Released December 1, 1986 Length 46:09 | Recorded 1981–1986 Release date 1 December 1986 | |
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Producer Arthur BakerJohn RobieFats Comet ProductionsKeith LeBlancDoug WimbishSkip McDonald Planet Rock The Album(1986) Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)(1986) Genres Electro, Old-school hip hop, Breakbeat Similar Afrika Bambaataa albums, Old-school hip hop albums, Other albums | ||
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 through the use of a digital sampler), along with portions of songs by Captain Sky and Ennio Morricone.
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Legacy
The song "Planet Rock" was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at #240 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and went on to become the first gold-certified vinyl 12-inch single. Slant Magazine listed the album at #84 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s". The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. "Renegades of Funk", the third track, was covered by Rage Against the Machine on its Renegades album.
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Songs
1Planet Rock7:31
2Looking for the Perfect Beat7:02
3Renegades of Funk (remix)6:47