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Even if you�ve never heard this 1974 album, you�ve heard it. What do we mean? Well, the drum break from the song �Ashley�s Roachclip� is probably the single most sampled track in all of hip hop. Everybody, and we mean EVERYBODY, has used it�Run-D.M.C., Eric B. & Rakim, and LL Cool J to name a few (and Public Enemy sampled �Blow Your Whistle� for good measure). And when you throw in the fact that the D.C.-based Soul Searchers were led by the soon-to-be �Godfather of Go-Go� himself, Chuck Brown, you can understand why Salt of the Earth�which originally came out on the lightly distributed Sussex label�ranks among the most collectible R&B albums of all time. For its first-ever American LP reissue, we�ve pressed this puppy up on coke clear vinyl. You need to own this record! A1. I Rolled It You Hold It A2. Blow Your Whistle A3. Close to You A4. Funk to the Folks B1. Ain�t It Heavy B2. Windsong B3. Ashley�s Roachclip B4. We Share B5. If It Ain�t Funky