Lotus Land Records contact emails some people cannot open our contact link, so here are our 2 emails. write us if you want any of these records. visualrocka@lotuslandrecords.net tnoble777@yahoo.com Halo Let Me Do It Through no small amount of labor comes this, our first 12" offering. Known by no more than a handfull of 7" copies, this massive California modern soul/boogie bomb finally gets a proper LOUD 12" pressing! Aura s/t LP monster private press funk here. breaks, beats, and killer tunes. recorded in the Bay area during 1977. this record is rarely seen, here we have it in mint condition. soundclips taken from just 3 of many great tracks. April self titled LP Milwaukee modern soul rarity. 1982. A who's who cast of the city's musicians of the era back up the mysterious singer. Chemistry Skateboard / Closer A virtually unknown disco 12" out of NYC. Both sides are amazing, the first being much more classic disco and the 'Closer' side being about as great of an 8ts funk track as you can get! Listen to the clip for a bit of each. Crossover S/T Hyper-rare boogie LP from Minneapolis. Great synth and black male vocals make this a must have. Danny Darrow Telephones 10 minute long sleazy disco, plenty of breaks and wicked synth. Ebony Jam Band LP s/t private press funk/soul/disco/modern lp from oakland, ca. 1981, this album is wicked!! 3 uptempo dance tunes, excellent mid tempo grooves. blaxploitation space vibe. Doc Gibbs Tingle Modern soul lp, on same label as Round Robin & Brimstone. Produced by Arris Wheaton. Good Intentions LP Those good intentions Indy soul disco lp. a nice funk tune called "we know how to boogie", and a jazz disco version of "chameleon" Terry Gengis 12" gonna be there General Crook sings lead on this excellent modern soul boogie. H. Andrews Congregation Inner Thoughts of the ... Outstanding Funk Lp. 2nd issue. Jimmy 'Handyman' Jones and Family Handyman's Back In Town Wonderfully homemade EP/LP from New York. One modern soul track and a whole bunch of funky disco with cheapo synth all over it. Le Gents S/T EP Excellent 3 song EP. very rare boogie & soul on FORUM. Mystics Krewe We Made It outstanding boogie soul tune. picture sleeve private press 12". mega rare. Duane Parham Society trying to tell you something great female vocal almost gospel sounding boogie disco tune. very rare, this is a limited edition picture sleeve copy. rare detroit boogie. Ojeda Penn LP Happiness Wicked disco tune "brotherson" and killer jazz vocal "praise the creator". check clips. Henri Rich be you very rare uptempo disco. nice long mixes, about 7 minutes each side. vocal and instrumental. sealed original. WORLD From The Core Amazing soul & funk lp from Atlanta. Very rare. Sealed original. clip is from "brothers and sisters" many more clips, i can email the links. Storm the Unpredictable MC's Be Killin Me / Verbal Expressions / Middle East Quality mid-90s indy. Tha Chamba Korrupted / Don't Sleep Quality Mid-90s indy rap from Chi-town. Creative Brothers The Black Dragon / We Can Get Together / Loose Talk in the Lab Better samples, better MC's, better single. Mid-90s Jersey rap at it's best. Our favorite on the label. S.A.L. Stressin' (3 versions) / Here Comes tha 2 Rare mid-90s piece from New Jersey. Nice hand-drawn label. Very collectable label. HANDZ Handz of Def / The Cure NJ rarity on the same label that brought you Legendary Villain. V/A - "The Ultimate Reign of Musical Assassins vol. 1" Props (Bring It On) / Lyrical High / Many Styles / Destined Mid 90s Bronx sampler. very rare and very good, one cut even samples Mulatu! 4 cuts by 4 different crews, with all instrumentals on the B Side. Wizzards of Rock Good Thang (voc/instr) Bay area rarity from 1987. Samples JB heavily. Deuces Wild Hard is Hard (3 versions) Run DMC-style rarity from 1986. MC Outloud Clean and Sober / I'll Put A Hurten' (2 versions) One of the most sought after Paul C rarities. MC Outloud went on to Blahzay Blahzay. Chad Money and Trigger B Top Gun Every rapper's got a whip, but Chad and Trigger's has a stewardess. Nice Philly rarity. A-Tack (MC Peechy Peech AKA Speech!) s/t Arrested Developement's MC Speech on his first local outing. Highly in-demand private label rap! Awesome L self titled LP 1989 eight cut LP. Check out a little 'Hellafied Talk'. Blade get a load of me early 90s chicago rap rarity. 4 song ep. BRUTHAMAN all my peeps/bruthaman/as i grew/all my peeps instr. Private Press rap 12". A second cousin twice removed in the Native Tongues family tree, Milwaukee's Bruthaman brings the brohemian sound. Lovely stuff! The b-12 Committee featuring Vitamin 'c' Highly Respected Great Chicago private label LP, I'm guessing 1990 or so. 9 tracks. The Bizzie Boys Droppin' It 1990 single outta Dallas. Conway Bros. Turn It Up Again Chicago area rarity circa 89 or so. 5 mixes including accapella. CHILL DIVINE puttin it wildly / long live the lyrical Great New Jersey pic sleeve. Both sides are nice, but I've chosen the Mardi Gras samples 'puttin it wildly' for the soundclip. Deathwatch Records Jack & the Black Stalk/ Silent Rage/ Tha Lyricist/ Gun Smoke Very nice Chicago piece produced by Ill State Assassins. Early 90s. Deuces Wild He Writes His I Write Mine(voc, instr) / Kangol (voc/inst) 1987 brooklyn rarity. Master Cylinder It's Rhythm / Your Mission's Impossible Nice Philly piece (recorded in NYC by DJ Doc). 2 good sides. D.J. Ace & Daquan give it up / hard to the core Absolutely perfect 1988 east coaster. Mixed by Chuck Chillout. Flips the ESG classic 'UFO'. Ebony Broadcast System Skillz (4 mixes incl instr.) / Just Made da Muthafucka Up Very sought after Pennsylvania fast rap rarity. Top quality, check the clip! Gas Chamber / Izm da Mad Soul It's Yours / Illusiv Killer mid 90s NYC track. I love it. G.O. ta RICOCHET. whats the flava? / putcha gun away Tough guys from 93 sounding a little more 89 (in a good way!). The clip has a little of both sides. G Force Crew G Force Strikes b/w instrumental nice indy electro hip hop 12". the Heartbeat Brothers Time To Get Paid (voc/instr) One of the most collectable/desirable Paul C. productions in the world! the Heartbeat Brothers Bring in the Bassline (voc, instr) / Can We Do This? (voc/instr) Killer 2 tracker from Paul C and Lord Kool Gee < I.S.P. I Gotcha Back (4 mixes) In demand Chicago-area indy from 1992. Anybody seen stn-001 or stn-002?? Kaotic Stylin Closer To Your Love / Infinity / Flavor Freestyle / Love the One You're With / Let's Get It On / Love Letters Rare 91/92 EP from this NYC crew. Kaotic Stylin Check It Out / We Got The Flavor Ultra rare one-sided promo only rap record. Possibly as few as 100 copies ever pressed! Kaotic Stylin Player / What You Want Late 90s indy single from this very collectable NYC crew. Kali Tribe kalism excellent 1993 e.p. track include: kalism/ gettin bigger/ keep it real/ kalism remix/ gettin bigger inst. King D and the Struggle Unit (Englewood) somethin proper / gangsta touch / startin funky / thoughts that flow / bitch killa / intro Somewhat of a posse EP. 1991. we have chosen 'startin funky' for the clip, the only female MC cut. Ligit Settin It Strate 1989 bay area rarity with lots of scratching. the Mischievous LQ and the Mad Mischief Crew Nonsense / Mischief Night / Representing Small label mid 90s 12", we think its from Deleware. Malo Horny Toad / Duck Duck Goose nice mid 90s tracks here, samples Kurious 'walk like a duck'?! Missy Dee & the Melody Crew Missy Missy Dee / Instr. Early 80's female rap crew record. Tough to find, and the instrumental flip is great for rare disco collector's/DJ's. Next Generation The Rhythm Moves the Women / The Color of Life Seemingly totally unknown, this Cali- electro/italo (for lack of a better term) 12" from 1987 holds appeal for many styles of working DJs. Check both sides on the clip. M.F.Boys back in the days 8 song LP from Chicago, 1989. Hardcore acid-wash rap. Next Generation You're a Tease (voc/instr) / Patty and her Daddy Top shelf electro here. I prefer the instr mix, so I've started the clip with that. Don't worry as there is a bit of both other tracks after that. Nikki Rap N Scratch 4 Rhymes 2 Go ep 5 song ep, 2 instrumentals. Killer cover and the music?? Well, this is the kind of rare rap piece that could start a serious addiction! M.C. Nikke, DJ Rap-N-Scratch Rap-N-Scratch Goes Rambo An absolute treasure of a rap single. From the label that brought you 'Listen to my Turbo' !. Princess Tee Edit (4 mixes) Nice 93 female 12. could be cali, i'm not sure. Poetry Boys Crack Attack mid 80s crack-themed 12". nice set opener for all you crackhead/DJs out there. Raw Dope Posse Listen To My Turbo famous random rap cut on a famous label. Royal Dynasty EP Awesome unknown hip hop ep from 1987. killer indy production, tunes are: strictly on the reocrd/ n-sane/ naturally fresh/ don't miss the beat flipside has instrumentals for all tracks. Robbie C. It's All About Power Chicago private label hip hop LP from 1989. Sport 'G' and Mastermind Louder (voc/instr.) Undisputably one of the rarest and best late 80s rap records. Produced and mixed by Paul C at the height of his career. Sport 'G' and Mastermind Live (3 mixes including reg/remix/and instr.) An insanely rare Paul C production from the golden era. One of the best records we have ever had the pleasure of listing. A 12" that defines RAP MUSIC! Sirocalot Sirocalot / Taking My Stand Solo effort from one of JVC Force MCs. !--START COPY--> Sundance Don't Call it a Comeback / A Better Day An awesome hip hop record by just about anyone's definition. Check out the clip which has a little of both killer sides. Trav D keeping it real Afrocentric Random Rap that samples Aaron Neville's classic funk track 'Hercules'! Triple Crush and D.J. Kev We Salute You (reg,instr) / Rock On (reg,instr) Atlanta area rarity circa 1987. Tribute to the old school. Total Kaos This Rhyme is Automatic Amazing MC work on this 1991 Chicago rarity. Hadnt seen this for about 2 years, the last copy we had FLEW off the site! Village Crew War (reg/instr/club) Some lyrical finesse from Chicago circa 1989. Voodo and Bird True Sound Sampler Very rare random rap from 1992. West coast mc's voodu & bird release a very hot 12" which failed to get distribution and is now extremely hard to find. Wanted Dead or Alive Wanted Dead or Alive / I Got Rhythm / Microphone Soloist / Dub Alive 1990 Chicago rarity. Young Lord Represent / End with a Kiss / Real G's Die Hard All the same folks who brought you Pelon's 360 12" (plus Jazzy Jay) bring you this cracking release from 93'.