The Sugarhill Gang ?"Self Titled" "Rappers Delight" Record Album LP Gate Fold VG

$

20

Vinyl looks and plays great. Original 1980 pressing. 
Outer sleeve shows wear on edges, but generally in good shape for age. Inner sleeve is generic white.
Tracklist
A1 Here I Am Written-By – C. Derry*, D. Phillips*, N. Edmonds*, S. Robinson* 5:09 A2 Rapper's Reprise (Jam-Jam) Featuring [Guest Artist] – The Sequence Written-By – Sylvia Robinson 7:40 A3 Bad News Written-By – D. Phillips*, N. Edmonds*, Sylvia Robinson 6:45 B1 Sugar Hill Groove Written-By – G. O'Brien*, H. Jackson*, M. Wright*, Sylvia Robinson 9:52 B2 Passion Play Written-By – B. Roland*, B. Reynolds*, N. Edmonds*, S. Smith* 5:10 B3 Rapper's Delight Written-By – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers 4:55 Companies, etc. Copyright (c) – Sugar Hill Records Ltd. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sugar Hill Records Ltd. Published By – Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd. Published By – Chic Music, Inc. Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound Pressed By – Bestway Products Inc. Credits Art Direction [Album] – Novigraphics Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangements] – Positive Force (tracks: A3, B2, B3) Bass – Bernard Rowland, Douglas Wimbish* Congas – Craig Derry Design [Album] – Christopher Rohn Drums – Brian Horton, Keith LeBlanc Effects [Special Effects] – Billy Jones, Nate Edmonds Executive-Producer – Sylvia Inc.* Guest [Special Guest Appearance] – Tito Puente Guitar – Bert Williams*, Skip McDonald Keyboards – Nate Edmonds, Skitch Smith Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etch ?] – Greg Calbi Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez* Percussion – Craig Derry, Harry Reyes, John Stump Performer – Big Bank Hank, Master Gee, Wonder Mike Photography By – James Dargan Producer – Sylvia, Inc.* Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Billy Jones, Nate Edmonds, Sylvia Robinson Vibraphone [Vibes] – Sylvia Robinson Notes Released in a gatefold jacket.
Labels specify "Artist - The Sugar Hill Gang" and show the title as "Sugar Hill Gang"; the jacket just shows "Sugarhill Gang".
Back cover: © 1979 Sugar Hill Records, Ltd. Labels: ? © 1980 Sugarhill Records Ltd.
Cover: SH245 Label: SH-245
All tracks published by Sugar Hill Music Publishing Ltd.; track B3 also published by Chic Music, Inc.
This version is the Bestway Productions pressing plant variation and can be identified by the text on the labels and by the runout groove etchings. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SH-245-A (V1A-1-BW) Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SH-245-B (V1B-2-BW) Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): VIA-1-RE Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): VIA-2-RE ? Matrix / Runout (Runout both sides, stamped): STERLING Rights Society: BMI