Old School Freestyle, Vol. 1

Old School Freestyle, Vol. 1

Track Listings
1. Jocelyn - 1 A.M
2. Scars of Love - Menage
3. In and Out of Love
4. We Belong
5. I Know You Want Me - Menage
6. Feels Like the First Time - 1 A.M
7. Can't Let Go - Menage
8. No Favors - Tempest
9. Let's Get Naked
10. Jocelyn [Bonus Club Mix] - 1 A.M

Old School Freestyle, Vol. 1
The Tommy Boy Story, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • I HATED this stuff back in the day
  • Great old school - a gift for my husband
 The Tommy Boy Story, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CQJYZE
Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

  1. Planet Rock (12' Vocal Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
  2. Play At Your Own Risk (12' Vocal Version) - Planet Patrol
  3. Looking For The Perfect Beat (12' Vocal Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
  4. Cheap Thrills (12' Vocal Version) - Planet Patrol
  5. Why You Treat Me So Bad (LP Version) - Club Nouveau
  6. Play That Beat Mr. D.J. (12' Full Length Version) - G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid
  7. I Didn't Know I Love You (Till I Saw You Rock & Roll) (12' Vocal Version) - Planet Patrol
  8. Renegades Of Funk (12' Vocal Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
  9. Pack Jam (12' Remix) - Jonzun Crew
  10. Tommy Boy Megamix (12' Brooklyn Mix) - Various Artists
  11. Pacific 0101 (Remix Edit Version) - 808 State

Tracks:

  1. Jazzy Sensation (12' Bronx Version) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5
  2. Salsa Smurph (12' Vocal Version) - Special Request
  3. Let Me Love You (12' Vocal Version) - The Force M.D.'s
  4. Rock The House (You'll Never Be) (12' Vocal Version) - Pressure Drop
  5. Lisa's Coming - The Latin Rascals
  6. Running (12' Vocal Remix Version) - Information Society
  7. People Hold On (12' New Jersey Jazz Mix) - Coldcut
  8. How Do I Love Thee (Extended Club Mix) - Queen Latifah
  9. Louder Than Love - TKA
  10. What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (12' Club Mix) - Information Society
  11. Come Baby Come (Extended Version) - K7

Amazon.com

Starting in 1982 with the release of Afrika Bambaataa's groundbreaking Planet Rock, Tommy Boy Records grew from one of many small, independent record labels to become one of the most influential urban music imprints of the 1980s. The Tommy Boy Story Vol. 1 keeps its focus tight, only looking at key releases from Tommy Boy's 1982-1988 era. However, there may be confusion, since Tommy Boy has no less than half a dozen different "greatest hits: compilations already out, many of which include the same songs. What distinguishes The Tommy Boy Story is its willingness to include a more holistic breakdown of the different genres that Tommmy Boy has promoted, meaning that it's not unusual on here for Bambaataa's disco-licious "Jazzy Sensations" to rub up against the Jonzun Crew's electro-funk classic "Pack Jam," or the Hi-NRG smash, "What's On Your Mind" by Information Society. The diversity and inclusiveness help give Story a more distinguished profile. But for the true Tommy Boy fan, this may not offer enough new angles to attract your eye. --Oliver Wang

Album Description

Indie powerhouse Tommy Boy records was born in Tom Silverman's NYC apartment in 1981 when the entrepreneurial trade mag publisher began releasing the best of the demos crossing his path. He struck gold with the label's revolutionary debut, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock." One of the only 12" singles ever to sell 600,000+ copies, it laid the foundation for the genre-defining house that Tommy built. Tommy Boy and its stable of stars led the way as the first wave of hip-hop's artistic translation of urban street culture bcame a mass-appeal phenomenon. With repeated high-charting crossover success, Tommy Boy earned almost 80 gold and platinum citations, and the label's groundbreaking grooves are essential pillars of hip-hop, as evidenced in this new collection of many of their greatest early tracks.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars I HATED this stuff back in the day.......2007-05-16

I had the misfortune of being in my latter high school years when this stuff came out. By 1982-83, the beautiful, harmonic, and melodious Soul music of my youth was replaced by this ultra-syntesized soulless high-tech drek which I considered the dawn of the "dark ages of black music." Being able to distinguish between nostalgia and what was actually good, I'm one of the few who does not look on my HS years as any golden age of music.

When Tommy Boy and other record companies found out that (for some strange reason), young people were willing to pay money for what was essentially low-quality pre-programmed beats set to some silly chanting, R&B went on a long downhill slide until the recent advent of the neo Soul movement.

As for the "songs," "Planet Rock" was not awful for what it was. The beginning which simulates Bambaataa chanting to the cheers of a partying crowd makes me smile, and he adds some of his infectous personality in this which is unusual for such mechanical music.

"Pack Jam" like most of these other "songs" (?)is just a bunch of nothing. Some studio techincians calling themselves the "Jonzun Crew" (few of them were actual bands) chanting the title to some undistinguished programmed beats. "Play at Your Own Risk" is only distinguished by the incredibly witless chant near the end (Woof woof, hey buddy buddy-hey buddy buddy). Yes folks, once upon a time it had gotten THAT bad. We also get to ridiculous new lows with "Rock the House (They'll Never Be)" which the fools chant "Dig it, a dig it, a dig it, a get on down-ROCK THE HOUUUUSSE!" over and over. Back in the early 80s, this kind of junk made you want to chase after the kids who played this trash loudly on their boomboxes with baseball bats!

Fortuantely, such ignorant "music" (?) is now largely a deservedly forgotten memory and has (wisely) not reappeared in any kind of misguided nostalgia. Only hardcore hip hop historians and people too young to have had good taste when this stuff came out would buy something like this. May those days of ear pollution be gone forever like that other musical scourge of that time called heavy metal and one day, gangster (c)rap will join them.


5 out of 5 stars Great old school - a gift for my husband.......2007-01-10

As a child of the 80s, perhaps its nostalgia that makes this stuff still so good to me. But another part of me will always believe that the originals will remain top notch. This is one of the best compilation CDs I've ran across.
Old School Freestyle, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • GIVIN' "OLD SCHOOL" RESPECT......
 Old School Freestyle, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Critique Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Jocelyn

ASIN: B000003RA7
Release Date: 1996-01-30

Tracks:

  1. Jocelyn - 1 A.M
  2. Scars of Love - Menage
  3. In and Out of Love
  4. We Belong
  5. I Know You Want Me - Menage
  6. Feels Like the First Time - 1 A.M
  7. Can't Let Go - Menage
  8. No Favors - Tempest
  9. Let's Get Naked
  10. Jocelyn [Bonus Club Mix] - 1 A.M

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars GIVIN' "OLD SCHOOL" RESPECT.............2000-02-22

Not bad. A total of 10 tracks...4 are cool. 1 A.M's "Jocelyn" kicks. MENAGE'S "Scars of Love" is a remake of an old school classic, and "Can't Let Go" is catchy. This cd is o.k....nothing outstanding.

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