StreetSounds is a British compilation record label, that specialised in urban and electronic club/dance music during the mid-1980s. StreetSounds was an offshoot of producer and promoter Morgan Khan's StreetWave label. The first Streetsounds release was the first edition of the label's core compilation series, StreetSounds 1 in late 1982. This regular compilation series proclaimed itself 'one hour packs of the latest dance tracks'. They were composed of full-length versions of (mainly) black club and urban dance music. The tracks were licensed from the US.The Street Sounds label with its Hip Hop/Electro compilations reflected the mood of a new generation. The UK Fresh concerts at Wembley Arena were and still are the biggest Rap festivals ever to be held in Europe. In 1985, Street Sounds launched the first lifestyle magazine entitled the Street Scene which heralded a wave of imitators including MixMag, DJ and Ministry.
Today, as then, the Street Sounds Electro series brings a little intake of breath to those who were there from the beginning, showing the universal and timeless appeal of these records.
This is why they are being reproduced here. Not for profit but for pure listening pleasure.
So enjoy the Sixteenth instalment of this innovative series and look out for more uploads soon.
Thank you Morgan Khan.
Track Listing:
1. 00:01 World Class Wreckin' Cru - ''Cabbage Patch''
2. 03:51 The Classical Two - ''New Generation''
3. 07:49 King Tee With Keith Cooley - ''Paybacks A Mutha''
5. 18:16 Ultramagnetic MC's - ''Travelling At The Speed Of Thought''
6. 22:29 MC Shy D - ''Rap Will Never Die (Part II)''
7. 26:34 The 2 Live Crew - ''2 Live Is What We Are''
8. 30:25 Marley Marl - ''He Cuts So Fresh''
9. 33:06 Faze One - ''Pleasure Seekers''
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