Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1 Explained

Mr Scruff Presents: Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1
Type:Compilation album
Artist:Mr. Scruff
Cover:Mr Scruff Keep It Solid Steel.jpg
Released:1 January 2004
Recorded:2003
Genre:Hip hop, electronica, reggae
Length:68:26
Label:Ninja Tune
ZEN84 (LP)
ZENCD84 (CD)
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Prev Year:2002
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Next Year:2005

Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1 is Mr. Scruff's first DJ mix album, recorded for Ninja Tune's Solid Steel series. According to his site, it is the first of 4: "This first CD, of a four-part series, covers in its 74 minutes bouncy reggae, classic hip hop, deep soul, rare funk, dancefloor jazz, heavy beats and left-field electronic nuggets."[1]

Track listing (CD)

  1. "Intro" – Mr. Scruff
  2. "Ing" – Mungo's Hi Fi
  3. "Waterhouse Rock (Groove Corporation mix)" – Big Youth
  4. "Black Milk" – Eight From The Egg
  5. "Going Way Back" – Just Ice
  6. "Time Machine" – Chocolate Milk
  7. "Flashback" – The Arsonists
  8. "Back in the Day" – Erykah Badu
  9. "My Kung Fu" – UTD
  10. "Ego Trippin" – Ultramagnetic MCs
  11. "Wrong Girls To Play With (dub)" – Papa Austin with The Great Peso
  12. "Tell Me How" – Sarah Winton
  13. "Recognition" – Demon Boyz
  14. "Check the Vibe" – Dred Scott
  15. "Funky For You" – Mark Rae vs Deadbeats
  16. "Dopest Verse" – Madkap
  17. "Disney On Acid" – 2day & 2moro / "Learn To Be Strong (acapella)" – Cappo
  18. "Impressions (pt.3)" – The Peddlers
  19. "Carrefour" – Luis Enriquez
  20. "Funky Axe" – Spaghetti Head
  21. "Highland Park" – Connie Price & The Keystones
  22. "Sweetie Pie" – Stone Alliance
  23. "Bounce Ta This" – Showbiz & AG
  24. "Check It" – Lords of the Underground
  25. "Deep Waters" – Microdisiacs
  26. "Searching For Mr Manuva" – Border Crossing
  27. "Pins & Needles" – Tipper
  28. "Detchibe" – Prefuse 73
  29. "CPU Song" – Little Miss Trinitron
  30. "Fairplay" – Soul II Soul
  31. "You Have Got To Have Freedom" – Pharoah Sanders

Track listing (LP)

  1. "Ing" – Mungos HiFi
  2. "Waterhouse Rock" – Big Youth
  3. "Black Milk" – Eighth From The Egg
  4. "Ego Trippin" – Ultramagnetic MCs
  5. "Recognotion" – Demon Boyz
  6. "Bounce Ta This" – Showbiz & AG
  7. "Deep Waters" – Microdisiacs
  8. "Dopest Verse" – Madkap
  9. "Disney On Acid" – 2day & 2moro
  10. "Sweetie Pie" – Stone Alliance
  11. "You Have Got To Have Freedom" – Pharoah Sanders
  12. "Impressions (pt.3)" – The Peddlers
  13. "Time Machine" – Chocolate Milk
  14. "My Kung Fu" – UTD
  15. "Carrefour" – Luis Enriquez Bacalov
  16. "Funky Axe" – Spaghetti Head
  17. "Check the Vibe" – Dred Scott
  18. "Tell Me How" – Sarah Winton
  19. "Wrong Girls To Play With (dub)" – Papa Austin with The Great Peso

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr. Scruff's official website . Keep It Solid Steel Part 1 (album) . 2008-04-07.