Major Vinyl Breakz

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This is a collection of breakz I did for a friend and figured I'd post it on this blog. Most of these I ripped from vinyl myself and they cover many genres including Jazz, Soul, Funk, Reggae & Rhythm & Blues. These have been sampled by some of the best including Pete, Premier, Kanye and Rza amongst others. They have all been sampled in pretty dope hip hop tracks but they are also fantastic songs in their own rites, well worth Downloading.  
Joe Simon-Drowning In The Sea Of Love 
Lee Oskar-Our Road 
The Mad Lads-Gone, the promises of yesterday 
Max Romeo-Chase the devil 
Gil Scott Heron-Home Is Where The Hatred Is 
Atlantic Star-Second To None 
Ronnie Laws-Friends And Strangers 
Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery-Mellow Mood 
Dorothy Ashby-The Windmills Of Your Mind 
Gary Burton-Las Vegas Tango 
The Ambassadors-Ain't Got The Love Of One Girl 
The Spinners-Ain't No Price on Happiness 
The Commodores-High On Sunshine 7" mix 
Isaac Hayes-Hung Up on my Baby 
Mel & Tim-Keep The Faith 
Frankie Bleu & Thom Bell-Moses Theme 
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express-Sneakin in the back 
Ahmad Jamal-Swahililand 
Lyn Christopher-Take me with you 
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes-You Know How To Make me feel so good

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