Tee's debut I think and it's a corker.

Smell my cheese you mutha

Easy Mike - The State We're In / It's Too Political

There's some talk on discogs re this 12" about it being the first time the break from James Brown's  'funky drummer' was heard and I would certainly concur with that. The record itself for me is not that exciting but I have it only for the memory of hearing that break for the first time and being blown away. I don't think I really knew what it was after being bombarded for a couple of years with ball bustin' drum machine beats. I got in to breaks not long after this record and bought all the UBB LPs over time which I still have today. This is ok really. Reminds me of Mike Allen's radio show too, which is nice, God bless 'im.

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