Description: The Sugar Hill Gang 8th Wonder Rare Test Press 12" Sampled B side Instrumental/ A side Vocal This test pressing has the rare instrumental which was featured in Grandmaster Flash's "Wheels Of Steel".This is the only place to find the Instrumental "8th Wonder" is a 1980 single by the American hip hop trio the Sugarhill Gang, originally released on Sugar Hill. It was later included in the 1981 album 8th WonderThe song, in turn, has been sampled over twenty times, including in:"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1981)"Public Enemy No.1" by Public Enemy (1987)"Shake Your Rump" by Beastie Boys (1989)"Rap Promoter" by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)"Back Up Off Me!" by Dr. Dre and Ed Lover feat. T-Money (1994)"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" by Busta Rhymes (1996)"Never Mind" by 112 (1998)"Gangster Trippin'" by Fatboy Slim (1998)"K.O.B.E." by Kobe Bryant ft Tyra Banks (2000)"I'm Gonna Be Alright" by Jennifer Lopez (2001)The song sampled two others:"Ever Ready" by Johnnie Taylor (1978)"Daisy Lady" by 7th Wonder (1979)A slowed down version of the music from this song is used in the DVD menus for the series Trailer Park Boys, as the backing of a song performed by the character of Tyrone.The song was also featured in the 1983 PBS documentary Style Wars. The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, formed in 1979 in Englewood, New Jersey. Their hit "Rapper's Delight", released the same year they were formed, was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100; reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980.[2] This was the trio's only U.S. hit, though they did have further success in Europe until the mid-1980s
Price: 75.99 USD
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Artist: The Sugar Hill Gang, Master Gee, Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank, Grandmaster Flash
Speed: 33 RPM
Record Label: Sugar Hill
Release Title: 8th Wonder
Material: Vinyl
Catalog Number: Sugar Hill Records – VID-182, Sugar Hill Records – VID-183
Edition: Test Pressing
Type: Single
Format: Record
Record Grading: Excellent (EX)
Release Year: 1980
Sleeve Grading: Excellent (EX)
Record Size: 12"
Style: Old School Hip Hop
Features: Test Pressing, Play Tested, Archival Sleeve
Genre: Rap & Hip-Hop
Number of Audio Channels: Stereo