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
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) ==
heebie jeebie 
goonie goo goo 
yadayadayada 
i said goonie goo goo 
== 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.
Vol. # 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6
# of breaks	440	555	700	1,000	2,000	tba
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
== 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.
== Tips on avoiding garbage breaks ==
There's a lot of garbage not listed here, usually it'll be digital file download only, if it it not in losless format, avoid it, if the art is horrendous and clearly very little effort has gone into the product, avoid, still then in the world of digital file only downloads the odds of encountering trash will be far higher than physical releases. Most physical releaes, especially from labels that deal with break beats will usually be to a certain standard, if your dead set on digital files, then get a digital files version of an actual breaks record. I'm not saying it's impossible for there to be a decent digital only compilation, but there is more demand for breaks records that there are physical records to sell usually, so you must question why that person isn't exploiting that income revenue, usually it's beacuse the product is trash, 99 times out of 100 with online only downloads this is the reason. I have no side in the whole digital file vs phsical debate, I will use both, this is just simply they easiest way to avoid trash break beats compilations. And when it comes to digging - just use the old, treied and tested methods of identifying lables, drummers, feel and look of quality records and so forth, it's no different than digging for any other kind of samples, after a while you become efficient at digging for and finding gold.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Planet Of The Breaks (1999 - 2001) ==
Series of five breakbeats compilation records named after the original Planet Of The Apes Films, breaks, apes, get it, that should be cheesy but it's actually dope, and it made me re-visit the films, (sourced from mostly funk also prog rock and pycadelic, that's why you'll see this comp genred as jazz-rock and jazz-funk but trust me it's really not a jazz breaks compilation - it's good stuff including lots not picked up on by other compilations), compiled by the legendary Shawn Lee who would later go on to create the awards winning drum sample pack, Ape Breaks, which also has a series of breaks records, although those feature just breaks not entire tracks.
This series is a very premium product, the vinyl press is much higher quality than most compilations and the sleeve art is embossed to a higher than usual level. Nobody ever really mentions this series of records but it's definetly up there, this is my personal favourite break beats compilation series. This series is a true breaks hidden gem. If you know a break beats addict a volume of POTB in playable condition would be a perfect birthday present.
Also check out the Ape Breaks records:
=== Ape Breaks vol 1 - 5 ===
And the award winning Ape Breaks sample pack which is a different product, both also by Shawn Lee.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Blue Break Beats (1992 - 2000's) ==
Very legendary breaks records compilations series that specifically targets Jazz breaks and samples by providing the original records (originally from the raw master source). Volume one is arguably one of they greatest breaks records compilations of all time (especially if one is a connoisseur of Jazz), volume two is also highly regarded.
Note a later digital only series 5 and a, best of (on all previous platforms), compilations were added in the 2000's but these do not reflect well on they original series, as the best of compilation presents the more popular records in the series rather than the obscure Jazz breaks and samples that the original series was so highly regarded for (I'm not sure exactly how this happened, maybe the original staff members from the original project were no longer present or involved?), keep in mind sampling Jazz was extremley niche at the time of they original pressing of Volume One. Regarding Volume 5, the series itself began to degrade massively after volume 2, as all breaks records in this series are sourced from one record lable, the catalogue began to ware thin extremely quickly, unfortunately this reflected on the series, with each instalation being less impactful than the last, volume 5 was unfortunately nothing more than a cash in compiled of absolute bottom of the barrel content. (Volumes 3 & 4 feature to many tracks with no breaks and often at the best very poor sampling opertunuties mixed in as filler for what would be at best medicore records regarding sampling compared to the the content provided on earlier volumes) There are also remastered versions of all instalments in the series, watch out for these and avoid if possible, as they add unessesary (what to my ears sounds like) digital compression, EQ and other processing effects via plugins on a DAW (which became the standard studio enviroment in the 2000's), this was done to the original records for no legitimate reason (other than to create new versions for a cash in), again maybe original staff members involved no longer worked at the Blue Note? Generally speaking the series massively fell off after the original first two volumes.
There's so much bs with this series later on, but if you can get hold of a 90's press of Volume One, or Two, then your winning (even three if there's a particular break on there your looking for, four - forget it, five - re-access your life, "best of" - meh if your in the market for two giant tea toasters then maybe, but don't let any of this distract you from how great the 1st and to a degree 2nd double LP presses were / are. There's also some dodgy sounding coloured vinyl presses more for collectors that go for extortinate prices, the whole series later on got aimed more just at listeners and collectors rather than the sampling community, honestly the rise and decline of this series could gain you a BA Honnors in social studies, it's that extreme, bit sad really, but Volume 1 will never be forgotten.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Soul Beats (1997 - early 2000's) ==
Very similar to Dusty Fingers, Ultimate Breaks and Disco Brakes, has a slightly more eclectic choice of records (although keep in mind it came later) at times featuring some of the film soundtrack breaks and a few of the more obscure hard to find breaks records, mixed in with at times a bit more of what you'd expect from these compilations.
The series aestheticly features explicit sleeve art in the vain visually of the blacksploitation movie genre, which is often very reminiscent of the iconic sleeve for Blowfly On TV (which features the legendary Sesame Street break), even the font of the records inlays are very reminiscent of this particular era / scene, which is a nicely coherent little touch.
Generally speaking it's an exceedingly dope (pleasant to listen to) series.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Strictly Breaks (1997 - 2005) ==
11 Breaks compilation records from the same lable who relessed the Dusty Fingers Series. This is more like Ultimate Breaks, it targets popular very usable break beats rather than unearthing eclectic hidden gems (I know UB&B did help producers find new breaks but that was because it was so early in the timeline), it's the low hanging fruit but it's clear intentional purpouse is as the bread and butter of the breaks universe, as a ultility to make they most audibly aesthetic records with breaks possible.
The cover art is reminisent of the Ultimate Breaks series although I'd say it's a step up, often incoporating a more 90's street mural cartoon character style that was populat at the time. It takes a second for the eye to adjust to the art style but these generally do look exceedingly good, the presentation of the product is a solid 9/10 and the call backs to UB&B covers are a nice premium touch.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Records that complile as many of the best and or most popular breaks from other comilations onto one or two single or double LP's ==
Strong pre-warning here. Rite, be warned if you stack to many of these, your just going to end up with 50 medicore copies of Funky Drummer, some of these may seem cheap but with all the combined funds you've plundered you could of just brought an original reacord that has a classic break on it, maybe a few, which appriciate in value for life as an investment, where as some of these are as good as money down the loo (but I mostly won't even mention those ones) so be warned ok.
OK so although these are technically a tad scummy (I like them though, Especially DJ Pogo – The Breaks), as they don't hide behind any kind of a collectors series type trope and they also are compiling breaks made popular by previous breaks compilations, making them essently for the most part nothing more than unofficial best of Ultimate breaks records. These are a great starting point, they're also great for building up your collection, owning doubles or backups of breaks and so forth. 
You mite also utilise these to own vinyl presses of Think, Amen, Funky Drummer, hihache, Impeach The President and so forth, rather than paying an extortionate for an original press, paying a premium for that UB&B since that break has inflated it's value, or paying as much or more (as you would for one of these compilations) for a (probably dodgy) repress of the single or album the break is from.
=== DJ Pogo – The Breaks (Original B Boy Street Funk & Block Party Classics) - (1998) ===
This is gold standard of these types of compilations, everything is very clearly audibly either from the masters or a high quality clone someway of the original record. The vinyl itself and the press is of they upmost quality, the noise floor is low, unless it was high on the original record, Appache here is better than the UB&B (although sometimes the sketcy quality of the UB&B versions do have their charm and the sleeve art on UB&B SBR 503 which harbours Appache is they most iconic breaks compilation record art of all time, imho), This has you covered fot it all (of course you can use any break for any genre but for eample), hip hop (Funky Drummer), Jungle (Apache), Drum & Bass (Roachclip), Breakcore (Scorpio), trip hop (Dyke & The Blazers–Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man) and so on, and ovbiously in some of these genres you stack breaks but it's possible with what is provided here. You get the full records so you get the context, feel, vibe, ability to plunder for additional samples. The cover art photo is sweet, the reverse has a sweet text, almost like a page from some kind of break beats bible, educating the uneducated on the cultural significance of breaks in a lucious, readable, sharply printed font. The lush aqua blue of the inlay record sticker is reminisent of the visual experince of betowing eyes opon an actual 70s record that just so happens to contain a break.
So yeah, you can't really top that really for this sort of thing, so I'm just going to list a few others, there are definetly more and you'll get good at recognising these, by all means try one if your looking for a particular break on the cheap, don't blame me if any fall short (most are medicore in every way is my personal experience), I have most of these, they just are what they are, there's a few i reach for from time to time.
=== Cutmaster Swift – The Breaks II (Original B Boy Street Funk & Block Party Classics) (1999) ===
Sequal to the DJ Pogo classic, inferior in almost every way imho, but still a great quality press with some random breaks you mite already have anyway. Has a great press of the Mardi Gras break, which isn't on to many comps. 
Mastercut Breaks (2001)
Has Think, Impeach The President, and a few others a newbie may not have and may want, you may also want this for backups of common breaks, overall quality is acceptable regarding all aspects of the product but nothing to write home about.
=== Skye – The Breaks (Original B Boy Street Funk & Block Party Classics) Volume 1 (2000) ===
=== Skye – The Breaks (Original B Boy Street Funk & Block Party Classics) Volume 2 (2001) ===
Same record lable as above, weird labeling going on here - not labled as volumes one and two, also the breaks series name is already taken and this is whole different direction. These are random and more aimed at BBoys, if you want random roulette breaks this is worth a go, you probly will flip something dope out of something on here, but if that's your motive your money would probably be better spent on a Planet of the Breaks, Soul Breaks, Dusty Fingers, Strange Breaks & Mr. Thing, I don't know, it's up to you, I did it so who am I to judge, but i've personally stopped to far greater lows than this to feed my break beats addiction, and I don't want you to become like me, so meh... It's probably a yes isn't it, let's be real.
=== Block Rockin' Breaks (2001) ===
If your even considering this you have an addiction, seek help. 
You can convince yourself there's one break here you don't already have 7 times over, but trust me you can get it another way. Without being subject to the autroucious artwork and distatsteful name dropping on the sleeve, the inlay sticker on the record (lablel) is they most utterly Hideous hue of brown i've ever had the discomfort of viewing, the vinyl records themselves are actually decent quality, nice and thick, but the quality of the tracks containing the breaks are hit and miss, I know way to much about this don't I... OK I admit it, I did it, and... and... I enjoyed it! Chopping up that 6.2 out of 10 version of that Life Could break made my single, middle aged, unemployed Wednesday afternood, ok there you go, I dmit it. Not exactly my proudest moment, now swiftly moving along.
=== Block Party Breaks (Classic Original Breaks & Rare Funk 45s) (1999) ===
=== Block Party Breaks 2 (Tough Original Breaks, Hard Funk & 70s Funky Rock) (2001) ===
Why would he do this?
Why would i do this? Yes I own both.
The 1st one, disclaimer by 99 and certinetly by a few years after release, those breaks were not rare, but we're going to give him the 1st one, it's a 4/5 nut you know what he blessed us with the "The Breaks", I mean we expect better but were going to keep out mouths shut, also slight downgrade in vinyl quality (different record label) and I dont like the album art as much, but ok let's just give him this one out of respect ok.
Block Party Breaks 2... Ohhhhhh dear. What on Earth has happened here? See, we should of never not pulled him up on that steady decline in quality, look what's happened, it's turned into a landslide. Brace yourself, because you will be instanstly slapped in the face by some of they worst album art known to man, POW! They only quality break on here is Amen, which you probably have already 9 times and if you don't go put yourself on the waiting list for the reasonably priced and good quality repress from Soul Jazz Records over at SoundsOfTheUniverse. Look, I'm all for chopping up crappy breaks, I'm adicted to break beats and hardware samplers. I will (and literally have) walk(ed) around with holes in my shoes for a crap 45 of an absolety crap break, lead instruments all over the start of the break, obscure ethnic percussion and were not talking Apache were talking 70's LSD fueled hippy commune bloke called Dave having a random bash on set of Tamales while somehow being manifested in an actual recording stidio probably courtesy of his fathers massive hedge fund, look i'm here for all of that. But are you? Ask yourself and be honest before you turn to the dark side.
=== Mastercuts ===
=== Disco Breaks Mastercuts ===
There are many more in this mostly sad category and didn't even confess some of the deepest depths, belive me it gets worse, it gets a lot worse. But lets just leave it there.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo ==
Theres a few of these, it's over on Harmless records (Same label as DJ Pogo - The Breaks), they are good if you want latin breaks (they are good)H but as is always the case with breaks records and harmless, the naming of the volumes is a complete mess and just pure confusion.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Mr. Thing - Strange Breaks & Mr. Thing (2008 - 2014) ==
The name says it all really, a quite eclectic collection of the more unusual records that contain breaks, compilations of full records not by the artist, as it should be for this kind of thing, you know, it shoul be someone elses dig basically, and all volumes in this series deliver a premium dose of strange break content. It's like getting into vaping, you know there's better things you could be doing with your life, but here you are anyway, at 1st you go for all the ovbios stuff you'll probably like, cherry, mint, (this is your UB&B, your Strictly Breaks, all that) but then you get addicted and your like "how have I not given bubblegum a shot yet?", an you know what, you like it (bubblegum is akin to your Planet of the Breaks), but once you've hit that crossroad it's only a matter of time before you look at your tropical mango with hint of elderflower and peach, stare the ghetto vape store owner dead in the eye and say,"You know what **** it, hit me up Daddy!" (This point in your break beat addiction is Mr Thing – Strange Breaks & Mr Thing - Volume One).
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Breakbeats compilations pooled from records sampled by or for specific famous artists / groups ==
There's quite a few of these knocking around but the ones I have found more palatable and useable are mostly from Strictly Breaks Records (years are mostly early to mis 2000's, most are available on CD, Vinyl and sometimes as digital files), I'll list a few here so you can get the jist of identifying these types of breaks compilations, anything outside of Strictly Breaks Records, induldge at your own personal risk ok. These have the original tracks from the samples and breaks but they do make sure to include breaks (this is ovbious if it's a Strickly, other lebel may or may not give you breaks, again engage with those at your own personal risk, you may or may not get the fix your looking for).
=== Tribe Vibes 1 - 4 ===
=== The Jigga Collection 1 - 3 ===
=== The Notorious B.I.G. Collection ===
=== The Infamous Queensbridge Collection (25 Original Songs Sampled By Mobb Deep) ===
=== The Beatnuts Collection ===
{ ^ I actually very highly rate this one, not that I'm a fan, just on the selection of records alone }
=== The De La Collection 1 - 3 ===
=== The Beastie Collection ===
=== Black Sheep Collection ===
And so on (ovbiosly if it's from another lable it mite not have the word collection in the title).
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Records by drummers playing solo or significant ammounts of solo breakbeats ==
This is one of those vast near endless pools of breaks you mite not even know about untill someone tells you, you'll always find something new here if you look hard enough, it also goes into drum education / teaching records but you'll usually start this journey with records of solo drumming of which some is even specifically breakbeats but other stuff just by it's nature has breaks anyway. 
The obscure corner of the breaks records universe is an absolute treaure trove as a lot of bands stopped using open breaks in order to combat sampling but ovbiously you cant teach the drums or have a drum solo record without open drums, so they just didn't advertise a lot of this stuff heavily outside of the specific target audience but trust me most people who own most of these records are sample (more specifically break beat) junkies anyway, so that mission was failed, but here we are, the bad guys, and here I am feeding you this filthy Sith knowlege. OK lets go!
OK lets start with stuff that just is openly advertised as breaks
=== Bernard Purdie – Master Drummers Volume One ===
^ Legendary, 10/10, one of they greatest breakbeats records of all time. 
Volume one or a 1st album by an artist or any 1st serious artistic instalment, often contains most the material of that persons craft that they have been cultivating their entire lifetime up until that point, especially with an older artist like Bernard Purdie or in hip hop terms say DMX who was around the age of 30 when his 1st album dropped (a younger artist may have only been doing it a few years already so if they knuckle down they can sometimes if dedicated repeat the greatness), with a seasoned vet this usually results in, if the artist is a true GOAT, an absolutely insane 1st project, and yes Bernard drummed on many records before this, but this was his 1st all out solo breaks record of his own. Where as for volume two he had considerably less time, and he'd of been session drumming most of that time, usually even if you save a gem or two for the 2nd instalment it can often be extremely difficult to top a strong 1st instalment, Volume One here was so good here it'd be near impossible to top.
And I just want to proclaim Bernard Purdie is by no means they most elite drummer in the world, he even makes a mistake but comes back nicely on one of the master drummers records, I understance there are Metal blast beats drummers who technically blow Purdie out of the water. But for sampling breaks this 1993 solo drums Bernard record is where it's at! I just want that to be clear, this is elite within it's contect, if that makes sense.
=== Bernard Purdie – Master Drummers Volume Two ===
Still very respectable but this is not Volume One, which as explaine above is absolitely insane, 8.75/10. The vinyl press, the recording quality, how the drums are mic'd, Bernard being in his prime, everything is top notch with these, Volume One though, is just crazzy, absolute God tier, I'd say two is still A tier though
=== Clyde Stubblefield – The Original Funky Drummer Breakbeat Album ===
Clyde like Bernard is another legendary Funk session drummer who was the drummed on a very well known James Brown break, these guys are very much cut from the same cloth, so ovbiously with how excellent Master Drummers Volume One was, I absolutely jumped on this record immediatly. Now Clyde was a little bit older, he was getting on a bit when this record was made, but luckily they caught him just before it was to late for the old Funky Drummer to knock out another classic (and I mean this with all due respect), because this record is excellent! Clyde has the same swing in him he had on those original records, his old bones mite of ached a bit afterwards but old boy came through with the goods on this one, what a Legend of a man! Everything is top tier on this one, It's over on the Music Of Life record label, who are known for putting out other very high quality break beats releases (Norman Cook has a few records of break compliations on this label), it's just good, Clyde looks happy and full of life in the two pictures of him on front and back album art, this immediatly imbued confidence my confidence in the record before i even span it, at least they treated him good over there, you know what I mean. The font and the colouring is bold funky and cool it matches Clyde and what your about to experience to a T, this is by no means high level album art but it's totally fitting so I dig it. Well recorded, actually sounds totally like a 70s recording, so i'm guessing they used vintage mics, drum kits, all of that and gave it they obligitory analogo console mixdown. Good quality press. Now don't get it twisted Clyde Stubblefield is not the Master Drummer (although he's a master for sure), he's the Funky Drummer, Clyde is steady and full of swing, it's different to Purdie (who goes absolutely ham at times). This is a solid 9.5/10, what a fanstastic breakbeat record! An it only get a 9.5 because Master Drummers Vol 1 is impossible to top. Actually you know what I'ma give it a 10! It's different to Master Drummers, we can't just hold everything to Master Drummers Vol 1.
=== Jo Jones – The Drums ===
OK this ones super educational, great drummer, a true master, breaks galore, year 1973 so it just by nature has that sound in regards to sampling 70's breaks, it's a bit more Jazzy than Funky. Another 10/10, everything is great with the 1973 press of this record, I own it, it's one of the few breaks purchases I have zero regrets about, it's awesome! If Blue Break Beats was your jam than this is an absolute must, but it an absolute must anyway. 
=== Max Roach – Drums Unlimited ===
There is a significant ammount of solo Jazz drumming on this one, many many breaks are to be found here, and just with Max in general, it's a more technical branch of jazz drumming than you'll find on Blue Break Beats or Jo Jones – The Drums, Max Roach also has other records with large drum solo segments and clearly insists on having breaks on almost every record he plays on, he absolutely goes off on a random Clifford Brown record, mental just mental! You'll just know if you want this (I'm all in, I actually also just play this record sometimes, usually in the morning or late at night, so i've got the mono 1966 Atlantic press, as it sounds slightly better for listening in mono, maybe stereo would be better for sampling, but if you clipping entire breaks and not one shots, then manipulating those breaks, then it won't matter much anyway, i also enjoy sampling this record but I'll sample anything, I don't know is it piff, is it not, I'd say yeah go for it).
=== Nate Smith - Pocket Change - vol 1 ===
=== Nate Smith - Pocket Change - vol 2 ===
Solo drumming, back to back breaks on both of these, it's definetly in the more Jazzy breaks category, Blue Break Beats really pathed the way for this (even though it's not a solo drumming record, it was still a mostly Jazz record you brought for the breaks), this is like a Jazz'd out alternate reality Master Drummers, that's either going to appeal to you or it's not, or you could just have that much of a break beats addiction that you'll just give it a shot anyway, and for sure you could do a lot worse, on the Jazzy side this is dope, if that's not the sound and feel your going for then put your money elsewhere ma boi.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== James Brown Funky People's Greatest Breakbeats ==
Let's make a few things clear, JB although not the creator of breaks (and not even a drummer) almost may aswell be, with a disproportionately large ammount of the early found and used breaks comming from not just his solo records but artists who he mentored and controlled their recording enviroments, that is James Brown on the vocal shot of Lynn Collins - Think, all those huh, yea, come on, counts, vocal ques for the drummer to go into the break and verbal hype, encourangment and hints guiding the performance, that is all Mr Brown conducting and just milking the break beats out of those session drummers. JB is a legend in this space.
OK so that being said, what on Earth is this garbage?
You know what, let me just post the track listing for you, take a few seconds just absorb the bs.
A1	Marva Whitney– 	Unwind Yourself (Remix)
A2	Fred Wesley And The J.B.'s*–	Same Beat (Parts 1,2 & 3)
A3	Myra Barnes– 	The Message From The Soul Sisters Part 2 (Instrumental)
A4	Lyn Collins & The J.B.'s– 	Mama Feelgood
B1	The J.B.'s– 	Gimme Some More
B2	Marva Whitney– 	It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To)
B3	The J.B.'s– 	Givin' Up Food For Funk (Parts 1 & 2)
B4	The J.B.'s– 	Pass The Peas
C1	Maceo*– 	Soul Power '74
C2	The J.B.'s– 	You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight
C3	Bobby Byrd– 	I Know You Got Soul (Extended Version)
D1	Fred Wesley And The J.B.'s*–	Blow Your Head
D2	The J.B.'s– 	The Grunt (Part 1)
D3	Bobby Byrd– 	Hot Pants... I'm Coming I'm Coming
D4	Lyn Collins– 	Think (About It)
So we're really kicking this off with Marva Whitney–Unwind Yourself...
What...
Not Funky Drummer, not even a Funky President, oh wait... those arn't even on here, what... Where's Give it Up or Turn It Loose, Soul Pride, Cold Sweat???
I know, this is a weird comp of the other Artists on People Records, but why not just throw the JB breaks in there? His names in the title and it's pooled from his lable, this was a missed oppertunity to create the JB breaks record of the Gods.
This is AWFUL! Sorry, it just is.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Super Breaks (1999 - 2018) ==
On a more possitive note, Super Breaks were a nice little British sub label of BGP Records (although this release appears to have collab on releases with other labels). They put out several break beat compilations of old songs, they pooled from Jazz, Funk and Soul, these compilations really absorbed influence from the origonal funk heavy comps but also there's clear Blue Break Beats and Soul Beats influence there aswell. They thrown in a good couple of breaks you just never usually get but good ones, very useable ones. The presses are good, the CD's are good qualiy and not just low quality generic burns, they've also done some digital releases but the lossless file are actually good, the art is bold and distinctive and may not translate well in a jpeg (as its an record within a record, but it look dope in person), overall these are solid.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== School Yard Breaks (2001 - 2011, probably later) ==
This compilation was release on Strictly Breaks Records as quite a few other decent entries here were, so you probably know the deal, it's a full tracks of old records type break comp and it's pretty sweet, this ones theme is exclusivley rare 70's Funk records. The art style is very early computer asisted font and 3D character art, inverted for Volume 2 and again for Volume 3 (which isn't even on Discogs database), this reminds me of playing around with MS paint on Windows XP and doimg that to images, so I'd say the aesthetic is fitting for the era. There's some really hard to get and very expensive records in here, and Strictly Breaks Records always give you a dam good version of whichever track. These bad boys get a thumbs up from me.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Drum Library -Paul Nice Vol. 1-5 ==
Just the breaks here, not the full tracks, making it difficult to impossible to know where Paul dug the original breaks from (although some are ovbious) and not giving the oppertunity to leech a few non drum samples in the process while your at it, but Drum Library is Legendary. Expect inflated prices as this comp is co signed by Kanye West who's continuous antics seem to maintain his mega level of celebrity weirdo.
Paul has a few other break comps, if you like the whole clipping out the rest of the song thing feel free to induldge, Beef Patty Breaks, 5 Fingers Of Death Battle Breaks (more of a DJ tool type breaks record), Cold Blooded Breaks.
(Author - London Digital Funk)
== Nubian Crackers – Cracker Beats ==
This is basically where Paul stole the idea for Drum Library from, it's they original drum library (noy literally) and has the whole cutting the rest of the track out thing going on. Problem is it was made by these two white dudes who at the height of the ressurgence of the Black Power Movememt within the arts and media in the USA decided to call themselves the Nubian Crackers and they even gave themselfs personal aliases such as, The Undercover Brother and Chocolate Bam Boo (the last one is mental, what a mad lad). The album art is also in this vain, really doubling down on this concept (the font is wack imho and the artwork is prentious). I do actually get the humour here and these dudes were legends of sorts and meant no harm (it must of also been difficult for them being white and trying to make it in the world of hip hop in the USA in the early 90's, so they chose to heavily satire their situation), but as you can imagine, not eveyone saw it this way and they got pretty heavily ignored, and the more that happened, the more they just doubled down on they entire concept, you do have to respect their determination. I've heard people say these guys were underrated, I mean considering they were called, Nubian Crackers, in 1993, - not really. 
Literally nobody wants this break beats series, for all of they above reasons, so prices are curently reasonable, it's actually pretty dope at times, RZA used it, but RZA probaly would use anything, because he's one of us, an absolute fiend for a breakbeat.
This is in cigarette addict terms they equivalent of picking up nubs from the floor, that's how addiced to break beats if your even considering taking the shame of walking down the street with an LP titled, Nubian Crackers – Cracker Beats, just to get your fix.
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== Crunchy Breaks (2008) ==
The vinyl is overpriced on resale for what it is, but the art and general theme are dope and it's implimented further on the back of the sleeve, the wording is slick the fonts are on point regarding the theme. These are breaks clipped from their original source like Drum Library but the caveat here is that they've been processed through what sounds like to me an E-mu SP-1200, given the time period, ovbiously a real one.
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== The Stones Throw Breaks ==
Stones Throw are a record label probably most well known for the Madvillainy album release from Madlib and MF Doom, they've realesed a multitude of sample based classics over the years, so it's no suprise they have also released a few break beats records. You'll have to comb through their vast catalog to find all of them (or contact them and ask, their job is to sell you records), but I'll point out a few I've came across from them over there years here.
=== Super Duck Breaks ===
There's a few of these, the one I have is very much like Crunchy Breaks, the press, the art, the humour, the way the breaks sound, everything, apparently differnt labels but, either some of the same people were involved or Crunchy Breaks was influenced by Super Duck Breaks.
=== Bumps ===
This should really be in the section with Master Drummers but Stones Throw are like their own little universe so I'm dropping it here, "Bumps is a beat album created by John McEntire, John Herndon, and Dan Bitney of Tortoise."
=== Peanut Butter Wolf – Peanut Butter Breaks ===
This is a record with lots of open breaks and samples left there for you to sample but the tracks are are arranged and composed like actual songs.
Trust me, there's more.
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== DMC - The Grooves ==
Drum stems from records released on the label compiled onto 12" records.
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== London Beats (1987) ==
This is a very old breaks record, has a DJ mash up of classic funk breaks, not full tracks, mostly just the breaks, you probably know the breaks, it is very good. Mine says Volume 1, not sure if there's a volume 2 (I actually think there is and I've seen someone with it at some point in my old ass life, pretty sure there are at least 2 volumes, although not listed in the catalogue, the record sticker may be green if i remember correctly)
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== DJ tools records that contain breakbeats ==
There are thousands of these records, many are small reigonal releases so what you can get will differ all over the world. Some have just breaks, some breaks and scratches, some breaks and samples, the offiecial purpous of these is for DJ battles (yes DJ's loops breaks on two turn tables, that's how hip hop was born and it's still a basic move in a DJ battle or show of skill), but many of these are just as exploited for the breaks and samples by beat makers of many genres, not just hip hop, you'll see these records ON Jungle and Breakcore guys shelfs all the time.
Many of there are entire series with multipul volumes.
=== Norman Cook - All-Star Breakbeats ===
=== Super Seal ===
=== Hee-Haw Brayks ===
=== Barn Breaks ===
=== Barnyard Breaks ===
=== Bionic Booger Breaks ===
=== Mix Your Own Breaks ===
=== The Never Ending Breakbeats ===
=== Breaktionary ===
=== The Original Unknown DJs - Break Beats ===
=== Skiratcha Breaks ===
=== Butt Ugly Breaks ===
=== Simon Harris – Beats, Breaks & Scratches ===
=== Horny Martian Breaks ===
=== Bunkerlab – Breaks ===
=== Acción Sanchez & Jefe De La M – Manual Breaks ===
=== Kung-Fu Breaks ===
=== Funk-Y-Breaks ===
=== Monkey Breaks ===
=== Demonio Breaks ===
=== Butt Sniff Breaks ===
=== Number 2 Breaks ===
=== Bubonic Breaks ===
=== DJ Revolution - You Need New Breaks ===
=== Psychedelic Skratch B*stards - Battle Breaks ===
And many many many more.
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== The Jew Jitsu Records breaks records ==
This is another situation like Nubian Crackers, with an attempt at delibrety provocative branding. You've got the Jew Tng Clan Breaks, beat butch - which is a rip off of popular drum samples maker Beat Butcher and some other random foolishness, I get it, it's just the owner and co's sense of humour but generally these breaks comps get ignored and not mentioned because of this.
=== Butch Beats V. 1 (Original Drum Breaks) ===
=== Butch Beats V. 2 (Original Drum Breaks) ===
=== Jew Tang Clan – Jew Tang Clan Presents: Jew Namath's Throwback Breaks ===
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== The Drum Broker ==
The Drum Broker is a website ( https://hiphopdrumsamples.com/ ) and compamy that hoasts all kinds of drum samples including breaks from various artists, they sell physical copies of records and digital files, but mostly concertrate on digital file sales, The Drum Broker is one of the more quality outlets for digital files regarding breaks and drum samples.
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Category:Drum Breaks