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Change The Beat The Celluloid Records Story 1980 - 1987

Strut | Item No: 304299
2CD | 2013 / EU – Original | New
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Celluloid Records was formed in Paris during the late ‘70s by Jean Georgakarakos (often referred to by the shorter name Jean Karakos), who had spent the previous decade co-running French record shops and the spiritual jazz label BYG. The label gathered steam following Karakos’ fateful trips to New York in the early ‘80s. It was there that he met Bill Laswell, who had himself landed fresh in the Big Apple from Michigan, Karakos began releasing the full spectrum of Laswell’s early work, from the avant-rock cacophony of Massacre to his fluid, dance / post-punk production outfit, Material.

Karakos also became involved in the nascent hip-hop scene In New York, releasing Time Zone’s breakdance classic “Wildstyle,” featuring Afrika Bambaataa and French MC B Side. In 1983, both he and Laswell worked with Herbie Hancock on his electro smash, “Rockit.” From the resultant publishing income, Karakos and Laswell continued to explore early hip-hop culture and a slew of classics followed: successful 12’s by Hancock’s scratch DJ, Grandmixer D.ST, Fab 5 Freddy’s groundbreaking French / English slo-mo rap “Change The Beat” and graf artist Futura 2000 on the cult single “Escapades Of Futura 2000” backed by The Clash. Time Zone would also re-surface with Bambaataa and collaborator John Lydon (PiL / Sex Pistols) with the apocalyptic chart smash “World Destruction.”

By 1986, Laswell's work for Celluloid became increasingly sparse as he was pulled onto major projects for Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, PiL and more. The label, meanwhile, continued its eclectic path with recordings by jazz legend Eric Dolphy, John McLaughlin and the Welcome To Dreamland compilation of out-there Japanese pop overseen by regular Laswell cohort, Fred Frith. African music also continued to feature heavily in the label’s later output through world pop stars like Kassav and Toure Kunda.

Change The Beat is released in conjunction with Jean Karakos and Celluloid Records. Formats include 2CD, 2LP and digital. All physical formats feature rare photos from the Celluloid Records archive and extended interviews with label owner Jean Karakos, Bill Laswell, Afrika Bambaataa, John Lydon, Rusty Egan (Time Zone) and more. The digital version of the album features five extra tracks not featured on the physical formats.
Item Details
Item No: 304299
Artist: Change The Beat
Title: The Celluloid Records Story 1980 - 1987
Label: Strut
Format: 2CD, CD
Pressing: EU – Original
Release Date: 2013
Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance
Style: US Hip Hop, Funk | Soul, Jazz | Fusion, Afrobeat, Indierock | Alternative, Electro
Available since: 2013-03-01
Condition: New
Price: $ 18.30 $ 9.14
Weight: 200g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
01 Shockabilly - Day Tripper
02 Massacre - Killing Time
03 Ferdinand - Tele, Apres La Meteo
04 Mathematiques Modernes - Disco Rough (Long Version)
05 Thomas Leer & Robert Rental - Day Breaks, Night Heals
06 Snakefinger - Living In Vain
07 Winston Edwards & Blackbeard - Downing Street Rock
08 Lightnin Rod - Sport
09 Futura 2000 - The Escapades Of Futura 2000 feat The Clash
10 Timezone - Wildstyle
11 Deadline - Makossa Rock
12 Bobongo Stars - Koteja
13 Toure Kunda - Amadou Tilo
01 Nini Raviolette - Suis-E Normale
02 Modern Guy - Electrique Sylvie (Full Length Version)
03 Sapho - Carmel
04 Ginger Baker - Dust To Dust
05 Last Exit - Big Boss Man
06 Mandingo - Harima feat Foday Musa Suso & Herbie Hancock
07 Manu Dibango - Abeld Dance ('85 Remix)
08 Timezone - Workd Destruction (Original 12 Mix)
09 Material - I'm The One
10 Dst - Home Of Hip Hop
11 B Side With Bernard Fowler - Odeon (Dance Mix)
12 Fab 5 Freddy - Change The Beat (French & English Rap)
13 The Last Poets - Mean Machine Chant/mean Machine
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