List of breakbeat compilations

From almost immediately after its inception, Hip-Hop has enjoyed various series of records intended to compile drum breaks and breakbeats for easy access and convenience.

Super Disco Brakes (1979-1984)
Laying claim to the title of "earliest breakbeat record", this six-volume series was compiled by Paul Winley, and was intended for DJs to loop, B-Boys to break to, and MCs to rap to. Despite the title, the songs included in its volumes are mostly funk tracks.

Ultimate Breaks & Beats (1986-1991)
Ultimate Breaks & Beats was compiled by Louis "Breakbeat Lou" Flores. It had 25 volumes over five years, and was very influential, so much so that within a year of a new volume being released, numerous songs sampling the breaks would materialize. However, as with all precompiled samples, it could be a source of derision for some producers to lean on Ultimate Breaks too much. In her diss song "Ruthless Bitch", Tairrie B. says the following lyrics, aimed at Dr. Dre of N.W.A.

"I had enough of you flaunting your grip; I'm no fan, so get off your own tip"" 'Cuz the music you make may come from the streets, but it sounds like Ultimate Breaks & Beats!"Regardless of this, uncountable artists used samples from Ultimate Breaks & Beats, such as the following.
 * Big Daddy Kane
 * David Bowie
 * Dr. Dre
 * Eric. B & Rakim
 * Kanye West
 * Public Enemy
 * Public Enemy

The Ultimate Breaks & Beats series was first released in 1986, a year before the E-mu SP1200, one of the first samplers, was released. The timing of this led to the discovery (and copious usage) of previously forgotten tracks such as "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons, "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins, and "Apache" by The Incredible Bongo Band.

Dusty Fingers (1997-2006)


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These Are The Breaks! (2016-2017)
These Are The Breaks! was compiled by MC Zappa. Its title is derived from the Kurtis Blow song of the same name. It was ultimately compiled into "Infinity Breaks". It was novel in that as opposed to previous compilations, it did not contain full songs, only drum breaks.

Infinity Breaks (2016 - )
Infinity Breaks was compiled by MC Zappa. It is a concatenation of all the breaks included in These Are The Breaks!, as well as thousands of original breaks.