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Grooverider Presents The Prototype Years - 2LP - Translucent Red
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10/24/2025
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Limited to 750 copies
Double 140 Gram Vinyl. Individually Numbered. Limited to 750 copies. UPC: 8719262034402 Along with his long-time DJ partner Fabio and contemporaries Goldie and LTJ Bukem, Grooverider is known as one of the originators of the UK jungle/drum and bass scene. In the early nineties he founded Prototype Recordings which soon became the home of many influential 12" singles that showcased a new side of breaks-heavy electronic music: deep, gritty, and futuristic. In 1997 Grooverider put together a collection of 12 heavy hitters from the Prototype catalogue, some of which previously only available as white label promos on acetate such as Dillinja's "Silver Blade" and Ed Rush and Fierce's "Locust". Lemon D's "City Lights" was previously only available on acetate and the CD version of this release. Now, after more than 25 years, a selection of these tracks is available again in the form of a DJ-friendly double LP. Finding these tracks separately will be very difficult, so don't miss your chance to snag yourself a copy of this one.