Rap Radio, the halcyon days etcetera.
Stretch Armstrong blessed us with one of the finest moments in Rap broadcasting recently [a recording of P-Fine's 'Rap This' Radio Show from 28 April 87, with Schoolly D & Code Money in rather stunted and at times, oddly incendiary conversation] i thought i'd try something similar.....
I've included the P-Fine show for presentation reasons, do you see, i aint no biter...
The 1st Mike Allen Show listed here appeared in a similar guise in the past, but this version excursion not only has a few doozy exclusives, but it has all the crap edited out, well, nearly all of it.
The discs [yes there are many] have all been edited down so you don't get too much of Mike's generic broadcasting rambles either [these ramblings offer some of the finest comedic moments btw].
There are chart rundowns, brief interviews with artists, some station ID's, some exclusives and of course, a bunch of hot music from back in the days, in the days of way back.
I gotta say, i love the old ads and some of them stay in, but not too many....
I know that the majority of the people that have inspired me to host a blog wont need the obligatory explanation of who P-Fine is, you wont need a lesson on, essentially, a Pop radio station's influence on the world of Rap here in London, and you certainly don't need a bemeaning tutorial on the all-star engineer Marley Marl. Oh yeah, i've upped a Marley show from May 1985 too........
Mike Allen - Capital Radio October 4th 1985 & January 31st 1986
October 4TH 1985
01. The Groove Records Electro Sales Chart pt. 1
02. EGYPTIAN LOVER - Dance
03. The Groove Records Electro Sales Chart pt. 2
04. DOUG E. FRESH & THE GET FRESH CREW - The Show
05. BRONX STYLE BOB - The New York Ninja
06. MELLE MEL ID
07. MC CRAIG G - Shout [Def Mix]
08. DOUBLE D & STEINSKI - Lesson 2 ID
09. MC SHY D - Rap Will Never Die
10. AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & FAMILY - Funk You
11. Mike Allen in discussion...
12. BIRDSONG & THE DUGOUT BOYS - Sucker MCs
13. SUPER NATURE [aka Salt n' Pepa] - The Show Stopper [Is Stupid Fresh]
14. MC QP - I'm Hard
15. HASSAN & 7-11 - Cold Rock Stuff
16. KNIGHTS OF THE TURNTABLES - We are the Knights
17. PRETTY TONY - Get Some
18. DOCTOR ROCX & CO. feat. KYDD FRESH & DJ CASH MONEY - Saturday Morning Scratch Attack
19. ROCKMASTER SCOTT & THE DYNAMIC 3 - Roof Is On Fire ID
20. LIL JAZZY JAY & COOL SUPREME - B Boys Style
21. THE COLD CRUSH BROTHERS - Heartbreakers
22. Tommy Boy Megamix ID
23. WHODINI - Freaks Come Out At Night
24. JAN HAMMER - Miami Vice Theme
January 31st 1986 [part 1]
25. Mike Allen intro
26. AFRIKA BAMBAATAA - Bambaataa's Theme
27. VICKY LOVE - Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance
28. HERMAN KELLY - Dance To The Drummer's Beat
29. LL COOL J - You Can't Dance
30. THE KS CREW - Breakin The Beatbox
31. KURTIS BLOW - If I Ruled The World [Dub]
32. Trouble Funk ID
33. THE HARDROCK SOUL MOVEMENT - Double Def Fresh
34. More Mike...
35. Ads
36. DR. JECKYLL & MR. HYDE - Scratch On Galaxy
37. BOBBY JIMMY & THE CRITTERS - Bag Bobby Jimmy Jam
38. DOUG E. FRESH - The Original Human Beatbox
39. Even more Mike...40. Ads...
41. LL COOL J ID
42. ROXANNE SHANTE & BIZ MARKIE - Def Fresh Crew
