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J. ROCC - SOME COLD ROCK STUF DEBUT ALBUM ON STONES THROW. 12-PANEL DIGIPACK. 2-CD SET WITH ALBUM AND “MYSTERY DISC” XXL: “My vote for master selector is J.Rocc. He may be the dark horse, but he is one of the cleanest and succinct DJs there is.” LA RECORD: “J.Rocc needs no introduction … but just in case: Party rocker, turntablist, collector, producer, old-school digger, general hip- hop icon, and best DJ at whatever event he’s spinning” The debut artist album from the DJ for J Dilla, Madlib, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Founding member of The World Famous Beat Junkies in 1992 Founding member of The Fantastic Four Radio Show on Los Angeles’s Power 106 ARTIST: J. ROCC WORLDWIDE TOUR: March (USA), April (Japan), May (Australia), TITLE: SOME COLD ROCK STUF June (Europe) Album Preview/Special on BBC Radio 1 - radio & online. LABEL: STONES THROW Ltd edition t-shirt collab & podcast with clothing brand STUSSY DATE: 4/05/2011 J.Rocc has created mixes for BLUE NOTE, SANDISK, RED BULL, & SUPREME. He has sold over 100,000 mix-cd’s of his own FORMAT: CD FILE UNDER: HIP-HOP This is the debut album of original music from one of the original turn- CONTACT [email protected] tablists and longtime DJ for Madlib and the late J Dilla. FOR FANS OF: J DILLA, MADLIB, NOSAJTHING, This is not a “DJ album”. Not a beat album. Not a mix tape. This is DJ SHADOW, RJD2, DIPLO, an original work of instrumental hip-hop, dance music, smoke tracks, assorted cold rock stuff. TRACK LIST - ALBUM 1. Rocchead’s Delight J. Rocc first made his name as one of the original turntablists, co- 2. Don’t Sell Your Dream (Tonight) founding The World Famous Beat Junkies in the 1990s with DJ Babu, 3. Stay Fresh Shortkut, Melo-D and Rhettmatic, becoming a seminal force in the rise 4. Stop Trying of instrumental hip-hop. He went on to host The Fantastic Four Radio 5. Thru The Tulips show on L.A.’s Power 106, perform as the third member of Madlib & 6. Party J Dilla’s Jaylib, and tour the world as a solo artist, DJ and producer. 7. Chasing The Sun 8. Play This (Also) Note: SOME COLD ROCK STUF also contains a “mystery disc”, one 9. Malcolm Was Here (Part 1 & 2) of three mystery discs included in different copies of the album. No 10. Take Me Away track list is provided for the “mystery disc” and the CD label does not 11. The Truth distinguish one mystery disc from the other. TRACK LIST - MYSTER DISC No track list given. stonesthrow.com/jrocc twitter.com/jrocc STREET DATE: 4/05/2011 J ROCC SOME COLD ROCK STUF FILE UNDER: HIP-HOP WELDON IRVINE Cosmic Vortex 1. Love Your Brother 4. Cosmic Vortex (Justice Divine) 2. Walk That Walk; Talk That Talk 5. Quiet (In Memory Of Duke Ellington) 3.Love Jones 7. Let Yourself Be Free 4. I’ll Name It Tomorrow 8. Love Your Brother (Sanctified Version By 1974, 31 year-old Weldon Irvine was ready for the next phase of his career. Having spent years working variously as a pianist, band leader, composer, arranger and road manager with the likes of Joe Henderson and Nina Simone, his breakout moment as a solo artist finally came in 1974, when he signed with RCA Records. Finally backed with a budget that could match his ambitions, Irvine’s first release was Cosmic Vortex, a sprawling, monumental work that embodied a mu- sician at the height of his powers. The result is an album that molds his jazz instincts for free-form improvisation to fit a deep funk aes- thetic, but also matched with strong, spiritual lyrics. He went on to release two more albums with RCA that continued to build on themes established here. Get On Down is proud to present the remastered version of Cosmic Vortex, featuring a dazzling new digital audio transfer from the original analog tapes. FORMAT: CD • CAT NO: GET 51273 • LABEL: Get On Down • STREET DATE: April 5th HERMAN KELLY & LIFE Percussion Explosion 1. Dance To The Drummer’s Beat 3. A Refreshing Love 5. Share Your Love 2. Time After Time 4. Who’s The Funky D.J.? 6. Do The Handbone As a group, Herman Kelly & Life had a rela- tively short life span. Releasing only a single album, Percussion Explosion!, in 1978, the Miami-based band didn’t have as much immediate success as some of their contem- poraries. But with a single, inescapable song, they managed to forever become a part of music history. Their funky, upbeat single “Dance to the Drummer’s Beat” became one of the most recognizable and frequently used breaks in hip-hop history, used in songs by legendary artists like Run-DMC, Public Enemy, N.W.A., 2 Live Crew, Whodini and DJ Shadow, and was featured in the famed Ulti- mate Breaks & Beats series. Get On Down is proud to present Percussion Explosion! in a newly refurbished edition, featuring “Dance to the Drummer’s Beat” plus other hit singles “Who’s the DJ” and “Do the Funky Ham- bone,” with a new digital transfer remastered from the original analog tapes. FORMAT: CD • CAT NO: GET 52709 • LABEL: Get On Down • STREET DATE: April 5th DAVID MCCALLUM Music: A Bit More Of Me 1. Uptight 5. Isn’t It Wonderful 9. It Won’t Be Wrong 2. Michelle 6. My World Is Empty Without You 10. Far Away Blue 3. Batman Theme 7. Five O’Clock World 11. The Edge 4. Call Me 8. The Shadow Of Your Smile 12. Final During the 1960s, Scottish-born actor David McCallum was an instantly recognizable face across the world, thanks to his star turn as secret agent Illya Kuryakin on the spy series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. But with the release of his second album, Music…A Bit More of Me, in 1966, he became recognizable for another reason: his signature sound. Working closely with famed producer David Axelrod and arranger H.B. Barnum, McCallum, who comes from a family of musicians, delivers lush, distinctly personal interpretations of clas- sic songs by, among others, artists such as The Beatles (“Michelle”), Petula Clark (“Call Me”) and Axel- rod himself, who contributes the original song “The Edge,” later made famous when sampled by Dr. Dre for his monster hit “The Next Episode” in 1999. Get On Down is proud to present this timeless piece in a beautifully restored edition, with audio remastered from the original analog tapes, packaged in a paste-on mini-LP slip case based on the original album artwork, with dust sleeve and obi strip in a clear plastic poly bag. The album also features a reproduction of the full-color promotional photo contact sheet which was included with its original pressing. FORMAT: CD • CAT NO: GET 53501 • LABEL: Get On Down • STREET DATE: April 5th WILLIE TEE I’m Only A Man 1. Bring On The Heartaches 6. Walk Tall (Baby That’s What I Need) 10. I’m Related To You 2. I’m The Only Man 7. Mirror 11. People 3. Loneliness 8. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 12. Love Of A Married Man 4. Reach Out For Me 9. Take Your Time (Addrisi/Addrissi) 5. No Answer Came Famed New Orleans singer and pianist Willie Tee gives one of his finest ever performances on this classic release from 1969. Recorded under the guidance of Grammy award-winning composer/arranger David Axelrod, whose credits include Stan Kenton, Lou Rawls and countless others, I’m Only A Man introduced heavy orchestration and sweeping arrangements to Tee’s music, yet without sacrificing the emotional complexity of his vocals. Original compositions such as “Mirror” and the fantastic opener “Bring on the Heartaches” are balanced by superb cover versions of “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and “People,” with some beautiful surprises (see the bold, cinematic sound of “Lonliness”) in between. Get On Down is proud to present Willie Tee’s classic album I’m Only A Man for the first time ever on CD, packaged in a paste-on mini-LP case with die cut obi strip and dust sleeve, featuring a new digital audio transfer from the original analog tapes and a bonus track, the non-LP single “Love of a Married Man.” FORMAT: CD • CAT NO: GET 53502 • LABEL: Get On Down • STREET DATE: April 5th TOWNSHIP “Vol. 1” 1. Lady Ann 2. Gunnin’ Thru The Nite 3. The Major 4. Give It To It 5. Highway 6. Baby Rock Me 7. Millions Of People 8. Big Bad 9. Sinister Minister 10. Beaver Fever 11. Goodnight Moon 12. Burnin 13. With You All Along With their “transcendent bout of 70’s stadium rock sounding like The Who on steroids with an Afro-Latin twist“ (The Boston Phoenix), Township has been garnering accolades since their debut in April of 2006. With an explosive live show that is only matched by their prolific and expertly crafted recorded output, Township has self- released 2 EP’s and 2 Full Length albums. Near incessant touring of the Northeast has built a rabid fan base. Fusing the fantastical with the political, the serious with the sexy, Township reminds us of the past while showing us the future. With “Vol. 1” Township has pulled together a retrospective of the absolute best of their output to date. FORMAT: CD — LABEL: King Yum — CATALOG NUMBER: KY01-CD th BARCODE: 6 16822 09132 6 — AVAILABLE: April 5 2011 THE DIRTY TRUCKERS “Loose In The Joints” 1.