• Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood
    • Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love
    • 1. Wordy Rappinghood
    • 2. Genius Of Love
    • 3. Tom Tom Theme
    • 4. L'Elephant
    • 5. As Above So Below
    • 6. Lorelei
    • 7. On, On, On, On...(Remix)
    • 8. Booming And Zooming

    Killer off-kilter disco rap disco-not-disco genius. This is their first and best album and includes the hits "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius Of Love". Essential!

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