Digable Planets "Reachin'... A New Refutation..." Rap Hip Hop LP Pendulum

$

114

ORIGINAL PRESSING, Not a Re-Issue!

Record plays Great!

(On label next to track # 2 there is a small marking I put to highlight it.)

Jacket still has shrink-wrap and has original 1993 price and Hype Sticker on it!

Comes with a Protective LP Plastic Cover for added protection and makes it look great in your collection.

(This will also cover small hole in the shrink -wrap)

Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)

Studio album by Digable Planets

Released :

February 9, 1993

Recorded:

1992-1993

Genre:

Hip hop, jazz rap

Length:

56:35

Label:

Pendulum/Elektra Records

Digable Planets Chronology:

Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)

(1993)

Blowout Comb

(1994)

Singles from Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)

"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"

Released: November 9, 1992

"Where I'm From"

Released: April 1993

"Nickel Bags"

Released: April 1993

Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) is the acclaimed debut album by alternative hip hop group Digable Planets. It was released on February 9, 1993, by Pendulum/Elektra Records.

PRODUCTION:

The album was produced by Digable Planets' Ishmael Butler ("Butterfly") and features raps from Butler, Irving and Viera. The production leans heavily on jazz samples, Butler explaining that “it was all about resources, really...I just went and got the records that I had around me. And a lot of those were my dad’s shit, which was lots of jazz. The whole concept of ‘We’re a jazz group’ didn’t go down like that. Except that DJ Premier was a big influence, and he sampled a lot of jazz.” Lyrically, the tone of the album is less overtly political than its successor Blowout Comb, but still touches on issues such as abortion rights (La Femme Fetal) and the drug abuses of jazz musicians (Last of the Spiddyocks). The album title derives from Nueva refutación del tiempo ("A New Refutation of Time"), an essay by Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges, as well as the tendency of earlier jazz musicians in naming their albums (Moanin', Cookin', etc). 

Reception

The single "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" became a hit in 1993, breaking into the Top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[9] and winning Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1994. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1993.

In 1998, Reachin' was listed in the The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

In 2008, "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" was ranked number 62 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

The song "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" was used for a Tide commercial in 2009.

Butler and Irving give a track-by-track account of the album and its production in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer(s) Sample(s)

1 "It's Good to Be Here" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Rain Dance" by Herbie Hancock

"Samba de Orpheus" by Grant Green

"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye

"Thoughts and Wishes" by Hamilton Bohannon

2 "Pacifics" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Devika (Goddess)" by Lonnie Liston Smith

"Take the Country to N.Y. City" by Hamilton Bohannon

3 "Where I'm From" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Ain't Nothin' Wrong" by KC & the Sunshine Band

"Funky Drummer" by James Brown

4 "What Cool Breezes Do" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Superfluous" by Eddie Harris

"Mystique Blues" by The Crusaders

5 "Time & Space (A New Refutation Of)" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Mambo Bounce" by Sonny Rollins

6 "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Stretching" by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

"Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers

"Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s

"Foodstamps" by 24-Carat Black

7 "Last of the Spiddyocks" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers

B-SIDE

8 "Jimmi Diggin' Cats" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang

9 "La Femme Fetal" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"OD" and "Sport" by Lightnin' Rod

10 "Escapism (Gettin' Free)" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Lilies of the Nile" by The Crusaders

"Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock

"Mothership Connection (Star Child)" by Parliament

"Stretching" by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

11 "Appointment at the Fat Clinic" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Blacknuss" by Rahsaan Roland Kirk

12 "Nickel Bags" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Push Push" by Herbie Mann

"Easin' In" by Edwin Starr

"Give Me Your Love" by Curtis Mayfield

"Movin' in the Right Direction" by Steve Parks

13 "Swoon Units" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Black Satin Amazon Fire Engine Cry Baby" by Gylan Kain

"Saxophone Interlude" by Earth, Wind & Fire

"No Place to Hide" by The Crusaders

"Funky Drummer" by James Brown

14 "Examination of What" Butterfly, Shane Faber, Mike Mangini

Samples:

"Listen and You'll See" by The Crusaders