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UK Fresh 86 Tape 1
Posted by Waxer | Posted in Audio, Capital Rap Show, Mike Allen, Tape Rips, UK Hip Hop Radio Shows | Posted on 02-02-2009
Well people, I hope I find you in fine fettle! Sorry for lack of updates, hopefully this will make up for it!
So, where do I start? Uk Fresh ’86. For those that don’t know, this was the biggest Hip Hop jam to have ever come to the shores of Mighty Blighty. To be honest, I really don’\t know if there has been a bigger jam. Certainly in terms of venue, I mean this was at Wembley! The acts that appeared were:
Word of Mouth
DJ Cheese
Hashim
Steady B
Mantronix
Afrika Bambaataa
World Class Wreckin Cru
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde
The Real Roxanne
Just-Ice
I was 14 in 1986 and me old dutch wouldn’t let me go… ahhh, yes I know, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one not allowed to go! If you look in the History section of the site you’ll see the original scan of the application form for tickets I filled out. Yes it’s true, my hardcore B Boy style will be blown out the water when you realise I lived in Petersfield! No crack or guns there people, if Mrs Jones from number 56 dropped her oranges in the street it made the local news!
There are some pictures from the UK Fresh event on the rtbb site, so check ‘em out. There’s a fair bit of info on the web about Fresh ’86. You can already download the audio from a number of places, so why download mine? COS I STAYED UP TO TAPE IT OFF MIKE ALLEN THAT’S WHY! As with all stuff on DS I only put up stuff I have ripped from my own collection and that is not available elsewhere. As these 3 tapes were recorded from FM and the MP3s are made from those masters, the quality is about as good as you can get. I went for 160 kbps as going any higher is pointless really and makes the file size too big.
My boy Benzini has Mike Allen & Fresh 86 stuff available on his Blog, Ageing B Boys Unite so nip over there and check it out.
Also, here’s the complete original programme as a PDF file:
First Down - Rude Boys Lose Mixtape (45)If you’ve subscribed to the podcast you’ll get the audio automatically, but there are options in this post to download it directly.
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I recorded this on 3 tapes, so that’s how I’ll deliver it. All tapes are 1 entire MP3 file, side 1 fades out into a fade in of side 2. I love the old Capital jingles and Mike Allen saying stuff like “Hit It Cheese!” with great gusto, the old Hawaiin shirt wearing Groove Records on moped visiting legend!
Anyway, here’s the audio, enjoy!
Great stuff Waxer – I taped this myself but (as with all my Mike Allen tapes) it’s edited of all chat, so it’s nice to hear a bit of the man himself between acts. Also I recorded mine on 4 c60 tapes so the fade-outs are in different places.
Look forward to tape 2 and especially look forward to what your mate Big Phil has to offer on the Mike tip.
Peace!
many thanks got a manky tape with these on ironic only 1 thats damaged and i taped them on 3 tapes but yours have heavenly mikes voice (i edited mine DOH!) when are you posting the other 2 as id like recordings with gods voice on (mike allen ) thanks again peace! p.s i went to both shows but then i was 17 never forgive your parents for not letting you go LOL