STEREO MC’S – CONNECTED LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 1992 INDIE HIP HOP DANCE

Stereo MC’s – Connected
(4th & Broadway Records  1992  BRLP589)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1

Sleeve & Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– hype sticker on front top left

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Stereo MC’s are an English hip hop and electronic dance group that formed in Clapham, London, England, in 1985. They had an international top 20 hit with their single “Connected” and a UK top 20 hit with “Step It Up”. After releasing eight albums for Island Records, K7, Graffiti Recordings, and Pias, they formed the label Connected with the band Terranova to release their own material and that of other artists within the house/techno/electronic genre.

Connected is a 1992 album by Stereo MCs. The tracks “Connected”, “Ground Level”, “Step It Up” and “Creation” became hit singles; “Connected” was particularly famous for its use in adverts for the Carphone Warehouse.

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except as noted

1. “Connected” (Birch/Hallam/H.W. Casey/Richard Finch) – 5:14
   • Contains a sample from “Let Me (Let Me Be Your Lover)” by Jimmy “Bo” Horne.
2. “Ground Level” – 4:13
3. “Everything” (Birch/Hallam/James L. Worthy) – 3:47
4. “Sketch” (Birch/Hallam/Tuzé DeAbreu)– 5:44
   • Contains a sample of “Passarinho” by Gal Costa.
5. “Fade Away” – 4:25
6. “All Night Long” – 4:07
7. “Step It Up” – 4:59
8. “Playing With Fire” – 4:20
   • Contains a sample of “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money”) by Pet Shop Boys.
9. “Pressure” – 3:50
10. “Chicken Shake” – 3:50
11. “Creation” – 5:03
12. “The End” (Birch/Hallum/Carole King/Toni Stern) – 3:47

Personnel

Stereo MCs

• Robert Charles “Rob B.” Birch: Vocals
• Nick “The Head” Hallam: DJ
• Ian Frederick “Owen If” Rossiter: Drums, Percussion
• Cath Coffey: Backing Vocals

Additional Personnel

• James Hallawell: Keyboards, Organ
• Paul O. Kane, Matthew Seligman: Bass
• Chicu Modu: Sax
• Ivan Hussey, Johnny T., Anya Ulman: Strings
• Kick Horns: Brass