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Re: [ARSCLIST] the origin of skratchin'



No, pulling the needle across an LP is not "scratchin'" in the rap/hip-hop form. "Skratchin'" (which I guess I mis-spelled before) is, well ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratching
note -- whacky-packia entry definitely not fact-checked by me but it seems plausible.


-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hartov" <alexander.hartov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] the origin of scratchin'



I don't know about the use of scratching in hip-hop, however the sound of scratching records goes back much further than that. It was used, for example on the LP issues of the Monty Python (Nobody expects the inquisition...) and before that on other comedy records in France (Pierre Dac et Louis Rognoni ...). The idea is definitely not to be credited to hip-hop.

Alex

On Nov 7, 2007, at 7:32 PM, Andes, Donald wrote:

Hey Tom,

Grandwizard Theodore is most commonly credited with creating
"scratching".

Legend has it happened when he was playing records in his home.  When his
mom came in to talk to him, he paused the record on a spinning platter
so he could hear her. When he released the record, it happened to  be at
a drum transient, and taking notice, he replicated it; and scratching
was born. Grandmaster Flash (a mentor of Theodore's) incorporated and
popularized scratching, but it came to international audiences  primarily
through Herbie Hancock's song "Rock-It" which featured scratching by
Grand Mixer DXT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Wizard_Theodore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mixer_DXT

Don Andes
EMI Music

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Fine
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:59 PM
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] the origin of scratchin'

In my never-ending quest for the most trivial music knowledge on the
planet, I have this question ...

Who was the first rap/hip-hop artist to use a turntable, record and
cartridge as a rhythm instrument, ie "scratchin'"? My guess would be
Grand Master Flash's DJ or Run-DMC's DJ, but I admit not knowing the
full genesis of rap.

Thanks in advance if you know the answer!

-- Tom Fine

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