183-Melle Mel, Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Flash at Jamaica Queens Armory (1979, Side A)/ Cold Crush Four at Ecstasy Garage (1980, Side B), 1979 - 1980
Scope and Contents
this is part two of tape number 63 the Saturday night Armory show. Mele Mel and Kurtis Blow are doing a lot of their rhymes. Flash rocks the beat box towards the end. Side B, the Cold Crush. The show starts with Grandmaster Caz DJing and Easy A.D. on the mic. J.D. L. dedicates the record Busting Loose to the Ecstasy Garage girls. Caz is doing his thing on the turntables. They rock the record Hut real well by changing the word Hut to Cold Crush, then changing the word Hut to young ladies, and then Fly guy! Mean Gene, Tape Master, Joey the photographer, Germy Germ, Nuk Nuk and J.D.L.’s cousin Flitter is in the house. Break Out DJs also for a little while. A.D. and K.G. do some of their own routines. DJ’s Easy Gee and Leslie Gee from Brooklyn are down with the Cold Crush at this time.)90 mins.
Remainder of Jamaica Queens Armory recording (side A) can be found tape 63 (tr-19325) and tape 183 (tr-19445)
Dates
- 1979 - 1980
Creator
- From the Collection: Smith, Troy L. (Collector, Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Restrictions on Access
Access to collection restricted until digitization is complete.
Extent
1 cubic feet. (1 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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