{"title":"Herman Kelly","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dance-to-the-drummers-beat","title":"Dance To The Drummer's Beat - RSD 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis product is a Record Store Day exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo buy in-store: 8am, 20\/04\/2024 (Record Store Day).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo buy online: 8pm, 22\/04\/2024. (Subject to availability).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon’t forget: Click 'Notify Me' to be the first to know about its availability online. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerman Kelly and Life were a late-1970s modern soul \/ funk group based in Miami, Florida. \"Dance To The Drummer's Beat\" is considered one of the foundation tracks of hip-hop. For the first time ever, the original disco version and the Jim Burgess remix of “Dance To The Drummer's Beat\" are now available as a 12-inch, and contain the additional B-side track \"Easy Going (Noches Eternas)\" and \"Who's The Funky Dj?\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExclusively for Record Store Day 2024, Dance to the Drummer's Beat is cut on 45RPM and is available as a limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies of on translucent blue vinyl. This 12-inch is housed in the replica picture sleeve from 1978\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50441396715851,"sku":"2181754","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5519460_1_6ae5cf91_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726979068"},{"product_id":"percussion-explosion","title":"Percussion Explosion!","description":"\u003cp\u003eSource of an all-time 'Breaks and Beats' classic, \u003cstrong\u003eMr Bongo\u003c\/strong\u003e reissue \u003cem\u003eHerman Kelly's\u003c\/em\u003e timeless 1978 album \u003cem\u003ePercussion Explosion!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImmortalised in hip-hop folklore, when the anthemic \"\u003cem\u003eDance To The Drummer's Beat\u003c\/em\u003e\" was featured on the influential Ultimate Breaks \u0026amp; Beats compilation series in 1986. \u003cem\u003ePercussion Explosion!\u003c\/em\u003e was the brainchild of drummer, percussionist, producer and arranger, \u003cstrong\u003eHerman Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e and his percussive disco-funk group from Miami, 'Life', that featured Aaron McCarthy, Oliver Well, John DeMonica, Michal Cordoza and Travis Biggs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album houses a collection of disco, funk and Latin-inspired cuts that were destined for greatness. Nestled within the grooves is the B-Boy and B-Girl's anthem, \"\u003cem\u003eDance To The Drummer's Beat\u003c\/em\u003e\", which contains a now legendary break.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA cursory glance at Whosampled will show that it has been sampled in over 125+ songs. These include Double Dee \u0026amp; Steinski on their groundbreaking 1985 production 'Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop Mix)', as well as by \u003cstrong\u003eDJ Shadow\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eN.W.A\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMasters At Work\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRun D.M.C.\u003c\/strong\u003e and a whole host of heavyweights across hip-hop, dance and pop music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the album was released in 1978 it came out on two different labels, Alston Records and Electric Cat. Each label pressed different versions of \"\u003cem\u003eDance To The Drummer's Beat\u003c\/em\u003e\", with the former featuring a 4:12 version and the latter a longer 5:09 version that has a different structure, crowd noise at the start and overdubbed percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor this \u003cstrong\u003eMr Bongo\u003c\/strong\u003e reissue, we have chosen the classic 4:12 version from the Alston Records release, which would later find its way on to the illustrious Ultimate Breaks \u0026amp; Beats compilation. To make matters even more confusing the Alston version art on the back cover also states the track length as 5:09, whilst the centre label lists it correctly as 4:12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAside from the much celebrated \"\u003cem\u003eDance To The Drummer's Beat\u003c\/em\u003e\", the album includes a range of other fantastic overlooked cuts. From the percussive soul stepper 'Share Your Love', to the beautiful Latin-favoured 'A Refreshing Love' or the party disco-funk groover 'Who's The Funky D.J.?'. This wonderful and inspirational record features an important piece of hip-hop heritage and deserves a place in every collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51245609091403,"sku":"2239604","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51245609353547,"sku":"2239605","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Percussion_Explosion_-_EP_b2a81012_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1739225861"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/herman-kelly.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}