The peeps over at DWG have teamed up with Iller Regime and 25 To Life to bring you some very dope previously unreleased Tragedy (aka Intelligent Hoodlum) tracks from his second very dope and slept on Saga Of A Hoodlum album. At the time of writing it's nearly sold out so be quick if you want to get one...3 original unreleased versions and the album versions on the flip (only one of those has been on official wax before)
Heres the unmastered snippets
Heres the info straight from the source...
Many of you will have heard the original versions of "Death Row" and "At Large" - well, the opportunity arose for us to get involved in a 25 To Life approved pressing of these tracks, plus the previously unheard demo of "Pump The Funk". These original versions were due to appear on Trag's unreleased/controversial 2nd album "Black Rage" (1992), but A&M Records got cold balls and decided to change the title to "Saga Of A Hoodlum"(1993) change the tracklist and remix some of the tracks (we have put the 3 previously available album 'remixes' on the flip).
The "Black Rage Demos" are sought after (previously only available as crusty dubs from Westwood's Capital Rap Show) and production wise are closer to Trag's earlier work, the depressing original mix of "Death Row" is genius and the venomous production of the original "At Large" is nothing short of amazing - Trag holds no bars. The original "Pump The Funk" (this was originally named "Shit For Your System") is totally different to the final version with a stripped back beat for the jeeps.
Special thanks to Iller Regime Recordings for hooking up the audio (infamous QBC aficionado) and Robbie at www.unkut.com for putting us in contact with Trag.... hopefully one day the remaining lost album tracks will see the light of day, tracks like "Adolesents At War", "Black Rage" and the anti-cop "Bullet" are just too good to be lost in the A&M vaults!
DWG009 - INTELLIGENT HOODLUM / TRAGEDY - 'BLACK RAGE DEMOS' (sticker sleeve / limited to 250 hand numbered copies)
Containing 3 previously unreleased Intelligent Hoodlum / Tragedy tracks (together with the 3 final album versions on the flipside) re-mastered for optimum audio quality. This release is in association with Iller Regime Recordings and is fully endorsed by 25 To Life, who will directly benefit Trag who is now (fresh outta Sing Sing) working on new projects to revitalise his career.
Tracklist:
1: Death Row
2: At Large
3: Pump The Funk
SIDE A - ORIGINAL VERSIONS
SIDE B - ALBUM VERSIONS
COST = £25.00 GBP PER COPY + POSTAGE
POSTAGE COSTS
We have tried to make the postage costs as simple as possible, if in doubt or placing a large order (if ordering more than 6 records please contact us first) drop us an e-mail and we'll get back to you:
UK - Royal Mail 1st class standard = £3.00 for the first record / add 50p per record thereafter
Europe - 1st class airmail = £4.00 for the first record / each extra record add £1.00
USA / Japan / Australia - 1st class airmail = £7.00 for the first record / each extra record add £2.00
***for postal insurance, please add £5.00: we are not responsible for lost packages***
ORDERING INFORMATION
To place your order simply work out your total and send payment to trag@diggerswithgratitude.com
We will try to confirm all orders in due course but please be patient as this may take some time, so long as you send the money to the correct paypal address then you can assume that we have received your order.
Please ensure that you have the correct address linked to your paypal account as this is the address that we will be shipping your order to!
.: We anticipate shipping commencing the weekend of August 30th, 2010 :.
If you have any questions please e-mail: trag@diggerswithgratitude.com
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