Run-D.M.C. - King of Rock [180G SuperVinyl/ Remastered/ Numbered Ltd Ed] (MoFi)

King of Rock Established Hip-Hop's Modern Blueprint and Mainstream Currency: 1985 Run-D.M.C. Album Bristles with Purpose, Energy, and Intensity In Audiophile Quality for the First Time: Sourced from the Original Master Tapes, Mobile Fidelity's 180g SuperVinyl 33RPM LP Plays with Visceral Immediacy and Includes New Liner Notes 1/2" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe Run-D.M.C. leaves no doubt about its intent on King of Rock. The New York trio's hard-hitting sophomore album begins with a statement of purpose ("Rock the House") that serves as a stereophonic primer for the title track, a hybrid warning-anthem-theme song that swarms with justified boasts, heavy metal riffs, booming beats, cowbell accents, and dance-worthy grooves. The back-to-back tunes set the tone for a 1985 record that largely established the blueprint for the hip-hop that would follow for the next two decades — and which helped make rap a mainstream currency via the previously off-limits chann