{"product_id":"try-counting-sheep","title":"Try Counting Sheep","description":"\u003cp\u003eTry Counting Sheep was always a bit of a curio. For reasons best left in the dark, distant days of record label meetings of the early 1990's, it only ever saw a UK and Europe release, our US cousins having to do without it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA strange decision because, while it doesn't have the headnod hummability of \u003cem\u003eThe Choice is Yours\u003c\/em\u003e, the group's biggest hit, it perfectly captures their ramshackle charm coupled with a catchy hook. While \u003cstrong\u003eDres\u003c\/strong\u003e was a characterful and idiosyncratic MC, one thing that often goes uncelebrated about \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Sheep\u003c\/strong\u003e was their production nous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs on their other singles, they mine some familiar tracks but use the samples in original and creative ways. The Original Sheep LP Mix is a likeably meandering track that borrows bass from Jimi Hendrix and different bits of Rare Earth's '(I Know) I'm Losing You', with a real lightness of touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs this was a UK release, the original 7\" of which now fetches around three figures, the label rafted in UK producer The Principle for a remix. Best known for his work with Profile Records crew Caveman, he brings the same kind of propulsive organ track to the remix that underpins much of their best work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe adds in an instantly familiar drum break from 'Impeach the President' to drive a fine re-imagining that is very much of its time. It's a record that can still summon the fun of a hip-hop club in 1991, and one that's no longer impossible to find on 7\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Black | 7\"","offer_id":50473816129867,"sku":"1104236","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1d93c8e9-94c2-4885-9b5b-d786165a6b52_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727431168","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/try-counting-sheep","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}