Skull Snaps

Skull Snaps
Studio album by Skull Snaps
Released	1974, 1995 2005
Recorded	1973
Genre	R&B / Soul Funk Deep funk Rare groove
Length	32:12
Label	GSF, Charly Records Aztec Music, Ten12 Records,
Producer	George Kerr
Skull Snaps chronology
'Skull Snaps' (1973) Snapped (2005)

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Skull Snaps was a funk group that released one eponymous album on the small GSF label in 1973 before disappearing. It was, in fact, the group originally known as the Diplomats, which released numerous singles between 1963 and 1970 with some success.

The Skull Snaps' album contains drum breaks that have been sampled numerous times on various hip hop records: The familiar opening drum pattern of It's A New Day can be heard in songs by well-known acts such as Ol' Dirty Bastard, Das EFX, Eric B. & Rakim, Digable Planets, DJ Shadow, Rob Dougan, Black Moon, Guru and The Prodigy.

Ten12 Records re-united all the original members of the Skull Snaps (Erv Littleton Waters, Sam O. Culley, and George Bragg) in 2005 in tandem with the band's first official release, Snapped/I'm Your Pimp, since its 1975 single. Under the direction of Skull Snaps frontman Erv Waters, Ten12 Records planned to release the entire Skull Snaps catalog on CD and DVD, with recordings from the original album plus five bonus tracks: "Al's Razor Blade," "Ain't That Lovin' You," "On Top of It," "Soul Makossa," and "She's the One."

Skull Snaps meet the Audible Doctor Snapped (a-side), I'm Your Pimp (b-side) (2005 ten12 records-12-inch release)

1. "Snapped" – 5:05
2. "I'm Your Pimp (original take)" – 4:07

External links

• AllMusic Guide entry on Skull Snaps (group)
• Ten12 Records on 2005 release Skull Snaps (album)
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