Skull Snaps
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| Studio album by Skull Snaps | ||
| Released | 1974, 1995 2005 | |
| Recorded | 1973 | |
| Genre | R&B, Funk | |
| Length | 32:12 | |
| Label | GSF, Charly Records (bootleg), Ten12 records, | |
| Producer(s) | George Kerr | |
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This album = Skull Snaps |
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| Skull Snaps chronology | ||
| Snapped (2005) |
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Skull Snaps was a mysterious funk group that only released one album on the small GSF label in 1973 before disbanding. Skull Snaps is also the name of that album.
Skull Snaps' main claim to fame is not its quality, but that the drum breaks on it have been sampled numerous times on rap and hip-hop records; the familiar opening drum pattern of It's A New Day (sample ) can be heard in songs by well-known acts such as Ol' Dirty Bastard and The Prodigy.
This, added to the fact that is a rare record, means it often trades for $200 to $300 between collectors.
Ten12 Records re-united all the original members of the Skull Snaps (Erv Littleton Waters, Sam O. Culley, and George Bragg) for the first time in over 30 years in 2005 in tandem with the bands first official release, Snapped/ I'm Your Pimp, since their 1973 album, "Skull Snaps." Ten12 Records under the direction of Skull Snaps frontman Erv Waters plans to release the entire Skull Snaps catalog on CD/DVD with recordings from the original album plus five bonus tracks including "Al's Razor Blade," "Ain't That Lovin' You," "On Top Of It," "Soul Makossa," "She's The One" with live footage and archived photos.
Skull Snaps meet the Audible Doctor Snapped (aside), I'm Your Pimp (bside) (2005 ten12 records-12-inch release)
- "Snapped" – 5:05
- "I'm Your Pimp (original take)" – 4:07
[edit] External links
- AllMusic Guide entry on Skull Snaps (group)
- Ten12 Records on 2005 release Skull Snaps (album)
