Tommy Boy
US label. Label Code: LC 9173 / LC 09173 The label was established in 1981 by Tom Silverman when the entrepreneurial trade mag publisher began releasing the best of the demos crossing his path. He struck gold with the revolutionary debut by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock. One of the only 12" singles ever to sell 600,000+ copies, it laid the foundation for the genre-defining house that Tommy built. The original TB logo featured 3 break-dancers that were photographed and then edited into a cameo style. They were Michael “Mr. Frost” Diaz of the Hot Feet Rockers, Dicko “Solo” Souleymane of the Paris City Rockers and Tommy Braddock of the Pure Energy Crew. Tommy Boy and its stable of stars led the way as the first wave of hip-hop's artistic translation of urban street culture became a mass-appeal phenomenon. With repeated high-charting crossover success, Tommy Boy earn
Dans l’atlas
- Beats and Pieces, Coldcut (1989) : Breakbeat
- Planet Rock, Afrika Bambaataa (1982) : Electro Funk
- Louder Than Love, TKA (1990) : Latin Freestyle
- Tears May Fall, TKA (1987) : Latin Freestyle
Les sorties les plus connues
- Handsome Boy Modeling School, So... How's Your Girl? (1999)
- De La Soul, A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" (1991)
- Information Society, Information Society (1988)
- Information Society, What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (1988)
- Queen Latifah, All Hail The Queen (1989)
- Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, Looking For The Perfect Beat (1983)
- Queen Latifah Featuring De La Soul, Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children (1990)
- Jonzun Crew, Lost In Space (1983)
