Newcleus - Space Is The Place (Vinyl LP)

Newcleus – Space Is The Place is the second album by Brooklyn electro group Newcleus, released in 1985 on Sunnyview; the German edition came out through Bellaphon (cat. no. 260-21-003). After the debut Jam On Revenge (1984), Ben "Cozmo D" Cenac and Bob "Chilly B" Crafton continued their sound of drum machines, vocoder vocals and science-fiction themes. Most tracks were produced by Frank Fair and Joe Webb and mixed by Jonathan Fearing. The album reached No. 43 on the US R&B chart. This copy is the 1985 German original pressing.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Sunnyview 260-21-003
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
• Pressing: DE original
• Country: Germany
• Year: 1985
• Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic (electro)

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Space Is The Place
2. Why
3. Let's Jam

Side B

1. Make It Live
2. Cyborg Dance
3. I Wanna Be A B-Boy
4. Teknology

Personnel

Newcleus: Ben "Cozmo D" Cenac and Bob "Chilly B" Crafton (songwriting, arrangements; "Why" produced and arranged by Cenac and Crafton).

Production: Frank Fair and Joe Webb (A1, A3, B1–B3); engineer: Doc Dougherty; mix: Jonathan Fearing; mastering: Dominick Romeo.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes, it is the 1985 German first edition, distributed by Bellaphon under licence from Sunnyview. The US edition came out the same year.

What is electro?
Electro is an early-1980s hip hop style built on drum machines such as the Roland TR-808, synthesizers and vocoder vocals, influenced by Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means record and sleeve show light wear; light marks are possible but have little effect on playback. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Newcleus records?
Right now this is the only Newcleus album in our shop. More electro and old school records are in our Hip-Hop collection and Electronic collection.