THE DIARY Volume 1 (Tenth Anniversary Expanded Edition)

by Chris Read

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1.	Intro (1983 Version) 01:14	buy track
2.	Diary Rap Megamix 1979-1987 (Extended Edit) 05:24	buy track
3.	Diary Rap Megamix 1988 04:07	buy track
4.	Diary Rap Megamix 1989 03:51	buy track
5.	Diary Rap Megamix 1990 03:36	buy track
6.	Diary Rap Megamix 1991 04:02	buy track
7.	Diary Rap Megamix 1992 03:57	buy track
8.	Diary Rap Megamix 1993 04:38	buy track
9.	Diary Rap Megamix 1994 03:58	buy track
10.	Diary Rap Megamix 1995 04:12	buy track
11.	Diary Rap Megamix 1996 04:02	buy track
12.	Diary Rap Megamix 1997 03:42	buy track
13.	Diary Rap Megamix 1998 03:40	buy track
14.	Diary Rap Megamix 1999 03:38	buy track
15.	Diary Rap Megamix 2000 04:10	buy track
16.	Diary Rap Megamix 2001 03:43	buy track
17.	Diary Rap Megamix 2002 03:25	buy track
18.	Diary Rap Megamix 2003 03:41	buy track
19.	Diary Rap Megamix 2004 04:03	buy track
20.	Diary Rap Megamix 2005 03:38	buy track
21.	Diary Rap Megamix 2006-2007 00:57	buy track
22.	Outro 02:20	buy track

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ABOUT THIS MIXTAPE

A little over 10 years ago I released a mixtape called ‘The Diary’, which I described only semi-seriously as ‘The World’s Greatest Rap Megamix’, a chronological mix of Hip Hop’s landmark recordings in order of release from 1979 to 2007. Comprising 801 records in just over an hour (all but the outro recorded from the original vinyl), it was a labour of love that took 2 years to research, compile and record. In those pre-Mixcloud times, the mix was originally made available as a limited run of 1000 free CDs accompanied with an 8 page booklet detailing all 801 tracks, and quickly acquired something of a cult following. When I made it available online shortly after, it was downloaded over 50,000 times in a matter of weeks crashing my site in the process. Prominent podcasters / radio shows including Solid Steel championed it seeing it broadcast on national radio in about 20 countries and podcasted to hundreds of thousands more. A decade on I figured it was an anniversary worth celebrating and so have given the mix a slight update, extending the 1979-1987 section that forms the intro to create this expanded version.

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released January 16, 2018

Mixed by Chris Read

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London UK: DJ, Producer releasing music with labels including BBE, Inner Tribe, Sony & Universal. Producer for BBC New Music Award winning band Maylight. Production credits include Grammy Award winners Bilal and Algebra Blessett, Juno Award winner Kardinal Offishall and Mercury Award nominee Mark Rae. ... more

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