• Skull Snaps – It's A New Day
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    • 8. Trespassing
    • 9. I'm Falling Out Of Love

    Official reissue from Mr Bongo, widely available for the first time in forty-five years, featuring one of the most sampled breaks in history...SKULL SNAPS self titled funk odyssey, originally released in 1973. Essential reissue, featuring ‘It’s A New Day' a drum break that everyone will know.

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