Run-D.M.C. – Run-D.M.C. (SACD hibrid)

The impact, influence, and importance of Run-D.M.C.’s self-titled debut – the album that invented hardcore hip-hop and bridged rap, rock, and funk in then-unparalleled ways – cannot be measured. The first full-length released by Profile Records, the 1984 set permanently changed the sound of music, broadcast streetwise wisdom to every corner of the country, and made the notion of a one-man band a distinct reality. Bolstered by an incendiary blend of staccato deliveries, stark beats, aggressive exchanges, evocative hooks, and socially conscious messages, ‘Run-D.M.C.’ still hits listeners in the jaw with the same intensity it did four decades ago when it could be heard booming from ghetto blasters carried around city blocks nationwide.

Housed in mini-LP-style packaging, and strictly limited to 2,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD presents the groundbreaking work cited by Rolling Stone as the 378th Greatest Album of All Time in definitive sound. This 40th anniversary reissue represents the first time this gold-certified effort has been presented in audiophile quality. ‘Run-D.M.C.’ now plays with a clarity, immediacy, punchiness, and directness worthy of the artistry, urgency, and intellect of the trio’s material.

We recommend the use of „L’Art du Son” CD/DVD conditioner for even more sonic improvement.

Lista pieselor

1. Hard Times

2. Rock Box

3. Jam-Master Jay

4. Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2)

5. Sucker M.C.’s (Krush-Groove 1)

6. It’s Like That

7. Wake Up

8. 30 Days

9. Jay’s Game