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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Lewis Parker - Frequency of Perception 2xLP - 2022

2xLP - 2022 - KU

The album "Frequency of Perception" originally released by Lewis Parker in 2021 is now available on vinyl format (Double vinyl) via King Underground. The album features emcees such like Planet Asia, John Robinson, Lil Dap, Eastkoast... and more...

Available on Natural White vinyl (150 copies) and on Black vinyl (350 copies)

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Saturday, February 5, 2022

King Underground Test Press Pop-Up Shop

King Underground Records are offering up 1 of each of their test presses in an online-pop-up shop. This is the first time they have offered their test presses to the public and it is online for 2 days from Feb 4th to Feb 5th... Don't Sleep !

Test Press Pop-Up Shop

Friday, October 22, 2021

Lewis Parker - Frequency Of Perception - 2021

LP - 2021 - KU

The legendary MC/Producer Lewis Parker is back with a brand new project entitled "Frequency Of Perception" which will be available soon on vinyl on King Underground. The album features a nice batch of emcees like Planet Asia, John Robinson, Eloh Kush, Lil Dap, Eastkoast, just to name a few... It is available Digitally for now... Stay tuned !

<a href="https://lewisparker.bandcamp.com/album/frequency-of-perception">Frequency Of Perception by Lewis Parker</a>

Monday, October 18, 2021

Eric B Featuring Rakim – Eric B For President 7" - 2021

7" - 2021 - KU

"It has been no small feat for KU to produce its first-ever major-label licensed replica reissue, but when you have the opportunity to recreate a piece of art involving “The God” Rakim, and producer/DJ, Eric B, there’s no going too far to get it right. The original master files for this record had been lost in the Universal archives, and the masters that were available were for the album versions that appeared on Eric B. & Rakim’s ‘Paid In Full’ (1987). Unfortunately, those versions are 6+ minutes and far too long to cut a 45. This led KU founder and label head to go back to his roots and do some record digging of his own. He was able to find a brand new copy of the original 45 on Discogs, and made the move to purchase it to have a high-quality audio restoration from the vinyl transferred into digital files to then be cut to lacquer. After acquiring the original version of the 45 it was discovered that the versions on the 45 were just the 12” single versions but faded out to make them fit on a 45. It took over a year to sort this all out, which included having Danny Roth Designs recreate the original 4th and Broadway labels, which the major label also no longer had." - courtesy of King Underground

A - Eric B Is President

B - My Melody

Available on Blue 7" vinyl (300 copies), Yellow 7" vinyl (300 copies) & Black 7" vinyl (900 copies) + Bundle (w/ t-shirt).

Shipping Date : November 19th 2021

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Friday, April 2, 2021

Lewis Parker - All I Got / Thug Livin’ Feat. Planet Asia - 2021

12" - 2021 - KU

A1 - All I Got

A2 - All I Got (Instrumental)

A3 - All I Got (Accapella)

B1 - Thug Livin’ Featuring Planet Asia

B2 - Thug Livin’ (Instrumental)

B3 - Thug Livin’ (Accapella)

Available on Black, Red or limited edition Test Press vinyl.

Shipping Date : April 15th 2021

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Friday, December 6, 2019

Lewis Parker 'The 45 Collection' 5x7" Box Set - 2019

5x7" Box Set - 2019 - KU

KingUnderground presents a box set with 5x45, containing 10 unreleased songs by the British hip-hop producer and emcee Lewis Parker.

- 45 No. 1: Incognito (Original) B/W Instrumental

- 45 No. 2: Fakin’ Jax Remix (Inst) B/W Shaky Dog (Inst)

- 45 No. 3: Nothing But Aces B/W Instrumental

- 45 No. 4: Lean Back Remix (Inst) B/W Sunny Dedications (Inst)

- 45 No. 5: Hold it Down ft. Dynas B/W Instrumental

This is a limited edition of 225, available December 10 exclusively at KingUnderground.

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Sunday, April 22, 2018

Lewis Parker - When It Rains It Pours EP - 2018

EP - 2018 - KingUnderground Records

A1 - When It Rains It Pours ft. Verbz (vocal)

A2 - When It Rains It Pours (instrumental)

A3 - When It Rains It Pours (beat underscore)

A4 - When It Rains It Pours (drums only)

A5 - When It Rains It Pours (acapella)

B1 - Real Life Real Drama (vocal)

B2 - Real Life Real Drama (instrumental)

B3 - Time To Excel Remix (vocal)

B4 - Time To Excel Remix (instrumental)

"It's been a while since we've heard any new material from Lewis. He's been busy in the studio working on his upcoming full length. “When It Rains It Pours” EP is a warm up EP and marks his 20th release with KU.

Lewis’s sound is hard to compare to another but It wouldn’t be out of place to mention Lewis’s name in the same sentence as producers like DJ Premier, Pete Rock & The Beatminerz. He is forever pushing his sonics to the next level and creating his own sound, taking heavy influence from the “Golden Era” but putting his own musical stamp on it. Over the years he’s become a very sophisticated engineer and has an impressive studio full of old analog equipment, SP-1200’s (of course), bass guitars and more. As usual this entire record has been mixed and mastered by Lewis himself.

The cover takes it’s influence from classic jazz LP’s (Blue Note etc) and makes use of some great photos taken by Elliot Baxter on a recent shoot at Lewis’s London studio and around the city. The sleeve itself is designed by Bee Graphics." - KingUnderground Records