original released in 1988, tougher than leather was the culmination of the rap/rock road that run-dmc travelled in since their earlier albums king of rock and raising hell. pressing on 180 gram vinyl
released in 1988, tougher than leather was the culmination of the rap/rock road that run-dmc travelled in since their earlier albums king of rock movlp675 and raising hell movlp633. its superb production, booming 808 beats combined with guitar samples, catchy choruses and smart rhymes made tougher than leather undoubtedly the best hip hop record that came out in 1988. great tracks include *mary, mary*, *runs house* and *i m not going out like that*. its equal appeal to hip hop as well as rock fans made the album a million seller, and underlined run-dmcs stature as living hip hop legends all over the world.
pressing on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.
run-d.m.c. wurde von jason mizell (jam master jay), joseph simmons (run) und darryl mcdaniels (d.m.c.) 1982 im new yorker stadtteil queens gegründet. durch russell simmons (der ältere bruder von joseph simmons und mitbegründer des us-amerikanischen plattenlabels def jam) gelangten sie ein jahr später zu ihrem ersten plattenvertrag. 1983 kam ihre erste single mit dem titel * its like that/sucker mcs* heraus, der rest ist bekannt....
hip hop old school vom feinsten mit wu-tang clan - cream, cypress hill - insane in the brain, outkast - ms jackson, a tribe called quest, streets, lil nas x and more !
re-issue of the 1987 profile records holiday compilation on transparent red vinyl, with songs by run-dmc, dana dane, sweet tee, the showboys, the surf m.c.s, spyder-d, and more.