Planet Rock: The Album

Planet Rock: The Album is an old school hip hop album by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, released in 1986 as a collection of previous singles. The song "Planet Rock" was one of the earliest hits of the hip hop music genre and remains one of its pioneering recordings. The single's liner notes include members of Kraftwerk with the songwriting credits. In creating the track, portions of Kraftwerk's "Numbers" and "Trans Europe Express" were interpolated (re-recorded in the studio, rather than sampled digitally), along with portions of songs by Captain Sky and Ennio Morricone. "Planet Rock" is also cited as the first electro funk record. It was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at #240 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time^[3], and went on to become the first gold-certified vinyl 12-inch single.

"Renegades of Funk" was covered by Rage Against the Machine on its Renegades album.

Track listing

1. "Planet Rock" (Original Twelve-Inch Version) – 7:31
2. "Looking for the Perfect Beat" (Original Twelve-Inch Version) – 6:51
3. "Renegades of Funk" (Original Twelve-Inch Version) – 6:45
4. "Frantic Situation" (Frantic Mix) (feat. Melle Mel) – 5:07
5. "Who You Funkin' With?" – 6:23
6. "Go-Go Pop" (feat. Trouble Funk) – 6:00
7. "They Made a Mistake" – 5:30

Personnel

• Arthur Baker - Producer, Mixing
• Keith LeBlanc - Producer
• Herb Powers Jr. - Mastering
• Latin Rascals - Remixing
• Afrika Bambaataa - Producer, Mixing
• John Aquilino - Illustrations, Hand Lettering
• Jay Burnett - Mixing
• Albert Cabrera - Remixing
• Skip McDonald - Producer
• Tony Moran - Remixing
• John Robie - Producer, Mixing
• Rae Serrano - Producer, Mixing
• Adrian Sherwood - Mixing
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• Doug Wimbish - Producer
• Leroy Evans - Producer
• Monica Lynch - Art Direction
• Steven Miglio - Artwork, Design
• Fats Comet - Producer, Mixing
• M.C. G.L.O.B.E. - Additional Vocals

• The drum machine used was a Roland TR-808
• The orchestra stabs were provided by a rented Fairlight CMI

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