33-45-78 is the 1989 debut album by the Stereo MCs

Stereo MCs

Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 transatlantic Top 20 hit single, "Connected"...

. It was recorded on a shoestring budget with DJ Cesare as drummer

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 and Cath Coffey

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Cath Coffey is one of the earliest members of British rap band Stereo MCs. The single "Elevate My Mind", off the Stereo MCs album Supernatural, in which Coffey was the backing vocalist, was the first British rap single to reach the US pop charts.After the release of their album Supernatural, the...

 as backing vocalist

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. Billboard

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 declared that 33-45-78 proved the band "capable of wildly imaginative sampling". Songstuff reviewers called the album "a labour of love that involved hand-making drum loops in the most rudimentary of studios" and while admitting that the sound was raw, noted that its originality was enough that it drew attention from the Jungle Brothers

Jungle Brothers

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 who would later feature on the band's more polished second album, Supernatural

Supernatural (Stereo MCs album)

Supernatural is a 1990 album by Stereo MCs. The album is their second release. The US release is subtitled "American Mix" and has a different track list.-Track listing:...

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The title "33-45-78" refers to the three common RPM speed settings on a player of gramophone records.

Track listing

1. "On 33" (5:12)
2. "Use It" (4:09)
3. "Gee Street" (4:24)
4. "Neighbourhood" (4:22)
5. "Toe to Toe" (4:46)
6. "What Is Soul?" (4:48)
7. "Part 2" (4:29)
8. "Bring It On" (4:39)
9. "Out of Touch" (4:16)
10. "Sunday 19th March" (4:16)
11. "This Ain't a Love Song" (4:44)
12. "Ancient Concept" (1:33)
13. "On the Mike" (4:54)
14. "Move" (3:54)
15. "Back to the Future" (6:04)