Ultramagnetic MC's, Critical Beatdown (COLOR)

PRE ORDER => 2025 11 21
2LP - MUSIC ON VINYL
1988 => 2024

Repress on 180 Gram Audiophile Green Colored Vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve.
Limited Edition of 2000 Copies - Individually Numbered.

TRACKLIST
A1. Watch Me Now		
A2. Ease Back		
A3. Ego Trippin' (MC's Ultra Remix)		
A4. Moe Luv's Theme		
A5. Kool Keith Housing Things		
A6. Traveling At The Speed Of Thought (Remix)		
A7. Feelin' It		
A8. One Minute Less		
B1. Ain't It Good To You		
B2. Funky (Remix)		
B3. Give The Drummer Some		
B4. Break North		
B5. Critical Beatdown		
B6. When I Burn		
B7. Ced-Gee (Delta Force One)		
C1. Funky (Original 12” Version)		
C2. Bait (Original 12” Version)		
C3. A Chorus Line (Original 12” Version)	FEAT. Tim Dog	
D1. Traveling At The Speed Of Thought (Hip-House Club Mix)		
D2. Ego Trippin (Bonus Beats)		
D3. Mentally Mad (Original 12” Version)

DESCRIPTION
New York Hip Hop revolutionaries Ced-Gee, Kool Keith, Moe Luv and T.R. Love, known as Ultramagnetic Mc's dropped their seminal debut album Critical Beatdown in 1988. Immediately grabbing the attention and pushing the boundaries of hip hop into new horizons, it was hailed as a masterpiece by the underground. Influential hip hop magazines The Source and Hip Hop Connection both listed Critical Beatdown in their Top 100 charts, naming it one of the best 100 hip hop albums ever. The 1986 single “Ego Trippin” is one of the first tracks to use the SP1200 drum machine (programmed by producer Ced-Gee), and the SP1200 would later become the golden standard for many hip hop producers. This expanded edition features not only the original album with the 15 tracks, but it also includes 6 bonus tracks: the original 12” versions of “Funky”, “Bait”, “A Chorus Line” featuring Tim Dog, “Mentally Mad” plus “Traveling at the Speed of Thought (Hip House Club Mix)” and “Ego Trippin (Bonus Beats)”. Don't miss out on the opportunity to catch them live as they are touring the globe again.
1988 Hip Hop masterpiece featuring Ced-Gee, Kool Keith, Moe Luv, and T.R. Love. Including the debut single “Ego Tripping”, “Traveling at the Speed of Thought”, “Watch Me Now” a.o. Expanded edition with 6 bonus tracks: the original 12” versions of “Funky”, “Bait”, “A Chorus Line (featuring Tim Dog)”, “Mentally Mad”, the Hip-House Club Mix of “Traveling at the Speed of Thought” and “Ego Trippin (Bonus Beats)”
Critical Beatdown (Expanded Edition) is available as a limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on 180 gram audiophile green coloured vinyl. It also contains a 4-page booklet with interviews, rare photos and liner notes.