Stones Throw Records to Reissue Egyptian Lover’s Early Catalog

Pioneering rap and hip-hop artist Egyptian Lover played an enormous part in bringing electro rap to the forefront in the early 1980s, paving the way for subsequent West Coast acts like N.W.A. Stones Throw Records has announced the Egyptian Lover 1983 to 1988 anthology, a reissue of Egyptian Lover’s early catalog that also includes previously unreleased recordings. The anthology will be released on CD and digital outlets and also in a deluxe vinyl box set that will include four LPs, a 20-page book with archival photos, liner notes from Pitchfork contributor Jeff Weiss, and a “detailed track history” by Egyptian Lover. Egyptian Lover 1983 to 1988 is out April 15. 

Watch a performance of “Egypt, Egypt” filmed live in Santa Ana in 1985 and find the tracklist below.

Egyptian Lover 1983 to 1988:

01 Egyptian Lover Theme
02 Spray It Super AJ
03 Dial-A-Freak
04 Yes, Yes, Yes
05 Egypt, Egypt
06 What Is a DJ If He Can’t Scratch
07 And My Beat Goes Boom
08 Girls
09 I Cry (Night After Night)
10 Ultimate Scratch
11 My House (On the Nile)
12 Electric Encounter
13 Computer Love
14 Voices
15 Computer Power
16 Dance (Dub Mix)
17 You’re So Fine
18 Kinky Nation
19 Freak-A-Holic
20 The Alezby Inn
21 Sexy Style
22 I Need a Freak

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