On a Saturday morning at the start of November 2013, First Word Records took 3 of our favourite producers out of London to spend the day browsing through the vinyl shelves of the biggest record nerd we know - the incomparable Mr Thing.
This was the culmination of an idea that first manifested itself on Record Store Day 2012. Like most ideas it was a natural conclusion to a conversation about records and music - kidkanevil had expressed a desire to dig through Mr Thing's sizeable collection for some inspiration. Chatting to Mr Thing it seemed unfair to limit this to only one producer - Tall Black Guy and Eric Lau were top of our wish list.
So - a double 7" (Mr Thing would make a beat too - they are his records after all) in time for Record Store Day 2013 (yes, we're a year late). There was however one stipulation about the records from the usually mild-mannered Mr Thing:
'The guys can sample anything they like, but Nothing Leaves The House....'
And who were we to argue.....
The result is four tracks that celebrate our love for record digging, sample chopping and the simple love of a dope beat.
Includes unlimited streaming of
Nothing Leaves The House
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Matters Of The Heartless –
12" Vinyl Version
Olivier St.Louis
£8.99 GBP
Travel Light –
Double Vinyl LP Repress *Shipping 9th December
Children Of Zeus
£20 GBP
When The Sun Dips 90 Degrees –
Vinyl Repress (Shipping November 23rd)
Yazmin Lacey
£8 GBP
Light It Again –
Vinyl Version
Allysha Joy
£8.99 GBP
Les Mouches –
Vinyl Version
Souleance
£8 GBP
Fly Moon Die Soon –
Vinyl Repress
Takuya Kuroda
£15 GBP
In Search Of Hope –
Gatefold Double Vinyl (With Tip-On Sleeve) 2nd Pressing
Kaidi Tatham
£25 GBP
In Search Of Hope –
Test Pressing
Kaidi Tatham
Sold Out
In Search Of Hope –
CD Version
Kaidi Tatham
£10 GBP
In Search Of Hope –
Gatefold Double Vinyl (with Tip-On Sleeve)
Kaidi Tatham
Sold Out
Our Beats Got Soul Pin Badge
£5 GBP
First Word Enamel Pin Badge
£5 GBP
Royal / Get What's Yours –
7" Vinyl Version
Children Of Zeus
Sold Out
The Story So Far... –
Vinyl Version 4th Pressing
Children Of Zeus
Sold Out
A Love Requited - The Remixes –
A Love Requited Vinyl Bundle
Myele Manzanza
Sold Out
A Love Requited - The Remixes –
Test Pressing
Myele Manzanza
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A Love Requited - The Remixes –
Vinyl Version
Myele Manzanza
Sold Out
Tall Black Guy vs 14KT –
7" Vinyl Version
Tall Black Guy & 14KT
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Nothing Remains Unchanged –
Vinyl Version
Ross McHenry
£15 GBP
The Rigour –
Test Pressing
Werkha
Sold Out
First Word Logo Tee
£15 GBP
The Rigour –
Vinyl Version
Werkha
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Starts Again –
Test Pressing
Tawiah
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All The Way –
Test Pressing
Darkhouse Family ft Tyler Daley & Kaidi Tatham
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Serious Times –
Test Pressing
Kaidi Tatham
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Serious Times –
Vinyl Version
Kaidi Tatham
£8.50 GBP
Starts Again –
CD Version
Tawiah
£9 GBP
Starts Again –
Limited Edition Cassette
Tawiah
£9 GBP
Starts Again –
Vinyl Version
Tawiah
£15 GBP
Hard Work –
7" Vinyl Version
Children Of Zeus
Sold Out
A Love Requited –
A Love Requited / OnePointOne Bundle
Myele Manzanza
Sold Out
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