Skull Snaps    GSF Records.  A legendary soul/funk original from 1973, rediscovered and sampled by dj’s and rappers in the early 90’s. Titles include the monster break track “It’s A New Day”, the uptempo groover “Trespassing”, and the righteous funky soul cut “I’m Your Pimp”!  Other titles include “My Hang Up Is You”, “Having You Around”, “I’m Falling Out Of Love”, and “All Of A Sudden”.  The familiar opening drum pattern of It’s A New Day can be heard in songs by Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Das EFX, Eric B. & Rakim, Digable Planets, DJ Shadow, Rob Dougan and The Prodigy.  The group was originally known as the Diplomats, which released numerous singles between 1963 and 1970. ”  If you’re a dj, you’ve gotta have the Skull Snaps in your collection.

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