MARDI GRAS SANS BELLS: THE SHORT VERSION

I was trying to work on a longer version of this story but “recent developments” (DCMA alert!) have short-circuited that, at least for the time being. Here’s the very very very condensed version though, just to bring folks up to speed. Years ago, Biz Markie claimed that he owned a 12″ copy of “Mardi Gras” by Bob James, but a version without the bells, thus leaving the breakbeat open. Here’s the regular version of the song: So yeah, imagine that opening break, but without the...

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